Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Holmes was born on 17 February 1840, in Goole, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Cornelius Holmes, was 25 and her mother, Eliza Abbey, was 21. She married William Cooke Mitchell II on 24 October 1856, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 8 July 1877, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Parowan Cemetery, Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Ann Holmes, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Anne Holmes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: either from the plural form of Holme , or else a variant of Holme or Home , with excrescent -s (see Holm ).
Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire), or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). Both placenames likely derive from the plural form of Middle English, Older Scots holm ‘islet, raised land in a marsh’ (see Holm ).
Scottish and Irish: adopted for Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Thómais, Mac Thómais (see McComb ). In parts of western Ireland, Holmes is also a variant of Cavish, from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas . Early bearers in Ireland were probably immigrants from Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Ann Homes Mitchell (1840-1877)
Birth Date:17 Feb 1840 Place:Hoak, Yorkshire, England Death Date:8 July 1877 Place:Parowan, Iron, Utah Spouse:William Cooke Mitchell II Date of Marriage:24 Oct 1856 Place:Parowan, Iron, Utah Parents: …
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