Brief Life History of William Field
When William Field Holmes was born on 10 October 1807, in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Holmes, was 33 and his mother, Mary Field, was 31. He married Charlotte Armiger on 6 January 1838, in Brandon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Methwold, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Northwold, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 5 November 1892, in South Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Holmes, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
- Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935
Spouse and Children
1807–1892 Male
1846–1917 Female
Children (9)
1866–1940 Female
1868–1903 Female
1869–1943 Male
1872–1949 Male
1874–1949 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1773–1838 Male
1776– Female
Siblings (10)
1799– Female
1800–1883 Male
1801–1803 Female
1802– Female
1805–1833 Male
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 1
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 1
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 23
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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William Field Holmes history
Holmes, William Field 1807 History of William Field Holmes Born 10 October, 1807 – Brandon, Suffolk Co., England Died 6 Nov. 1892 – South Cottonwood, Salt Lake Co., Utah Married 1st Charlotte Arming …
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