Brief Life History of Anne
When Anne Holmes was born on 5 April 1812, in Lanercost, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Holmes, was 51 and her mother, Catharine Latimer, was 34. She married Thomas Baty on 6 December 1838, in Kirklinton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Shropshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 9 August 1861, in Battle Creek, Madison, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Battle Creek, Madison, Nebraska, United States.
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- Ann Baty in household of Thomas Baty, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Ann Holmes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ann Holmes, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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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Life Sketch of Thomas and Ann Holmes Baty
Thomas and Ann were both born in Shropshire, England, where they lived until they were married and their children were born. There were nine children in the family, namely, Esther, Richard, Jane (my …
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