Anne Holmes

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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Family Time Line

Thomas Baty
1795–1864
Anne Holmes
1812–1861
Marriage: 6 December 1838
Esther Baty
1839–1920
Thomas Jackson Baty
1840–1863
Richard Holmes Baty
1841–1896
William Jack Baty
1842–1843
Catherine Baty
1842–1911
Jane Baty
1844–1909
Ann BATY
1847–1875
Elizabeth Baty
1850–1850
William Baty
1851–1914
Elizabeth W Wilson Baty
1851–1920

Sources (54)

  • 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 "

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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