Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Holmes was christened on 28 March 1725, in Over, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Holmes, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Webb, was 23.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Elizabeth Holmes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1695– Male
1702– Female
Siblings (3)
1725–1728 Female
1726– Female
1735– Male
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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