Thomas Holmes (1851 - 1911)

Born 11 Nov 1851 in Sarnia Township, Lambton County, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Higgins (Menzies) Holmes — married 7 Nov 1877 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1911 at age 59 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Thomas Holmes was born 11 November 1851 in Sarnia Township, Lambton County, Canada West.

Thomas married Elizabeth Higgins Menzies on 7 November 1877 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He was a farmer.

Name: Thomas Holmes

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 07 Nov 1877

Event Place: Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Age: 25

Birth Year (Estimated): 1852

Father's Name: William Holmes

Mother's Name: Janet Watson

Spouse's Name: Lizzie H Menzies

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Age: 19

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1858

Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Menzies

Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Bell

Thomas died 11 September 1911 at Sarnia General Hosptial.

Name: Thomas Holmes

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 11 Sep 1911

Event Place: Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario

Gender: Male

Age: 59

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1851

Birthplace: Sarnia Township

Father's Name: William Holmes

Mother's Name: Janette Watson

He is buried in Bunyan Baptist Cemetery.

Name: Thomas Holmes

Event Type: Burial

Event Place: Bunyan, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Photograph Included: Y

Affiliate Record Identifier: 42921028

Cemetery: Bunyan Baptist Cemetery

Sources

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1. ↑ Marriage: "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNF-3G7 : 10 April 2015), Thomas Holmes and Lizzie H Menzies, 07 Nov 1877; citing registration , Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,649. Accessed 2017-10-26.
2. ↑ Death: "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD2G-GVL : 25 June 2015), Thomas Holmes, 11 Sep 1911; citing Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, yr 1911 cn 17274, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,734. Accessed 2017-10-26.
3. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKC-VFMF : 13 December 2015), Thomas Holmes, ; Burial, Bunyan, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, Bunyan Baptist Cemetery; citing record ID 42921028, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Accessed 2017-10-26.

Acknowledgements

With the help of the following research:

• Research of Margaret Fisher