William Holmes (1812 - 1907)

Born 1812 in Kilkenny, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte McCullagh — married about 1852 in Holmesville, Goderich, Huron, Canada West [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1907 at about age 95 in New Westminister, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

William was born in Ireland to Joseph Holmes and Jane McCullagh in 1812. He was one of the first of the Holmes family to come to Canada and settled first in the area known as Huron Tract sometime in the 1830's.

He married twice. First to Mary Richardson about 1841 and then to Charlotte McCullagh about 1852. Mary and William may have had two children, Jane (1844-1926) and Anne-Marie (1846-1918)^[1]. Charlotte and William had at least three children: Charlotte Amelia (1853-1943); Laura (1855-1867) and Arabella (1858-1929).

The family moved to British Columbia where both Charlotte and Arabella married. William is listed as a farmer on the census records and on his death record.

William died on September 10, 1907 in British Columbia.

Sources

1. ↑ Child Marriage: "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
   Citing New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B11381, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 1,983,709.
   FamilySearch Record: JDZP-SCH (accessed 24 April 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1KQ-J7R Image number 02364
   William Holmes child marriage on 27 Mar 1877 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVV-QG8 : accessed 28 November 2015), William Holmes, D, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 7, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

"British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLV-LT1 : accessed 28 November 2015), Wm Holmes, 1907.