Sarah (Holmes) Alder (1842 - 1878)

Born 1842 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Henry William Alder — married 25 Mar 1860 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Died 10 Jan 1878 at about age 36 in Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Sarah HOLMES was born in 1842 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^[1] and was christened on 18 February 1844 at St Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England^[2]. Her parents were James HOLMES and Hannah RICHMOND.

1851, 8 year old school girl, Sarah was living in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England with her parents, James (age 40, Journeyman Tailor) and Hannah (45) and her 2 sisters, Louisa (7) and Eliza (4)^[3].

The ship, Calliope set sail from London, England via Southampton on 1 Feb 1853 with assisted immigrants, James HOLMES (42 year old, tailor from Shropshire), his wife, Hannah (43) and daughters, Sarah (10), Louisa (8) and Eliza (5) and arrived in Hobson's Bay, Colony of Victoria on 18 May 1853^[4][5]. On arrival James and family went to work for Mr. CRAY of Melbourne for 3 months with rations.

Henry William ALDER and Sarah HOLMES were married on 25 March 1860 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia^[6].

Marriage Notice 24 Apr 1860^[7]

Alder—Holmes—On the 25th March, Henry William Alder, to Miss Sarah Holmes, both lately of Cheltenham, England.

Their children included:

Albert Henry ALDER 1860–1868

Charles Holmes ALDER 1862–1950

Edmond Purnell ALDER 1864–1867

George William ALDER 1866–1951

Bertha Emma ALDER 1868–1911

William James ALDER 1869–1869

Henry William ALDER 1871–1871

Henry Hall ALDER 1874–1949

Lillian Louisa Sarah ALDER 1877–1952

She passed away on 10 January 1878 in Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia^[8] and was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia^[9].

Death Notice 14 Jan 1878^[10]

ALDER.—On the 10th inst., at her residence, Brunswick-road, East Brunswick, Sarah Alder, wife of H. W. Alder, late of Geelong, of typhoid fever, aged 35 years.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office UK: Births. HOLMES, SARAH; RICHMOND; GRO Reference: 1842 S Quarter in THE CHELTENHAM UNION; Volume 11 Page 200. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913. Name Sarah Holmes; Event Type Baptism; Baptism Date18 Feb 1844; Baptism Place Cheltenham, St Mary, Gloucestershire, England; Parish as it Appears Cheltenham; Father James Holmes; Mother Hannah Holmes. ancestry.com.au (Paid Site)
3. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851. Name: Sarah Holmes; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1851; Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; Registration District: Cheltenham; Sex: Female; Age: 8; Occupation: Scholar; Birth Year (Estimated): 1843; Birthplace: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter; Page Number: 55; Registration Number: HO107; Piece/Folio: 1973 / 614; Affiliate Record Type: Household; Affiliate Image Identifier: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4355381/01210&parentid=GBC/1851/0010498784.

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   James Holmes Head Male 40 Liddon, Shropshire

   Hannah Holmes Wife Female 45 Winchcomb, Gloucestershire

   Sarah Holmes Daughter Female 8 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

   Louisa Holmes Daughter Female 7 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

   Eliza Holmes Daughter Female 4 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

   "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKV-1DZ : 9 November 2019), Sarah Holmes in household of James Holmes, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; citing Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, p. 55, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Public Records Office Victoria. Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14. Ship: Calliope; Departed: London, England via Southampton, 1 Feb 1853; Arrived: Hobson's Bay, Colony of Victoria, 18 May 1853. https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E28E4200-F1B1-11E9-AE98-D587B8373829?image=151

   HOLMES JAMES 42 CALLIOPE 1853-05 9 149

   HOLMES HANNAH 43 CALLIOPE 1853-05 9 149

   HOLMES SARAH 10 CALLIOPE 1853-05 9 149

   HOLMES LOUISA 8 CALLIOPE 1853-05 9 149

   HOLMES ELIZA 5 CALLIOPE 1853-05 9 149

5. ↑ Ship Arrival: SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (1853, May 19). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4792755
6. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 131 / 1860; Family name: ALDER; Given name(s) Henry William; Spouse's family name: HOLMES; Spouse's given name(s) Sarah. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
7. ↑ Family Notices (1860, April 24). Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929), p. 3. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148790454
8. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: deaths; Registration number 548 / 1878; Family name: ALDER; Given name(s) Sarah; Mother's name Hannah RICHMOND; Father's Name: James Holmes. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193177068/sarah-alder : accessed 28 November 2021), memorial page for Sarah Alder (1843–9 Jan 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193177068, citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Tony M. (contributor 48299134).
10. ↑ Family Notices (1878, January 14). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5917109