James Holmes (1891 - 1988)

Born 6 Apr 1891 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Bertha (Caswell) Holmes — married 18 Jan 1916 in Stamford Centre, Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1988 at age 96 in St. Catharines, Niagara, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James was born in 1891 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[1][2]

He immigrated to Canada 1907 at the young age of 16 with his sister, Margaret, age 24, landing in Quebec City in August 1907. ^[3] He is listed as a boot maker and she as a housekeeper with Niagara Falls, Ontario as their ultimate destination.

He married Bertha Caswell on Jan 18, 1916 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. ^{[4] [5]}

They had three daughters: Margaret, Edna, and Flora.

He passed away in March of 1988^[6] and is buried in Lundy's Lane Cemetery in Niagara Falls. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTFM-LRP : 12 February 2020), William Holmes in entry for James Holmes, 1891.
2. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTFM-LRG : 12 February 2020), James Holmes, 1891
3. ↑ Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2F-9LQ : 23 February 2021), James Holmes, Aug 1907; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-491, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
4. ↑ Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM5-QPSZ : 8 March 2021), Mary O'Keefe in entry for James Holmes and Bertha Caswell, 18 Jan 1916; citing registration , Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,079,753.
5. ↑ Newspaper announcement Marriage: Niagara Falls Public Library Historical Collection Digital Newspaper Index - https://nfpl.historicniagara.ca/s/newspaper/item/193738
6. ↑ Niagara Falls Public Library, Digital Historic Collection. https://nfpl.historicniagara.ca/s/newspaper/item/166806
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137918290/james-holmes: accessed 19 June 2023), memorial page for James Holmes (6 Apr 1891–1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137918290, citing Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Patricia Jackson (contributor 47297496).

• family history compiled in 1975 by granddaughter Jane Embleton