Wife of
Joseph Francis Holmes
— married
1 Jun 1892 in Hallett, Province of South Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 74
in Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia
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Biography
Ellen (Richards) Holmes was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)
Ellen was the daughter of William Richards and Betsy Godden, and was born on 4 October 1868 in the mining town of Kooringa, now Burra, in the mid north of South Australia.[1]
At 23 years of age, Ellen married Joseph Holmes at her family home at Hallett.[2]
Marriage
HOLMES-RICHARDS.— On the 1st June, at the bride's parents' residence, by the Rev. A. Gruvar, Joseph Francis, second son of Gerard Holmes, of Gilles Plains, to Ellen, the fourth surviving daughter of W. H. Richards, of Hallett. South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), Thursday 11 August 1892, page 4
Death
HOLMES. On September 8 Ellen dearly loved sister and sister-in-law of Edith and Walter Barrington and loved Aunty of Albany (Mrs Maxfield) Fife (Mrs Kemp) and Gladys Barrington.[3]
Sources
↑ South Australia Births 1842-1928 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com : accessed 22 June 2021) transcript for Richards, Ellen (Birthdate: 4 October 1868, Father: William Henry Richards, Mother: Elizabeth Godden, Birthplace: Kooringa) Reference: District: Burra, Book/Page: 68/128.
↑ South Australia Marriages 1842-1937 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com ; accessed 22 June 2021) transcript for Richards, Ellen (Age: 23, Status: Single, Father: William Henry Richards) and Holmes, Joseph Francis (Age: 26, Status: Single, Father: Gerard Holmes) on 1 June 1892 at Res of W H Richards Hallett, Reference: District: Burra, Book/Page: 171/848.
Western Australia Death Index. (Government of Western Australia, Department of Justice, The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx : accessed 14 Aug 2023) index entry for Ellen HOMES (Age 74, Father Thomas Richards, Mother Elizabeth Unknown, Place of death Bassendean, Year of death 1943, Registration district Swan, Registration number 6100146, Registration year 1943
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DNA Connections
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