Birth: January-March 1851 Brundall, Norfolk, UK
Father: George Holmes 1815-1901
Mother: Sarah Anne Wright 1826-1853
Christening: 6 April 1851 Brundall, Norfolk, UK
Marriage: 30 December 1879 St Margaret, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Husband: Charles Cowles 1854-1889
Marriage: 23 February 1891 St Margaret, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Husband: John Charles Alexander 1866-1939
Death: July-September 1924 Plomesgate,Suffolk, UK
By Charles
George Charles Cowles 1881-1917
By John
Alice Amelia Alexander [Warner] 1891-1977
Beatrice May Alexander [Larrett] 1893-1971
Herbert John Alexander 1896-1971
Birth of Alice Holmes in FreeBMD in January-March 1851 in Blofield (13 26).
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 and in England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Alice Holmes christened 6 April 1851 in Brundell (sic), Norfolk, parents George and Sarah Ann Holmes.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935 for Alice Holmes baptised 6 April 1851 in Brundall, parents George and Sarah Ann Holmes. "Page 6 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Brundall in the County of Norfolk in the Years 1849 -1851 [...] 1851 April 6th No. 46 Alice daughter of George [a] Gardener & Sarah Ann Holmes [of] Brundall".
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919 for Alice Holmes baptised 6 April 1851 in Brundall, parents George and Sarah Ann Holmes. "Page 6 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Brundall in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1849 & 1850 [...] April 6th 1851 No. 46 Alice daughter of George [a] Gardener & Sarah Ann Holmes [of] Brundall".
In the 1851 census as Alice Holmes aged 10 months, born in Brundall, Norfolk, and living with her parents (George and Sarah Ann) and two sisters (George Anna and Sarah Ann) in Brundall, Norfolk.
Her father married Jane Egett on 14 December 1854 in Braydeston, Norfolk.
Her half-sister was baptised on 4 July 1855 in Braydeston.
In the 1861 census as Alice Holmes aged 10, born in Brundall, Norfolk and living with her father (George), (step)mother (Jane C), two sisters (Ellen and Sarah Ann), two (half)brothers (Frederick C and George) and two (half)sisters (Harriet E and Lucy A) in Green Lane, Blofield, Wilton, Norfolk.
In the 1871 census as Alice Holmes aged 19, born in Brundall, Norfolk, single, and a servant living with Tronora Banes (aged 50, born in Baston, Norfolk, single and no occupation) and her daughter (Ellen Culley aged 28, born in Wilton, Norfolk, single and no occupation) in Thorpe Street, Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk.
Marriage of Alice Holmes and Charles Cowles in FreeBMD in October-December 1879 in Mutford (4A 1677).
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940 for Alice Holmes aged 24, father George Holmes, and Charles Cowles on 30 December 1879 at Lowestoft, St Margaret, Suffolk. "Page 157 [...] 1879 Marriage solemnized at The Parish Church in the Parish of Lowestoft in the County of Suffolk. [No.] 314 Charles Cowles [aged] 25 [a] Bachelor [and] Butcher [of] Lowestoft [father] Stephen Cowles [a] Dairyman, [and] Alice Holmes [aged] 24 [a] Spinster [of] Lowestoft [father] George Holmes [a] Gardener. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us Charles Shippon? and Emma Cowles".
In the 1881 census as Alice Cowles aged 25, born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and living with her husband (Charles) at The Red House, Oulton Street, Oulton, Suffolk.
Her son was baptised on 26 June 1881 at Lowestoft St. Margaret, when they were living in Oulton.
Her husband died on 18 December 1889 in Lowestoft and left effects of £98 17s 4d. to Alice Cowles of 18 Duke's Head Road Lowestoft Widow the Relict.
Entry in Find a Grave for Charles Cowles died 18 December 1889 aged 35 in Lowestoft Cemetery, Lowestoft, Waveney, Suffolk. "In Loving Memory of/Charles/The Beloved husband of/Alice Cowles/Who died December 18th 1889/Aged 35 Years/He is not dead but only sleeping/In the calm refuge of the Saviour's breast/Where far away from sorrow toil and weeping/He is not dead but only taking rest".
Marriage of Alice Cowles and John Charles Alexander in FreeBMD in January-March 1891 in Mutford (4A 1235).
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 for Alice Cowles aged 36, father George Holmes, and John Charles Alexander on 23 February 1891 at Lowestoft, St Margaret. "Page 201 1891 Marriage solemnized at The Parish Church in the Parish of Lowestoft in the County of Suffolk [No.] 401 February 23 1891 John Charles Alexander [aged] 24 [a] Bachelor [and] Police Constable [of] Police Station [father] James Alexander [a] Labourer, [and] Alice Cowles [a] Widow of 18 Dukes Head Street [father] George Holmes [a] Gardener. Married in the said Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns".
Her daughter was born on 24 April 1891 and baptised on 15 May 1891 at Lowestoft, St Margaret, when they were living at at 76 Queens Road.
In the 1901 census as Alice Alexander aged 39, born in Brundall, Norfolk, and living with her husband (John), son (Herbert John), and two daughters Alice Omelia and Beatrice May) in Eyke Stree, Eyke, Suffolk.
In the 1911 census as Alice Alexander aged 50, born in Brundle, Norfolk, married for 20 years with three children from this marriage all still living, and living with her husband (John), son (Herbert John) and a visitor (William James Brabbin aged 17, born in Iken, Suffolk, single and a labourer) in five rooms at Rookery Cottage, Eyke, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
In the 1921 census as Alice Alexander born in Brundall, Norfolk and living with John Alexander (husband?), Herbert John Alexander (son?) and one other in Eyke, Plomesgate, Suffolk.
Death of Alice Alexander in FreeBMD in July-September 1924 aged 64 in Plomesgate (4A 847).There are fifty six entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Alice Holmes.
Entry in Geneanet for Alice Holmes.
Alice Holmes was the wife of Charles Cowles, my second cousin once removed.
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