Birth: 1754 St Margaret, Horsforth, Yorkshire, UK
Father: John Holmes (Holms) 1725-1777
Mother: Sarah Dawson 1725-a1759
Christening: 26 May 1754 Horsforth Chapel, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 29 October 1780 St. Oswald, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Hannah Hogg 1757-1817
Death: May 1840 Horsforth, Yorkshire, UK
Buried: 10 May 1840 St Margaret, Horsforth, Yorkshire, UK
Mary Holmes (Holms) 1781-1787
Hannah Holms [Whitham (Witham, Whittam)] 1783-1848
Sarah Holmes (Holms) 1785
Elezabeth Holmes (Holms) 1786
Ann Holmes (Holms) 1788
William Holmes (Holms) 1790
James Holmes (Holms) 1792-1866
John Holmes (Holms) 1795-1798
Joseph Holmes (Homes) 1798-1886
Christening of James Holmes in the IGI on 26 May 1754 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, father John Holmes. The same information is in Ancestry All England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 results for James Holmes
The same information is in Baptism Registers for Horsforth Chapel 1740-1759 adding his father was a labourer.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for James Holms christened on 26 May 1754 in Horsforth, St Margaret, father John Holms. "May 26 James son of John Holms - Laber 1754".
Marriage of James Holms and Hannah Hogg in the IGI on 29 October 1780 in Guiseley, Yorkshire.
The same information is in Guiseley Marriages 1780-1789 except his surname is spelt Holmes, and adding that both were of Horsforth and it was witnessed by John Hogg and Henry Ive (who witnessed most of the marriages of that period).
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the marriage of James Holms and Hannah Hogg on 22 October 1780 in Guiseley. "James Holms and Hannah Hogg both of Horsforth in the Parish of Guiseley were married in Guiseley Church. Afocs the 29th day of October 1780 by banns Published October 8th and 15th and 22 in the Year of Our Lord 1780. This Marriage was solmnised Between us the day and year above James Holms his mark and Hannah Hogg in the Presence of us John Hogg and Henry Ive ".
All the children were christened in Horsforth, but only the father's name is given, James Holms except in the case of Joseph where it is spelt Homes in the IGI.
There is an entry in the October 1795 Horsforth Census for James Holmes married with 8 in the household.
His wife was buried on 10th November 1817 at St Margaret, Horsforth.
Death of James Holmes in FreeBMD in April-June 1840 in Leeds (23 239).
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985 for James Holmes buried 10 May 1840 aged 86 at Horsforth, St Margaret. "Page 153 Burials in the Parifh ofGuiseley and Chapel of Horsforth in the County of York in the Year 1840 [...] James Holmes No. 1224 [of] Horsforth [on] May 10 [aged] yrs 86".
There are twenty six entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for James Holmes born and died in Horsforth, his marrage to Hannah Hogg and three children Mary, John and James - I cannot find any record of the christening of John who is death was on 29 November 1798 (the only death of a John Holms on that date was in Baildon so I have ignored this entry. Carol Hutton and Janice Earnshaw have entries for the marriage of James Holms and Hannah Hogg on 29 October 1780 in Guiseley, Yorkshire and his daughter Hannah.
Guiseley is about 4 miles NW of Horsforth (a chapelry in the parish of Guiseley) which is about 5 miles NW of Leeds.
James Holms was Felicity's fourth great grandfather.
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