Birth: 1725 Yeadon, Yorkshire, UK
Father: William Holmes (Holms) b1699-a1725
Mother: Martha Long (Longe) 1692-a1725
Christening: 1 April 1725 St Oswald, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 4 June 1750 St Oswald, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UK
Wife: Sarah Dawson 1725-1804
Death: March 1777 Horsforth, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UK
Burial: 10 March 1777 Horsforth Chapel, Guiseley, Yorkshire, UK
John Holmes (Holms) 1751
James Holms (Holmes, Homes) 1754-1840
William Holmes (Holms) 1759
Christening of John Holms in Guiseley Baptisms 1720-1729 on 1 April 1725, father William Holms, a labourer of Yeadon.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for John Holmes in April 1725 in Guiseley, St Oswald, father William Holmes. "1725 Baptized at the Parish CHurch 1725 April 1 [...] Eodom die [the same day] John son of William Holmes of Yeadon - laber".
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for John Holmes baptised on 6 December 1730 in Guiseley, St Oswald, father William Holmes "Baptised at the Parish Church 1730 [...] 6 Xber John son of William Holmes of Yeadon - labr". This entry is also in Guiseley Baptisms. Is this a second baptism or was there another death or two William Holmes?
Marriage of John Holmes and Sarah Dawson in the IGI on 4 June 1750 in Guiseley, Yorkshire.
The same information is in Guiseley Marriages 1720-1754.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for John Holmes amd Sarah Dawson married on 4 June 1750 in Harewood. "Marriages at the Parish Church of Guiseley 1750 [...] June 4 John Holmes Sarah Dawson by Banns".
The three children were christened in Horsforth surname Holmes - his occupation is a labourer for James and William.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for John Holmes buried on 10 March 1777 in Horsforth, St Margaret "Burials at Horsforth Chapel from 25th 1776 to March 25th 1777[...] March 10 John Holmes Labr". There is also an entry for John Holmes buried on 10 March 1777 at Guiseley and Horsforth. "March 10 John Holmes Labourer 1777". These are different entries on different pages.
There are nine entries in Ancestry Family Trees for John Holmes.
Guiseley is about 9 miles NW of Leeds and Yeadon is 2 miles SE of Guiseley. Horsforth is a chapelry in the parish of Guiseley.
John Holmes was Felicity's fifth great grandfather.
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