Birth: 1754 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: After 1798
John Holms 1796-1796
Christening of James Holmes in the IGI on 26 May 1754 in Horsforth, Yorkshire, father John Holmes.
The same information is in Baptism Registers for Horsforth Chapel 1740-1759 adding his father was a labourer.
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).
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.
Peter Holms has an entry 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.
Guiseley is about 4 miles NW of Horsforth (a chapelry in the parish of Guiseley) which is about 5 miles NW of Leeds.
James Holmes was Felicity's fourth great grandfather.
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