Researching Edward Holmes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 36469 people with the Holmes surname? In that year Holmes was ranked number 83 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Holmes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Edward Holmes in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Holmes ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Holmes and the Holmes Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Holmes Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Holmes family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Edward Holmes at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Edward Holmes using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Edward Holmes.
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| Did you know that there are currently 48582 people with the Holmes surname in the UK? Holmes is now ranked number 84 for popularity in the UK. |
Holmes Genealogy Databases
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Holmes Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 197486 people with the Holmes surname in the USA? Holmes is ranked number 92 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Holmes Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Holmes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Holmes
Edward Lorenzo Holmes
Edward L. Holmes (1828-1900) was an American ophthalmologist who founded The University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.
A native of Massachusetts, Holmes received instruction from the historian John Lathrop Motley, and learned German from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He summered at Brook Farm, an experimental, utopian, literary community, based on the principles of transcendentalism and shared manual labor. Holmes received undergraduate and medical school training at Harvard, followed by postgraduate training at Massachusetts General Hospital. He then studied ophthalmology and otology in Paris and Vienna.
At age 29, Holmes moved to Chicago, where, in May 1858 he founded the Chicago Eye and Ear Infirmary, the first hospital of its kind west of the Alleghenies. Holmes served as head of the institution until 1885, when he moved to Rush Medical College, subsequently becoming staff president there.
Source: Edward Lorenzo Holmes, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Holmes (musicologist)
Edward Holmes (1797 – 28 August 1859) was an English musicologist, music critic, pianist, and music educator. Born just outside London, he was a pupil of Vincent Novello. He spent his early career earning a living as a piano teacher. In 1827 he visited Germany, and upon returning to England published his first book, A Ramble among the Musicians of Germany (1828; 3d ed., 1838). Impressed with his skills as a writer on music, the owner of The Atlas hired him as a music critic where he remained for many years. In 1849 he immigrated to the United States where he spent the last ten years of his life working as an editor and music critic. He also contributed articles to several music journals during his career, including The Musical Times. His other works include The Life of Mozart (1845), Life of Purcell, for Novello's Sacred Music, and Analytical and Thematic Index of Mozart's Piano-works.
Source: Edward Holmes (musicologist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Holmes
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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