Researching Errol 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 Errol means "To Wander" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Errol Holmes on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Errol Holmes and the Holmes Family Tree
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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 Family Tree Databases
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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. |
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Some Famous People called Errol Holmes
Errol Holmes
Errol Reginald Thorold Holmes (21 August 1905 at Calcutta – 16 August 1960 in London), was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Surrey and England.
A dashing right-handed batsman, Holmes believed that cricket was to be enjoyed and was an important figure in restoring the reputation of English cricket after the Bodyline controversy of the early 1930s. He succeeded the Bodyline captain Douglas Jardine as captain of Surrey in 1934 and resolutely refused to use short-pitched bowling in county matches. He also captained the "goodwill" Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) non-Test tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1935–36.
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