Researching William 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 William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Holmes on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of William 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Holmes and the Holmes Family Tree
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
Investigate Parish Records for William Holmes at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Holmes using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for William Holmes records.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about William Holmes.
Research the Holmes surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Holmes Military records.
| 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
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for William Holmes.
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Investigate One Great Family for Holmes records submitted by people who are already researching the Holmes Family Tree.
Find William Holmes from Ireland on findmypast.ie
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 William Holmes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Holmes
William Norman Holmes
Sergeant William Norman Holmes (born 1896, date of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.
Between 11 March and 8 July 1918, while serving as an observer/gunner in No. 62 Squadron RAF, flying the Bristol F.2b fighter, he accounted for eight enemy aircraft; one Fokker D.VII, three Fokker Dr.I and four Albatros D.V. For his first three victories his pilot was Second Lieutenant S. W. Symons, for the fourth and fifth, Sergeant Frank Johnson, and for the last three one each with Captain Thomas L. Purdom, Lieutenant Douglas Savage and Captain William Ernest Staton. He was awarded the Military Medal on 12 June 1918.
Source: William Norman Holmes, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Holmes (English cricketer)
William Holmes (29 October 1885 – 6 December 1951) was an English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Eastwood, Nottinghamshire.
Holmes made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the 1919 County Championship against Yorkshire and Lancashire. He scored a total of 33 runs in his two matches, at an average of 16.50 and a high score of 19. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 26.25, with best figures of 2/50.
He died at Doncaster, Yorkshire on 6 December 1951.
Source: William Holmes (English cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Holmes
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