Family History Notebook

Walter Edward Holmes

Son of  George Henry Holmes and Elizabeth Davis, born on the 11th of July 1850, baptised on the 18th of August 1850 at St Ann's, Blackfriars.

Married Elizabeth Browett in 1878

Children

Walter Browett, born 1879
Elaine Maud, born 1882 - married her cousin Frank Butler
Lionel Thomas, born 1883
Reginald Lawrence, born 1885
Philip Alan, born 1888/9

Died ?

Notes

1    Witness at marriage of Kate Eliza Larkins and Robert Arthur Wightman

2    The marriage of Walter Edward Holmes was registered in the third quarter of 1878 in Islington (FreeBMD 1b 563). The marriage of Elizabeth Browett is listed on the same page. The JAS Red Book states that Walter's wife was Elizabeth [Brenner] but that the Brenner was not clearly legible.

3      The birth of Walter Browett Holmes was registered in the third quarter of 1879 in Shoreditch (FreeBMD 1c 120)
        The birth of Elaine Maud Holmes was registered in the first quarter of 1882 in Shoreditch (1c 94)
        The birth of Lionel Thomas Holmes was registered in the third quarter of 1883 in Hackney (FreeBMD 1b 547)
        The birth of Reginald Lawrence Holmes was registered in the second quarter of 1885 in Hackney (FreeBMD 1b 523)
        The birth of Philip Alan Holmes was registered in the second quarter of 1888 in Hackney (FreeBMD 1b 542)

4    1881 living at 34 Alma Street, Holborn - a 'commercial clerk drapery'
       1901 living at 11 Ferncliff Road, Hackney - a commercial managing clerk.