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Record #4218
Name :
: Eva HOLMES (1884 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1884

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devon, Plymouth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Jun 1896
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Corean

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Middlemore
NotesA birth registration was found for Eva Holmes: Year of Registration: 1884; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Plymouth; County: Devon; Volume: 5b; Page: 264. (Parents: John Holmes and Mary Ann V. Hogo, who married in 1881 in Totnes, Devon, England.)

In 1891, Eva Holmes, 7, was shown residing at 12 Court, 3 House, Church Lane, Aston Manor, Aston, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: Thurza Holmes, 11; Frederick Holmes, 13; John Holmes, 30, scissor grinder / cutter; Margaretta Holmes, 14, cartridge worker; Mary A. Holmes, 30; Mary Ann Holmes, 3; Moses Holmes, 4; and Rebecca Holmes, 9. (Source: 1891 Census of England; Class: RG12; Piece: 2437; Folio 65; Page 36; GSU roll: 6097547.)

In 1896, Eva Holmes, 10 (along with sisters, T. Holmes, 15, and Rebecca Holmes, 11) arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, with a group of 138 Middlemore children from Birmingham, England. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-09-18 13:50:18 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-24 14:58:45 /

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