Robert Holmes

Cal 1824 -

• Name	Robert Holmes
  Birth	Cal 1824
  	From marriage record 1948 giving age as 23
  Gender	Male
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Holmes,   b. About 1789, Raphoe, Co. Donegal d. 7 Feb 1879, Figart, Raphoe, Co. Donegal  (Age ~ 90 years)  (Father)  Elizabeth Graham,   b. Abt 1797   d. 27 Jan 1873, Figart, Raphoe, Co. Donegal  (Age ~ 76 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Robert Holmes,   b. Cal 1824 ▻ Nancy Durrain,  m. 10 Jan 1848   2. Elizabeth Holmes,   b. Abt 5 Oct 1827 ▻ Thomas Hindman,  m. 26 Jul 1848 + 3. David Holmes,   b. Between 1827 and 1836   d. 5 Jan 1921, Drumnaha, Donegal  (Age ~ 94 years) ▻ Eliza Marshall,  m. 4 Dec 1856 ;   Jane Reid,  m. 17 Apr 1868 + 4. Susan Holmes,   b. Abt 15 Nov 1829, Sandymills, Castlefinn, Co. Donegal ▻ William Rolston,  m. 26 Jul 1850 + 5. Samuel Holmes ▻ Jane Wilson,  m. 12 Nov 1850   6. John Holmes,   b. Abt 25 May 1834, Sandymills, Castlefinn, Co. Donegal d. 19 Jul 1914, Groomsport Street, Belfast  (Age ~ 80 years) ▻ Sarah Strain,  m. 10 Jan 1861   7. Mary Holmes,   b. 18 Jun 1836, Ballymonaster, Ballindrait, Co. Donegal   8. Sarah Holmes,   b. Abt 17 May 1842, Bogagh, Raphoe, Co. Donegal ▻ John Potts,  m. 12 Apr 1868   9. Thomas Holmes,   b. 28 Feb 1846, Bogagh, Raphoe, Co. Donegal
  Person ID	I165	Crawford-Holmes Family Tree | Holmes tree
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Holmes,   b. About 1789, Raphoe, Co. Donegal d. 7 Feb 1879, Figart, Raphoe, Co. Donegal (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Graham,   b. Abt 1797   d. 27 Jan 1873, Figart, Raphoe, Co. Donegal (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	Between 1818 and 1824
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Durrain
  Marriage	10 Jan 1848	Raphoe, Co. Donegal
  Notes	Chris Paton has another child James but I haven't included him as I cannot find any records relationg to his birth of marriage. Could be David's son?
  Children	1. Andrew Holmes,   b. 1 Nov 1848, Bogagh, Raphoe, Co. Donegal   2. Robert Holmes,   b. 5 Jan 1854, Tops, Raphoe, Co. Donegal   3. Samuel Holmes   4. Anne Holmes,   b. 19 May 1860, Magherasollus, Raphoe, Co, Donegal   5. David Holmes,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Greenhill, Convoy, Co.Donegal   6. Thomas Holmes,   b. 24 Dec 1865, Greenhill, Convoy, Co.Donegal   7. William Holmes   8. Elizabeth Holmes,   b. 30 Nov 1867, Greenhill, Convoy, Co.Donegal   9. William Holmes,   b. 6 Mar 1870, Greenhill, Convoy, Co.Donegal
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 10 Jan 1848 - Raphoe, Co. Donegal  = Link to Google Earth