John Holmes

Abt 1834 - 1914  (~ 80 years)

• Name	John Holmes
  Birth	Abt 25 May 1834	Sandymills, Castlefinn, Co. Donegal
  	Date from baptismal record Over 21 on marriage cert 1861 60 in 1901 census 73 in 1911 census 63 on death cert (1914)
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Jul 1914	Groomsport Street, Belfast
  	From Chris Paton: It would appear that John moved to Belfast shortly after [1911]to stay with his daughter Lizzie. He died at 41 Groomsport Street on 19 JUL 1914, with the cause being myocarditis mouth and heart failure. His occupation was noted as shoemaker, and he was a widower, but his age was out by a good decade, being noted as just 63. The informant was his son-in-law, Robert H. Stevenson, present at death and resdent at 41 Groomsport Street. (Source: Geni D/1914/49/1007/89/36 Belfast Urban 3). John was buried in the same lair as his daughter Lizzie would later be, at City Cemetery, C3 553, on 21 JUL 1914 (Belfast City Council burials site).
  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	I168	1 Crawford-Holmes Family Tree | Holmes Tree
  Last Modified	1 Dec 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	Sarah Strain,   b. Cal 1841   d. 15 Sep 1886, Raphoe, Co. Donegal (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1861	Raphoe, Co. Donegal
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2025

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 25 May 1834 - Sandymills, Castlefinn, Co. Donegal Marriage - 10 Jan 1861 - Raphoe, Co. Donegal  = Link to Google Earth