John Holmes

1789 - 1879  (~ 90 years)

• Name	John Holmes
  	Much of the information relating to John Holmes and Elizabeth Graham is from this site by Chris Paton
  Birth	About 1789	Raphoe, Co. Donegal
  	Year of birth based on age stated as 90 on death cert (1879)
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Feb 1879	Figart, Raphoe, Co. Donegal
  Origins
  Person ID	I74	1 Crawford-Holmes Family Tree | Holmes Tree
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Graham,   b. Abt 1797   d. 27 Jan 1873, Figart, Raphoe, Co. Donegal (Age ~ 76 years)
  Marriage	Between 1818 and 1824
  Children	+ 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
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - About 1789 - Raphoe, Co. Donegal Death - 7 Feb 1879 - Figart, Raphoe, Co. Donegal  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  John Holmes death cert