Earlier Holmes
Marmaduke Holmes 16xx-1730: Marmaduke Holmes 1708-1770: John Holmes 1747- 1833
1708 Marmaduke Holmes married Susannah Imman in Bolton Abbey on 8/4/1708 ( 6xggrandparents)
1708. Son Marmaduke Holmes was baptised to them in November 1708 at Bolton Abbey
1729. Susannah Holmes was buried 7/5/1729 Bolton Abbey
1730. ? Maybe died?
1708. Marmaduke Holmes was baptised to Marmaduke & Susannh in November 1708 at Bolton Abbey
~1736. Marmaduke Holmes married Laetitia Unknown ( 5xggrandparents)
They had children: Thomas 1738; Mary 1740; Sarah 1745; John 1747; William 1749 & Duke 1753, all baptised in Skipton
1770. Marmaduke Holmes was buried Skipton 29/6/1770
1788 Laetitia Holmes, 80, was buried Skipton 29/6/1770
1747. John Holmes was baptised Skipton to Marmaduke & Laetitia 12/7/1747
1773. John Holmes , yeoman, married Jane Brown at Holy Trinity Skipton on 3/8/1771 ( 4xggrandparents).
Jane the daughter of Bartholomew Brown,1727, b.Kildwick, carpenter& Isabel Hurstwick ( 5xggrandparents) ; Bartholomew was son of John Brown,1688-1743, carpenter, & Mary Young ( 6xggrandparents). John Brown was the son of Richard & Susan Brown of Silsden Moor ( 7xggrandparents)
1774. John 'farmer in Draughton' on a baptism
1779. Grace Holmes was baptised to John & Jane in Skipton on 1/8/1779
1793. John 'cotton manufacturer' on a baptism
1795. Jane Holmes , 41, died of consumption on 24/8/1795 in Skipton
1807. John Holmes, cotton manufacturer, was one of 30 people who travelled from Skipton to York to vote. He voted for William Wilberforce and Viscount Lascelles . So obviously a man of means
Was not known when he died-
1833. He almostly certainly dies, aged 89, 17/1/1833 buried in Skipton Holy Trinity ; this age would have him born ~1744, close enough!