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Florence Ada Holmes 1885 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1885

Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Apr 1936

Death Location: Blackburn Dist, Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Father: Joseph Holmes

Mother: Catherine Allen

Spouse(s): John Sharples

Children(s): John Sharples, Brian Sharples

1885 marked the beginning of Florence Ada Holmes's life in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, to parents Joseph Holmes and Catherine Alice Allen. Eventually, Florence Ada Holmes married John Sharples, and they welcomed John Stanley Sharples and Brian Sharples. Florence Ada Holmes passed in 1936 at Blackburn Dist, Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

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Parents

Joseph Holmes
1856 – 1909
Birth Location: Moor Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Catherine Allen
1854 – 1918
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

John Sharples
1886 – 1961
Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

John Sharples
1911 –
Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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Brian Sharples
1921 – 1971
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3395; Folio: 99; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6098505, Class: RG13; Piece: 3910; Folio: 189; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3395; Folio: 99; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6098505

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3910; Folio: 189; Page: 7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Apr 1936
    Event Place: Blackburn Dist, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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