William James Holmes

abt 1863 - 1945  (~ 82 years)

• Name	William James Holmes  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	abt 1863	Sarajevo, Bosnia   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Occupation	abt 1884 - 1918	H M Consular Service  [1, 4]
  Occupation	Apr 1891	Clerk  [3]
  Residence	Apr 1891	5 Eardley Rd, Streatham   [3]
  	with aunt Evelina Brant, widow, age 66 b Malta + others of family
  Occupation	1899	Asuncion, Paraguay ; British Consul  [7]
  Marriage	24 Jan 1899	St Mary, Plaistow, Kent   [7, 8]
  	Aileen Tatham,   b. 27 May 1878, Kensington ,   d. 19 Oct 1934, 84 Dorset Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea
  Residence	abt 1900 - 1905	Ajaccio, Corsica   [9]
  	Ajaccio presumed from birthplace of his children. Possibly was HM Consul there.
  Residence	abt 1934 -	Fairmead, Gunters Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea   [2, 4, 10]
  Residence	Jun 1945	Heatherbrae, Bramshott Chase, Hindhead   [11]
  Death	06 Jun 1945	Hindhead   [4, 5]
  	On June 6, 1945, at Hindhead, William James Holmes, of Fairmead, Gunters Lane, Bexhill, aged 84[sic] (H.M. Consular Service, Retd.), youngest son of the late Sir William Holmes, J.P. [The Times, 08 Jun 1945]
  Probate	13 Jun 1947	London ; £2,931 15s. 1d.  [11]
  	Holmes William James of Heatherbrae Bramshot Chase Hindhead Surrey died 6 June 1945 Probate London 13 June to Audrey Aileen Holmes spinster [daughter]. Effects £2931 15s. 1d. [NPC]
  Notes	not found in any E&W census except 1891
  Person ID	I1426	Tatham | Bloxham branch, Christopher branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	12 May 2013

  
  

  Father	William Richard Holmes,   b. 1822, Northern Ireland? ,   d. 10 Jan 1882, Yewhurst, Belvedere, Kent  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Adela Louisa Zohrab,   b. abt 1825, Malta ,   d. abt Feb 1910, Hambledon, Surrey  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	05 May 1847	Templederry, Tipperary   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F0331	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aileen Tatham,   b. 27 May 1878, Kensington ,   d. 19 Oct 1934, 84 Dorset Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea  (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1899	St Mary, Plaistow, Kent   [7, 8]
  	On the 24th inst., at St. Mary's, Plaistow, Bromley, Kent, by the Rev. Canon Alfred Millard William Christopher, Hon. Canon of Christ Church and Rector of St. Aldate, Oxford, the great uncle of the bride, assisted by the Rev. Proby Littler Cautley, Rector of Quainton, Aylesbury, Bucks, cousin of the bride, the Rev. John Bond, the Vicar of St. Mary's, Plaistow, Bromley, Kent, and the Rev. Harry Francis Maltby, Curate of St. Mary's, Plaistow, Bromley, William James Holmes, her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Asuncion, Paraguay, son of the late Sir William Richard Holmes, of her Majesty's Consular Service, to Aileen, second daughter of Percy Charles French Tatham, of Thorncroft, Bromley-park, Bromley, Kent. [Morning Post]
  Children	+ 1. Ruby Holmes,   b. 08 Apr 1900, Ajaccio, Corsica ,   d. Apr 1986, Surrey S W  (Age 86 years)   2. Audrey Aileen Holmes,   b. 18 Jul 1901, Bromley, Kent ,   d. abt Aug 1969, Eastbourne  (Age 68 years) + 3. Kathleen Julia Frances Holmes,   b. 27 Jun 1903, Ajaccio, Corsica ,   d. abt Aug 1974, Bedford  (Age 71 years)   4. William Tatham Holmes,   b. 02 Jul 1905, Ajaccio, Corsica ,   d. 08 Feb 1941, Forfar  (Age 35 years)
  Last Modified	12 May 2013
  Family ID	F0329	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham. [S05] The Times, death notice, 20 Oct 1934. wife Aileen [S01] Census, UK, 1891. age 28 b Bosnia [S05] The Times, death notice, 08 Jun 1945. age 84 [sic] [S02] BMD Index, death reg Petersfield, 2Q1945. age 82 [S02] BMD Index, GRO consular births indices, 1860-1865. reg Bosna Serai [S11] Newspaper, Morning Post, 31 Jan 1899. marriage notice [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Bromley, 1Q1899. [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Ajaccio Consulate, abt 1901 - 1905. GRO Consular Birth Indices ref 11/1087 [S05] The Times, death notice, 05 Mar 1941. son William [S14] National Probate Calendar. [S05] The Times, obituary, 21 Jan 1882. [S22] IGI / BVRI, LDS member .