Richard Holmes (McCavish)

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  • Name Richard Holmes (McCavish) 
    Born 1869  Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 11 Apr 1869  Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I26  Tekulve
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2020 

    Father Patrick Holmes (McCavish),   b. Abt 1831,   d. Feb 1876, Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 45 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jordan,   b. Abt 1836,   d. 14 Sep 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1856  Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    1869 CIVIL BIRTH record of Richard (McCavish) Holmes
    1869 CIVIL BIRTH record of Richard (McCavish) Holmes
    Dromore West/Castleconnor Registration District, Sligo, Ireland

    Born 7 Apr 1869
    Richard Holmes
    father: Patt Holmes, Farmer, Castleconnor
    mother: Margaret Jordan
    informant: the father

    source: IrishGenealogy.ie. Civil Registration Records.
    1869 Baptism of Richard (McCavish) Holmes
    1869 Baptism of Richard (McCavish) Holmes
    Castleconnor, Sligo, Ireland

    11 Apr 1869
    Baptism of Richard
    Parents: Patrick McCavish, Margaret Jordan, res. Castleconnor

    Godparents: Thomas Jordan, Bessy Rouse

    source: National Library Ireland. Parish Registers of Castleconnor, Diocese of Killala.
    1879 Immigration of Margaret Jordan Holmes and children
    1879 Immigration of Margaret Jordan Holmes and children
    New York Harbor, New York

    ship The Queen, Liverpool to New York
    arrived 29 Dec 1879

    Margt Holmes, 44, wife
    Michl, 12
    Pat, 8
    Richard, 7
    Ann, 6
    Anthony, 5

    Note: ages are a bit off for the children
    No Ireland birth or baptism has yet been located to match the Michael in this record.

    source: Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
    1897 Obituary of Michael (McCavish) Holmes
    1897 Obituary of Michael (McCavish) Holmes
    Chicago, Cook, Illinois

    Chicago Tribune. 11 Jan 1897, page 5

    Deaths
    HOLMES- Michael, beloved son of Margaret Holmes, nee Jordan, and the late Patrick Holmes and brother of Thomas, Patrick, Richard, Anthony, Annie and Mrs. John Gibbons, native of Castle Connor, County Sligo, Ireland.

    Funeral on Tuesday, Jan 12 1897 from his late residence, 929 Fletcher st. at 9:30 am, thence by carriages to Calvary [Cemetery].

    source: Newspapers.com.