John HOLMES b. 1849 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 15 Jul 1904 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1849 - 1904 (55 years)

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Name John HOLMES

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1849 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 10 Jun 1849 All Saints Church, Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1849 Jun-Aug)
All Saints Church, Youlgreave

All Saints Church
Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Gender Male

Census 1851 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
3	2	Sophia	Holmes	Head	1784	Alport	67	Female	Widow	Farmer
4	2	Samuel	Holmes	Son	1811	Stanton	40	Male	Married
5	2	Mary	Holmes	Wife	1816	Longford	35	Female	Married
6	2	Mary	Holmes	Daughter	1847	Congreave	4	Female
7	2	Martha	Holmes	Daughter	1847	Congreave	4	Female
8	2	John	Holmes	Son	1850	Congreave	1	Male
9	2	Joseph	Nadin	Servant	1834	Alport	17	Male	Single	Agricultural Labourer

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2149 Folio: 379 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=vbz2_5211
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Census 1861 Pilhough, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
4	2	Samuel	Holmes	Head	1810	Congreave	51	Male	Married	Farmer of 50 Acres
5	2	Mary	Holmes	Wife	1812	Longford	49	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
6	2	Mary	Holmes	Daughter	1847	Stanton	14	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
7	2	Martha	Holmes	Daughter	1847	Stanton	14	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
8	2	John	Holmes	Son	1850	Stanton	11	Male		Farmer's Son
9	2	Samuel	Holmes	Son	1852	Stanton	9	Male		Farmer's Son

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2540 Folio: 93 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=6bgm_5213
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Census 1871 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	60	John	Holmes	Head	1850	Congreave	21	Male	Married	Farmer of 69 Acres
2	60	Ellen	Holmes	Wife	1851	Rowsley	20	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
3	60	Samuel	Holmes	Brother	1852	Congreave	19	Male	Single	Farmer
4	60	Martha	Holmes	Sister	1847	Congreave	24	Female	Single

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3628 Folio: 67 Page: 12 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=35zw_5214
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Census 1881 Congreave Farm, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
6	141	John	Holmes	Head	1850	Stanton	31	Male	Married	Farmer
7	141	Ellen	Holmes	Wife	1851	Rowsley	30	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
8	141	John	Holmes	Son	1873	Stanton	8	Male	Single	Scholar
9	141	Samuel A	Holmes	Son	1876	Stanton	5	Male	Single	Scholar
10	141	George W	Holmes	Son	1878	Stanton	3	Male	Single
11	141	Rosa	Holmes	Daughter	1879	Stanton	2	Female	Single
12	141	Samuel	Holmes	Brother	1851	Stanton	30	Male	Single	Annuitant
13	141	Mary	Thraves	Servant	1866	Rowsley	15	Female	Single	General Servant
14	141	Joseph	Thraves	Servant	1867	Rowsley	14	Male	Single	Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3448 Folio: 105 Page: 29 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=zqbt_5216
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Census 1891 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
20	176	John	Holmes	Head	1850	Stanton	41	Male	Married	Farmer
21	176	Ellen	Holmes	Wife	1851	Rowsley	40	Female	Married
22	176	Mary E	Holmes	Daughter	1872	Stanton	19	Female	Single
23	176	John	Holmes	Son	1873	Stanton	18	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
24	176	Samuel A	Holmes	Son	1876	Stanton	15	Male		Joiner & Wheelwright's Apprentice
25	176	George W	Holmes	Son	1878	Stanton	13	Male		Farmer's Son
26	176	Rosa	Holmes	Daughter	1879	Stanton	12	Female
27	176	Sarah A	Holmes	Daughter	1882	Stanton	9	Female		Scholar
28	176	Clarissa	Holmes	Daughter	1884	Stanton	7	Female		Scholar
29	176	Walter	Holmes	Son	1887	Stanton	4	Male
30	176	Henry	Holmes	Son	1889	Stanton	2	Male

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2774 Folio: 128 Page: 29 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=kp25_5218
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Census 1901 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
21	194	John	Holmes	Head	1850	Stanton	51	Male	Married	Farmer
22	194	Ellen	Holmes	Wife	1851	Rowsley	50	Female	Married
23	194	Mary E	Bark	Daughter	1872	Stanton	29	Female	Married
24	194	Rosa	Holmes	Daughter	1879	Stanton	22	Female	Single
25	194	Sarah A	Holmes	Daughter	1882	Stanton	19	Female	Single	Dressmaker
26	194	Clarissa	Holmes	Daughter	1884	Stanton	17	Female	Single	Dressmaker
27	194	Walter	Holmes	Son	1887	Stanton	14	Male
28	194	Henry	Holmes	Son	1889	Stanton	12	Male
29	194	Alice	Holmes	Daughter	1893	Stanton	8	Female

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 3264 Folio: 113 Page: 31 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=frsp_5219
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Death 15 Jul 1904 Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial

18 Jul 1904

St. Katherine's Churchyard, Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

FindAGrave Memorial 232961249

Burial Record (1903-1904)
St. Katherine's Church, Rowsley

John Holmes (1849-1904) & Ellen Elliott (1850-1923) & Harry Routledge (1909-2001)

St. Katherine's Churchyard
Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Samuel HOLMES (Great Grandfather)

Elizabeth THOMPSON, b. 1776 d. Jul 1841, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 65 years) (Grandmother)

Person ID I52785 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 28 Feb 2026

Father	Samuel HOLMES, c. 22 Apr 1810, Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England bur. 1 Jul 1868, Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age ~ 58 years)
Mother	Mary BLAKE, b. 1812, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1864, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 52 years)
Marriage	14 Jan 1843	All Saints Church, Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1843 Jan 14-31) All Saints Church, Youlgreave
		All Saints Church Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Family ID	F9875	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family

Ellen ELLIOTT, b. 1850, Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

d. 6 Feb 1923, Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 73 years)

Marriage

23 Aug 1870

Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Children

	1. Mary E. HOLMES, b. 1872, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	2. John HOLMES, b. 1873, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	3. Samuel A. HOLMES, b. 1876, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	4. George W. HOLMES, b. 1878, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	5. Rosa HOLMES, b. 1879, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	6. Sarah A. HOLMES, b. 1882, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
+	7. Clarissa HOLMES, b. 12 Mar 1884, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 22 Oct 1973, Brookside, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (Age 89 years) ▻ Robert WILDGOOSE m. 14 Oct 1908
+	8. Walter HOLMES, b. 17 Aug 1886, Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 14 Oct 1962, Woodland View, 19 Greenaway Lane, Hackney, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 76 years) ▻ Annie Elizabeth CARSON m. 23 Jun 1914
	9. Henry HOLMES, b. 1889, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	10. Alice HOLMES, b. 1893, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Family ID F19618 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 28 Feb 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1849 - Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 10 Jun 1849 - All Saints Church, Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Pilhough, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 23 Aug 1870 - Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Congreave Farm, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1901 - Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - 15 Jul 1904 - Congreave, Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 18 Jul 1904 - St. Katherine's Churchyard, Rowsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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