See also
Husband:
Walter Charles Holmes (1873-1943)
Wife:
Jane Darrell Lorking (1878-1942)
Children:
Marriage:
Q1 1900
Bury St. Edmunds "Registration District", Suffolk, England1
Walter Charles Holmes
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
Birth:
19 May 1873
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 7)
Church Street, Norwich, Norfolk, England8
son attending school and living with his widowed father Walter, and sisters Amelia and Elizabeth. Born in Norwich Norfolk
Military Service:
frm 5 Nov 1890 to 3 Nov 1908 (age 17-35)
1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment as no:2829 then 594743
rising to Sergeant. He was 5' 4" tall, weighed 119 lbs with a chest of 32/34", a fair complexion, blue? eyes, light brown hair and crossed flags tattooed on his right forearm
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 27)
57 Cannon Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England4
married head of the household serving as a Corporal in the Suffolk Regiment and living in four rooms with his wife Jane, and son Walter. Born in Norwich Norfolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 38)
32 Long Brackland, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5
married head of the household working as a malsters labourer and living in four rooms with his wife Jane, sons Walter and George, daughter Gladys, and niece Annie Lorking. Born in Norwich Norfolk
Immigration:
7 May 1912 (age 38)
to Quebec, Canada from Liverpool, Lancashire, England9
on the Lake Chaplain a labourer travelling to Bloomfield Ontario with his wife Jane, sons Walter and George, and daughter Gladys
Military Service:
frm 5 Nov 1914 to 31 Oct 1916 (age 41-43)
Canadian Army as no:594747
served in France 1st December 1915 to January 1917, wounded in action and discharged due to synovitis of the right knee. He was 5' 5" tall with a chest of 40" expanding by 5", with a fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, tattoos on right forearm and left leg, and a scare on right side of jaw. A wealth of additional detail is available in his personal folder
Death:
17 Feb 1943 (age 69)
Grace Hospital, 339 Crawford Avenue, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada3,6
Cause: of carcinoma of the stomach
Jane Darrell Lorking
Name:
Jane Darrell Lorking10
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
22 Feb 1878
1911 census says born in the Tower of London
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 3)
6 Inkerman Place, Sebastapol Road, Edmonton, Middlesex, England11
daughter living with her parents James and Honor, and brothers John and Richard. Born in Whitechapel Middlesex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 13)
7 Cemetery Row, Cemetery Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England12
daughter living in three rooms with her parents James and Honor, brothers John and Richard, and sisters Mary and Jessie. Born in London Middlesex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 22)
57 Cannon Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England4
married wife living in four rooms with her husband Walter, and son Walter. Born in London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 33)
32 Long Brackland, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5
married wife living in four rooms with her husband Walter, sons Walter and George, daughter Gladys, and niece Annie Lorking. Born in Tower of London
Immigration:
7 May 1912 (age 34)
to Quebec, Canada from Liverpool, Lancashire, England9
on the Lake Chaplain travelling to Bloomfield Ontario with her husband Walter, sons Walter and George, and daughter Gladys
Death:
17 Sep 1942 (age 64 yrs 6 mns 26 dys)
Cause: of acute peritonitis due to a rupture duodenal ulcer
a housewife of Belle River Road Cottam Ontario, wife of Walter, born on 22nd February 1878 and resident in Canada for thirty years. She been operate don on 14th September 1942
Name:
Walter Charles Kimberley Holmes15
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
mechanic16
Birth:
28 Apr 1900
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 11 mns)
57 Cannon Street, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England4
son living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Jane. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 11)
32 Long Brackland, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5
son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Jane, brother George, sister Gladys, and cousin Annie Lorking. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Immigration:
7 May 1912 (age 12)
to Quebec, Canada from Liverpool, Lancashire, England9
on the Lake Chaplain travelling to Bloomfield Ontario with his parents Walter and Jane, brother George, and sister Gladys
Death:
2 Apr 1930 (age 29)
Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada6
Daughter: Gladys Maud Holmes
Spouse: Joseph V Russell
Name:
Gladys Maud Holmes17
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
Q4 1901
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 9 yrs 6 mns)
32 Long Brackland, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5
daughter attending school and living in four rooms with her parents Walter and Jane, brothers Walter and George, and cousin Annie Lorking. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Immigration:
7 May 1912 (age 10)
to Quebec, Canada from Liverpool, Lancashire, England9
on the Lake Chaplain travelling to Bloomfield Ontario with her parents Walter and Jane, and brothers Walter and George
Death:
Dec 1992 (age 90-91)
Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada6
Name:
George Victor Holmes18
Sex:
Male
Birth:
Q3 1906
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 4 yrs 6 mns)
32 Long Brackland, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England5
son living in four rooms with his parents Walter and Jane, brother Walter, sister Gladys, and cousin Annie Lorking. Born in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk
Immigration:
7 May 1912 (age 5)
to Quebec, Canada from Liverpool, Lancashire, England9
on the Lake Chaplain travelling to Bloomfield Ontario with his parents Walter and Jane, brother Walter, and sister Gladys
Death:
17 Feb 1928 (age 21 yrs 6 mns)
Tecumsah Road, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada19
Cause: of a fracture to the base of the skull in an automobile accident
a labourer, son of Walter Charles Holmes and Jane Lorking
Burial:
21 Feb 1928
Windsor Grove Cemetery, Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada19
England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1900 quarter:1 volume:4a page:893. Cit. Date: 31 March 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Norwich 1873 quarter:2 volume:4b page:120. Cit. Date: 2 April 2022.
FindMyPast British Army Service Records, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive ref:WO 363 Suffolk Regiment no:2829. Cit. Date: 2 April 2022.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1754 folio:73 page:7 schedule:48. Cit. Date: 31 March 2022.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10613 class:RG78 piece:570 registration district:207 sub-district:2 enumeration district:2 schedule:299. Cit. Date: 31 March 2022.
Ancestry Family Trees, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Boua Family Tree by Aikaterini Boua. Cit. Date: 1 April 2022.
Ancestry Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, (on-line at www.ancestry,co.uk). box:4464 no:59474. Cit. Date: 1 April 2022.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1939 folio:55 page:14 schedule:526. Cit. Date: 2 April 2022.
Ancestry Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Quebec 1912 May Lake Champlain page:15. Cit. Date: 1 April 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Whitechapel 1878 quarter:1 volume:1c page:383. Cit. Date: 14 July 2017.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1389 folio:10 page:14. Cit. Date: 5 June 2016.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1450 folio:172 page:19. Cit. Date: 5 June 2016.
Ancestry Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas 1869-1947, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Essex County 1942 no:16307 228. Cit. Date: 1 April 2022.
Ancestry Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-Current, (on-line at wwwancestry.co.uk). The Windsor Star 2019 May 30th. Cit. Date: 1 April 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1900 quarter:2 volume:4a page:895. Cit. Date: 31 March 2022.
Ancestry Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ontario Hastings 1918 no:10290. Cit. Date: 1 April 2022.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bury St. Edmunds 1901 quarter:4 volume:4a page:941. Cit. Date: 31 March 2022.
Ibid. Bury St. Edmunds 1906 quarter:3 volume:4a page:963. Cit. Date: 31 March 2022.
Ancestry Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas 1869-1947, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ontario Essex 1928 no:13627. Cit. Date: 1 April 2022.