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HOLMES, Burton
1843 - 1923 (80 years) Has 2 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
1801 - 1862 (62 years)-
Name HOLMES, Burton Birth 1843 Thornton-Le-Fen, Lincolnshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1923 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Person ID I7187 Edgoose Last Modified 5 Feb 2026
Father HOLMES, Robert, b. Between 1794 and 1795, Moorby, Lincolnshire, England d. 1868, Boston, Lincolnshire, England (Age 74 years) Mother RICHARDSON, Susannah, b. Between 1800 and 1801, Frithville, Lincolnshire, England d. 1862, Thornton-Le-Fen, Lincolnshire, England (Age 62 years) Marriage 27 Jun 1820 Carrington, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F1889 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KING, Elizabeth, b. 1846, Spilsby Registration District, Lincolnshire d. 1926, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 80 years) Marriage 1886 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. HOLMES, George Henry, b. 1887, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England d. 1968, Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 81 years)2. HOLMES, Mary Jane, b. 1888, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 24 years)Family ID F2618 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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BURTON HOLMES 1843-1923
The birth of Burton HOLMES does not appear to have been registered.
Burton, son of Robert HOLMES, farmer, and Susannah of Thornton-le-Fen, was baptised at Frithville, Lincolnshire on 12 March 1843.
(FreeReg)
From the 1851 census of Boston Road, Allotment of Toynton St. Peters, Lincolnshire;
Robert HOLMES, head, aged 57, agricultural labourer, born at Moorby, Lincolnshire;
Susan HOLMES, wife, aged 50, born at Frith Ville, Lincolnshire;
Mary HOLMES, daughter, aged 14, born at Newton, Cambridgeshire;
Milicent [sic] HOLMES, daughter, aged 11, born at Newton, Cambridgeshire;
*Burton HOLMES, son, aged 8, born at Thornton-le-Fen, Lincolnshire;
John Burrel, son-in-law, aged 33, agricultural labourer, born at Bardney, Lincolnshire;
Ann BURREL, daughter, aged 27(?), born at Gosberton, Lincolnshire;
James BURREL, grandson, aged 1, born at Langrick Ville, Lincolnshire;
William ATKIN, lodger, unmarried, aged 40, journeyman shoemaker, born at Butterwick, Lincolnshire.
(HO107/2109/473/11)
From the 1871 census of Sibsey:
*Burton HOLMES, lodger, aged 28, unmarried, agricultural labourer, born at Bunkers Hill, Lincolnshire.
He was lodging with Charles and Jane CROW and their family.
(RG10/3338/38/4)
From the 1881 census of Anton's Gowt Road, Fishtoft, Lincolnshire:
*Burton HOLMES, servant, unmarried, aged 41, agricultural labourer, born at Thornton-le-Fen, Lincolnshire.
He was living with James and Lucy POTTER and their family.
(RG11/3216/116/5)
The marriage between Burton HOLMES and Elizabeth DIXON was registered in 1886.
(GRO June Q 1886 Boston 7a 761)
From the 1891 census of Turnpike Side, Sibsey, Lincolnshire:
*Burton HOLMES, head, aged 48, agricultural labourer, born at Bunkers Hill, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HOLMES, wife, aged 46, charwoman, born at Frampton [sic], Lincolnshire;
Harriet A. DIXON, daughter [sic], aged 17, single, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
Ellen DIXON, daughter [sic], aged 15, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
Thomas DIXON, son [sic], aged 14, agricultural labourer, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
George H. HOLMES, son, aged 4, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
Mary J. HOLMES, daughter, aged 3, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire.
(RG12/2572/20/7)
From the 1901 census of Hall Lane Road, Sibsey, Lincolnshire:
*Berton [sic] HOLMES, head, aged 58, ordinary agricultural labourer, born at Bunkers Hill, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HOLMES, wife, aged 56, born at Carrington, Lincolnshire;
George HOLMES, son, aged 13, farm yard boy, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
Mary J. HOLMES, daughter, aged 12, schoolgirl, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire.
(RG13/3043/7/3)
From the 1911 census of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire:
*Burton HOLMES, head, aged 69, labourer on farm, born at Bunkers Hill, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth HOLMES, wife, aged 63, married 24 years, 2 children both living, born at Carrington, Lincolnshire.
(RG14/19584)
The death of Burton HOLMES aged 80 was registered in 1923.
(GRO March Q 1923 Boston 7a 489)
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1861 Census: Untraced
(revised 26.03.2013)