Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Holmes, Robert |
Birthplace |
England |
Places of residence |
England Puslinch Township area, Canada West Owen Sound, Grey County (Park Lot 6, Range A, East of Garafraxa Road) |
Father |
William Holmes |
Nationality |
English |
Notes |
Robert Holmes emigrated to Canada from England in 1816. An 1863 source has William Holmes and Robert Holmes listed as lime-burners, east side of Garafraxa Road (the Holmes cabin was somewhere on "Garafraxa St."and is seen in a photograph in the Grey County Archives). An 1879 map of Owen Sound has his lime kiln locations marked. The Holmes brothers were at Puslinch before coming to Owen Sound. There is some 19th-century correspondence re Robert Holmes in the Grey County Archives: 1968.061.011 Letter from surveyor C. Rankin to Robert Holmes and R. Harrison at Owen Sound, 1847 1968.061.012 Letter from Morris Steadman to Robert Holmes, 1857 1968.061.038 Photograph of Robert Holmes and his son George, c. 1871 1977.032.001 Map has Robert Holmes' lime kilns and property labelled on the east side, 1879 --- Holmes' farm diary from the Puslinch days When Robert's son George was five years old, . Jane Holmes died of smallpox, in January of 1865. Robert's son George Holmes (b. 1860-d. 1932) became an Owen Sound photographer. Archival Items at Grey County Archives: Poster -- Auction Sale of Fruit Trees. October 27, 1870. Robert Holmes, Park Lot 6, Range A, East of Garafraxa Road, Owen Sound. Breckenridge & Wyllie, Auctioneers. J.H. Little Printer. Poster [Sale of] Grape Vines & Fruit Trees. R. Holmes, Owen Sound Lime Kiln. [1873?] Poster -- Auction Sale of Fruit Trees, &c. October 22 [1872]. Robert Holmes Garafraxa Road, near the Lime Kilns, Owen Sound. D.R. Dobie, Auctioneer. J Rutherford, Printer, Owen Sound. |
Occupation |
Lime Kiln Owner & Operator (called "Lime Burners" in the old days) Fruit Trees |
Publications |
POETICAL DIRECTORY FOR THE TOWN OF OWEN SOUND, 1863, p. 20 re William & Robert Holmes |
Relationships |
Brother: Samuel Holmes (age 68 in 1881 census) Grandson: Aubrey E. Holmes of Owen Sound |
Role |
Business person |
Spouse |
His wife died in January of 1865. Her name was Jane Steadman Holmes. |
Children |
First son: perhaps Samuel? (age 25 in 1881 census) Second son: George Holmes Daughter? |
