18 Aug 2023
Wife: Elizabeth Freshwater
Born: ABT 1832 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire Census: 1851 in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire (see note 1) Census: 1861 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Census: 1871 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 3) Census: 1881 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 4) Census: 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 5) Died: 1900 Buried: 16 Jan 1900 in Trumpington (see note 6) Father: Edward Freshwater (1807 - ) Mother: Elizabeth _____ (1809 - )
Husband: Nathaniel Robert Holmes Also known as: Robert Holmes 1 Married: 1852 near Royston, Hertfordshire 2 (see note 7)
Born: ABT 1820 in Monks Eleigh, Suffolk Census: 1861 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 8) Occupation: 1861 Horse Dealer Resided: 1864 - 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington 1 Occupation: 1864 - 1891 Horse Dealer and Inn Keeper 3 Census: 1871 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 9) Census: 1881 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 10) Census: 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 11) Died: 1896 2 (see note 12) Buried: 25 Mar 1896 in Trumpington (see note 13) Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Edward Robert Holmes Born: ABT 1855 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire 4 Census: 1861 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 14) Census: 1901 in Cambridge (see note 15) Occupation: 1901 Livery Stable Keeper Died: 1931 in Cambridge 2 (see note 16) Wife: Mary Ann Parker Warford b. ABT 1850 d. 1934 Married: 1881 in Lowestoft, Suffolk 1,2 (see note 17)
F Child 2: Agnes Elizabeth Holmes Born: 1857 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 18) Census: 1861 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire (see note 19) Census: 1871 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 20) Census: 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 21) Occupation: 1891 Barmaid Census: 1901 at Red House, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 22) Resided: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 23) Occupation: 1911 Head of Boarding House Died: 1927 in Cambridge 2 (see note 24) Notes
M Child 3: Charles Herbert Holmes Born: 1862 in Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire Census: 1881 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 25) Census: 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 26) Occupation: 1891 Horse Dealers Assistant Died: 1897 Buried: 12 Oct 1897 in Trumpington (see note 27) Wife: Emily Marshall b. ABT 1857 d. 15 Apr 1937 Married: 1897 in London 2 (see note 28)
M Child 4: Neville Augustus Holmes Born: 1864 in Trumpington Christened: 2 Oct 1864 in Trumpington (see note 29) Census: 1871 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 30) Census: 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 31) Occupation: 1891 Horse Dealers Assistant Census: 1901 at Red House, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 32) Died: 1902 Buried: 14 Mar 1902 in Trumpington (see note 33) Notes
F Child 5: Ellen Violet Holmes Born: 1866 in Trumpington 2 (see note 34) Christened: 3 Nov 1866 in Trumpington (see note 35) Census: 1881 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 36) Census: 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 37) Resided: 1897 in Cambridge 3 Census: 1901 in Cambridge (see note 38) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 39) Occupation: 1911 Lodging House Keeper Emigrated: 1912 to Canada 5 Husband: Ernest Richard Whitaker b. ABT 1863 Married: 16 Dec 1896 in Trumpington (see note 40)
F Child 6: Edith Mabel Holmes Born: 4 Nov 1873 in Trumpington 2 (see note 41) Christened: 30 Nov 1873 in Trumpington (see note 42) Census: 1891 at The Green Man, High Street, Trumpington (see note 43) Census: 1901 at Red House, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 44) Census: 1911 in Ilford, Essex (see note 45) Occupation: 1911 Hotel Cashier Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 6 Occupation: 1939 Lodging House Keeper 6 Died: 1953 in Cambridge 7 (see note 46)
Sources: (1) Newspaper report. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) Baptism records of children. (4) 1861 census. (5) Outward passenger list on ancestry.co.uk. (6) 1939 Register. (7) Index on ancestry.co.uk.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 18, born Melbourn, with family Note (2) Age 28, born Melbourn, with husband Nathaniel Robert Holmes and two children Note (3) Age 38, born Melbourn, with husband Nathaniel R Holmes and children, also her sister Sarah Freshwater Note (4) Age 48, born Melbourn, with husband Nathaniel R Holmes and children Note (5) Age 58, born Melbourn, with husband Nathaniel R Holmes and children Note (6) Jan 16 HOLMES Elizabeth otp 66 Note (7) Mar 1952 Royston 3a 169 Note (8) Age 40, born Monks Ely. Horse Dealer, with wife Elizabeth and two children Note (9) Age 50, born Monks Eleigh. Horse Dealer and Publican, with wife Elizabeth and children Note (10) Age 60, born Monks Eleigh. Horse Dealer and Inn Keeper, with wife Elizabeth and children Note (11) Age 70, born Monks Eleigh. Horse Dealer and Inn Keeper, with wife Elizabeth and children Note (12) Mar 1896 Chesterton 3b 308 Note (13) Mar 25 HOLMES Nathaniel Robert otp 75 Note (14) Age 5, born Little Shelford, with family Note (15) Age 45, born Little Shelford. Livery Stable Keeper, with wife Mary Ann P Note (16) Dec 1931 Cambridge 3b 511 age 75 Note (17) Sep 1881 Mutford 4a 1192 Note (18) Dec 1857 Chesterton 3b 446 Note (19) Age 3, born Little Shelford, with family Note (20) Age 13, born Little Shelford, with family Note (21) Age 32, born Little Shelford, with parents and family. Barmaid Note (22) Age 42, born Little Shelford, with sister and brother. Living on own means Note (23) Age 51, born Shelford, Head of Boarding House Note (24) Sep 1927 Cambridge 3b 398 age 69 Note (25) Age 18, born Little Shelford, with family. Horse Dealers Son Note (26) Age 28, born Little Shelford, with family. Horse Dealers Assistant Note (27) Oct 12 HOLMES Charles Herbert otp 35 Note (28) Mar 1897 West Ham 4a 184 Note (29) Oct 2 HOLMES Neville Augustus of Nathaniel Robert & Elizabeth otp horsedealer Note (30) Age 6, born Trumpington, with family Note (31) Age 26, born Trumpington, with family. Horse Dealers Assistant Note (32) Age 36, born Trumpington, with sisters. Living on own means Note (33) Mar 14 HOLMES Neville Augustus otp 37 Note (34) Dec 1866 Chesterton 3b 458 Note (35) Nov 3 HOLMES Ellen Violet of Nathan Robert & Elizabeth otp innkeeper Note (36) Age 14, born Trumpington, with family Note (37) Age 24, born Trumpington, with family Note (38) Age 34, born Trumpington, married, with two children Note (39) Age 44, born Trumpington, married, with two children. Lodging House Keeper Note (40) Dec 16 WHITAKER Earnest (signs Ernest) Richard 33 bac butcher of Lensfield Road Cambridge son of Richard butcher (dec) HOLMES Ellen Violet 30 sp [blank] otp dau of Nathaniel Robert horse dealer (dec) wits: Edward Robert HOLMES, E M HOLMES Note (41) Dec 1873 Chesterton 3b 480 Note (42) Nov 30 HOLMES Edith Mabel of Nathaniel Robert & Elizabeth otp horsedealer Note (43) Age 17, born Trumpington, with family Note (44) Age 27, born Trumpington, with sister and brother. Living on own means Note (45) Age 36, born Trumpington, Hotel Cashier Note (46) Sep 1953 Cambridge 4a 144 age 79 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index