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John Shutwell Holmes on the death of his son Harold

John Shutwell Holmes on the death of his son Harold

Harold Holmes was killed in action in France in 1918. I’ve just been looking through his war records and found this particularly poignant note from his father, date Sept 4, 1920: Dear Sir, we shall appreciate the inclosed scroll very much, commemorating one whom we all dearly loved; “We know through the precious blood of Christ he is with The Lord whom he loved”. P.S. I have just... »

Grandchildren of Robert and Sarah Ford

Grandchildren of Robert and Sarah Ford

Robert Ford and Sarah Ann Aspinall had 37 grandchildren: Ernest Shutwell Holmes (1878-1955), chemist. William Robert Ford (1878-1944), railway clerk. Seymour Augustus Ford (1879-1968), fish buyer. Served in Yorkshire Regiment. Beatrice Elizabeth Ford (1880-1957) Ethel Emily Holmes (1881-), dressmaker Walter Thomas Holmes (1882-1883) Robert Ford Holmes (1884-1962), marine engineer Harold Holmes (18... »