Exciting news. I have started a new website holmes-history.com . The new site will give me a better platform to share some of my Holmes...

The 1841 census of Scotland was the first to intentionally record the names of everyone in a household. It provides a stong clue as to...

In my last post regarding the Rev William Holmes of Antrim , I mentioned that one of the executors to the will of his father-in-law,...

The basic facts regarding the Rev William Holmes of Antrim from the Fasti of the Irish Presbyterian Church , #546 Holmes, William Son of...

In researching my ancestor the Rev William Holmes of Strabane I have begun to explore his relations. The Fasti of the Irish Presbyterian...

Last month I was able to visit PRONI for the first time. This wasn't a research trip per se. I was in Belfast on holiday, but I was able...

Today I found a reference from 1509 to Robert Lyndesay and Elizabeth Holmys residing in Dreghorn Cuningham and Caprington in Ayrshire....

I have been interested in the Holmes family of Coleraine for some time. They fist came to my attention while rearching Samuel Craighead...

I found the grave of Robert Holmes of Belfast while visiting Edinburgh

I am Jeff Homes. I have been actively researching for over 30 years. Originally my goal was to expand my own family tree and I did...