What is their correct age?

[janan]

There is this possible death for Thomas Holmes (but there are quite few born c1870 in the area)

Age 35 Mar 1905  Chester Le Street 10a 34

Find  a Grave has this Thomas buried in Ropery Lane Cemetery Chester Le Street

[LizzieL]

There are three Thomas Holmes births registered in Leeds in 1869
mother's maiden name March, Stafford and Wagstaff.

Middle of the three is son of Owen Holmes and Catherine Stafford. Catherine was born in Ireland (her younger siblings born in Leeds) and Owen's parents were from Ireland. That might give the Catholic connection.

[knights]

Will follow these up.  Thank you so much.

[LizzieL]

If the two deaths found so far for Thomas and Alice are correct, then all the children would be orphans in 1911, can anyone find them on the census?

[knights]

I do have Mathew (mathias) as he is my direct ancestor, he was born in 1891.

He is a miner and is a lodger in 1911.

Wendy

[LizzieL]

There's a funeral notice in a Newcastle paper for Thomas, mentions husband of Alice and he was a showman, so Thomas's is the correct death

16 Mar 1905 Newcastle evening Chronicle

[knights]

Thank you so much.

Wendy

[JenB]

If the two deaths found so far for Thomas and Alice are correct, then all the children would be orphans in 1911, can anyone find them on the census?

In 1911 there is an 11 year old John Holmes born in Gateshead, living in Tredegar with his uncle Alfred Smith born in Lancashire and who has a ‘cocoa nut shie’. Fairground connection?

[knights]

Interesting.

Thankyou.