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Mary Beckwith

Female 1840 - 1919  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Beckwith was born on 28 Feb 1840 in Nova Scotia; died on 7 Aug 1919; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Family/Spouse: Capt. George Levi Holmes. George (son of Capt. Peleg Holmes, 3rd and Mary Emily Lockhart) was born on 17 Nov 1839 in Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 16 Apr 1925 in Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Jessie Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1866 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.
    2. 3. Gertrude Elimira Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1868 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; died on 13 Nov 1958 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia.
    3. 4. Rettie Archibald Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1872 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; died on 24 Feb 1959 in Windsor, Ontario; was buried in Toronto, Ontario.
    4. 5. George Andrew Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Feb 1876 in Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 1 May 1965 in Camden, New Jersey.
    5. 6. Nicholas Roy Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1884 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; died on 28 Dec 1887; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jessie Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 12 Oct 1866 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.

  2. 3.  Gertrude Elimira Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 12 Jun 1868 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; died on 13 Nov 1958 in Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Gertrude married William Wylie Clarke in 1890 in Hants Co., Nova Scotia. William was born in 1865; died in 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Rettie Archibald Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 18 Jul 1872 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; died on 24 Feb 1959 in Windsor, Ontario; was buried in Toronto, Ontario.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Archibald Holmes A retired civil engineer, Archibald Rettie (Rett) Holmes, 86, of 1169 Argyle Rd died Tuesday at Metropolitan Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Nova Scotia and came to Windsor three years ago. Mr. Holmes was a member of St. Mary's Anglican Church and the Professional Engineers of Canada. He is survived by his widow, Florence; three daughter, Mrs. John Broughall (Helen), Toronto; Mrs. William Pretty (Elizabeth), Pennsylvania, and Mrs. John Reid (Margeret), Windsor, and one brother, George, New Jersey. There are seven grandchildren. The body will rest at the Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home, Wyandotte St. E. at Devonshire Rd., until Thursday at 9 a.m. The funeral will be held at St. Mary's Church at 10 a.m. Canoa F. C. McRitchie will officiate. The body will be transferred to the A. W. Miles Funeral Home in Toronto for services and burial Friday.

    Rettie married Florence May Blair on 12 Aug 1902 in Campbellton, Restigouche, New Brunswick. Florence was born on 10 Jun 1875 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Helen Franklin Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904.
    2. 8. Florence Elizabeth Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905; died in 2001.
    3. 9. Margaret Archibald Blair Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1912 in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

  4. 5.  George Andrew Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 20 Feb 1876 in Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 1 May 1965 in Camden, New Jersey.

    George married Frances Maude Cox on 2 Aug 1904 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Frances was born in 1876; died in 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Mary Aileen Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906; died in 2001.

  5. 6.  Nicholas Roy Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 12 Jun 1884 in Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia; died on 28 Dec 1887; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Helen Franklin Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rettie2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1904.

    Family/Spouse: John Broughall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 8.  Florence Elizabeth Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rettie2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1905; died in 2001.

    Family/Spouse: William Pretty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 9.  Margaret Archibald Blair Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (4.Rettie2, 1.Mary1) was born on 30 Aug 1912 in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

    Family/Spouse: John Reid. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 10.  Mary Aileen Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (5.George2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1906; died in 2001.