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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5103
TitleHolmes family of Wirksworth
Date[late 19th-early 20th cent]
Descriptionfamily letters and photographs, with notes on family history
Extent0.05
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorHolmes family of Wirksworth
Administrative HistoryWilliam Holmes, who was born in Wirksworth in 1835, emigrated with his wife, Emma, to Australia in 1859. They settled at Gulgong in New South Wales in about 1869. Emma died in 1873, and William and his children moved to Sydney in about 1882. William died in 1913. The family kept in touch with their relatives in Derbyshire by letter.
Custodial HistoryThe records were donated to the Derbyshire Record Office in October 1999 by a relative of the family in Australia.
Organisation Sub-TypeFamily and estate
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
Wirksworth 
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