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Peter Holmes.
1715—1886
Thomas Holt.

Holmes, Peter, 1s. Walter, of Bickleigh, near Plymouth, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 17 Dec., 1836, aged 21; B.A. 1840, M.A. 1844, D.D. 1859, curate of Weston-Peverell or Pennycross 1868, head-master Plymouth Grammar School, died 12 Oct., 1878; for lists of his works see Crockford.

Holmes, Richard, s. Richard, of Isle of St. Christopher, America, arm. Oriel Coll., matric. 17 Feb., 1740-1, aged 16.


Holmes, Richard Ellis, 1s. Richard Hind, of Pontefract, Yorks, gent. Non-Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1882, aged 19; Trinity Coll., B.A. 1885.


Holmes, Richard (Fleming Worsley), s. Henry, of Arreton, Isle of Wight, baronet. Christ Church, matric. 26 Oct., 1809, aged 18; M.P. Newport, Isle of Wight, 1812, until his death, 24 July, 1814.


Holmes, Robert, s. Edmund, of St. Martin's, London, gent. New Coll., matric. 3 March, 1767, aged 18; B.A. 1770, fellow, M.A. 1774, B.D. 1787, D.D. 1789, and a canon, professor of poetry 1783-93, biblical scholar, rector of Stanton, Oxon, canon of Salisbury, dean of Winchester 1804, until his death 12 Nov., 1805.

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Holmes, Samuel, 3s. John, of Feversham, Kent, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 27 April, 1837, aged 21; B.A. 1841, M.A. 1845, vicar of Huddersfield 1855-66, of St. Paul, Dorking, 1860-81, canon of Ripon 1863.


Holmes, Thomas Knox, o.s. William, of Chichester, Sussex, arm. Christ Church, matric. 16 Dec., 1826, aged 17.


Holmes, Thomas Rice Edward, 5s. Robert, of Waterstown, co. Meath, arm. Christ Church, matric. 10 Oct., 1873, aged 18; student 1873-8, B.A. 1877. See Robinson, 364.


Holmes, William, s. William, of Adingham, Yorks, pleb. University Coll., matric. 28 April, 1748, aged 18; B.A. 1752.

Holmes, William, s. John, of Exeter (city), gent. Oriel Coll., matric. 10 Feb., 1774, aged 30.

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Holmes, William, s. Robert, of Oxford (city), pleb. New Coll., matric. 20 Nov., 1786, aged 17; B.A. 1790, M.A. 1794, chorister Magdalen College 1779-87, clerk 1787-90, sub-dean Chapel Royal, priest in ordinary to the King, a minor canon of St. Paul's 1796, vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, 1802, and rector of Aveley, Essex, 1810, until his death 15 June, 1833. See Bloxam, i., ii.

Holmes, William, s. Thomas, of St. John's, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, arm. Merton Coll., matric. 12 Dec., 1800, aged 17. See Eton School Lists.

Holmes, William, B.A. Trinity Coll., Dublin, 1795, created D.C.L. 5 July, 1810, then of Youngbury, Herts, treasurer of the Ordnance 1820-30, many years Tory whip, M.P. Grampound May, 1808-12, Tregony 1812-18, Totnes 1819-20, Bishop's Castle 1820-30, Haslemere 1830-7, Berwick-on-Tweed 1837, died 26 Jan., 1851. See Gent.'s Mag., i. 315.

Holmes, William Groome, 2s. William, of Arundel, Sussex, gent. Wadham Coll., matric. 23 Feb., 1837, aged 17; B.A. 1840, M.A. 1845, vicar of Littlehampton, Sussex, 1855-64, died 1875.

Holmes, William Rusbridge, of Magdalen Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1833, M.A. 1836), adm. 'comitatis causa' 22 June, 1865, rector of Birkby, Yorks, 1867, until his death 10 June, 1876.

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Holms, John Mitchell, 1s. James, of Ibrox, near Glasgow, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 18 Oct., 1881, aged 18; of the Indian Civil Service.

Holroyd, Hon. Douglas Edward, 2s. George Augustus F. C., Earl of Sheffield. Christ Church, matric. 2 June, 1852, aged 17; B.A. 1857, M.A. 1865, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1863, died 10 Feb., 1882. See Foster's Peerage & Eton School Lists.

Holroyd, George Augustus Frederick Charles, Viscount Pevensey, 1s. John, Earl of Sheffield. Christ Church, matric. 21 Oct., 1819, aged 17; 2nd earl, a lord in waiting 1858-9, died 5 April, 1876. See Foster's Peerage.

Holt, Alfred, 3s. John, of Clapton, near London, arm. Worcester Coll., matric. 23 May, 1877, aged 19; B.A. 1882, M.A. 1884, bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1883.

Holt, Alwyn Ernest, 3s. Edward, of Farnley, Yorks, arm. New Coll., matric. 15 Oct., 1886, aged 19.

Holt, Charles, s. Roland, of Redgrave, Suffolk, arm. Balliol Coll., matric. 18 Dec., 1752, aged 18; brother of Roland 1740, and Thomas 1749.

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Holt, Charles Reginald Cowper, o.s. Robert, of Mursley, Bucks, cler. Hertford Coll., matric. 28 Jan., 1879, aged 19; scholar 1878-83, B.A. 1883.

Holt, Edward, s. Robert, of Wigan, Lancashire, arm. Christ Church, matric. 5 May, 1718, aged 18.

Holt, Rev. Eardley Chauncey, 1s. John, of Broxbourne, Herts, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 21 Jan., 1836, aged 17; B.A. 1839, M.A. 1843.

Holt, Eardley Wilmot Blomefield, 1s. Eardley Chauncey, of Tilford, Surrey, cler. Exeter Coll., matric. 14 Oct., 1861, aged 19; B.A. 1864.

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Holt, Francis Ludlow, s. Ludlow, of Watford, Herts, doctor. Christ Church, matric. 19 May, 1798, aged 18; bar.-at-law, Middle Temple, 1809, K.C. 1831, bencher of the Inner Temple 1831, treasurer 1840, vice-chancellor county palatine of Lancaster 1826-44, an exchequer bill loan commissioner, a legal and dramatic author, died 29 Sep., 1844, See Alumni West., 450.

Holt, Harold Edward Sherwin, o.s. Joseph, of Harrogate, Yorks, arm. Magdalen Coll., matric. 15 April, 1882, aged 19; B.A. 1886.

Holt, Henry Edmund, 1s. Thomas, of Accrington, Lancashire, gent. New Coll., matric. 18 Oct., 1875, aged 15.

Holt, Henry Spawforth, 1s. Elias, of Dewsbury, Yorks, arm. Keble Coll., matric. 19 Oct., 1880, aged 20; exhibitioner 1880-3, B.A. 1883, B.C.L. & M.A. 1887.

Holt, James Madan, 1s. John, of Bacup, Lancashire, arm. Christ Church, matric. 15 June, 1848, aged 18; B.A. 1853, M.A. 1855, of Stubbylee, Lancashire, J.P., M.P. North-East Lancashire 1868-80.

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Holt, Percy Edward, y.s. Barnard Wright, of Neasdon, Middlesex, arm. Christ Church, matric. 13 Oct., 1876, aged 18.

Holt, Raymond Blomefield, 2s. John, of Broxbourne, Herts, arm. New Coll., matric. 21 Jan., 1839, aged 19; Corpus Christi Coll. B.A. 1843, M.A. 1846.

Holt, Robert, s. Robert, of Edenfield, Lancashire, pleb. Brasenose Coll., matric. 14 May, 1782, aged 20; exhibitioner 1786, B.A. 1786, M.A. 1789. See Manchester School Reg., i. 209.

Holt, Robert, of St. John's Coll., Cambridge (B.A. 1846, M.A. 1850), 3s. James, of Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, arm. Incorp. from Christ Church, 17 Dec., 1870, aged 47; held various curacies 1846- 68, vicar of Hillesden, Bucks, 1868.

Holt, Robert (Fowler), s. Robert, of Finmore, Oxon, cler. Brasenose Coll., matric. 22 Feb., 1810, aged 18; scholar 1812-13, B.A. 1813, M.A. 1816, chaplain Slough Union 1836, until his death 27 Jan., 1870. See Eton School Lists.

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Holt, Roland, s. Roland, of Redgrave Hall, Suffolk, arm. Magdalen Coll., matric. 23 Dec., 1740, aged 17; created M.A. 31 Jan., 1744-5, of Redgrave, Suffolk, M.P. 1759-68, 1771-80, died unmarried 31 July, 1786.

Holt, Thomas, s. Roland, of Redgrave, Suffolk, arm. St. Mary Hall, matric. 14 Jan., 1748-9, aged 17; B.A. 1752, M.A. 1755, of Redgrave, died 22 Aug., 1799.

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