Little Nell
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Pete,
You need to bear in mind that spelling was not always consistent and that you should always look at an original if possible, so that you can decide what has been written, not what someone else thinks has been written! 
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Ironsides
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Hi Nell,
i realize that now as i looked at some for George Holmes and they have spelt Frederick with a V so it is Fredvrick. Where did you find Olive Scorey as i cannot find her anywhere.
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Pete
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Ironsides
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Hi Nell,
well it has been a busy time for me. Since my last email i have had a new Marriage Certificate for my grandfather, and have found his fathers name was Thomas.
Then only last week i found a small lead which could be wrong but i hope is correct. It was that Thoma s's father was James. I followed that lead and found James Holmes who was from a place very close to where Thomas lived in Andover called Burpham, which took me all the way back to Major General Abraham Holmes who fought for the Duke of Monmouth against the King along with his son Major Richard Holmes who died at the battle of Sedgemore in 1685. Abraham was tried for Treason by Judge Jeffrey's (The Hanging Judge).
Abraham was Hung on the beach where he first landed at Lyme Regis on the 12 September 1685 along with quite a few others.
How can i check if he was my Ancestor for certain, as i only found the details on Family Search.
Do you have any clues or hints i could use to find out please.
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Pete
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Ironsides
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Hi Nell,
sorry about that, What i meant to say was that Thomas was George's Father my Great Great Great Grandfather. He was born in 1760 in Andover.
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Little Nell
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Hmm.... so what do you currently think the line looks like? Not having much luck with a Thomas Holmes born in Andover or a George Holmes, son of Thomas. ? Non-conformists?
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