Historical information

Harriett Holmes is associated with the Coghill - Holmes - Chatham family of Ascot, Victoria.
Harriet was born in Leicestershire, England in 1799. She was the daughter of Henry Carter and Dorothea Madge.
Harriett Holmes married Henry Holmes. They had 12 children, 4 died in infancy.
In 1852, Harriet Holmes, sailed from Bristol and arrived at Geelong, Victoria as an unassisted immigrant aboard ‘The Eagle’ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12912185
with her four youngest children:
Catherine Dorothy (Kate Coghill) age 19
Adelaide Harriet (Adelaide Reid) age 17
Henry Vincent age 15
Edmund Augustus age 13

Physical description

A black and white photo of a seated woman in a hat.

Inscriptions & markings

Verso in blue ball point "Harriett Holmes"