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Sherlock Holmes
Detective who met Watson at 27, closed his last case at 60
Born Jan 6, 1854
Unofficial fan information. Character and series names are trademarks of their respective owners. The 1854 birth year comes from His Last Bow, set in 1914, where Holmes is described as 60. January 6 is an estimate by scholars. Event years follow the original texts.
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- 27Meets Watson and moves into 221B Baker Street
- 34The Sign of the Four; Watson gets married
- 35The Hound of the Baskervilles case
- 37Faces Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls and vanishes
- 40Returns to London
- 49Retires to the Sussex coast to keep bees
- 53Narrates The Lion's Mane case himself in retirement
- 60Catches a German spy in His Last Bow
Every entry, with its source
At 27
- Jan 1881
Meets Watson and moves into 221B Baker Street
Age 27. The start of A Study in Scarlet.
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At 34
- Sep 1888
The Sign of the Four; Watson gets married
Age 34.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
At 35
- c. 1889
The Hound of the Baskervilles case
Around age 35.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
At 37
- May 4, 1891
Faces Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls and vanishes
Age 37. Believed dead for three years.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
At 40
- Apr 1894
Returns to London
Age 40. The Empty House.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
At 49
- c. 1903
Retires to the Sussex coast to keep bees
Around age 49.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
At 53
- c. 1907
Narrates The Lion's Mane case himself in retirement
Around age 53.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
At 60
- Aug 2, 1914
Catches a German spy in His Last Bow
Age 60. The one scene in the canon that gives his age.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Sources: en.wikipedia.org