Lucy Grace BLACKMORE

  General Notes:

Stated on death certificate of father as L G Garnish, daughter.

Birth Dec 1864 Barnstaple 5b 483 Lucy Grace Blackmore
22 Sep 1864 at Fremington, Lucy Grace, Girl, William Blackmore, Ann Blackmore formerly Muxworthy, Railway Labourer. The informant was Ann Blackmore, mother, Fremington, on 17 October 1864

Marriage Mar 1888 S. Molton 5b 717
BLACKMORE Lucy Grace
GARNISH Frederick
MILLS Sophia
Vickery Albert Edward

Marriage Certificate
At the Independent Chapel in South Molton on 8 March 1888
Frederick Garnish, 35 years, Widower, Tailor and Outfitter, 5 Church Street Ilfracombe. Father George Garnish, Tailor.
Lucy Grace Blackmore, 23 years, Spinster, - , New Road South Molton. Father William Blackmore, Retired Railway Inspector.
Witnesses were Martha Garnish (sister) and William Blackmore (father).

North Devon Journal, 15 March 1888, page 8
Marriages
Garnish - Blackmore - March 8 at the Congregational Church, Southmolton, by the Rev Francis Smith, Mr Fredk Garnish, of Ilfracombe, to Lucy Grace, second daughter of Mr William Blackmore, Southmolton

Death Jun 1934
Barnstaple 5b 521 Garnish Lucy G 69

Death certificate
Died on fifth June 1934 at the Tyrrell Cottage Hospital Ilfracombe
Lucy Grace Garnish, Female, 69 years, of 15 Westbourne Grove Ilfracombe - widow of Frederick Garnish a Tailor and Outfitter.
The informant was R B Garnish, son, in attendance, of 15 Claremont Road Cricklewood NW2, on sixth June 1934
- House was previously her father's
- R B Garnish was later living at 15 Westbourne Grove
Likely to be buried with her husband at the Score cemetery in Ilfracombe, but as I could not reach the grave I cannot be sure.

Probate Calendar 1934
Garnish Lucy Grace of 15 Westbourne Grove Ilfracombe Devonshire widow died 5 June 1934 at Ilfracombe Cottage Hospital Ilfracombe Probate London 14 August to Reginald Blackmore Garnish metal worker and Doris Annie Garnish spinster. Effects £111 2s 1d

1871 census
RG10/057 F13 P18 (cont'd on F14 P19)
St Peters Wharf Cottage, Hammersmith
Ann Blackmore, Head, Wife, 39, Labourer Wife, Devonshire Barnstaple
William do, Son, , 16, Errand Boy, Devonshire Barnstaple
Samuel Blackmore, Son, , 11, Scholar, Norfolk Wortwell
Thomas do, Son, , 9, Scholar, Middx Fulham
Lucy do, Daur, , 6, Scholar, Devonshire Barnstaple
Ellen do, Daur, , 3, , Middx Hammersmith

1881 census
Dwelling:Plaiston Mills
Census Place:Sherwill, Devon, England
Source:FHL Film 1341541 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2246 Folio 110 Page 9
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
John FRYM50 MWear Gifford, Devon, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Farmer & Miller 300 Acres
Mary FRYM48 FPilton, Devon, England
Rel:Wife
William FRYU21 MShirwell, Devon, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Miller ((Farmers Son))
Blanche FRYU10 FShirwell, Devon, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Scholar
Helena FRYU4 FShirwell, Devon, England
Rel:Daur
Susan D. AUSTINU24 FSouth Molton, Devon, England
Rel:Visitor
Occ:Late Schoolmistress
Ada M. FRYU5 FWear Gifford, Devon, England
Rel:Visitor
Ethel L. FRYU3 FWear Gifford, Devon, England
Rel:Visitor
John LEEU60 MBideford, Devon, England
Rel:Serv
Occ:Farm Serv Indoor
Lucy S. BLACKMOREU16 FFremington, Devon, England
Rel:Serv
Occ:Governess
Mary BEER 16 FMarwood, Devon, England
Occ:Domestic
(Lucy's middle initial certainly looks like an S on the image, but is much more fanciful than others on the page - closer to a G on the previous page)

In 1881 census husband is with 1st wife in Ilfracombe

In 1891 census Frederick is with 2nd wife, Lucy, at the same address with children
5 Church Street Ilfracombe
RG12/1778 F38 P5
Frederick Garnish, head, M, 38, tailor & outfitter, b Sherwill
Lucy G Garnish, Wife, M, 26, b Fremington
George, 9 (from 1st wife), Scholar, b Ilfracombe
Frederick J, 5, b Ilfracombe
Mary Saunders, Visitor, S, 44, Living on own means, b Chawleigh

1901 Census
5 Church Street, Ilfracombe
RG13/2149 F81 P4
Frederick Garnish 48 Devon Sherwell Devonshire Ilfracombe Tailor And Hat Fitter Shopkeeper
Lucy G Garnish 36 Devon Fremington Devonshire Ilfracombe
Reginald B Garnish 9 Devon Ilfracombe Devonshire Ilfracombe
Doris A Garnish 5 Devon Ilfracombe Devonshire Ilfracombe

1911 census
RG14PN13364 RG78PN775 RD284 SD4 ED14 SN53
5 Church Street, Ilfracombe, Devon
Frederick Garnish, Head, 58, Married 23 years, Tailor, Devon Shirwell, Employer
Lucy Grace Garnish, Wife 46, Married, , Devon Fremington
Frederick John Garnish, Son, 25, Single, Tailor, Devon Ilfracombe, works at home
Reginald Blackmore Garnish, Son, 19, Single, Ironmonger, Devon Ilfracombe
Doris Annie Garnish, Daughter, 15, Single, House Work, Devon Ilfracombe, works at home
- against Frederick and "ditto'd" for Lucy - 2 children born alive, 2 still living, 0 died (for this marriage)

Address in 1920 - 15 Westbourne Grove Ilfracombe (widow)

Trevor Knight (grandson of George Frederick Blackmore) remembers visiting "Aunt Lucy" in Ilfracombe, probably in the mid 1920s

Lucy married Frederick William GARNISH, son of George GARNISH and Eliza KIDWELL, on 8 Mar 1888 in South Molton, Devon, England.¹ (Frederick William GARNISH was born Mar Q 1853 in Shirwell, Devon, England, baptised on 15 Feb 1853 in Shirwell, Devon, England, died on 11 Sep 1914 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England ^{4 5} and was buried on 16 Sep 1914 in Score Cemetery, Ilfracombe, Devon, England ⁶.)