Ann MUXWORTHY

  General Notes:

Name confirmed as Muxworthy from daughter, Eliza Ann's, birth certificate. She could not write as signature is given as "the mark of .."

Baptism found on Fremington parish records - father William, living in Bickington
129 - 24 4 1831 Ann, William & Ann, Muxworthy, Bickington, Labourer

Register of marriages Barnstaple district Vol X, page 55 Qtr Mar 1851
At the Parish Church, Fremington on 8 February 1851
William Blackmore, of full age, Bachelor, Laborer, Bickington. Father William Blackmore, Schoolteacher
Ann Muxworthy, under age, Spinster, Servant, Bickington. Father William Muxworthy, Servant
Witnesses were Grace B Blackmore (sister) and Henry Molland (cousin?)
All 4 signed their names

Although it appears that Ann signed her name on her marriage certificate, she made her mark when registering the births of 7 children (William signed the other one).

Death Registered Dec 1876 Barnstaple 5b 319 Ann Blackmore
17 December 1876 at Bickington, Fremington
Ann Blackmore, Female, 45 years, Wife of William Blackmore Inspector on Railway.
The informant was Eliza Ann Blackmore, daughter, present at the death, of Bickington Fremington. (husband was probably working abroad)

Fremington registers state
Burial on 21 Dec 1876. Ann Blackmore of Bickington, aged 45

1841 Census
HO107/221 S2 F7 P9
Bickington, Fremington, Devon
Molland Agness 75
Molland Philip 40 Masons J
Molland George 35 Ag Lab
Molland Henry 10
Muxworthy Ann 35 Glove M
Muxworthy Agness 12
Muxworthy Ann 9
Muxworthy Grace 5

1851 census
HO107/1893 F478 P16
Bickington, Fremington, Devon
William Blackmore, Head, Mar, 24, Farm Lab, Devon Burrington
Ann do, Wife, Mar, 19, Glover, Devon Fremington

1861 census
RG9/029 F101 P50
8 Town Meadows, Sands End, Fulham
William Blackmore, Head, Mar, 34, Railway Labourer, Wevonshire Burrington (sic)
Ann do, Wife, Mar, 30, , do Fremington
Eliza Ann do, Daugh, Un, 9, Scholar, do Fremington
William Hy do, Son, Un, 6, Scholar, do Fremington
George F(?) do, Son, Un, 4, Scholar, Suffolk Martlesham
Samuel J do, Son, Un, 1, , Norfolk Worthwold

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

Birth certificate of daughter Eliza Ann shows mother as Ann, formerly MUXWORTHY. She could not write as signature is given as "the mark of .."

Marriage certificate of Eliza Ann gives occupation of father as Railway Inspector and living in Bickington, Fremington

From Holy Trinity Churchyard, Ilfracombe MIs (info from Ilfracombe Museum). Because of the state of the churchyard it was not possible to see the gravestone in 2004, even though I got to within a few feet of its position). The grave location is D40
Clearance work has now been carried out and a photograph of the grave was supplied by Ilfracombe Museum. I visited the grave in February 2007 and the inscription etc is as previously described.

Memorial Inscription
In Loving Memory
Elizabeth Ellen, the dearly beloved daughter of
William and Ann Blackmore
who fell asleep in Jesus November 10^th 1899
aged 32 years.
"Him that cometh unto me I will
in no wise cast out"
Also
William Blackmore
father of the above
who died
May 17^th 1920 aged 94 years
and
Ann Blackmore
his beloved wife
who died
December 17^th 1876 aged 45 years.

William was buried 20th May. (previously living at 15, Westbourne Avenue, Ilfracombe).
No details on burial date of Elizabeth. Ann is not buried there - she was buried in Fremington churchyard on 21 Dec 1876.

Ann is buried at Fremington Church. The headstone says
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ANN BLACKMORE
THE BELOVED WIFE OF WILLIAM BLACKMORE JUNR
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE DEC 17 1876
AGED 45 YEARS .. MONTHS
For to me to live is Christ,
But to die is gain. Phil 1:21
- I have been informed that Ann's daughter, Eliza Ann Thorne, is buried in the same grave. This was told to my cousin by his mother who was present at the funeral

The next grave is of William and Ann Blackmore (nee Arnold) - William's parents

Descendants of William Henry Blackmore have a photo (see Eliza Ann Blackmore) that states it was William Blackmore's wife - Ann Guard. This seems to have come from a birth certificate obtained for the wrong William Henry (birth in same quarter, but in Tiverton - father William mother Ann nee Guard)

Ann married William BLACKMORE, son of William BLACKMORE and Ann BAKER, on 8 Feb 1851 in Fremington, Devon, England.^{1 2} (William BLACKMORE was born on 12 Apr 1826 in Burrington, Devon, England ⁸, baptised on 21 May 1826 in Burrington, Devon, England,⁹ died on 17 May 1920 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England ^{10 11} and was buried on 20 May 1920 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England ¹².)