William BLACKMORE ¹

  General Notes:

From the OPC for Chittlehampton -
"transcipt of marriages for Chittlehampton lists
4 May 1823 - Thomas BLACKMORE, of this parish, married Elizabeth RICE, of this parish.
There is only one child shown in the baptism register
20 jul 1823 William son of Thomas & Elizabeth BLACKMORE, labourer, Chittlehamholt .
Chittlehamholt, although now a separate parish, was part of Chittlehampton until the 1850s. It is about four miles from the village of Chittlehampton, and bordering on the parish of Burrington."

Marriages Jun 1847 S.Molton 10 293
Blackmore William
Davey James
Rowe Mary Ann

Marriage at Burrington, 1847, Page 31 entry 61
April 3rd
William Blackmore, 23,Bachelor, Farmer's Son, Burrington. Father Thomas Blackmore, Yeoman
Mary Ann Rowe, 25, Spinster, - , Burrington. Father Henry Rowe, Tailor
Witnesses Charles Manning and John Bendle (signed many)

Marriages Dec 1872 South Molton 5b 796
William Blackmore
Ann Butler

Deaths Dec 1887
Blackmore William 64 Barnstaple 5b 331

Burial Records for Fremington
William Blackmore of SW Railway Station Fremington was buried 2 Nov 1887 aged 64

Gravestone information on gravestonephotos.com
Elizabeth Lilian Butler Blackmore 1883
Ann Blackmore 40 1884 mother of Elizabeth Lilian Butler Blackmore
William Blackmore 64 1887 father of Elizabeth Lilian Butler Blackmore
Mary Jane Butler Blackmore 10 1888 sister of Elizabeth Lilian Butler Blackmore

photo of this grave shows
Elizabeth Lilian Butler
daughter of William & Ann Blackmore
who died February 25th 1883
aged 9 months
The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away
Blessed be the name of the Lord
also of
Ann Blackmore
the beloved wife of
William Blackmore
Railway Station Fremington
who died February 15th 1884
aged 40 years
above the best this note shall swell
my Jesus hath done all things well
also
William Blackmore
who died Oct'r 29th 1887
aged 64 years
thy will be done
also
Mary Jane Butler
second daughter of the above
who died Sept'r 14th 1888
aged 10 years
......??.....

1841 census
HO107/250/15 F8 P10 (ancestry wrongly gives F7 P10)
Bragamarsh, Burrington, Devon
Thomas Blackmore, 40, Road Man, Y
Elizabeth do, 35, , Y
William do, 15, , Y
James do, 10, , Y
Mary Ann do, 8, , Y
Elizabeth do, 5, , Y
Richard do, 2, , Y
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Elizabeth Rice, 15, Glover, Y

1851 census
HO107/1891 F357 P21 & F358 P22
White Oak, Burrington, Devon
Henry Rowe, Head, Widower, 51, Tailor (Master), Devon Burrington
John do, Son, U, 20, Tailor Journeyman, Devon Burrington
Mary Ann Blackmore, Daur, Mar, 27, Agricul Laborers Wife, Devon Burrington
William Blackmore, Son in Law, Mar, 27, Agricul Lab, Devon Burrington
Charles Kingdon, Visitor, U, 23, Farm Servant, Devon Burrington
John Kingdon, Visitor, U, 21, Farm Servant, Devon Burrington
Elizabeth Rumbelow, Visitor, Un, 19, House ServantDevon Burrington
- Elizabeth emigrated to USA and married William Blackmore's brother John

1861 census
RG9/1495 F23 P10
Railway Station Fremington (this must be the Backmore family in 1881)
William Blackmore, Head, Mar, 37, Railway Clerk, Devon Chittlehampton
Mary Ann Blackmore, Wife, Mar, 38, Clerks Wife, Devon Burrington
Henry Rowe, Father in Law, Widower, 62, Tailor, Devon Burrington
Mary Ann Blackmore, Sister, Un, 27, Glove Maker, Devon Burrington - matches with Mary Ann, daur of Thomas and Elizabeth

1871 census (indexed under Blackmar)
RG10/2192 F17 P26
Station Masters House, Penhile, Fremington
William Blackmore, Head, Mar, 47, Railway Station Agent, Burrington Devon
Mary Ann, Wife, Mar, 48, Wife, Burrington Devon - no surname stated
Norah Abbott, Serv, Un, 15, General Serv't Domestic, Burrington Devon
John Battler, Visitor, Mar, 50, Carpenter, Burrington Devon
Sarah, do, Un, 21, Dress Maker, Burrington Devon - no surname stated
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On same page
Clampit Penhile, Fremington
William Bennett, Head, Mar, 55, Labourer, St Giles in the Wood Devon
Betsy, Wife, Mar, 49, Laundress, Yarnscombe Devon
Richard Blackmore, Father in law, Wwr, 77, Labourer, Burrington Devon
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William Bennett, Head, Mar, 26, Carpenter, Alverdiscott Devon
Ann, Wife, , 34, Laundress, Fremington Devon
Polly, Daur, , 2, -, Fremington Devon

1881 Census (indexed as Backmore - but image clearly shows Blackmore)
RG11/2251 F88 P23 & P24
Fremington Stn, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon
William Blackmore, Head, Mar, 57, Railway Station Master, Devon Chittlehampton
Ann do, Wife, Mar, 38, Station Masters Wife(crossed out), Devon Creacombe
William do, Son, Un, 7, Son, Devon Fremington
John B do, Son, , 6, Son, Devon Fremington
Annie B do, Dau, , 4, Dau, Devon Fremington
Mary J.B do, Dau, , 3, Dau, Devon Fremington
James B Blacmore(sic), Un, 9m, , Devon Fremington
Jane Gard, Serv, Un, 16, Dom Serv, Devon Chulmleigh
(in 1823 a James Blackmore married Mary Guard at Chittlehampton - is Jane related to that family?)

William married Mary Ann ROWE, daughter of Henry ROWE and Alice SHOBBROOK, on 3 Apr 1847 in Burrington, Devon, England. (Mary Ann ROWE was born in 1822 in Burrington, Devon, England, baptised on 15 Dec 1822 in Burrington, Devon, England, died on 14 Jul 1872 in Fremington, Devon, England and was buried on 18 Jul 1872 in Burrington, Devon, England.)

William next married Ann BUTLER, daughter of Humphrey BUTLER and Elizabeth WEBBER, circa Dec 1872 in South Molton, Devon, England. (Ann BUTLER was born Dec Q 1843 in Creacombe, Devon, England, died on 15 Feb 1884 in Fremington, Devon, England and was buried on 21 Feb 1884 in Fremington, Devon, England.)