John BLACKMORE ¹

  General Notes:

Baptism at Yarnscombe (Devon FHS Deanery of Barnstaple register index CDROM)
BLACKMOOR John, of Richard & Mary, Labourer, of Yarnscombe, on 27 03 1831
-confirmed from original register

Marriages Jun 1855 Barnstaple 5b 813
ADAMS Mary Ann
BLACKMORE John
BROOK Henry Sham
CROOK Henry Shem
GILL Emma

Marriage at Fremington (from parish registers) on 21 April 1855
John Blackmore, full age, bachelor, Labourer, Bickington. Father Richard Blackmore, Labourer
Emma Gill, full age, spinster, Servant, Bickington. Father George Gill, Labourer
Witnesses were B.A. Orme(??), Thomas Smallcorn
- John signed and Emma made her mark

Burials at Fremington 20 Feb 1894 (father and daughter)
John Blackmore of Fremington aged 63
Emily Blackmore of Fremington aged 20

Death notice in North Devon Journal for 22 Feb 1894
Blackmore - February 15, at Clampits, Bickington, Fremington. Emily Blackmere, aged 20; and on February 18, at the same place, John Blackmore, father of the above, aged 60

Gravestonephotos.com has entry for John and Emily at Fremington
John Blackmore 63 1894
Emily Blackmore 20 1894 daughter of John Blackmore

1841 census
HO107/223/14 F6 P7 & F7 P8
West Orchard, Yarnscombe, Devon
Richard Blackmore, 40, Ag Lab, Y
John do, 10, , Y
Wm do, 6, , Y
- wife appears to be staying with her brother in Burrington (with daughter Mary)

1851 census - likely entry if the family info is correct
NameRelationshipMarAge SexOccupation Birthplace
William FISHER---U29MFarmers Of 298 A Emp 5 LabsYarnscombe-Dev
Elizabeth FISHERMothW73FFormerly Farmers Wife (Dependent)Chittlehampton-Dev
Sarah FISHERSisU34FFarmers DaurYarnscombe-Dev
Jane MOOREApprU20FFarm ApYarnscombe-Dev
Henry MUXWORTHYServU21MFarm LabYarnscombe-Dev
William MILLSServU45MFarm LabFrithelstock-Dev
John BLACKMOREServU20MFarm LabYarnscombe-Dev
William BLACKMOREServU16MFarm LabYarnscombe-Dev
George PATTServU12MFarm LabYarnscombe-Dev
Address:Court Barton, ---
Census Place:Yarnscombe Gt Torrington, Devonshire
PRO Reference:HO/107/1894Folio:50Page:2FHL Film:0221045

1861 census
RG9/1495 F14 P21
North Road, Fremington
John Blackmore, head, mar, 30, Ag Lab, Yarnscombe Devon
Emma Blackmore, wife, mar, 27, , Yarnscombe Devon
Selina do, daur, un, 5, scholar, Fremington Devon
John do, son, , 3, scholar, Fremington Devon
James do, son, , 11m, scholar, Fremington Devon

1871 census
RG10/2192 F7 P5
North Road Cottage, Bickington, Fremington, Devon
John Blackmore, Head, Mar, 40, Railway Lab, Yarnscombe Devon
Emma do, Wife, Mar, 37, Wife, Do
John do, Son, Unm, 13, Serv't (Domestic) Unemployed, Bickington Devon
William do, Son, Unm, 6, Scholar, Do
George do, Son, Unm, 4, Scholar, Do
Dennis do, Son, Unm, 8mo, , Do

1881 census
John BLACKMORE M Male 50 Yarnscombe, Devon, England Ag Lab
Emma BLACKMORE M Female 47 Yarnscombe, Devon, England
Henry BLACKMORE U Male 10 Fremington, Devon, England Scholar
Emily BLACKMORE Female 7 Fremington, Devon, England Scholar
Source Information:
Dwelling Clampit
Census PlaceFremington, Devon, England
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2251 / 87
Page Number 21

1891 census (indexed as Blackmon)
RG12/1780 F48 P17
Clampits, Fremington, Devon
John Blackmore, Head, M, 60, Farmer, Devon Yarnscombe
Emma do, Wife, M, 58, , Devon Yarnscombe
Henry D Kettle, Son in Law, M, 36, Conductor/Married Officer Bombay East India Commissariat Dept, Kent Charlton
Ellen do, Daur, M, 28, , Devon Fremington
Henry D do, Gd Son, S, 6, , East India Bombay
Herbert B do, Gd Son, S, 3, , East India Rarachibind
William J do, Gd Son, S, 2, , Devon Barnstaple

John married Emma GILL, daughter of George GILL and Susan MARTIN, on 21 Apr 1855 in Fremington, Devon, England. (Emma GILL was born circa 1833 in Yarnscombe, Devon, England and died circa Jun 1898 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.)

  Marriage Notes:

My transcription from the parish register gives date as 21 Apr 1854. But the GRO index has John and Emma under Jun 1855