Alfred Moore

Brief Life History of Alfred

When Alfred Moore was born on 31 October 1870, in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Moore, was 11867 and his mother, Ellen Goode, was 26. He married Lily Schofield on 15 June 1895, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Milnrow, Lancashire, England in 1901. He died on 10 December 1905, in Barnhill, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in East Avenue Cemetery, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Moore
1870–1905
Lily Schofield
1877–1937
Marriage: 15 June 1895
Ruth Moore
1896–1974
Jessie Moore
1897–
Thomas Moore
1899–
Bertha Moore
1901–1950
Eva Ellen Moore
1903–1984

Sources (16)

  • Alfred Moore, "England and Wales, Census, 1881"
  • Alfred Moore, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Alfred Moore, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.

English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .

English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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