Mary Moore

Female11 November 1832–2 June 1916

Brief Life History of Mary

Mary Moore was born on 11 November 1832, in Ansley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of William Moore and Mary King. She married Thomas Masters Barker on 8 January 1865, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in St Laurence in Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Clevedon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 2 June 1916, in Mere, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mere, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Masters Barker
1830–1893
Mary Moore
1832–1916
Marriage: 8 January 1865
William Thomas Barker
1852–
Alfred Great Barker
1854–1879
John Barker
1858–1886
William George Barker
1859–
Emily Barker
1860–1865
A George Barker
1861–
Thomas Frederick Barker
1862–1873
Walter Barker
1865–1876
T H Weston Barker
1867–
Martha Ellen Barker
1869–1888
Rose Ann Barker
1870–1937
Eliza Mary Barker
1871–1962
Rose Ann Barker
1872–
George Washington Barker
1873–1877
Lavina Mary Barker
1879–1879

Sources (22)

  • Mary Barker, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Mary King, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
  • Mary Moore in household of William Moore, "England and Wales Census, 1841"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 January 1865Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (15)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (7)

    1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

    Age 1

    The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

    1843

    Age 11

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 22

    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

    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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    Story Highlight

    Life Story of Eliza Mary Barker Edwards - Born 6 June 1874 Coventry Warwickshire Eng. - Daughter of Thomas Masters Barker and Mary Moore - Told by herself - Found in Hazel Barker Bott genealogy book

    My father and mother brought up a family of thirteen - there were seven boys but one had died before I was born in 1874, one irl died when only five years old, she was the oldest daughter, that was a …

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