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
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
1830–1893 Male
1832–1916 Female
Children (15)
1852– Male
1854–1879 Male
1858–1886 Male
1859– Male
1860–1865 Female
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (7)
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 1
1843
Age 11
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 22
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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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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