When Isabella Moore was born on 27 June 1863, in Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Frederick Moore, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Coe, was 27. She married Richard John Spear on 11 September 1886, in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Shirley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States in 1920. She died about 1954, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 92.
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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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