Brief Life History of John
When John Moore was born about 1835, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Moore, was 17 and his mother, Ann Maria Elizabeth Ashton, was 20. He married Jane Wilson on 2 August 1854, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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- John Moore in household of Thomas Moore, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Moore, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Moore in entry for Georgina Moore, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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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