William Henry Loosemore

Male1850–1915

Brief Life History of William Henry

When William Henry Loosemore was born in 1850, in Charles, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Loosemore, was 32 and his mother, Mary Fisher, was 24. He married Eleanor Smyth on 31 July 1880, in Bratton Fleming, Devon, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Ilfracombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died in 1915, in Barnstaple, Devon, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Loosemore
1850–1915
Mary Skinner
1868–1906
Marriage: 17 April 1895
Jane Wilcox
1895–1984
John Skinner Loosmore
1898–1904
Frances Mary Loosmore
1904–1912

Sources (27)

  • William H Loosmore in household of William Tamlyn, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • England Birth Registration Index of William Henry LOOSMORE, Jan-Mar 1850, Sth Molton
  • William Henry Loosmore, "England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 April 1895South Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (5)

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 4

    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.

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 30

    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    1884

    Age 34

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Loosemoor in Oakford (Devon). The placename derives from Old English hlōse ‘shed, pigsty’ + mōr ‘moor, area of boggy ground’.

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

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