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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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
1850–1915 Male
1868–1906 Female
Children (3)
1895–1984 Female
1898–1904 Male
1904–1912 Female
Parents and Siblings
1818–1896 Male
1826–1897 Female
Siblings (4)
1850–1915 Male
1851–1945 Male
1857–1926 Male
1866–1953 Female
World Events (5)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 4
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 30
1884
Age 34
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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