Can anyone add to and/or correct this, please? I have a sinking feeling that the HANNAFORD link will also connect to my STEER family Regards, Jack Steer GENERATION 1 Roger MOORE Married 12.4.1731 in Thurlestone, Devon to Jane [1731-1753 - seven children baptised in Thurlestone, Devon] GENERATION 2 Children of Roger MOORE and Jane Mary MOOR - 30.10.1731 baptised privately in Thurlestone, Devon, received into church 11.11.1731 - died before February 1732/3 Mary MOORE - 28?.2.1732/3 baptised Thurlestone, Devon Abigail MOOR - 28.9?.1737 baptised Thurlestone, Devon John MOOR/MOORE - 15.2.1739/40 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - 21.2.1793 buried Thurlestone, Devon [7/14/21.11.1762 banns read in Thurlestone, Devon for marriage of John MOORE to Ann TABB (spinster), both described as being of this parish] Married by banns on 14.2.1763 in Thurlestone, Devon to Ann TABB - 1835/6 born - 22.2.1825 buried Thurlestone, Devon aged 89, described as being of Buckland [1763 - John MOORE (husbandman of this parish), Ann TABB (spinster of this parish), witnesses - Roger MOORE and William S?] [Between 1763 and 1793 John MOORE signed the marriage register as a witness on well over half the total of some 75 marriages] [1793 - described as the "Clerk of this parish" in the burial register] Roger MOOR/MOORE - 20.10.1742 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - 28.3.1784 buried Thurlestone, Devon [30.9. and 7/14.10.1764 banns read in Thurlestone, Devon for marriage of Roger MOORE to Sarah TAYLER (spinster), both described as being of this parish] Married (1) by banns on 7.11.1764 in Thurlestone, Devon to Sarah TAYLER - may well have died before 1769 [1764 - Roger MOORE (husbandman of this parish), Sarah TAYLER (spinster of this parish), witnesses - John WHIDON and one other] [15/22/29.10.1769 banns read in Thurlestone, Devon for marriage of Roger MOORE to Elizabeth YABSLEY (spinster), both described as being of this parish] Perhaps married (2) by banns on 5.12.1769 in Thurlestone, Devon to Elizabeth YABSLEY - [1769 - Roger MOORE (husbandman of this parish), Elizabeth YABSLEY (spinster of this parish), witnesses - John MOORE and Thomas YABSLEY (signed with a mark)] Elizabeth MOOR - 4.3.1746/7 baptised Thurlestone, Devon George MOORE - 25.1.1753 baptised Thurlestone, Devon [12/19/26.9.1779 - banns read in Thurlestone, Devon for marriage of George MOORE to Mary HANNAFORD, both described as being of this parish] Married by banns on 29.10.1779 in Thurlestone, Devon to Mary HANNAFORD - [1779 - George MOORE (bachelor of this parish), Mary HANNAFORD (spinster of this parish, signed with a mark), witnesses John MOORE and one other] GENERATION 3 Children of John MOORE and Ann nee TABB Anne MOORE - 21.12.1763 baptised Thurlestone, Devon [21/28.10. and 5.11.1784 - banns read in Thurlestone, Devon for marriage of Thomas EDGCOMBE (bachelor) to Ann MOORE (spinster), both described as being of this parish] Married by banns on 7.12.1784 in Thurlestone, Devon to Thomas EDGCOMBE [1784 - Thomas EDGCOMBE (bachelor of this parish), Ann MOORE (spinster of this parish), witnesses - John MOORE and James MOORE] John MOORE - 21.5.1765 baptised Thurlestone, Devon William MOORE - 6.9.1767 baptised Thurlestone, Devon George MOORE - 1.12.1772 baptised Thurlestone, Devon Married Susanna Benjamin MOORE - 5.11.1773 baptised Thurlestone, Devon Betty MOORE - 26.3.1776 baptised Thurlestone, Devon Nicholas MOORE - 21.6.1778 baptised Thurlestone, Devon Children of Roger MOORE and Elizabeth nee YABSLEY Thomas MOORE - 24.6.1774 baptised privately Thurlestone, Devon, received into church 17.7.1774 Richard MOORE - 9.6.1776 baptised Thurlestone, Devon Perhaps married Hannah [1801-1824 - five children baptised Thurlestone, Devon, in 1813 Richard was described as a wool comber of Bantham and in 111819, 1822 and 1824 as a labourer of Bantham] Children of George MOORE and Mary nee HANNAFORD Jenny MOORE - 7.8.1785 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Roger MOORE - 1.1.1790 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Married 27.12.1810 to Jane HEATH [1812 - first child baptised in Thurlestone, Roger described as being of Thurlestone] [1815 - second baptised in Thurlestone, Roger described as being a Thurlestone husbandman] [1818 - third and last baptised in Thurlestone, Roger described as being a Thurlestone labourer] Thomas MOORE - 20.5.1792 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - GENERATION 4 Children of George MOORE and Susanna Margaret MOORE - 18.6.1794 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Susanna MOORE - 19.2.1797 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Children of Richard MOORE and Hannah Betsey MOORE - 4.10.1801 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Thomas MOORE - 17.4.1803 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Roger MOORE - 28.2.1808 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Richard MOORE - 2.9.1810 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Walter Clarke MOORE - 27.6.1813 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - John MOORE - 7.11.1819 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Maria MOORE - 28.4.1822 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Amelia Jane MOORE - 18.7.1824 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Children of Roger MOORE and Jane nee HEATH Peggy MOORE - 27.9.1812 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Jane MOORE - 19.3.1815 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - James MOORE - 16.8.1818 baptised Thurlestone, Devon - Married Mary BAVILL 31 December 1840 [1841-1851 - seven children baptised in Thurlestone, James described as an Onemouth labourer] [1854 - child baptised in Thurlestone, James described as an Onemouth yeoman] [1857 - child baptised in Thurlestone, James described as an Onemouth farmer] [1859 - youngest baptised in Thurlestone, James described as a Bantham farmer] [1861 - James MOORE (grocer aged 42) living in Bantham Village, Thurlestone, Devon with wife Mary (aged 40, born Churchstow, Devon), sons Josiah (scholar aged 15), Lucian C (scholar aged 9), James (scholar aged 6) and John T (aged 4) and daughters Mary A (scholar aged 13), Sabina (scholar aged 11) and Isabella (aged 2). Others all born Thurlestone, Devon] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Courtney Pedersen" <courtneybp@ozemail.com.au> To: "Jack Steer" <jacks@bukanin.fsnet.co.uk> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHHAMS] More Moores > So there you go, Jack - we've found a connection. > > I love how provisional and variable names were prior to the 20th Century. > They were transcribed in a myriad of different ways, first names seemed to > be strung together in a variety of orders - this was one of the benefits > of > knowing most of your contacts in life by face, I suppose! > > By the way, I have a HANNAFORD somewhere in my lot too. Are you anywhere > in > the vicinity of Devon? > > Good luck with your continuing search, > > Courtney > Brisbane AUSTRALIA > > On 8/5/06 7:05 PM, "Jack Steer" <jacks@bukanin.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > >> Courtney, >> >> I think that Selina STEER was a cousin of mine, but cannot be certain. Do >> you have any further details of her marriage? >> >> My Selina was born in South Milton, Devon in the first quarter of 1842 >> (GRO >> IX 396). She appears in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses living in South >> Milton village with her parents. But I have not found her in 1871 and >> suspect that she had either married or moved away from the South Hams. >> >> I have checked the GRO book from which the Free BDM entries are taken and >> that records Josins MOORE rather than Josiah. I suspect that the original >> entry in the parish register may well be Josias. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Jack Steer >> >