There is a Moses WILLMORE listed on Free BMD as being born in Brighton in the September Quarter of 1856, perhaps your grandfather found Alexander more to his liking and just adopted the name. a single L can make an L of a difference. HTH Joe Austen 9934 in OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "fdiver7.orangehome.co.uk" <frank@fdiver7.orangehome.co.uk> To: "Sussex FHG" <SFHG@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:09 AM Subject: [SFHG] Wilmer/Willmer/Willmore/Wilmore > Hello Everyone, > > Is anyone able to help trace the early years of my Grandfather, ALEXANDER > WILMORE? He claimed to have been born in Brighton in 1857, but there is no > sign of him in any Public Records until 1881 when he marries FRANCES > ELIZABETH HEATHORN in Guildford, Surrey, when serving with the 7th Dragoon > Guards at Aldershot. The marriage certificate gives his age as 25, and is > dated 30.07.1881 > > To complicate matters, the 1881 census lists a MOSES WILMORE aged 23, > serving with 7th Dragoon Guards at Aldershot, stating his birth place as > Brighton and "estimated birth year" as 1858. Alexander Wilmore does not > appear in this census, and I have also been unable to trace Moses Wilmore > before 1881. > > Although there is an apparent age discrepancy here, it seems reasonable to > think that Alexander and Moses are the same person but if they are > brothers, why doesn't Alexander appear in the census if they were both at > Aldershot? > > Alexander died in 1944, but I have been unable to find Moses in BMD nor > anywhere else. > > I suspect that the birth surname of Alexander/Moses was not Wilmore, so > can anyone throw some light on possible surnames, or the reason for such > complete lack of information before 1881? If any member could help, I > would be pleased to hear from them. > > Frank > > 12826 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Here's Moses in 1861 and 1871. 1861 Census Class: /RG9/; Piece: /593/; Folio: /93/; Page: /26 Family transcribed as Willmer by our favorite genealogy company :-) 7 Devonshire Terrace William; Head; age 39; Tailor; b Pulboro, Sussex Mary; Wife; age 41; Tailor's Wife; b Cuckfield, Sussex William; Son; age 18; Musician; b Cuckfield, Sussex Marian; Daughter; age 16; b Brighton, Sussex George; Son; age 15; Musician; b Brighton, Sussex Charles; Son; age 12; b Brighton, Sussex Ellen; Daughter; age 10; Scholar; b Brighton, Sussex Jane; Daughter; age 8; //Scholar; b Brighton, Sussex/ /Alfred; Son; age 7; //Scholar; b Brighton, Sussex/ /Moses; Son; age 5; //Scholar; b Brighton, Sussex/ /Rosa; Daughter; age 3; //Scholar; b Brighton, Sussex/ /Albert; Son; age 1; //Scholar; b Brighton, Sussex/ 1871 Census Class: /RG10/; Piece: /1077/; Folio: /37/; Page: /16 Family transcribed as Willman 28 Claremont Street, Brighton William; Head; Widower; age 47; Tailor; b Pulborough, Sussex Moses; Son; age 14; Tailor; //b Brighton, Sussex/ /Albert; Son; age 10; Scholar; //b Brighton, Sussex/ /Frederick; age 8; Scholar; //b Brighton, Sussex Regards Mark Milton, 9750 Belmont, MA / Joe Austen wrote: > There is a Moses WILLMORE listed on Free BMD as being born in Brighton in > the September Quarter of 1856, perhaps your grandfather found Alexander more > to his liking and just adopted the name. a single L can make an L of a > difference. HTH Joe Austen 9934 in OZ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "fdiver7.orangehome.co.uk" <frank@fdiver7.orangehome.co.uk> > To: "Sussex FHG" <SFHG@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:09 AM > Subject: [SFHG] Wilmer/Willmer/Willmore/Wilmore > > > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> Is anyone able to help trace the early years of my Grandfather, ALEXANDER >> WILMORE? He claimed to have been born in Brighton in 1857, but there is no >> sign of him in any Public Records until 1881 when he marries FRANCES >> ELIZABETH HEATHORN in Guildford, Surrey, when serving with the 7th Dragoon >> Guards at Aldershot. The marriage certificate gives his age as 25, and is >> dated 30.07.1881 >> >> To complicate matters, the 1881 census lists a MOSES WILMORE aged 23, >> serving with 7th Dragoon Guards at Aldershot, stating his birth place as >> Brighton and "estimated birth year" as 1858. Alexander Wilmore does not >> appear in this census, and I have also been unable to trace Moses Wilmore >> before 1881. >> >> Although there is an apparent age discrepancy here, it seems reasonable to >> think that Alexander and Moses are the same person but if they are >> brothers, why doesn't Alexander appear in the census if they were both at >> Aldershot? >> >> Alexander died in 1944, but I have been unable to find Moses in BMD nor >> anywhere else. >> >> I suspect that the birth surname of Alexander/Moses was not Wilmore, so >> can anyone throw some light on possible surnames, or the reason for such >> complete lack of information before 1881? If any member could help, I >> would be pleased to hear from them. >> >> Frank >> >> 12826 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >