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William Henry NORTHMORE
1874 - 1963 (~ 89 years) Has 39 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name William Henry NORTHMORE Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Occupation 1861 Devonport, Devon, England Excavator Born Mar Q 1874 Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland, England - From 1891 census where shown as aged 17
GRO ref: NORTHMORE, William Henry q1 1874 Bootle RD 10b 639; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Shepherd
Gender Male Occupation From 1891 to 1901 Millom, Cumberland, England Iron miner - Iron ore miner in 1901
Emigrated 7 Jun 1901 London, England Departure - On board the ship 'Omrah', captian W F Ruthven, which sailed from London, bound for Sydney in New South Wales. Shows Mr W H Northmore, single, a miner, aged 27.
Souce: outwards passenger lists held at TNA, Kew, ref. BT 27; image on FMP and Ancestry, viewed 7 Nov 2016.
Emigrated Jul 1901 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Arrival - ** possibly ** disembarked in Melbourne
(from inward passenger lists held in the Public Record Office in Victoria, transcribed data on FMP, entry for Mr W H Northmore, aged 27)
The outward passenger list shows the Omrah was bound for Fremantle (in Western Australia), Adelaide (in South Australia), Melbourne (in Victoria) and Sydney (in New South Wales). Being on the inward passenger list in Victoria suggests William may have disembarked in Melbourne, although on the outward list William was on the page for those disembarking in Sydney.
Died 1963 New Zealand - From New Zealand BDM Historical Records index (William Henry Northmore, aged 89, Registration number 1963/30427)
Siblings 2 brothers and 1 sister Half-siblings 1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Joseph NORTHMORE and Jane REPPER) Patriarch & Matriarch William NARRAMORE, d. Yes, date unknown (6 x Great Grandfather)
Elizabeth SHEPHERD, b. Abt 1846, St. Austell, Cornwall, England , d. Sep Q 1878, Bootle Reg Dist, Cumberland, England (Age ~ 32 years) (Mother)Person ID I13426 All Last Modified 15 Mar 2019
Father Joseph NORTHMORE, b. Abt 1841, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England , d. 14 Feb 1914, Bootle Reg Dist, Cumberland, England (Age ~ 73 years)
Other Partners: Grace METTERS m. Dec Q 1880; Jane REPPER m. Dec Q 1881Mother Elizabeth SHEPHERD, b. Abt 1846, St. Austell, Cornwall, England , d. Sep Q 1878, Bootle Reg Dist, Cumberland, England (Age ~ 32 years) Married Dec Q 1870 Bootle Reg Dist, Cumberland, England - Marr by the time of the 1871 census, but no children with them then
GRO ref: NORTHMORE, Joseph to SHEPHERD, Elizabeth q4 1870 Bootle RD 10b 1033
Family ID F5812 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Mary Edith BENNEY, d. Yes, date unknown Married 1907 New Zealand - From New Zealand BDM online index (historical records)
Last Modified 9 Nov 2016 Family ID F8861 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From 1891 census where shown as aged 17
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Event Map Click to hide Occupation - Excavator - 1861 - Devonport, Devon, England Born - Mar Q 1874 - Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland, England Occupation - Iron miner - From 1891 to 1901 - Millom, Cumberland, England Emigrated - Departure - 7 Jun 1901 - London, England Emigrated - Arrival - Jul 1901 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Married - 1907 - New Zealand Died - 1963 - New Zealand = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend