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Jacob NORTHMORE
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Name Jacob NORTHMORE Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born - Youngest son of Joseph (according to his gravestone)
Baptised 2 May 1803 St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
- From DP info
Gender Male Church Office 27 May 1830 to 2 Jun 1831 St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
Churchwarden Occupation 1841 Blowiscombe, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
Farmer - The 1841 census did not shown the farm size.
With the family were 4 male servants, an apprentice (a boy) and 2 female servants. The male servants and apprentice were probably all farm labourers.
The tithe apportionments data (project on the FODA website) suggest Jacob was a very successful farmer:
Parish Owner Lessee Occupier Holding Acreage
Buckland Monachorum Gill, John Hornbrook Northmore, Jacob Strong's Tenement 4.2.00
Buckland Monachorum Gill, John Hornbrook & Adam, Sir George Pownal & Elford, Grace Chard Northmore, Jacob Lower Bickham Estate 44.2.28
Buckland Monachorum Gill, John Hornbrook & Adam, Sir George Pownal & Elford, Grace Chard Northmore, Jacob Blowiscombe Estate 37.0.37
Buckland Monachorum Gill, John Hornbrook & Adam, Sir George Pownal & Elford, Grace Chard Northmore, Jacob Hill Estate 40.0.35
Buckland Monachorum Hannaford, Jacob Northmore, Jacob Middle Yeoland Estate 86.2.09
Meavy Northmore, Jacob Northmore, Jacob Lake 27.1.27
Will 21 Mar 1851 - a few particular in Northmore Newsletter issue 8 p.62
It showed he had a house in Plymouth and property in Lake in Meavy parish, as well as at Blowiscombe.
Died 25 Mar 1851 Blowiscombe, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
- From gravestone (have photo - as part of group) - of Lake, died aged 48 at Blowscombe, Buckland Monachorum, left a wife and 10 children to lament their loss
GRO ref: Northmore, Jacob q1 1851 Tavistock RD 9 364; GRO online index shows age at death as 48
Buried St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
Siblings2 brothers and 7 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
William NARRAMORE, d. Yes, date unknown (5 x Great Grandfather)
Alice MOSES, b. Abt 1759, d. 20 Oct 1845 (Age ~ 86 years) (Mother)
Person ID I11163 All Last Modified 22 Sep 2022
Father Joseph NORTHMORE, bap. 2 Apr 1759, St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
, d. 17 Oct 1817 (Age ~ 58 years) Mother Alice MOSES, b. Abt 1759, d. 20 Oct 1845 (Age ~ 86 years) Married 26 Feb 1781 St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
- Date and place from Dartmoor Press info, also on DFHS CD
Family ID F5151 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Sarah Atwill WILLCOCKS, b. Abt 1807, d. 2 Mar 1879 (Age ~ 72 years) Married 12 Feb 1828 St. Peter’s Church, Meavy, Devon, England
- From DP info
Of Buckland Monachorum, with consent of friends
Children10 children Last Modified 15 Nov 2013 Family ID F5154 Family Group Page | Family Chart


