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Walter Henry NORTHMORE
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Name Walter Henry NORTHMORE Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 1 Sep 1833 Ipplepen, Devon, England
- From TNA Discovery catalogue entry
Baptised 15 Sep 1833 St. Andrew’s Church, Ipplepen, Devon, England
- From DFHS index to PR entries (as on FMP, viewed 26 Sep 2012)
Gender Male Residence From 1841 to 1851 Nattor, Sheepstor, Devon, England
- Their mother having died, Walter and his sister Harriet were with their maternal grandparents in Sheepstor. Also living in the same house were their uncle, another Walter Northmore, and his wife Susanna. Their grandfather and uncle were both farmers.
Military Service From 1861 to 1873 Royal Marines - (Have a copy of his Continuous Service Engagement Book entry, available from TNA, catalogue entry here)
Retired From 1871 to 1891 Ships Corporal Pensioner Residence 1871 3, Edgcumbe Place, Plymouth, Devon, England
- With his nephew Richard Walter Northmore and a boarder, Grace Bowsher, a housekeeper, married, who Richard would marry two years later.
One of a number of families at the same address.
Died Jun Q 1898 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Northmore, Walter Henry q2 1898 aged 64 Plymouth RD 5b 167
Siblings2 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
William NARRAMORE, d. Yes, date unknown (5 x Great Grandfather)
Melley HOLMES, b. Abt 1795, d. 1836 (Age ~ 41 years) (Mother)
Person ID I11289 All Last Modified 23 Sep 2022
Father Richard NORTHMORE, bap. 9 Jun 1789, St. Leonard’s Church, Sheepstor, Devon, England
, d. Dec Q 1847, Newton Abbot Reg Dist, Devon, England
(Age ~ 57 years) Mother Melley HOLMES, b. Abt 1795, d. 1836 (Age ~ 41 years) Married 2 Jan 1825 St. Andrew’s Church, Ipplepen, Devon, England
- From DFHS index to PR entries (as on FMP, viewed 26 Sep 2012); image viewed on FMP 3 Aug 2014:
"Richard Northmore of _ Parish
and Melley Holmes both of this Parish
were married in this Church by Banns with Consent of
this Second Day of
January in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty five
By me Randolph Marriott Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between us { Richard Northmore, The Mark of X Melley Holmes
In the Presence of { Edmund Adams, Robert Holmes"
Family ID F5173 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Grace HAYSED, b. Abt 1833, Black Torrington, Devon, England
, d. Sep Q 1908, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
(Age ~ 75 years)
Other Partners: George BOWSHER m. Jun Q 1861Married Jun Q 1873 Stoke Damerel Reg Dist, Devon, England
- GRO ref: NORTHMORE, Walter Henry to Bowsher, Grace q2 1873 Stoke D. RD 5b 570
Last Modified 16 Sep 2022 Family ID F2909 Family Group Page | Family Chart


