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Richard Blackmore 1726–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Clayhidon, Devon, England

Death Date: 3 Nov 1780

Death Location: Devonport, Devon, England

Father: William Farms

Mother: Mary Pocock

Spouse(s): Mary Farrant

Children(s): Mary Blackmore, John Blackmore, William Blackmore, Richard Blackmore, Betty Blackmore

Richard Blackmore was born in 1726 in Clayhidon, Devon, England, the child of William Blackmore Of Ridgewood Farms And Mary Dorsek Pocock. Richard Blackmore married Mary Farrant, and had children including Betty Blackmore, John Blackmore, Mary Blackmore, Richard Blackmore, William Blackmore. Richard Blackmore passed away in 1780 in Devonport, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Blackmore was born in 1726 in Clayhidon, Devon, England, the child of William Blackmore Of Ridgewood Farms And Mary Dorsek Pocock.
  • Richard Blackmore married Mary Farrant, and had children including Betty Blackmore, John Blackmore, Mary Blackmore, Richard Blackmore, William Blackmore.
  • Richard Blackmore passed away in 1780 in Devonport, Devon, England.

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Richard Blackmore's Ancestors

Self
Richard Blackmore
1726–1780
Birth Place: Clayhidon, Devon, England
Parents
William Blackmore of Ridgewood Farms
1697–1753
Ridgewood Farm, Clayhidon, Devon, England
Mary (Dorsek) Pocock
1697–1753
Clayhidon, Devon, England
Grandparents
John Blackmore
1633–1721
Ridgewood Farm, Clayhidon. Devon, England
Joan Hurford
1640–1722
Bradford, Taunton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Blackmore
1584–1665
Joane Heard
1615–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Chastworth
1542–1593
Lady Chastworth
1550–1626

Richard Blackmore's Descendants

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Richard Blackmore (1726–3 Nov 1780) m. Mary Farrant (1 Oct 1738–1781)
  1. 1. Mary Blackmore 1771–1843
  2. 2. John Blackmore 1769–1850
  3. 3. William Blackmore 1766–1852 m. Mary (Pine) Betsy 1785–1848
    1. 1. John Blackmore 1827–1894 m. Jane Herapath 1828–1915
      1. 1. Lucy (Blackmore) (Cook) 1849–1942
      2. 2. Dinah Blackmore 1853–1939 m. Philip Richards 1851–1930
    2. 2. William (Blackmore) (Painter) 1815–1892 m. Elizabeth Brinley 1822–1865
      1. 1. John (Brinley Blackmore) (Warehouseman) 1850–1905 m. Mary (Ann) Bowden 1855–1922
        1. 1. Charles (Blackmore) (Blacksmith) 1882–1933 m. Florence (Alma) Sealy 1882–1974
        2. 2. John (William) Blackmore 1880–1910
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Mary J) Blackmore 1877–1932 m. Alfred (John) Saunders 1876–1911
        4. 4. Annie Blackmore 1880–1968 m. Frederick (Charles) Davis 1872–1954
      2. 2. Charles (Denham Blackmore) (Tailor) 1851–1891
      3. 3. William (Jordan) Blackmore 1855–1929
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Blackmore 1831–1917
    4. 4. Elizabeth Blackmore 1812–1902
    5. 5. Richard Blackmore 1829–1910
    6. 6. Thomas Blackmore 1810–1885 m. Elizabeth Smith 1813–1881
      1. 1. Elizabeth Blackmore 1841–1891 m. William (H) Austin 1839–1916
  4. 4. Richard Blackmore 1764–1770
  5. 5. Betty Blackmore 1775– m. Moses Chorley 1784–1819

Richard Blackmore's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Richard Blackmore in Clayhidon, Devon, England
Clayhidon, Devon, England
1780
3 Nov 1780
Age 54
Death of Richard Blackmore in Devonport, Devon, England
Devonport, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Clayhidon, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1780
    Event Place: Devonport, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1061

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