Sarah Ann Blackmore b 23 May 1830 Exeter

[Ibbo2000]

Hi again,

Posted to add that I have just found a merchant seamans apprentice record for Thomas Blackmore, born Feb 1833 Broadclyst (Broadclist on record) which judging by his occupation on later census's in Hull would seem to fit quite well. The record is from 1848 when he was 15.

Could well be why he is proving elusive to find on an 1851 census, possibly being out at sea.

Cheers
Kev.

[LeighR]

Thanks Kev, i will follow that up, it would be good for both of us if it's the same person

Kind Regards
Leigh

Just another thought Kev has your wife had DNA testing as Elizabeth Page is a direct maternal ancestor of my mother the maternal haplogroup is K1c1b that may or may not help to confirm the link, my DNA testing was done at FTDNA Kit number 262906

[Ibbo2000]

No my wife has not had DNA testing (nor have I), She's not a descendant of Elizabeth, only related via Thomas Blackmore marrying Mary Grace Bootyman, Mary Grace being her relatives sister. Think we looked down this line because one of Mary Grace's brothers had a son called Thomas Blackmore Bootyman and we were researching more out of curiosity.

Regards
Kev.

[LeighR]

Hi Kev,
I now believe that we have 2 different families, although they are quite possibly related as records tie both families to the areas of Broadclyst and Exeter in Devon, the census from 1861 in Hull shows your Thomas age 28 a Fisherman with wife Mary age 27 and daughter Mary age 5 and Brother William age 25 a Fisherman, my William brother of Thomas had immigrated to Adelaide, Australia with his mother Elizabeth nee Page and brother Francis on the ship Sibella in 1852, at this time the father William Blackmore had passed on, he died on 1st May 1841 after a recently built chimney collapsed and broke his back on a building site at Fore-Street Hill, Exeter premises of a Mr Nicholas Tucket.

[Ibbo2000]

Hi,

The William living with Thomas is his brother in law. William Bootyman marries shortly after the census and calls one of his sons Thomas Blackmore Bootyman.

Kev.

[LeighR]

I guess i have more work to do then Kev, i think were back to a 90% chance he is my Thomas as everything seems to fit, i do wish i had a DNA match on this one, is there a male line of descendants from Thomas.

[Ibbo2000]

Hi again,

From memory think he only had one daughter.

Kev.