6. Bapt 2 Sep 1747 North Molton s/o Henry & Sarah [continued]
Now as I said earlier, I am doing this research to rule in or rule out my ancestor Philip Pasmore of Penryn, Cornwall (c1746/7-1802) as the one baptised in North Molton in 1747.
His age at burial in St Gluvias in 1802 is given as 55 so born c1746/7. He is listed as a pauper. His age ties in with the Philip Pasmore baptised in 1747, but Penryn is a long way from North Molton - 103 miles away.
I have found a 1722 removal order in the North Devon Record Centre (1786-4/5) of a George Shephard of Redruth, Cornwall, labourer, and his wife and family being discharged to North Molton.
People therefore did go from Cornwall to Devon. Could Philip have left North Molton and gone to Penryn in Cornwall in the reverse direction, as many researchers have listed in their trees?
The next evidence to look at is the 1781 marriage in Cornwall to compare the signature to that Philip to the one who married in 1776 in Merton.
I attach an image of the two signatures here with the 1776 signature at the top and the 1781 signature at the bottom.
I think the similarities, including the capital Ps, the open 'p' at the end of Philip (and not seen in the signatures of the other Philip Pasmores) and other similarities show this is indeed the same man.
The second marriage of this Philip Pasmore is therefore:
X. 12 Aug 1781 St Gluvias, Cornwall, to Mary Launder (no marital status - could sign)The full marriage image can be found online here:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLV-RBCWI am satisfied by this identification, but would appreciate any comments. Perhaps he left Devon and moved 100 miles to start a new life away from his wife and to avoid paying for the upkeep of a child that was not his.
He might perhaps have been a bigamist. The various Elizabeth Pasmores need to examined to see if there is perhaps a death in Devon or Cornwall, but I have not done so yet.
Philip and Mary had the following children all born in Cornwall: John 1781–1864, Mary 1785–1800, Sarah Pasmore 1787, Joan 1790–1790 & Henery [sic] 1792.
He appears to have named children Henry, Sarah and Joan after his parents and aunt/grandmother.
He witnessed the marriage of his wife's assumed relative (brother?) John Launder to Grace Waters at St Gluvias on 20 September 1784.
An insurance document at Kresen Kernow dated 16 July 1792 for Penryn, Cornwall (MS 11936/387/602985) shows he was a tailor:
Description: Insured: William Dawney, Penryn, Cornwall, clothier. Other property or occupiers: Penryn, Cornwall (Pearce, weaver; Williams, widow; Pasmore, Taylor and others, weavers); at the mill, Penryn (Ninnis, miller).
He was buried at St Gluvias, Cornwall, on 1 July 1802. His age is given as 55 years and he was listed as being a pauper.
His son John Pasmore moved to the London area and on 12 June 1848 married, as his second wife, Jane Wise|Woolford at St George in the East, Middesex. On this marriage, his father is listed as Philip Pasmore with the occupation of tailor.
The 1744 document in North Devon Record Office B1162/15/3 mentioned previously, shows that Philip's assumed uncle Richard was also a tailor, so perhaps this was a family profession.
If we revisit the 1779 document about the alleged father of the child of Philip's first wife Elizabeth, it names him as William Ward, tailor, of Merton. Was Philip perhaps working for or with this William Ward?
I assume that as Philip is listed as a pauper on his burial im St Gluvias, he must have had settled status there or else he would have been removed to his home parish of North Molton.
He was the grandson of 1, first cousin of 3 and 4 and brother of 5.
