A Dartmouth MITCHELMORE family: Third generation

A Dartmouth MITCHELMORE family

Third Generation

3.2 John Francis NUTE (Mary (3) MUCHAMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1838 in Slapton, Devon, and died in Exeter in 1910.

John appears to have worked on his father's farm until he married, after which he became a rather itinerant gardener. He was living with his family in Above Town, Dartmouth, Devon in 1881. The family moved several times in the next decade and were living at 5 Adas Crescent, Morthoe, Devon [near Ilfracombe] in 1891 and in Dunchideock, Devon [near Exeter] in 1901.

John married about 1880, his wife's first names being Maria Stammer. Maria was born in about 1843 and died in the Tiverton district in 1909.

Maria was keeping a lodging house in Dartmouth in 1881 and in Morthoe in 1891.

John and Maria had the following children:

4.1	M	i	Frank A NUTE was born in 1881 in Halwell, Devon. By 1901, he had become a journeyman butcher and was living in Chudleigh.
4.2	F	ii	Olive S NUTE was born in 1883 in Dartmouth. In 1901, she was living in Bradninch, Devon, and working as a draper's assistant.
4.3	M	iii	George E NUTE was born in 1886 in Bridgewater, Somerset
4.4	F	iv	Maria P NUTE was born in 1889 in Landkey, Devon [near Barnstaple].

3.4 Harriett MITCHELMORE (John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was christened on 30 Sep 1832 in Churchstow and died in 1895 in Dartmouth.

In 1861, Harriet was recorded as a baker.

Harriett married (1) John LEAR, a baker, on 26 Jul 1854 in Dartmouth. John, son of gamekeeper John LEAR of Shillingford, Devon, and his wife Mary née BOURNE, was born in Harberton, Devon, in 1829 and died in 1860.

Harriet and John had the following children:

+	4.5	F	i	Georgina LEAR was born in 1856 in Dartmouth.
+	4.6	F	ii	Charlotte LEAR was born in 1859 in Dartmouth.

Harriet married (2) William JOSLAND some time between 1861 and 1866. William, also a basket maker, was baptised on 28 Jan 1838 in Chawleigh, Devon, the son of butcher Richard JOSLAND and his wife Caroline née HOLE. He died some time between 1881 and 1891.

Harriett and William lived in Lower Street, Dartmouth, where Harriett opened a greengrocery after her second husband's death. They had the following children:

+	4.7	F	i	Caroline JOSLING was born in 1866 in Dartmouth.
+	4.8	F	ii	Emma JOSLING was born in 1870 in Dartmouth.
	4.9	F	iii	Ann E JOSLING was born in 1872 in Dartmouth. In 1891, she was a shop assistant living with her mother and unmarried.
	4.10	F	iv	Laura JOSLING was born in 1873 in Dartmouth. In 1901, she was unmarried and living in the household of Francis SIMPSON, Maypool House, Churston Ferrers as a dressmaker.

3.5 William Henry (1) MITCHIMORE (John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was christened on 18 May 1834 in Dartmouth. Known locally as "Butcher Bill", he died on 10 Mar 1881 in Dartmouth and was buried on 16 Mar 1881 in the Dartmouth suburb of Townstal.

Bill was initially apprenticed to farmer William FEAL in the nearby village of Street, Devon, but by 1856 was a butcher and had set up a business at his residence, 23 Lower Street, Dartmouth, which he continued to the end of his life. Later, he also took up farming again.

In 1872, Bill was involved in three court cases. Two involved trespassing on Brownston Estate, Kingswear, where he was a tenant, and one involved his "savage dog loose and unmuzzled". He lost all three cases.

His will shows that Bill died a rich man. By 1881 he owned "The Island" at Bearscove, two houses in Newcomin Road, two houses in Carlton Terrace, fields and a slaughterhouse at Batts Park, fields and premises at Ridges, and three boats¾an estate valued at over 8000 pounds. He was obviously well respected in Dartmouth. A notice in the Dartmouth Chronicle of 11 March 1881 commented, "Perhaps a brighter example of what perseverance, tact, and general aptitude for business, can achieve, was never known, and his career should be a stirring example to the rising generation, of what is possible to be achieved”. The following week, the Chronicle reported that “his funeral cortege comprised seven carriages and was followed by above 100 of the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, nearly every shop on the route from Lower Street to Townstall cemetery being partially closed.”

William married (1) Sophia EASTMAN, daughter of Totnes butcher William EASTMAN, on 23 Sep 1856 at Bridgetown Chapel Free Church, Berry Pomeroy (nr. Totnes). Sophia died on 1 Mar 1858.

William and Sophia had the following child:

4.11

Caroline MITCHELMORE was born on 27 Aug 1857 in Dartmouth and died there on 19 Sep 1927.

William married (2) Eliza TOLMAN née DEANE on 18 Jan 1859 in Dartmouth. Eliza, daughter of George and Mary Ann DEANE, was born in 1832 in Harwich, Essex, and died on 24 Mar 1902 in Dartmouth.

Eliza had married Dartmouth master mariner John Jago TOLMAN sometime after 1851, but he died on a voyage to the West Indies on 4 Jun 1856 at the age of 24. When her second husband died in 1881, Eliza initially continued living at 23 Lower St but then moved to 2 Carlton Terrace, Victoria Road, Dartmouth, where she lived until her death. Her brother, Charles DEANE, a painter and unmarried, was living there with her in 1891 and 1901.

William and Eliza had the following children:

+	4.12	M	ii	William Henry (2) MITCHELMORE was born on 3 Dec 1859 in Dartmouth and died in 1910 in Plymouth, Devon.
+	4.13	F	iii	Eliza MITCHELMORE was born on 10 Apr 1861 in Dartmouth.
+	4.14	F	iv	Kate Mary MITCHELMORE was born in 1863 in Dartmouth.
+	4.15	F	v	Edith Augusta MITCHELMORE was born in 1864 in Dartmouth.
	4.16	M	vi	Charles MITCHELMORE was born in 1866 in Dartmouth and became a farmer and horse dealer. In 1891 and 1901, he was living with his mother and her brother at 2 Carlton Terrace, Dartmouth. He is said to have owned a farm at Blackdown (presumably bought with the 200 pounds he inherited from his father on reaching the age of 21) and to have supplied horses to the Bristol Fire Brigade.
+	4.17	M	vii	Frederick George (1) MITCHELMORE was born in 1869 in Dartmouth.

3.7 Anne Elizabeth MICHELMORE (John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born on 6 Aug 1837 and christened there on 25 Oct 1837 in Dartmouth.

Anne and her family moved around the South Devon coast following her husband's employment. They were recorded in Mothecombe (1864), Babbacombe (1866-1875), Brixham (1877-1881), Newton Abbot (1891) & East Teignmouth (1901).

Anne married coastguard James MALLET on 23 Nov 1858 in Dartmouth. James, was born in 1833 in Plymouth, the son of William MALLETT of Holberton. They had the following children:

4.18	M	i	James A MALLET was born in 1864 in Mothecombe. He became a house painter.
4.19	M	ii	John E MALLET was born in 1866 in Babbacombe. He was at various time a ropemaker (1881), a merchant seaman (1891) and a painter and decorator (1901).
4.20	M	iii	Charles E MALLET was born in 1870 in Babbacombe.
4.21	M	iv	George H MALLET was born in 1872 in Babbacombe.
4.22	M	v	Sidney T MALLET was bornin 1875 in Babbacombe. In 1901, he was recorded as a mariner.
4.23	M	vi	Alfred Mitchelmore MALLET was born in 1877 in Brixham. He started his career as a pupil teacher in Newton Abbot, but later entered the Royal Navy and by 1935 had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. According to his cousin Charles Frederick MITCHELMORE's 1918 funeral announcement, he was also a Teignmouth Councillor.
			Alfred married Emma Annie AUSTIN in 1899. In 1901, Alfred and Emma were living in Devonport. From 1923-1939 (at least), they lived at Sweetbriars, Haldon Avenue, Teignmouth.

3.8 Nathaniel MICHAMORE (John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born on 9 Jun 1839 in Dartmouth and died there on 3 Apr 1897.

Nathaniel founded a painting business which was to extend over the next two generations. He was first recorded as a painter in 1861 when he was resident in St Helier, Jersey. By 1862, he had returned to Dartmouth. He lived in South Street, Torquay, for a time, and in 1871 was resident at Little Picton Place, Littleham, Devon (near Exmouth).

Nathaniel had returned once again to his place of birth by 1873. Advertisements for "Nathaniel Mitchelmore, House Decorator, Lower Street" first appeared in a Dartmouth trade directory in 1878. By 1890, his son Charles had entered the business so that its name had become "Nathaniel Mitchelmore & Son". A weekly advertisement appeared in the Dartmouth Chronicle. The business premises in Lower Street had a shop front as well as a workshop and accommodation for the family.

In his will, Nathaniel left his business and stock in trade to his widow Elizabeth and his sons Charles and Ernest. The two sons set up separate painting businesses: Ernest in Lower Street (possibly in his father's house) and Charles in Newcomin Road. Elizabeth appears to have sold her interest and bought a house and shop in Hanover Square.

Nathaniel married Elizabeth HOLE on 17 Apr 1862 in Townstal, Dartmouth. Elizabeth was born about 1836 in Tormoham [Torquay], Devon, daughter of brewer and innkeeper John HOLE and his wife Elizabeth née GRUIT, and died on 26 Dec 1899 in Dartmouth.

Various census entries put her birth in 1833-1839, but no record of her birth has yet been found.

In her will, she left her house and shop in Hanover Square to her daughter Emily, who herself died two years later.

Nathaniel and Elizabeth had the following children:

+	4.24	M	i	Augustus John MITCHELMORE was born on 6 Mar 1863 in Dartmouth and died on 10 Mar 1929 in Plymouth.
+	4.25	M	ii	William Arthur MITCHELMORE was born in 1865 in Torquay and died on 16 Oct 1909 in Dartmouth.
+	4.26	M	iii	Charles Frederick MITCHELMORE was born on 28 Dec 1867 in Torquay and died on 28 Apr 1918 in Dartmouth.
	4.27	M	iv	Nathaniel Walter MITCHELMORE was born in 1870 in Exmouth. He died, unmarried, on 29 Dec 1891 in Dartmouth and was buried in Longcross Cemetery, Townstal. Shortly before his death, he was reported to be a "fitter (engine)".
	4.28	F	v	Emily Florence MITCHELMORE was born on 4 May 1873 in Dartmouth. Emily was a dressmaker and in 1899 inherited her mother's shop and home in Fairfax Place. In the 1901 census, she was living with her sister Gertrude at 2 Summerland Terrace. Emily died, unmarried, on 27 Apr 1901 in Dartmouth and was buried in Longcross Cemetery.
+	4.29	M	vi	Alfred Ernest MITCHELMORE was born in 1875 in Dartmouth and died there on 22 Mar 1926.
+	4.30	F	vii	Gertrude Elizabeth MITCHELMOREwas born on 8 Nov 1881 in Dartmouth and died on 3 Jul 1957.

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