A Dartmouth MITCHELMORE family

Fourth Generation

4.5 Georgina LEAR (Harriett MITCHELMORE, John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1856 in Dartmouth.

Georgina married naval shipwright Charles TUCKETT in 1881. Charles was born in 1851 in Exeter. They had the following children:

4.6 Charlotte LEAR (Harriett MITCHELMORE, John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1859 in Dartmouth and died there in 1898.

Charlotte married Dartmouth tailor Philip Henry PEPPERELL, born in 1861 in Stoke Fleming, Devon, in 1884.

Philip moved to Dartmouth to be apprenticed to a tailor and then became a tailor himself. Within 18 months of Charlotte's death, he married Annie BUNCROFT and accepted her 15-year-old daughter Elsie into his household.

Charlotte and Philip had the following children:

4.7 Caroline JOSLING (Harriett MITCHELMORE, John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1866 in Dartmouth. She lived with her parents until she married.

Caroline married William Pearce ROWE in 1889. William was born in 1865 in Devon. Caroline and William lived at first in Dartmouth, but by 1901 they were living in Erith, Kent, where William was a gun fitter.

Caroline and William had the following child:

4.8 Emma JOSLING (Harriett MITCHELMORE, John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1869 in Dartmouth. By 1891, she was an assistant schoolmistress in the parish school of Harberton, Devon, and boarding in The School House.

Emma married Richard Watts FERRIS, son of George and Elizabeth FERRIS of Blackawton, in 1892. Richard, a tailor, was born in 1867 in Dartmouth. By 1901, Emma and Richard were living in New Road, Kingswear, Devon, where Emma was now a teacher in an unidentified board school.

Emma and Richard had the following child:

4.9 Caroline MITCHELMORE (William Henry (1) MITCHIMORE, John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born on 27 August 1857 in Dartmouth, Devon and died on 19 Sep 1927 in Dartmouth, Devon.

Caroline was baptised at St Petrox Church, Dartmouth, on 23 Sep 1857, but her birth was not recorded in the civil registry. She inherited "all the houses and premises known as the Island (late Lindsay's) situate at Bearscove", the premises next to what is now the Lower Ferry slip, from her father in 1881. Memorial windows in St. Barnabas Church, Dartmouth, celebrate her life and that of her husband:

To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Robert Pillar who entered into rest 3rd April 1931. For over 30 years Churchwarden of this parish

To the Glory of God and in dear memory of Caroline, wife of Robert Pillar. Born 27th August 1857 Died 19th September 1927

Caroline married Robert Thomas PILLAR, son of Langmead Casey PILLAR and Amelia Rebecca Tucker CAME, on 5 Sep 1878 in Dartmouth. Robert was born in the third quarter of 1857 in Dartmouth. He died on 3 Apr 1931 and was buried in Townstall.

Robert joined his father's South Town business as carpenter, builder and undertaker (making it "L. C. Pillar & Son") as a young man. His brother Richard Came PILLAR joined the same firm in about 1883, making it "L. C. Pillar & Sons", but when their father died in 1893 Robert and Richard both set up their own businesses. Robert moved from Newcomen Road to Lower St. before 1891, and built the family home at 21 South Embankment (or South Parade) early in the next century. His son William Thomas joined the firm in his turn, continuing it under the name of "R. T. Pillar & Son" until 1945.

Robert was a councillor in the Dartmouth Town Council from 1910 to 1920.

Caroline and Robert had the following children:

4.10 William Henry (2) MITCHELMORE (William Henry (1) MITCHIMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born on 3 Dec 1859 in Dartmouth, Devon, and died in 1910 in Plymouth, Devon.

William married Sarah Betsy PELLOW née CRABB in 1880. Sarah was born in 1859 in Devonport, Devon, and died in 1942 in Plymouth. They had the following children:

4.13 Eliza MITCHELMORE (William Henry (1) MITCHIMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 10 Apr 1861 at Bearcove [Bayard's Cove], Dartmouth, and died in 1902 in Brixham shortly after the birth of her last child.

At age 19, when her father died he left her "my two Dwellinghouses and premises situate in Newcomin Road Saint Petrox ... except the Cellars thereunder which I have given to my son William Henry Mitchelmore". After her marriage, she moved with her husband to Fore Street, Brixham.

Eliza married John Putt DECENT on 24 Mar 1885 in Dartmouth. John, son of master mariner William DECENT and his wife Jane Poole née PUTT, was born on 8 Aug 1860 at Manor Terrace, Brixham. He died on 8 Mar 1930 in Brixham and was buried in St Mary's churchyard.

More information on John Putt DECENT's ancestry is available here.

Eliza and John had the following children:

4.14 Kate Mary MITCHELMORE (William Henry (1) MITCHIMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1863 in Dartmouth. She married William Henry HAWKE on 9 Jan 1882 in Dartmouth. Henry was born on 15 Jul 1860 in Dartmouth, son of coal and corn merchant William Aysh HAWKE and his wife Rebecca née MUMFORD.

William started his working life in his father's business in Foss Street, Dartmouth. After his marriage, he moved to Higher Mount Galpin, Townstall, where he also became an agent for Royal Exchange Insurance. About 1893, the family moved to South Brent, Devon, where William ran his own business as a coal and corn merchant. In 1914, he was reported to be a railway goods delivery agent and a "miller (water)" in South Brent. For further information on William's family, click here. 

4.15 Edith Augusta MITCHELMORE (William Henry (1) MITCHIMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1864 in Dartmouth.

Upon her father's death in 1881, she inherited "the two houses in Carlton Terrace, New Road, Dartmouth [now Victoria Road] which I lately purchased from Mr Ashford". In 1890 her mother was living in one of these houses and in 1897 her brother Charles was living in the other.

In 1891, she was visiting Kate SEWELL, a sister of her future husband. After her marriage, she moved to Finchley, Middlesex.    

Edith married Walter Manning SEWELL on 23 Dec 1893 in Dartmouth. Walter was born in 1866 in Middleton, Suffolk, son of farmer William Hullen SEWELL and his wife Sarah Ann née MANNING.

Walter was recorded as a warehouseman in 1891 and on his marriage certificate. In 1901, he was a "warehouseman ladies under clothing".

Edith and Walter had the following children:

4.17 Frederick George (1) MITCHELMORE (William Henry (1) MITCHIMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1869 in Dartmouth. Family tradition has it that he was killed in France serving in the army during World War I, but there is no record of this on the War Graves Commission website.

After his father's death when he was only 12, Frederick moved with his mother to 2 Carlton Terrace, Dartmouth. In accordance with his father's will, in which he also inherited fields and premises at "Ridges", he was given "a good boarding school consistent with [his father's] position in life for the term of three years". In 1891 he was a boarding clerk, but by 1897 was running the Dartmouth Arms Public House in Lower Street. By 1902, he had become a coal merchant with a business on the North Embankment.

Frederick married Mabel Augusta Mary ATHERTON, on 27 Dec 1893 in Dartmouth St Petrox. Mabel, known in the family as Augusta, was born in Dartmouth in 1872. She was a daughter of Thomas William ATHERTON, a Master at Arms in the Royal Navy, and his wife Susan Elizabeth Wotton.

Augusta took over the running of the Dartmouth Arms Public House sometime between 1897 and 1901. Augusta lived in Basingstoke with her son George during the 1940s but then moved up to Burton-on-Trent to live with her other son, Fred. Later, she went to Leicester and got a job as a housekeeper.

Frederick and Mabel had the following children:

4.20 Charles E MALLET (Anne Elizabeth MICHELMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1870 in Babbacombe, Devon.

4.24 Augustus John MITCHELMORE (Nathaniel MICHAMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born on 6 Mar 1863 in Dartmouth. He died on 10 Mar 1929 at the Chilton Nursing Home, Plymouth, as a result of an enlarged prostate, nephritis and cardiac failure and was buried in Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth.

Augustus was recorded as a boat builder in 1881. After a few years in the merchant navy, he entered the Royal Navy in 1889 and rose steadily through the ranks, culminating in his appointment as shipwright lieutenant commander in 1926. In 1919, he was awarded the MBE for his services during World War I. A detailed account of his illustrious naval career has been kindly provided by Richard Taylor, Secretary of the Naval Historical Collectors and Research Association.

Augustus retired in 1919, at which time he was living at 8 St James Terrace, Keyham, Plymouth.  In 1926 , he was reported to be living at Belcroft, Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is possible that he worked for the famous White’s shipyard in Cowes, a company that was successful in the post-war years despite the decline in the need for warships.

At the time of his death in 1929, Augustus was living at 8 Beauchamp Terrace, Peverell, Plymouth. A death notice appeared in the Western Evening Herald and an obituary in the London Times. 

Augustus married Rosalie Emmeline HODGE in Stoke Damerel in 1887. Rosalie was a daughter of naval pensioner William HODGE, previously chief boatman in the Coast Guard at Dartmouth, and his wife Angelina. She was born in 1864 and died in 1946 in Plymouth. They had the following child:

4.25 William Arthur MITCHELMORE (Nathaniel MICHAMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1865 in Torquay. He died on 16 Oct 1909 in Dartmouth.

Several times in later records, William gives his birthplace as Dartmouth. This may have been because he lived in Dartmouth for most of his childhood. (His younger brother Charles, also born in Torquay, also gave his birthplace as Dartmouth in the 1901 census.)

In 1886, William joined the Royal Navy as a stoker. His naval career lasted until 1896, when he was invalided out of the service with a wrist infection while working at the Chatham base.Possibly because he was living away from Dartmouth, the inheritance William received on his father's death  in 1897 consisted solely of his father's watch chain.  

William married (1) Elizabeth BESWICK in St John's Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Llandudno, Denbighshire, on 25 Jun 1889. The bride and groom were both living in Gadlys House, Llandudno at the time. Elizabeth was born in 1865, the daughter of mariner Richard BESWICK.

William and Elizabeth had one child:

4.26 Charles Frederick MITCHELMORE (Nathaniel MICHAMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born on 28 Dec 1867 in Torquay, Devon, and died on 28 Apr 1918 in Dartmouth.

Charles was originally apprenticed as a baker, but then entered his father's painting and decorating business some time in the 1880s. He and his family lived in Lower Street, in the same building as his parents and the family business. He inherited part of the business on his father's death in 1897, but by 1900 had moved to "Orcana", 15 Newcomin Road, Dartmouth, and set up his own business. Weekly advertisements appeared in the Dartmouth Chronicle. At some stage, he opened an art gallery at the same location.

Charles's death and funeral were reported in the 28 April 1918 issue of the Dartmouth Chronicle. The reporter surmises that Charles' illness "was doubtless in part due to anxiety as to the fate of his son [Albert] ... from whom no news had been received since the German attack."

In his will, Charles left his entire estate (valued at 448 pounds and 10 shillings) to his wife Caroline. His sons Albert and Arthur continued to run the painting business for their mother, but two years later she sold out.

Charles married Caroline Louisa TUCKER, daughter of Dartmouth Trinity House pilot Thomas TUCKER and Sarah Ann née POPE, on 24 Nov 1887 in the Congregational Church, Paignton, Devon. An announcement appeared in the Dartmouth Chronicle.

Caroline was born on 29 May 1864 in Dartmouth and died on 13 Feb 1938 in Paignton. Her bible records the dates (and some times) of birth of all her children and most of her grandchildren. For further details on Caroline and her family history, please transfer to the TUCKER line.

Charles and Caroline had the following children:

4.25 Alfred Ernest MITCHELMORE (Nathaniel MICHAMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born in 1875 in Dartmouth and died there on 22 Mar 1926.

Although registered at birth, marriage and death as Alfred Ernest, this son was consistently known in the family as Ernest.

Ernest was a painter all his life, having no doubt been apprenticed to his father. He inherited part of the family business on his father's death in 1897 and continued to run it from the same premises in Lower Street under the name of "E. A. Mitchelmore". By 1923, he had moved to 9 Fairfax Place, Dartmouth.

It is known that in 1906 Ernest travelled aboard the Saint Louis from Southampton to New York, landing at Ellis Island on 18 November. He stated that he was visiting his friend J Goldstein of 247 W 117 Street, New York. He was said to be 5' 9½" tall, with fair hair and brown eyes. The occasion of his visit is not known.

The Dartmouth Chronicle of 26 March 1926 reports that Ernest collapsed and died one afternoon while engaged in fitting a plate glass window. A large crowd of relatives, friends and business associates attended his funeral, and the flags of the Constitutional Club and the British Legion flew at half-mast.

Alfred married Mabel (Gertrude) BEADON in 1897. She announced that she would continue Ernest's business after he died, but it was in effect run by her son Frank.

Ernest and Mabel had the following children:

4.30 Gertrude Elizabeth MITCHELMORE (Nathaniel MICHAMORE , John (1) MICHELMORE , John (2) ) was born on 8 Nov 1881 in Dartmouth and died on 3 Jul 1957.

In 1901, Gertrude was living with her husband and her sister Emily at 2 Summerland Terrace, Dartmouth. She is recorded as having attended her brother Charles's funeral in 1918 and her brother Ernest's funeral in 1926 (at which time she was living in Torquay).

Gertrude married George Sydney MAUNDER on 25 Feb 1899. George was born about 1878 and died in 1957. They had the following child:

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