Edward MOORHOUSE

Edward MOORHOUSE

Male 1834 - 1917  (82 years)

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  • Name Edward MOORHOUSE 
    Born 28 May 1834  Hudlingley, Yorks Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1917  Parnham, Dorset Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I481  Spratton Genealogical Database
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2015 

    Father William MOORHOUSE,   b. 1790,   d. 1864  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Anne CARTER,   b. 1854C 
    Married 6 Nov 1823  [5, 6
    Family ID F1428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann (May) RHODES,   b. 1 Sep 1852, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1930, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1883  Wellington Cathedral, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Ann MOORHOUSE,   b. 20 Sep 1885, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 88 years)
     2. William Barnard RHODES-MOORHOUSE,   b. 26 Sep 1887, Brompton Square, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1915, of wounds, Great War Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     3. Mary MOORHOUSE,   b. 1889, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Edward MOORHOUSE,   b. 23 Sep 1893, London Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1937  (Age 43 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2016 
    Family ID F135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Moorhouse-Edward.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Arrived in NZ 1851. Sheep Farmer North Island NZ to 1858. Sailed for UK 1n 18884. Rented LamportHall 1886 & Spratton Grange, of which tennant between 1883 -1914.. Leased Lamport Hall prior to moving to Spratton. Keen follower of the Pytchely hounds, although alone in family with this passion. From Spratton moved to Parnham House, Beaminster, Dorset. In 1901 the domestic household included a Governess, 11 indoor staff, a Head Gardener with unspecified additional help. Had joined his elder brother William Sefton Moorhouse in NZ in1859, returning to England after his marriage. [1, 4, 6, 8, 9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] 1901 Census, 1901 Census.

    2. [S245] 1911 Census.

    3. [S208] Research MOORHOUSE family (Alister Hunter-Blair).

    4. [S300] "William Rhodes-Moorhouse, V.C." EnidJarvis 2015.

    5. [S192] www.knottingley.org (Ron Gosney).

    6. [S191] Research Michael & Morley Heaton, Spratton.

    7. [S184] Victoria Cross & George Cross Association Research.

    8. [S12] Harrow School Register 1885 -1949.

    9. [S16] MoD letter to Air Commodore John Jarvis 28/9/95, Mr. G Day, ref D/AHB(RAF)8/38.


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