George Loosemore 1782 – 1821
George was born about 1782 in Crediton.
He married Mary Addicott on 9th August 1808
He married Mary Addicott on 9th August 1808
Apparently George Loosemore died during the 3rd Quarter of 1821. Because of this he will not appear in any available census records. He was buried in the Rackenford churchyard on 12th September 1821.
It is thought that George had 7 children, one of whom was Robert born about 1816 who subsequently married Mary Browning. His story is taken up in detail elsewhere. Robert and Mary had 5 children one of whom was William born in 1853. It is this William who lived next door to Harry Loosemore in Thornton Street Lambeth. In 1881 William was living with his wife Ellen in Mill Street Crediton. All the children shown on the 1891 census were born in Crediton and as we have the birth year of the oldest child Leonard as 1890 we can assume that the family moved to Lambeth after that date but before the 1891 census was taken. This probably puts William in situ in Lambeth about three years after Harry set up house at Number 14..
Mary Addicott 1785 – 1860
We first encounter Mary in the 1841 census some twenty years after the death of her husband George. She is living in Old Healses in Crediton where she is the servant of John Bidgood and John Thomas. Next door is a cottage called Berry Cleve occupied by a labourer and his wife
The census for 1841 is shown below
Mary Addicott 1785 – 1860
We first encounter Mary in the 1841 census some twenty years after the death of her husband George. She is living in Old Healses in Crediton where she is the servant of John Bidgood and John Thomas. Next door is a cottage called Berry Cleve occupied by a labourer and his wife
The census for 1841 is shown below
The occupants of Old Healses in 1851 is still John Thomas who is now head of the family and lives there with his brother William and his sister Mary. Mary Loosemore nee Addicott has now moved next door into Berry Cleve and is housekeeper to her unmarried son Thomas.
The census for 1851 is shown below
The census for 1851 is shown below
As Mary does not appear in the 1861 census records it can be assumed that she had died prior to the census. Assuming that she stayed living in Witheridge until her death there are two possible entries which could be her. Witheridge is in the enumeration district of South Molton.
Mary Loosemore died in South Molton Q2 1860 vol 5b page 320
or
Mary Loosemore died in South Molton Q4 1860 vol 5b page 299.
Either case would be possible. However Mary would have been 75 at the time of her death. Further research has uncovered the following burial certificate which shows that a 75 year old Mary Loosemore was buried on May 13th and that she had lived at Berry Cleeve. From this we can conclude that the first death record is her.
Mary Loosemore died in South Molton Q2 1860 vol 5b page 320
or
Mary Loosemore died in South Molton Q4 1860 vol 5b page 299.
Either case would be possible. However Mary would have been 75 at the time of her death. Further research has uncovered the following burial certificate which shows that a 75 year old Mary Loosemore was buried on May 13th and that she had lived at Berry Cleeve. From this we can conclude that the first death record is her.