Ponsonby William Moore (1846 - 1908)

Born 29 Apr 1846 in Malta

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Tower Moir — married 16 Oct 1879 in Exeter, Devon, England

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Biography

Ponsonby William Moore, 9th Earl of Drogheda married Anne Tower Moir, daughter of George Moir, on 16 October 1879. Thay were married at Exeter, Devon, England.^[1]

While the Marquess of Drogheda went extinct, Ponsonby succeeded his cousin Henry to the title of 9th Earl of Drogheda, 11th Viscount Moore of Drogheda and 11th Baron Moore of Mellefont on 29 June 1892.

Children of Ponsonby William Moore, 9th Earl of Drogheda and Anne Tower Moir

1. Lady Beatrice Minnie Ponsonby Moore d. 25 May 1966
2. Henry Charles Ponsonby Moore, 10th Earl of Drogheda b. 21 Apr 1884, d. 22 Nov 1957

Ponsonby died on the 28th of Oct 1908.^[2]

Census

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGN1-F2M : 9 November 2019), Ponsonby Wm Moore in household of William Henry Gardener, Bishopsteignton, Devon, England; citing Bishopsteignton, Devon, England, p. 11, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:1VXX-KRW : 22 February 2021), Household of Ponsonby William Moore, Littleham, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Devon county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Sources

1. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QRPK-563Q : 18 April 2019), Entry for Ponsonby W Moore, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Marriage Notice, 24 Oct 1879, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom, The British Library, London; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:7LJH-6Q3Z : 24 June 2019), Entry for Ponsonby William Drogheda, 24 Feb 1909; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm 251,404.

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