Ellen (Ingles) Moore (abt. 1807 - abt. 1887)

Born about 28 Sep 1807 in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Wife of William Moore — married about 1827 in Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about 28 Oct 1887 at about age 80 in Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Inglis Name Study.

Ellen was born in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

She married William Moore about 1826.

Ellen (Ingles) Moore migrated from Scotland to Canada.

They came to Upper Canada to the Trafalgar, Halton area around 1831-1832.

Their children (needs research):

• William (1827–)
• Alexander Moore (abt.1829-1894)
• John (1831–1832)
• John Byron Moore (abt.1833-abt.1910)
• Jean Jane (Moore) Finch (abt.1836-1904)
• Agnes Thompson (Moore) Anderson (abt.1839-1917)
• Helen Ellen Ellen (Moore) Lethbridge (1841-1921)
• Margaret (Moore) Glover (abt.1844-abt.1870)
• Ann (1846–1846)
• Barbara (Moore) Anderson (abt.1849-1934)

In the 1851 census, Ellen Moore (age 45) was living with her husband William (age 52, farmer), and children: Alexander (age 21, laborer), John (age 19, laborer), Agnes (age 13), Ellen (age 11), Margaret (age 7), and Barbara (age 3), in Trafalgar, Halton County, Canada West (Ontario).^[1]

In the 1861 census, Helen More (age 55), was living with her husband William (age 61, farmer), and children: Margaret (age 16), and Barbara (age 13), in Southwold, Elgin, Canada West beside her son Alexander's family and farm. (Family is split on two pages). Their faith was Church of Scotland.^[2]

Her married daughter Margaret died young in 1870. In the 1871 census Hellen More (age 65), was living with her husband William More (age 72) and her daughter Margaret and Samuel Glover's daughter Elizabeth Glover (age 8), in Southwold, West Elgin, Ontario.^[3] Elizabeth stayed with Ellen when her husband William died in 1878 and they lived together next to Alexander's family in Southwold, Elgin. (Elizabeth later married after her grandmother Ellen died in 1887).

In the 1881 census, Ellen Moore (age 70, widowed), was living with her daughter Elizabeth (age 19), in Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^[4]

She died October 28, 1887, likely in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. Ellen is buried in Hunter Cemetery in Elgin county Ontario, Canada and inscribed on her headstone is "Ellen/wife of William Moore/ 80 y 1 m".^[5]

Below that is "Weep not for me my children/I am not dead but sleeping here/watch therefore for ye know not/what hour your Lord doth come/Math. 24:42"^[6]

Research Notes

• Name varies between Ellen, Helen, Hellen and married name Moore, More.
• Using death date from find a grave photo of gravestone until better source found. Birth date calculated from gravestone inscription "80 y 1 m" on find a grave profile and family search profile.
• family search profile: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVG6-NKX .
• needs Scotland birth record, marriage record.
• possible records?
  • Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907925; FHL microfilm: 993304
    FamilySearch Record: XTJP-PYL (accessed 28 October 2023)
    Helen Ingles marriage to William Moir on 9 Dec 1826 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907938; FHL microfilm: 993345
    FamilySearch Record: XTNB-QJ6 (accessed 17 November 2023)
    Helen Inglis marriage to William Moir on 7 Jan 1827 in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Baptism of son John Moir: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007907938; FHL microfilm: 993345
    FamilySearch Record: XYXB-3R3 (accessed 17 November 2023)
    Helen Inglis's son John Moir baptism on 4 Oct 1831 in Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

• find a grave has parents as James Ingles (1783-), and Helen Brodie (1787-), lists 2 infant deaths: John, and Ann, older child William. Needs research.

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia), Page number 180, for Ellen Moore, Library and Archives Canada, (accessed 28 Oct 2023 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
   Year: ; Census Place: Trafalgar, Halton (county), Canada West (Ontario)
   Reference: RG 31; Microfilm: C-11726; Item #: 1027959; Page #: 180
   view item information page , view census page
   Ellen Moore (45).
2. ↑ 1861 Census: Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia), Page number 110, for Helen More, Library and Archives Canada, (accessed 28 Oct 2023 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
   Year: ; Census Place: Southwold, Elgin, Canada West (Ontario)
   Microfilm: C-1019; Item #: 1534638; Page #: 110; Line #: 49
   view item information page , view census page
   Helen More (55), Married, born in Scotland.
   Second part/ daughter Barbara More and then son Alexander's family: (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4391546_00243) , accessed 28 Oct 2023.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: Census of Canada, 1871, Page number 45, for Hellen More, Library and Archives Canada, (accessed 28 Oct 2023 from www.bac-lac.gc.ca).
   Year: ; Census Place: Southwold, Elgin West, Ontario
   Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Microfilm: C-9898; Item #: 2422186; Page #: 45; Line #: 9
   view item information page , view census page
   Hellen More (65), Married, born in Scotland.
4. ↑ 1881 Census: "Canada Census, 1881"
   citing Volume: 18; Page: 55; Affiliate Publication Number: e008197946; Digital film/folder number: 004466955; FHL microfilm: 1375902; Image number: 546
   FamilySearch Record: MVDX-SLQ (accessed 28 October 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LJZ-HBX
   Ellen Moore (70), widowed in Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. Born in Scotland.
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #177182098 (accessed 28 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Ellen “Nellie” Inglis / Ingles Moore (28 Sep 1807-28 Oct 1887), citing Hunter Cemetery, Southwold, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by STONE LADY (contributor 47208521).
6. ↑ Ellen Moore, entry #38, Hunter Cemetery, Southwold; Elgin branch of Ontario Genealogy Society: (https://ogs.on.ca/elgin_google/sites.google.com/site/elginbranchogs/Home/southwold-cemeteries/southwold---hunter.html) accessed 2022-04-26.

See Also:

• "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-43VL : 17 March 2018), Ellen in entry for Samuel Glover and Margaret Moore, 25 Feb 1862; citing Elgin, Rideau Lakes, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,055.

• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6V2-YXB : 2 March 2021), Nelly Moore in entry for Ellen Lethbridge, 01 Feb 1921; citing Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, yr 1921 cn 11849, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,538.