William Christopher Blackmore (1851 - 1916)

Born 4 Oct 1851 in Hobart, Tasmania

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Elizabeth (Lambert) Blackmore — married 7 Mar 1876 in Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1916 at age 64 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales

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Biography

Birth

• William Christopher Blackmore was born on 4 October 1851 in Hobart, Tasmania.
• His parents are Arthur Blackmore and Sarah Harris.
• He has 3 identified siblings - Arthur Ernest, Henry and M.

Marriage

• William married Ellen Elizabeth Lambert on 7 March 1876 in St. Mary's Church, in Timaru, New Zealand
• William was 24 years old and Ellen was 18 years old.
• William and Ellen had 9 children - William Christopher, Louisa Harriet, John, George (I), George (II), Henry Charles, Sarah (Ciss), Charles E. and Frederick J.

Arrival

• William and his family arrived in Australia in about 1881.

Death

• William passed away on 3 July 1916 at Sydney Hospital in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales.
• He died of heart failure, Lobar pneumonia and asphyxia
• The death record lists his mother as Louisa

Burial

• He was buried on 5 July 1916 in Rookwood Cemetery, in the Old Catholic Mortuary 1, in Section K, Row 27.

Sources

• Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 / FHL Film Number 1368236
• New Zealand, Births, Deaths and Marriages / Marriage 1876/112
• New South Wales, Births, Deaths and Marriages / Death 9931/1916
• Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002
• Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current