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158. Kelly James-137425 (Christian Fine , Dorothy Christian , James , Edward ) was born in Apr 1762. He died in 1805.
James married Moore Catherine-131689 daughter of Moore Progenitor-163844 and MNotknown Miss-163845 in 1790. Catherine was born in 1766 in Ballamore, IOM. She died in 1797.
They had the following children:
+ 300 M i Kelley John-131647 was born in Jul 1791. He died on 17 Sep 1851. 301 F ii Kelly Martha-155987 was born before 1795. She died in Feb 1795.
Age under 1 year.302 F iii Kelly Catherine-141341 was born in 1795. She died in Mar 1796.
Aged 11 Months.+ 303 F iv Kelly Christian Catherine-18253 was born about 1796. She died on 24 Dec 1884.
162. Moore James-103541 (Elizabeth Fine , Dorothy Christian , James , Edward ) was born in 1773. He died in 1846.
Employed at Tromode & Cronkbourne.
James married Jeale Elizabeth-100458 daughter of Jeale Progenitor-192190 and JNotknown Miss-192191.
They had the following children:
+ 304 M i Moore William Fine-89829. 305 M ii Moore Joseph Christian-70830. + 306 M iii Moore James-90916. 307 M iv Moore John Christian-116949. 308 M v Moore Junior-119849.
163. Moore Edward-290444 (Elizabeth Fine , Dorothy Christian , James , Edward ) was born about Feb 1762.
He is son1. From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889 for Moore of Pulrose.
Edward married Beck Elizabeth-290445 daughter of Beck Progenitor-290454 and BNotknown Miss-290455. Elizabeth was born in 1762. She died in 1834.
From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889 for Moore of Pulrose.
Edward and Elizabeth had the following children:
+ 309 M i Merchant in Douglas, IOM Moore John-290441 was born in 1798. He died in 1873.
164. Captain Fifth Veteran Battalion Bacon John Joseph II-290298 (John Joseph I Bacon , Elizabeth Christian , James , Edward ) was born in 1770. He died in 1805 in Guernsey.
He has no issue. From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889.
John married Heiress of Sealfield Cosnahan Ann-290302 daughter of Rev of Braddan Cosnahan Joseph-290303 and BNotknown Miss-290304 in 1782. Ann was born in 1760. She died in 1835. She was buried in Conchan IOM.
She is dr1 in From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889.
John and Ann had the following children:
+ 310 M i Bacon Caesar-290305 was born in 1791. He died in 1876. 311 F ii Bacon Catherine-290308 was born in 1789. She died in 1817.
From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889.Catherine married Lt-Colonel Murray Henry-290309 son of Lord Murray Henry-198808 and Kent Eliza-198809.
From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889.
165. Of Isle of Man Bacon Isabella-67505 (John Joseph I Bacon , Elizabeth Christian , James , Edward ) was born in 1758/1760. She died in 1792.
She is dr1, according to emailer Chris Pickard.
Isabella married Convict contractor Moore George merchant convict contractor-1187 son of Sir Merchant Isle of Man Moore George-2034 and Of Dublin Callan Catherine-2035 on 19 Sep 1778 in Braddan Church IOM. George was born in 1744. He was christened in 1783 in active. He died in 1787/1797 in ante. He was buried in Mansfield, Isle of Man.
He is son1. He is minor and ineffectual convict contractor. See note on George Moore at Arundel qv a timber merchant and small shipbuilder. See Moore qv, Woolsey qv, Salmon qv. Byrnes on convict contracting after 1783. Info on this man's father etc from email from Chris Pickard on 16-2-2006. He is made Consul for Salonica on 31 March 1786. Family info is held asBridge House Papers, Manx Museum. Pikard thinks he might have died in 1787 as he wrote in that year - his "last letter" that Greeks and Jews were being shot in the street (of Salonica) but he was sure he and is family could escape danger. It is unknown how his wife Isabella got back to Isle of Man. In London he had a home in Crutched Friars. See http://www.isle-of-man.com.manxnotebook/iomnhas/vo44p516.htm - re records of family Cosnahan. Citation of "Goodwin's Scraps" re Family Bible on children of this man and Isabella. The said Family Bible in 1896 was in the hands of "Cap Sterling" (sic) who had married to one of the Grote family (Notes from Moore, Manx Familes).
Follows a short article from Chris Pickard of February 2006 as e-mail to Dan Byrnes.
George Moore Jnr, Born 1744
Father, Sir George Moore (1809-1787): Moore Senior made a fortune by supplying his customers mainly on the Scottish coast with brandy, rum, wines and teas. The Isle of Man was a warehouse for these goods, as the Isle of Man's duties were very low compared to English duties, and a large profit could be made by shipping these products to Britain. What George Moore Snr did was not illegal ( in fact Moore was always very conscious of the legality of his trading). Moore made sure that the goods leaving the Island to Mainland were the responsibility of his customers, and that it was they, not he, who broke the law by smuggling the goods to the mainland.
Moore's network of agents in the West Indies, New England and Europe numbered as many as 260. George Moore Snr's two principle trading ships were the Peggy (150 tons) and the Lilley (120 tons), both snows and built to order in Boston. The Lilley's building contract has survived and details the building specification down to the last nail.
George Moore Snr's trade has been very comprehensively covered by Frances Wilkins in her book George Moore and his Friends (Letters from a Manx Merchant 1775-1760). Published by Wyre Forest Press, 1994.George Moore Jnr in 1757 was at school in Douglas, Isle of Man. In 1758 he was sent to Mr. James Burgh's academy at Nevington Green, Middlesex.
Studies included: reading, Latin, French and dancing.George Moore Jnr married Isabella Bacon 19th September 1778 at Braddan Church, Isle of Man. His father-in-law, John Joseph Bacon, was probably the greatest ship-owner on the Isle of Man. He owned or part-owned more than 26 vessels in his lifetime, some of them being Liverpool slavers. He owned a herring-curing house and exported red herrings to the West Indies and the Mediterranean. His second wife whom he married in 1782 was Ann Cosnahan, daughter of the Reverend J. Cosnahan of Ballakilley, later to be called Seafield.
LETTERS FROM GEORGE MOORE JNR TO HIS FATHER
George Moore Jnr set up on his own account at Crutched Friars London. With his father's and father-in-law's contacts he should have been relatively successful, but this was not be. The following account is taken from his letters to his father.
He started well but the American War reduced his Mediterranean and Levant trade. He began to speculate in privateering and had a sixteenth share in the highly successful London privateer, the Enterprise, formerly the Aquilon, a frigate of 600 tons built at the King's Yard. He was able to obtain the position of Captain of Marines for his wife's brother on this vessel.
He was at this time on good terms with his younger brother James, and allocated James half his share in the Enterprize. In 1781 George was surprised to hear that James had disappeared from Glasgow, suspected of an insurance fraud and also leaving many debts. Geroge however at this time was more interested in obtaining the release of his father-in-law's vessel, the cutter Will, which had been seized for attempting to land two tons of claret into Billingsgate docks. Despite his usual optimism, he failed and the vessel was condemned. By this time he heard that James's situation had become serious, as James had been involved in the underwriting of ships and had attempted to reinsure a lost vessel in London; so to escape imprisonment, James had fled the country.
James reappeared in France early 1782 in partnership with a Mr Williams whose company was based at Nantes and L'Orient. Much to George Moore Jnr.'s consternation, James pressed him to form a partnership. George Moore Jnr. refused. James would not be put off and threatened to form a rival company in London with their older brother, Philip. It was this and the end of the American War that enticed George Moore Jnr. into forming a partnership with James and James's new associate, Colonel White. The fast-talking White arrived in London in March 1783 with glowing references from James.
George Moore Jnr. wrote to his father, "I am at a loss to conjecture James' motive for the recommending a partnership with this gentleman at the same time he appears to be desirous to form a connection with my brother and me."George Moore Jnr. was unaware at this time that White and James had no assets. White hinted of a large house in West London and many important American friends, the trap was set and the partnership was formed.
Their first venture was to be to Boston. George Moore Jnr purchased a vessel (and named it Bell after his wife), and had the cargo at his sole expense. White left with the Bell to sell the cargo in the most advantageous way. George Moore Jnr. discovered after his departure that White had left many personal debts and had been over-extravagant with fitting out the Bell - and George Jnr. had been foolish enough to give White a free hand.
George Moore Jnr's repeated appeals for White and James's share of the venture were completely ignored. He realised now that he had been conned and feared that White might incur debts against him in America, so George Jnr. wrote to his elder brother Philip, who was based in America, to get him to dissolve the partnership.
George Moore Jnr.'s financial situation was now desperate, and further, he was expecting a cargo of tobacco on which the duty had to be paid. With great reluctance he asked his father for a loan of £4,000. His father agreed and arranged for a loan with a Mr Carrick in London. Sadly the letter to Carrick went astray and the loan was not forthcoming.
Desperate, George Jnr. went further into the American trade, and the road to bankruptcy, by contracting a vessel, the Swift, for the transportation of convicts to America. He wrote to his father, "Nothing but necessity could have induced me to traffic in the freedom of my fellow creatures. It is a business I abhor, but it has been profitable to others; it may be so to me."
September brought bad news from George's brother, Philip, still in America, as 48 of the 143 convicts on the Swift had escaped. The government withheld payment as a result. Philip also wrote that there were four large capital houses in America wishing to do business with George Moore and Co. to the amount of £200,000 per year. Despite the incredible figure, George Moore Jnr believed every word, and he wrote to their father "... if I do embark at all I find it must be a very deep game".
Unknown to George Moore Jnr., his brother Philip had been in debt from since from before the end of the American War, and had been forced to sell his estate, Moore Hall. Worse still, Philip had stolen £6,000 from George Moore Jnr., the proceeds from the cargo of the brig United States, a vessel jointly owned by George Moore Jnr. and his father-in-law.
In November, Philip wrote to George Moore Jnr. informing him that the partnership with White had been dissolved, and he went on to add that White had sold the goods with excellent management and had obtained better terms than for any other cargoes sold there. George Moore Jnr was elated, his doubts over White seemed dispelled and he looked forward to a very prosperous trade with the American houses.
His elation was short-lived, he soon found out the truth; the situation was worse than he could have possibly expected. Williams in Nantes had failed and White, as he was a partner of Williams, had to pay his debts. These he paid with the proceeds from the Bell's cargo.
George Moore continued to contract vessels to the Government in order to improve his cash flow. Even in this he was ill-fated, as 67 convicts escaped from the vessel, causing great alarm in the surrounding country. He struggled on until the following June and by that time he realised he couldn't go on much longer. He wrote, "Oh my Dear Father, how I dread the event how horrid the change from ease and affluence to want. I will cherish hope to the last, but even that may forsake me ..."'
Another blow had come earlier in June, when Isabella had a child, Jane. For health reasons she had been taken to the Island to live with George Moore Snr. On June 26th 1784 the banks no longer honoured George Moore Jnr.'s cheques. He was convinced now that Williams of Nantes was the principle architect of his downfall, and he informed his father: "This, my Dear Father, is a gloomy prospect. Williams has acted a most deceitful part! By him I am deceived and by my brother(James) deserted in short it has been a deep laid plan of villainy."
His brother Philip was not to escape blame. George wrote, "His [Philip's] plans and schemes have been so contradictory, wild and interchangeable that the retrospect of them fills me with astonishment at my own credulity and infatuation."
By October, George Jnr.'s creditors were pushing for a commission of bankruptcy and in November his American assets were seized. He managed to continue until June 1795, when his furniture was seized. It would have been simple enough for him to have returned home to the Isle of Man, but so deep was his shame at his failure, he could not face this prospect.The consulate of Salonica had become vacant due to the retirement of the previous incumbent. George Moore Jnr. had some experience of Turkish trade and decided to apply for the post. The consulate was the gift of the Turkish company and there was no salary for it. It was normal for the consul to give gifts to the Barklow of the port and other officials, and in consideration of this the English consul had the preference of trade with England and Italy. Also, the consul was well paid to cover the goods of Turkish subjects. The disadvantages were that the European community was small and wars and plague were endemic. However, the previous consul had survived and returned to London a wealthy man.
After eight months of waiting, George Moore Jnr. was finally made consul on 31 March, 1786. He wrote soberly to his father, "Appointed this morning to the Consul of Salonica. I shall sensibly regret the fatal necessity that compels me to separate so distantly from my father, friends and country, in order to search for a livelihood among Greeks, Turks and Jews and take my wife and children to a place where the whole society consists of one Englishman a French family and two Italians."
George Moore Jnr.'s problem now was that he required capital to buy goods for trade and gifts, also for one year's living expenses. He turned to his father-in-law for help. Bacon declined, pleading that he was financially embarrassed himself. It must have been with a heavy heart that George Moore Snr. arranged the needed money just in time, as George Jnr. was on the point of having to relinquish the post because of lack of capital.
George Jnr. and his family left for Salonica in the middle of August 1786. Ill-fortune doggedly followed their steps. Their daughter Isabella fell from the ship's deck into the steerage and died following a dreadful head injury. Unusually, Isabella wrote to her father-in-law: "This day week we were deprived of our innocent babe, our dear, dear little Bell after having suffered a most painful illness due to her having had a dreadful fall on board ship. You may easily judge of what Mr Moore's feelings and mine have been on this most trying occasion; she was her father's darling favourite." Details of how a Greek doctor had performed surgery by drilling a hole in the child's skull were also given. Isabella was greatly troubled by the isolation of Salonica, but George Moore Jnr was too busy finding warehouses for his goods to be troubled in this fashion.
The political situation was very unstable. The Pasha of Scutari had taken arms against the Grand Seigneur and his army was only a few days' march from Salonica. Also, war with Russia was imminent. By early April 1787, George Jnr. wrote that Greeks and Jews were being shot in the streets, but he was confident that he and his family could escape danger.
It is here the letters stop, and we are presumably to fear the worst, but we do know from the Moore family bible that two children were born in Salonica, so we can assume George Jnr. was still alive around December 1788.
A tombstone found in a Mansfield churchyard confirms the worst fears for this family's safety. " Isabella Moore relict of George Moore, H.M. Consul at Salonica eldest daughter of John Joseph Bacon, Isle of Man died in 1792 in her 34th year"Note: All of the above including the convict ship details have been taken entirely from George Moore Jnr's letters to his father and no other sources have been referred to - Chris Pickard.
George and Isabella had the following children:
312 F i Moore Catherine-290171.
From Manx Families by A. W. Moore on www.isle-of-man.com/Catherine married Moore Thomas-290172 son of Moore Senior findzzzzzzzz-290173 and MNotknown Miss-290174.
See also, Moores of The Abbey as in http on Manx Families by A. W. Moore on www.isle-of-man.com/+ 313 M ii Of Trieste Moore George-290175 was born in 1779. He died in 1871. 314 M iii Moore James-290518.
He per Chris Pickard in Feb 2006 is yr brother. He disappears from Glasgow suspected of an insurance fraud and also leaving many debts. He'd attempted to re-insure a lost vessel in London. Then by 1782 he bobbed up in France in partnership with Mr Williams of a company based at Nantes and L'Orient. Soon James pressed his brother George to form a partnership. George refused, so James and their older brother Philip formed a company to rival George. Then James formed another partnership wth one Colonle White, a fast talker. White comes to London to talk to George, who is unaware White and James have no actual assets.315 F iv Moore Jane-290519 was born in 1783/1784.
166. Cousin Bacon Jane-290299 (John Joseph I Bacon , Elizabeth Christian , James , Edward ) was born in 1761. She died in 1800.
From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889.
Jane married (1) Dr Johnstone Dr-67504 son of Johnstone Senior-290502 and JNotknown Miss-290513.
From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889.
Jane married (2) Of Douglas Quane John-290014 son of Quane Progenitor-290516 and QNotknown Miss-290517.
From A. W. Moore, Manx Families, 1889.
John and Jane had the following children:
316 M i Quane John Joseph-290015. 317 M ii Quane William-290016.
176. Moore Charles James-121592 (Thomas Moore , Jane Christian , James , Edward ) was born in 1761 in The Abbey, IOM.
Twin.
Charles married Clucas Elizabeth-81020 daughter of Clucas John-138533 and Stevenson Elizabeth-101816 in 1785. Elizabeth was born in 1769.
They had the following children:
+ 318 M i Moore Thomas-148428 was born on 7 Nov 1786. He died on 8 Mar 1862. 319 M ii Moore Charles-102143 was born in 1790. 320 M iii Moore John James-79777 was born in 1792. 321 F iv Moore Margaret-152064 was born in 1794. 322 M v Moore George-135171 was born in 1795. 323 F vi Moore Elizabeth-136197 was born in 1796. 324 M vii Moore Philip William-33859 was born in 1798.
181. Moore James Christian-81735 (Thomas Moore , Jane Christian , James , Edward ) was born in Nov 1770. He died in 1822.
James married Stowell Ann-143675 daughter of Stowell Progenitor-181284 and SNotknown Miss-181285 on 28 Feb 1797 in Braddan, IOM. Ann was born in Ballacragga Middle, IOM.
They had the following children:
+ 325 F i Moore Margaret Ann-67529 was born in Jan 1796. She died on 15 Apr 1863. + 326 F ii Moore Eunice Elizabeth-84495 was born in Nov 1799. She died on 21 Jun 1846. 327 F iii Moore Catherine Mary-122058 was born in Jul 1801. 328 M iv Moore Thomas Claudius-158702 was born in May 1803. 329 M v Moore James-155503 was born in May 1805. + 330 M vi Advocate Moore John George-128594 was born in Dec 1809.
184. Stevenson Ann-85564 (Isabel Curghey , John Curghey , Miss Christian , Edward ) was born in 1726 in Llergydhoo, IOM. She died in 1805.
Ann married Moore William-70480 son of Moore Progenitor1-200441 and MNotknown Miss-200442 in 1748. William was born in 1712 in Baldromma, IOM. He died in 1800.
They had the following children:
331 M i Moore James-128368 was born in 1749. 332 F ii Moore Isabel-104307 was born in 1751. 333 F iii Moore Miss-85602 was born about 1755. 334 M iv Moore William-127093 was born in 1757. + 335 M v Moore Thomas-119653 was born in 1760. He died in 1828. 336 F vi Moore Anne-113849 was born in 1762. 337 M vii Moore Philip-136842 was born in 1765. 338 M viii Moore John-131715 was born in 1766 in Llergydhoo, IOM.
Took possession after death of uncle, John Stevenson, in 1806.339 F ix Moore Catherine-147826 was born in 1770.
185. Stevenson Ellinor-135004 (Isabel Curghey , John Curghey , Miss Christian , Edward ) was born in Oct 1728 in Llergydhoo, IOM. She died in Apr 1809.
Ellinor married Woods Thomas-79139 son of Woods Progenitor-97714 and WNotknown Miss-82129 on 17 Feb 1745/1746 in Lezayre, IOM. Thomas was born in Knocksharry, IOM. He died in 1828.
They had the following children:
340 M i Woods John-110345 was born in May 1748. 341 M ii Woods William-75543 was born in Feb 1749/1750.
188. Stevenson Elizabeth-101816 (Isabel Curghey , John Curghey , Miss Christian , Edward ) was born in 1735 in Llergydhoo, IOM.
Elizabeth married Clucas John-138533 son of Clucas Progenitor-188699 and cnotknown miss-188700 in 1755.
"Clucas" unlikely as it seems is in fact a name connected with Isle of Man.
John and Elizabeth had the following children:
342 M i Clucas John-141474. + 343 F ii Clucas Elizabeth-81020 was born in 1769.
189. Stevenson Jane-137988 (Isabel Curghey , John Curghey , Miss Christian , Edward ) was born in 1737 in Llergydhoo, IOM.
Jane married Taggart Matthias-138079 son of Taggart Progenitor-188696 and tnotknown miss-188697 in 1761.
They had the following children:
344 F i Taggart Margaret-150792. 345 F ii Taggart Elizabeth-92167 was born in Sep 1768. She died after 1804. 346 F iii Taggart Jane-120058 was born in Apr 1764. She died YOUNG. + 347 M iv Taggart William-106758. 348 F v Taggart Elinor-79832.
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