Moores Family from England to Newfoundland
 

Moores Family Tree

Many of the Moores family were born and raised in Wimborne Minster according to Baptism Records of 1635–1694. Later, Thomas Moores, made their way to Newfoundland, north of Carbonear at Blackhead. Jonathan Moores was born in Blackhead 1723 and died on March 21, 1808. He is buried in the Old Blackhead Methodist Cemetery the first Methodist cemetery on the island.

According to the 1574 Census of Poole listing ship ownership, Thomas Mores (Moores) owned the ship Caurell. A book lithograph shows an early 1839 Poole docks. (From Library of Congress)

Wooden masted ships line the docks lined with harvested timber in the foreground. The stereoview photographed in the 1860s shows the shipping activity at Poole in Devon where the Moores family potentially owned a ship. Photo from ebay listing.

Horses pull wagons and carriages through the street lined with shops and businesses as women in long dresses stroll down the sidewalks. The postcard show the daily life of Wimborne's High Street in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Postcard from ebay listing.

Sent in 1905, a quick note sent from Wimborne pictures quite posh two and half story brick homes along tree lined sidewalks on Avenue Road in Wimborne. Postcard from Ebay listing.

During 1709, Carbonear, Newfoundland residents petition Queen Anne of England for assistance while sheltering on Carbonear Island during French raids - Thomas Moore signed the document with many other early settlers or 'planters' of the area. Original scan from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

The last will and testament of Thomas Moores written on May 22, 1754 describing the Freshwater property or plantation he left to his family. (Families of Newfoundland). The 1942 map shows the stomping grounds of the Moores, outport towns along the Conception Bay sheltered in small bays and coves including Blackhead. Map from Texas University.

1769 - First Methodist Church location at Blackhead, Conception Bay Newfoundland as well as the cemetery. Photos from Find a Grave.