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The Moore Family Tree
This is the story of the Moore
Family tree traced from William George Moore born in 1886 in
Southwark, London who Married Ethel Groves and had six boys
Arthur, Len, Cyril, Sidney, Les & Ron who all survived World
War Two.
They lived in a
small council house in south west
London, 95 Southcroft Road, Tooting. Originally the family were
agricultural labourers who lived in Wendover,
Buckinghamshire, England just
north west of London in the rolling chalk hills of the
Chilterns. Because of the Agricultural Revolution and the
Enclosure Laws they had to move to London or starve. London's
Industrial revolution required coal.
The Moore family lived in Lambeth near Waterloo Railway
Station and worked as coal porters taking coal off the ships on
the River Thames and delivering it to customers by horse and
cart. Across the river London's Fleet Street Newspaper industry
needed skilled workers. The next generation of Moores became
printers. This tradition was kept until Ron Moore retired aged
65 as the Works Manager of a printing company in 1994. The Surname ‘Moore’ is of English Anglo-Saxon origin. It
is a location name relating to a generic feature. People who
worked the land on one of the many upland moor areas of England
were given the name Moore the ‘e’ meaning of or from.
25lb Artillery Gun = Arthur,
Desert Rat = Len, Wellington Bomber = Cyril , Sherman Tank =
Sid, RAF Flag = Les & Ron |
