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Blackmore Area Local History

Blackmore Ancestors
An A to Z of families who lived in Blackmore, Essex
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Baptisms 1874 - 1901.  Separate pages listing male baptisms only to parents living in Blackmore (Essex) can be found on the blog. For more information or to pass on family history contact the webmaster.
De Vere family
Larke family
Smyth family.  Separate pages devoted to the family who purchased Blackmore Priory from Henry VIII in 1540. 
Blackmore Families: most popular surnames in Twentieth Century.
Barrett, Blackwell, Brazier, Chapman, Knight, Livings, Martin, Maynard, Ovel, Pagram, Riglin, Shuttleworth, Smith, Sutton, Woollard.

De Vere family

Blackmore and the de Vere family have strong links.

Ruth writes: 

“I am currently trying to prove a link between my Larke line and the de Vere family, which also would link us into the de Clare family. Although the Larkes originated in Norfolk I am becoming convinced that my family’s history is inextricably linked to Blackmore. I don’t expect you to know anything about this or help in any way, but you might just uncover something accidentally which is relevant.”

Larke family

Mary Coller wrote in her book ‘Blackmore. My 1920s Wonderland’: “Then came the Larkes, Billy and his wife, and their daughter Rosie. The house in which they lived had been a private school at one time, but that was long before my time.  

"All three of them, for want of a better word, were reserved. They kept themselves to themselves and did not mix much in the village” (Coller, p8)   

Ruth adds:  “My mother was born in the house in April 1926 as Rose (known around Blackmore as Rosie) Larke.  Her father was William Larke (1901 – 1965) but he was born in Norfolk, although his parents ended up in Essex and are buried together in Stondon Massey churchyard (Walter George Larke 1868 -1936 and Frances Eleanor Larke nee Earl 1868 – 1952).    

“Her mother was Alice Larke nee Gosling (1891 – 1972).  She was one of five daughters and one son (died in infancy) born to Albert Gosling and Rosa Day. The children were all born at 5 Giles Cottages in Stondon Massey. One of the daughters Rosa lived in the house until 1974 when she was finally forced to leave and moved to Soames Mead in Stondon Massey. It was never modernised and the loo was down the garden!”    

Herbert Larke (son of Mr W G & Mrs E F Larke of Copyhold Cottage Blackmore) served in the Lancashire Fusiliers during the First World War.  He died on 21st March 1918, aged 23 and is remembered on Pozieres Memorial. His name is not commemorated at Blackmore so perhaps he had moved away from the village?  The ‘Commonwealth War Graves Commission’ includes this citation.
Last updated: 4 March  2010