Introduction
To date only 
one Avery
style needle case has been found with a silver hallmark that includes the
anchor symbol, which represents Birmingham, followed by the maker’s mark “D
& M” and the letter date “U” which represents 1869. Because this needle case was sold in 2014[1]
at Semley Auctions in Shaftsbury, Dorset UK the only
known information about it is from the auction listing which included the
photograph shown here. No detailed
photograph of the hallmark was included.
This needle case is Avery’s Quadruple design which has been named the
Sterling Silver - Crest with Flower because of the pattern on it. The center decoration may have been included
so a person’s initials could be added, similar to that
of other Quadruple needle cases made of silver.
Apparently, Mr. Avery had some type of arrangement with D & M which
allowed them to produce this needle case.
And
who was D & M? Unfortunately, there
is no direct evidence regarding who this maker’s mark represents, however it
was very common during the Victorian period for companies to select a maker’s
mark based on their initials. For
example, according to the British silve
r maker’s marks website[2],
the maker’s mark show here on
the left[3]
was that of the Birmingham company known as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin. The letter date “N” means the item with this
mark was made in 1862. The D & M
maker’s mark shown here on the right[4]
is also listed on the British silver maker’s marks website, however, no company
name is associated with it, meaning the firm it represents is unknown. The letter date of
“W” means the item with his mark was made in 1871.
In order to
try and determine what company this mark represents a thorough search through
various Birmingham commercial trade directories was undertaken, focusing on
companies with names starting with D and followed by M. As a result of this research, the only
company found with these initials between 1842 and 1879 who was involved in the
silversmith trade was Deakin & Moore.
This means Deakin & Moore was most likely the firm that produced the
Sterling Silver - Crest with Flower needle case. Be advised this is an assumption which could
be proven correct or incorrect in the future if additional information is
discovered. Although the company history
below regarding Deakin & Moore is accurate, the D & M maker’s mark
could have belonged to another firm.
The
Company
Several
references to the origins of Deakin & Moore have been located. One is from the company known as Deakin &
Francis which currently exists at 15-17 Regent Place in Birmingham. Deakin & Francis is best known today as
manufacturers of some of the world’s best cuff links, jewelery
and luxury accessories. A short history
of the firm is found on their website at
https://deakinandfrancis.com/world-of-df/en/our-history/
which includes the following information about Deakin & Moore, its
predecessor.
“Our history
Proud to build on the heritage, brand and family values that have been
created over the past two centuries, the firm was originally founded by
Benjamin Woolfield in 1786. He was later joined by Charles Washington
Shirley Deakin, who together with C. W. B. Moore traded together as Deakin and
Moore from 1848 - 1879.
When Charles Deakin retired in 1881, John H Francis came on board and the
name became Deakin & Francis, as it stands today. Sadly, the Francis line ceased with the death
of Captain J H Francis in the First World War.”
Additionally, an article about the company appeared in the
October
4, 1934[5]
edition of the Birmingham Daily Gazette newspaper. It reads as follows:
“An
Old-Established Firm
One of the oldest established firms of
manufacturing silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellers and
medalists is Deakin and Francis, Ltd., of Regent-place, Birmingham, which was
founded in 1786.
Originally it bore the name Woolfield, but in 1840, Mr. C. W. S. Deakin took control,
and had as partner Mr. C. W. B. Moore.
On the latter’s retirement, Mr. S. H.
Deakin joined his uncle, and this partnership continued until Mr. Deakin senior, gave up his interest.
The late Mr. J. H. Francis then joined Mr.
S. H. Deakin, and the firm has since traded under the name of Deakin and
Francis.
The firm carry on an
extensive business, both at home and overseas.
Their London address is:
Audrey House, Ely-place, where they have large up-to-date showrooms.”
Most of the information from these two
sources matches with records from the Victorian period, however, the dates are
slightly different. According to an
1885/86[6]
commercial directory of Birmingham, which included the year a firm was
established, Deakin & Francis, wholesale jewelers at 30 Regent-place, was
founded in 1882. This directory also
included a remarks section, the third column from the left, and was displayed
as follows in the directory:
Although
difficult to read, the date of first item in the third
column is 1864 and the date on the second item is 1848. The following additional items appeared later
in the Dissolutions of Partnership section of the directory:
And
what does this mean? The merchant and jewelry firm known as C W S Deakin was
established by Charles Washington Shirley Deakin and Francis Deakin in 1848
when they took over the business of Woolfield &
Sons. They continued as such until 1864
when their partnership ended. Charles
Washington Shirley Deakin then partnered with Charles William Beatson Moore to
form the wholesale jewelry business known as Deakin and Moore which operated
from 1864 until their partnership ended in 1879. Then a nephew, Stephen Henry Deakin, joined
his uncle, Charles Washington Shirley Deakin, and formed Deakin and Nephew
which traded from 1879 until 1882. When
the uncle left the firm in 1882 another nephew, John Horace Francis, joined the
business and it became known as Deakin and Francis.
The dates from the 1885/86 directory are
confirmed in other Birmingham trade directories reviewed from 1842 until
1908. These trade directories are
currently only available for specific years, therefore only the approximate
year of the company’s name change could be
verified. Although no Charles Deakin was
listed in 1842[7], a
Charles W. S. Deakin (late C. F. Woolfield) was
listed in 1849[8] and 1850[9]
as a wholesale jeweler and factor at 141 Hockley Hill. In another 1850[10]
directory and in 1858[11]
and 1861[12],
the firm was listed as Charles W. S. Deakin a jeweler and factor or wholesale
jeweler and merchant at 30 Regent Place.
Then in 1867[13],
they were no longer listed under that name, however Deakin & Moore was
listed that year as wholesale jewelers and factors at the 30 Regent Place. The firm continued to be listed as Deakin
& Moore in 1874/75[14],
1875[15],
1878[16]
and 1879[17]. Also, in 1867[18],
1878[19]
and 1879[20],
Mr. Moore was listed separately as “Charles William Beatson Moore, see Deakin
& Moore”. Then in 1884/85[21]
and in 1896/97[22] 
they were listed as
Deakin & Francis, however by 1908[23]
their address changed to 15-17 Regents Place and their name was recorded as
Deakin & Francis Limited indicating the business converted to a limited
liability company. Mr. Francis was also
listed separately in the 1908 directory as “John Horace Francis - see Deakin
& Francis Limited”[24]. The “D & F” Birmingham maker’s mark shown
above[25]
is the one they stamped on silver items made in or after 1882.
As mentioned
earlier,
this firm still exists today at 15-17 Regent Place (seen here) in
Birmingham. Currently, it is managed by
two brothers, Henry and James Deakin, members of the seventh generation of the
Deakin family involved with this business.
In August 2022 a visit was made to the Deakin & Francis factory in
Birmingham and one of the managers there gave the author a tour of the factory
workshops. Additional photographs of these areas can be found in the Images
section of this chapter. The Deakin
& Francis flagship store is located in the
Piccadilly Arcade in London and their current merchandise is also available at
retail department stores such are Harrod’s.
The
Owner: Charles Washington Shirley Deakin
Charles
Washington Shirley Deakin was the third son of Francis and Lucy Deakin. His father Francis was born c1778 and in 1810
married Lucy Lakin in Polesworth, a town near Atherstone,
about 20 miles[26]
northeast of Birmingham. After their
marriage Francis and Lucy settled in Birmingham where they had 7 children of
which 5 were baptized at St. Philip’s Cathedral in the city center: Elizabeth,
Lucy, Henry Lakin, James Edward, George Washington Shirley, Mary Ann and Sophia.
Francis spent most of his life working as a wire drawer at Deritend Mill
in Aston parish and in 1817 became a freemason with his profession listed as a
sword cutter. The family lived in the
Aston area for a number of years before moving to Ravenhurst Street in Harbone, a
district on the southwest side of Birmingham.
Francis died in 1829 at the age of 51.
He was buried at St. Philip’s and his wife Lucy died five years later in
1834 at age 53 in Severn End, Worcestershire.
Because both parents died when their children were between the ages of
11 and 22 and there were several other Deakin families in the area, limited
information about them has been located except for the two eldest daughters and
the two middle sons.
The eldest daughter Elizabeth of Francis
and Lucy Deakin was born in 1812. She
remained in the Birmingham area and never married. In 1851 Elizabeth was working as the
governess for her sister Lucy’s children who were staying with her in
Birmingham while attending school. By
1861 Elizabeth was living with her brother Charles in Kings Norton where she
died in 1866 at age 53. The second
daughter Lucy, who was born in 1814, moved to Moulton in Lincolnshire and
worked as a governess for Rev. Charles Moore whose wife died in 1837. In 1842 Lucy married Rev. Moore at Polesworth
near where her uncle John Larkin Esq. of Hall End lived. Her father Francis Deakin was also listed as
an Esq. in the local newspaper’s marriage announcement. At first Lucy and Rev. Moore lived in Moulton
near Spaulding where their son Stephen was born. Later they moved to Great Malvern in
Worcestershire before returning to Lincolnshire and settling in Wyberton near
Boston approximately 105 miles northeast of Birmingham. Rev. Moore died there at age 93 in 1881 and
Lucy eventually moved to Stratford on Avon where her son lived. She died there in 1893 at age 79.
The
second son of Francis and Lucy was James Edward Deakin who was born in
1818. At some point after he came of age
he decided to move to Tasmania, Australia where he married Amy Dixon in Hobart
in 1845. James and Amy had 3 children
born there: Charles Washington Shirley (who had the same name as his uncle),
James Edward (who had the same name as his father) and Stephen Henry. Sometime between 1854 and 1861 this Deakin
family returned to the UK and settled in Lower Bullingham, Herefordshire,
approximately 62 miles southwest of Birmingham where James Sr. worked as a land
surveyor. Amy died there in 1862 and by
1871 James and his youngest son Stephen moved to Abbey Dore in Herefordshire
where James Sr. owned a 210-acre farm employing six workers. He married his second wife Elizabeth Downing
in 1877 in Birmingham and they moved to another farm in Broadheath,
Hallow just northwest of the city of Worcester which
had 164 acres and 11 workers. Sometime
between 1881 and 1891 they moved again, this time to Fladbury
southeast of Worcester where James Sr. died in 1897 at age 79. His eldest son, George became a surgeon,
married in 1877 and moved to Bengal, India where he died in 1889. The second son James Jr. studied law at
Cambridge and became a lawyer. James Jr.
married in 1880 and immigrated with his wife to the United States in 1885
settling in Chicago, Illinois where he died in 1899. Information about the youngest son of James
Sr., Stephen Henry Deakin, who became a partner with his uncle in the firm
Deakin & Moore, can be found in a later section of this chapter.
Charles Washington Shirley Deakin, the
youngest son of Francis and Lucy Deakin was born in 1819 and was baptized at
St. Peter’s in Harbone. Because his father died when he was 10 years
old and his mother when he was 15, Charles spent some of his teenage years with
his grandfather John Lakin in Polesworth with whom he was living in 1841. At age 29 he took over the business of Woolfield & Sons in 1848 and became a wholesale
jeweler. In 1851 he was living in Louth,
Lincolnshire, 115 miles northeast of Birmingham where he was working as a
commercial traveler. He was most likely
just visiting the Louth area to increase his business prospects. Surely during his time in Lincolnshire, he
visited his sister Lucy and her husband Rev. Moore who lived in the area. This is most likely where he first met or
heard about Charles William Beatson Moore, the man who became his business
partner in 1868. By 1861 Charles Deakin
was residing in Kings Norton where he remained until at least 1881. Charles married Jane Francis in 1868 in
Birmingham and probably because they had no children, they bonded more with
their sibling’s children. After his partner Mr. Moore retired in 1879,
Mr. Deakin’s nephew Stephen Henry Deakin became his new partner in his
wholesale jewelry business. Then in 1881
another nephew on his wife’s side of the family, John Horace Francis, was
living with Charles and Jane while working as a merchant clerk, most likely in
the Deakin family’s jewelry business.
After Charles retired in 1882, the two nephews took over the firm and
Charles spent the next 10 years involved in public activities. He and Jane later moved to Kinver, a town
about 19 miles west of Birmingham for a few years and then settled in Selly
Oak, a southwest suburb of Birmingham.
Charles died there in 1893 at age 74 leaving an estate valued at £5,581
which is equal to £457,917[27]
in today’s pounds. When his will was
probated, his remaining interest in his former wholesale jewelry business was
passed to his two nephews Stephen Henry Deakin and John Horace Francis. Thirty-six years later, when his wife Jane
died in 1929, she also left her estate of £33,650 (£1,540,679[28]
today) to the same two nephews. Eleven
months prior to his death, when Charles retired from public life, he received a
presentation from his friends which was published in the local newspaper as
follows.
January
21, 1893[29]
“PRESENTATION
TO MR. C. W. S. DEAKIN.
On
Thursday evening a deputation, consisting of Counselors C. Green and Bradley,
and Messrs. J. Adams, W. Herbert, and G. Upson, waited upon Mr. C.W.S. Deakin,
at his residence, at Griffin’s Hill, to present him with an illuminated address
subscribed to by the Mayor and other ratepayers in the
constituency of St. Paul’s Ward, which Mr. Deakin represented for many
years. “To Charles Washington Shirley
Deakin, Esq., on his retirement from the City Council, Birmingham, October, 1892. The
undersigned, constituents and friends in St. Paul’s
Ward, hearing of your intended retirement as their representative from the City
Council, feel that they cannot allow the occasion to pass without expressing to
you in some permanent form their high appreciation of the value of your long
connection both with the commercial and public life of the ward and city. As the founder and for more that forty years
the head of the firm which still bears your name, many of them can recall the
unfailing courtesy, untiring industry and strict punctuality which characterized
your business career, and it is not too much to say that your name has been
long been a synonym in the jewellery trade for all
that is most hounorable in commercial dealings and
most estimable in manly character. Of
your public life it is most gratifying to be able to speak in no less measured
terms, whether as city councillor for this ward, or
working for the progressive cause in the neighbouring
county of Worcester, whether on hospital board, or a as guardian of assay, or
as chairman (for many years) of the Ward Committee of the Liberal Association;
for in every variety of work -
political, municipal or philanthropic -
to which you put your hand, your sturdy commonsense and thoroughness of
determination have ever stood out conspicuous and been valuable aid to the
cause. Sir, your friends feel that they cannot close this imperfect expression
of esteem and regard without referring for a brief moment to the unfortunate
necessity through impaired health which severs them to a large extent from
future association with you; but while deeply deploring their own loss and its
cause, they cannot but applaud the decision you have taken, guided to it as you
have been by the affectionate solicitude of a loving wife and the prudent
counsel of your medical advisor; and they earnestly hope that the release from
public activity and anxiety will be the means of restoring you to your
accustomed health and strength, and to that enjoyment of many happy years to
come.” The address was signed on behalf
of the subscribers by the Mayor, Councillor
Johnstone, and the members of the deputation - Mr. Deakin warmly acknowledged
the compliment paid to him, and thanked the deputation
for presenting the address.”
The
Owner: Charles William Beatson Moore
Charles William Beatson
Moore was born in 1831. His grandfather
was one of the English landed gentry, Sir Edward Moore Esq, Barrister of
Stockwell House in Surrey and Lord of the Manor of
Leigh Priors. The Moore family claimed
to be descendants from a junior branch of Sir Thomas More[30]. This is the same Thomas More who served as
Chancellor during the reign of King Henry VIII.
As a Catholic, Mr. More strongly opposed the Protestant Reformation as
well as the annulment of the King’s marriage, resulting in his execution in
1535. His portrait, seen here, was
painted by Hans Holbein in 1527.
The father of Charles William Beatson
Moore was Lt. Col. George Moore. George
was the seventh son of Sir Edward Moore and, as was often the case with later
sons, choose a career in the military. As a young lad he joined the army and spent
most of his life residing outside the UK in the British Colonies. While living in India he married three times
and had a number of children including two sons with
his second wife, Sarah Cattell: Charles William Beatson (1831) and Edward
Dennis (c1833). His second wife, who he
married in Calcutta in 1826, died in 1835 in Lucknow, Bengal, India. George died 13 years later in 1848 at sea
enroute to the UK. Presumably his third
wife and his children were with him on their voyage to return to their
homeland. George’s life is best summed
up in the following obituary which appeared in a London newspaper.
August
26, 1848[31]
“BRIGADIER-GENERAL
GEORGE MOORE.
Few
families have suffered more fatally in the service of their country than that
of this distinguished officer, Brigadier Moore being the seventh member, in one
generation, who has fallen a sacrifice to the climate of India alone.
Colonel
Moore was the seventh son of Edward Moore, Esq., of Stockwell House, Surrey,
and descended, it is stated, by a junior branch, from the celebrated
Chancellor, Sir Thomas More. He entered
the army as a Cadet at the age of 16 in the year 1804, under the influence of
his uncle, Peter Moore, Esq., M. P. In
1805, he sailed with the secret expedition under Sir David Baird, and assisted
at the taking of the cape of Good Hope, being placed at the head of the
Cadets. Upon arriving in India he obtained a commission in the 1st
Regiment N. I.; and on the augmentation of the army, he was appointed to the 59th
Bengal Native Infantry, of which he became eventually Colonel. In the Nepalese war he served under Sir David
Ochterlony, and, though still a subaltern, was
invested with the command of 3000 men, a command in which he so distinguished
himself as to call forth the thanks of the Commander-in-Chief. During this period he volunteered for the
leading of a “forlorn hope” and the storming party were on their march, when
the fort surrendered, Presently afterwards
he was actually employed in the arduous and important erection of a line of
telegraphs extending from Calcutta towards Allahabad, which were only
discontinued on the breaking out of the Burmese war, in which Mr. Moore took
command of the Grenadier battalion, attending the division of the army to Arracan, and suffered severe losses and hardships during
the campaign.
At different times
throughout his career, Brigadier Moore held various important commands, such as
those of Lucknow, Loodiana, and Agra, which last
named place, on the advance of the army into Gwalior, he expressly selected to
defend, when under expectation of its attack, whilst his own brigade signally
distinguished itself against the enemy under General Valiant. In all the recent campaigns Colonel Moore was
honoured with brigades, and finally held the command
as a first class brigadier of the extensive district
of Bajpootana.
His well known character as a soldier, and his
kindness and consideration to all around him, will for ever
endear his memory to his brother officers.
He died on board the Earl of Hardwicke, 29th July
last, within four or five days’ sail of his native
land, from which he had been absent forty-three years. He was married three times,
and leaves a widow and a numerous family to lament his loss.”
Charles
William Beatson Moore was born in 1831 in Allahbad,
East India and was baptized at Portubghur. After living in various places in India
during his youth, he arrived in the UK around 1848 at age 17. In 1851 he was living with his brother
Edward, who was studying to become a surgeon, in Kingswinford, Staffordshire
which was located about 15 miles west of Birmingham. By 1861 he was working as
a commercial traveler living in Walsall, a town 11 miles northwest of Birmingham,
with his brother Edward, Edward’s wife Jane and their half-brother George who
was only 16 years old that year. Charles
partnered with Charles Washington Shirley Deakin in 1868 and became a wholesale
jeweler moving to Kings Norton by 1871.
Also in 1871, in Boston, Lincolnshire, he married his cousin Elizabeth
Emma Moore, the daughter of his uncle Rev. Charles Moore, Rector of Wyberton
and the step-daughter of Rev. Moore’s wife Lucy, Mr.
Deakin’s sister. This marriage most
likely strengthen the bond between the partnership of
Deakin & Moore because now they were related through family. Charles and Elizabeth had no children and
remained in Kings Norton until shortly after he retired in 1879. By 1891 they moved to Overdale,
Shepley Hill near Bromsgrove where they remained. Charles died there in 1912 at age 80 and left
an estate valued at £21,465 (£1,677,966[32] today). His wife Elizabeth died there 17 years later
at age 98 in 1929. His life after retiring
from the firm Deakin & Moore is best described in his obituary.
June
8, 1912[33]
“DEATH
OF MR. C. W. B. MOORE, J.P.
It
is with deep regret that we record the death of Mr. Charles William Beatson
Moore, J.P., which occurred on Saturday morning at his residence, Overdale, Shepley Hill, Bromsgrove, in the eighty-first
year of his age. He had failed in health
lately, and the end was not unexpected.
Mr. Moore, who was the last surviving son of Brigadier General George
Moore, Bengal Army, came to live at Shepley about 1888. He at once became identified with the district, and was a generous supporter of all improvements
for the good of his neighbours. Philanthropic institutions found in him an
especially warm friend, and no appeal on behalf of a good cause was made to him
in vain. He was a man absolutely without
ostentation, and his kindly manner and courteous demeanor endeared him to all
classes. In every way he was qualified to
bear the proud title of “a fine old English gentleman”. Mr. Moore took his full share of pubic work. In 1893
he became a Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire, and until recently, when
prevented by infirmary, he was a regular attendant on
the Bench in Bromsgrove. He was a
painstaking magistrate, and when duty permitted he ever
leant to the side of mercy. The deceased
gentleman was a warden at the Birmingham Assay Office and discharged his duties
there with great regularity until recently.
Mr. Moore was elected as member of the old Bromsgrove County Local Board
in 1892 and when the North Bromsgrove Urban District Council took over the
government of the district in 1895 he became a member
of that body, and was returned of such election until 1906, when, owing to a
misunderstanding as to the day of election, he was not nominated. He was reelected the following year, and
finally retired in the spring of 1910.
Mr. Moore was Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Council for a
long period. He was a member of the
Bromsgrove and North Bromsgrove Joint Burial Committee for thirteen years, and served as chairman from 1898 until 1906. Among other offices held by the deceased was
that of member of the governing body of the Sanatorium
of Blackwell. Great sympathy is felt
with Mrs. Moore in the bereavement she has sustained.”
The
Owner: Stephen Henry Deakin
Stephen
Henry Deakin was born in 1854 in Hobart, Tasmania, the youngest son of James
Edward Deakin and Amy Dixon. His family
returned to the UK sometime between 1854 and 1861 and he lived with his parents
in Herefordshire for a number of years. By 1879 he was working for his uncle and
became a partner renaming the business Deakin & Nephew. In 1881 he was living as a visitor in the
Sophia Francis household in Edgbaston.
Sophia was the widow of John Francis, a manufacturer originally from
Tamworth, the brother of Charles Washington Shirley Deakin’s wife Jane. Stephen married Sophia’s daughter Maria at
St. Bartholomew in Edgbaston at the end of 1881 forming an even greater
connection between the Deakin and Francis families. Stephen and Maria spent many years in
Edgbaston and Stephen continued working as a manufacturing jeweler. They had 4 children: Dorothy Jane,
Christopher Henry, Francis Henry and Charles, however,
only three survived as their eldest son died within a year of his birth. In 1902 they left the Birmingham area and
moved to Ross in Herefordshire where Stephen became involved in public works
and where they spent the rest of their lives.
Stephen died there in 1936 at age 82 leaving an estate valued at
£42,508 (£2,153,566[34] today) and
Maria died there 18 years later at age 95 in 1954. His obituary reads as follow:
March
21, 1936[35]
“ALDERMAN
S. H. DEAKIN
The
death took place, at his residence, Weir End, near Ross, of Alderman Stephen
Henry Deakin, J. P., after a comparatively short illness.
During
his long residence at Weir End, the late Ald. Deakin, who was 82 years of age,
devoted much of his life in the service of this fellow men, both on public
bodies, social institutions, and in the realm of sport, and his demise has
removed from the district, and the county of Hereford, a true county gentleman
whose life’s work has been sincere in the welfare of all sections of the
community.
He
was born in Tasmanian in 1854, and he came to Herefordshire when he was five
years of age. In 1872 he was residing at
Kingstone Grange, but left to take up business at
Birmingham as a silversmith. In 1902 he
returned to Herefordshire and resided at Weir End. He was first elected to the Herefordshire
County Council in 1910, and was elevated to the
aldermanic bench some years later. He
was a keen educationist, and was, as a result of his
far-seeing knowledge, appointed Chairman of the Higher Education Sub-Committee,
a position he held for over 15 years, resigning in 1929.
Alderman
Deakin also served on various other county committees. In the Ross district, he was a member of the
old Ross Board of Guardians and Rural District Council, and at the time of his
death was a member of the Ross and Whitechurch Rural District Council. In addition he was a
Governor of the Ross Cottage Hospital, and a former President. He also served as President of the Ross
Rowing Club, and it was mainly through his services that the present boathouse
and grounds were secured.
In
politics he was a staunch Conservative, and on several occasions served as
President of the Ross Conservative Club.
The
sympathy of a wide circle of friends will be extended to Mrs. Deakin and
members of the family in their bereavement.”
The
Owner: John Horace Francis
John
Horace Francis was born in 1860 in Tamworth, a town about 15 miles northeast of
Birmingham. His father, John Francis a
paper manufacturer, married his mother, Sophia Bloom, in London in 1857 and
they had 2 children born in Tamworth: Maria Sophia and John Horace. After his father died sometime between 1861
and 1871, John attended a boarding school in Colehill, just east of Birmingham,
where he was living in 1871. His paternal
aunt was Jane Deakin, who was married to Charles Washington Shirley Deakin. By 1881 John was living with his aunt Jane
and Mr. Deakin, working as a merchant clerk presumably in the Deakin &
Nephew business. When John’s sister
Maria married Mr. Deakin’s nephew in late 1881, the Deakin and Francis family
bond was probably one of the reasons he became a partner with Stephen Henry
Deakin when his uncle decided to retire in early 1882. That year the family business became known as
Deakin & Francis. John married Ethel
Botsford in Manchester in 1886 and they lived in Edgbaston for much of their
lives. John and Ethel only had 1 child:
John Jr. The Francis family obtained a
second home in Fladbury near Pershore,
Worcestershire, roughly 35 miles south of Birmingham, sometime between 1901 and
1911 and spent some of their time there.
John Sr. and Ethel were surely heartbroken when their only child was
killed in action in 1915 during World War I.
His death ended the Francis line related to Deakin & Francis. John Sr. died in the Birmingham area at age
71 in 1932 and left an estate valued at
£109,180 (£4,998,850[36] today). His wife Ethel died at their Edgbaston home
25 years later in 1957. The following
obituary regarding Mr. Francis was published in the local newspaper.
January
30, 1932[37]
“FLADBURY.
DEATH
OF MR. J. H. FRANCIS
By
the death of Mr. John Horace Francis, of The Brooklands, Fladbury,
the village and neighbourhood loses
an esteemed inhabitant. Mr. Francis had
acquired many friends through his kindly nature, and his
munificence had a wide area.
Mr.
Francis was a member of the firm of Deakin and Francis, Ltd., wholesale
jewellers, of Regents Place, Birmingham, and his city residence was at
Westbourne Grove, Edgbaston. It was
because of his love for rural life that he came to reside at Fladbury a number of years ago, living
at The White House, before purchasing The Brooklands.
A
most energetic man, gardening, fishing, boating, golf
and carpentry were among his numerous hobbies.
Among those who will miss his presence most are the wounded soldiers by
whom he will ever be remembered, for his friendly attention.
Each
year he gave them a Christmas dinner and a summer outing at his Fladbury home, while those still in hospital similarly
received his hospitality.
His
garden occupied a warm place in his heart, and was
beautifully kept. He was an expert rose
tree cultivator and very few varieties were missing from his collection.
A
generous subscriber to most local associations, he liked best to assist those
who tried to help themselves. This point
in his character was illustrated when he provided material for the renovation
of the village Club Room, on the understanding that the members themselves
accomplished the work, and this was done at minimum cost.
100
FLORAL TRIBUTES
The
funeral took place on Thursday last . . . The grave was lined with trailing
ivy, and is about fifty yards from the memorial erected in memory of his only
child, Capt. John Francis, who was killed in the Great War . . .”
Deakin
& Moore (later Deakin & Francis): Genealogy
Deakin Generation 1: Francis Deakin (c1778-1829) and
Lucy Lakin (c1781-1834)
· Born: c1778 (S=Freemason Member listed below and
S1burial).
· Marriage: July 7, 1810 Polesworth, Warwickshire (S1m). Listed as Francis Deakin and Lucy Lakin.
· Wife’s Birth: c
1781 (S=see death information below).
· Freemason: July 2,
1817 joined St. Paul’s Lodge Birmingham, listed as
Francis Deakin age 39 profession sword cutter (S=England United Grand Lodge of
England Freemason Membership Registers 1751-1921 available at
ancestry.com).
· Burial: November
19, 1829 St. Philip, Birmingham (S1burial). Listed as Francis Deakin age 51 of Alcester
Street, Aston Parish.
· Wife’s Death:
November 13, 1834 Severn End, Worcestershire, lists the death of Lucy age 53
relict of the late Mr. Francs Deakin late of Birmingham (note: according to the
google dictionary relict is an old-fashioned word for widow) (S=Worcester
Herald newspaper dated November 22, 1834, page 3, column2) available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive. co.uk).
· Children:
· Elizabeth Deakin
(1812-1866). Born: October 16, 1812
(S1c). Baptized: February 11, 1813 St. Philip, Birmingham (S1c), listed as Elizabeth
Deakin with parents Francis and Lucy Deakin of Deritend Mill Aston parish where
her father was a wire drawer. 1841 Census: not found. 1851 Census: 109 House of St. George
Crescent, Birmingham (S4), listed as Elizabeth Deakin age 38 a governess born
in Birmingham with 4 others who were scholars all born in Moulton, Lincolnshire:
Frances C. Moore age 17 a niece, Louisa Ayliff age 14 a friend, Amelia Moore
age 14 a niece and Stephen Moore age 7 a nephew. 1861 Census: Kings Norton (S4), listed as
Elizabeth Deacon age 48 born in Birmingham living with
her brother Charles Washington Shirley Deakin.
Death: 3rd QTR 1866, Kings Norton (S5d),
listed as Elizabeth Deakin age 53, August 14, 1866 (S6). Probate: November 28, 1868 Worcester (S6),
listed as Elizabeth Deakin late of Kings Norton spinster with effects under £20 to Charles
Washington Shirley Deakin of Birmingham a wholesale jeweller
the brother and next of kin.
· Lucy Deakin (1814-1893).
Born: May 11, 1814 (S1c). Baptized: December 26, 1814
St. Philip, Birmingham (S1c), listed as Lucy Deakin with parents Francis and
Lucy Deakin of Deritend Mill Aston parish where her father was a wire
drawer. 1841 Census: Village, Moulton,
Lincolnshire (S4), listed as Lucy Deakin age 30 a governess not born in the
county living with Charles Moore age 50 a clerk in orders not born in the
county and 4 children born in the county: Charles age 14, Elizabeth age 10, Francis age 8 and Amelia age 4. Marriage: July 2, 1842
Polesworth, Atherstone, Warwickshire (S8m), listed as
Charles Moore age 53 a widower residing at Moulton, Lincolnshire whose father was
Edward Moore Esq. a gentlemen and Lucy Deakin age 30 spinster residing at
Polesworth whose father was Francis Deakin a merchant. Also listed as at Polesworth the marriage of
Rev. Charles Moore of Moulton, Lincolnshire to Lucy daughter of the late Francis
Deakin Esq. and niece of John Lakin Esq. of Hall End near Atherstone
(S=Lincolnshire Chronicle newspaper dated August 5, 1842, page 3, column 1,
available at https://www.britishnews
paperarchive.co.uk). See Moore
Generation 2: Charles Moore (1787-1881) for details regarding her life after
her marriage.
· Henry Lakin Deakin
(1816-??). Born: March 6, 1816
(S1c). Baptized: May 2, 1817 St. Philip, Birmingham (S1c), listed as Henry Lakin
Deakin with parents Francis and Lucy Deacon of Deritend Mill in Aston parish
whose father was a wire drawer.
· James Edward
Deakin (1818-1897) – see Deakin Generation 2.
· George Washington
Shirley Deakin (1819-1893) – see Deakin Generation 2.
· Mary Ann Deakin
(1821-??). Born: January 8, 1821
(1Sc). Baptized: October 8, 1821 St. Peter, Harbone,
Staffordshire (S1c), listed as Mary Ann Deakin with parents Francis and Lucy
Deakin of Ravenhurst whose father was a wire drawer
(note: according to google maps Ravenhurst Street is located in Harbone). Marriage: August 25, 1853 Kings Norton (S8m),
listed as Mary Ann Deakin who resided in the Moseley district of Kings Norton,
the daughter of Francis Deakin a manufacturer, and James Green Lea a land
surveyor, with C. W. S. Deakin listed as present at the marriage; August 25,
1853 at Kings Norton, listed as the marriage of Mr. J. G. Lea to Mary Ann,
daughter of the late Francis Deakin Esq, of Harbone
(S=Worcester Journal newspaper dated September 3, 1853, page 8, column 5
available at https://www.britishnewspaper archive.co.uk).
· Sophia Deakin (1823-??).
Born: April 5, 1823 (S1c). Baptized:
November 29, 1830 St. Philip, Birmingham (S1c), listed
as Sophia Deakin with parents Francis and Lucy Deakin of Harbone
whose father was a sword cutler. 1841 Census: not found. 1851 Census: with sister Lucy Moore (S4),
listed aa Sophia Deakin single age 27 born in Harbone.
Deakin Generation
2: James Edward Deakin (1818-1897) and Amy Dixon (c1820-1862) and Elizabeth
Downing (c1828-1900)
· Born: February 1,
1818 (S1c).
· Baptized: April
10, 1818 St. Phillip, Birmingham (S1c). Listed as James Edward Deakin with parents
Francis and Lucy Deakin of Deritend Mill Aston parish where his father was a
wire drawer.
· 1841 Census: not found.
· Marriage #1: June
26, 1845 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (S=Australia
Marriage Index 1788-1950 available at ancestry.com). Listed as James Edward Deakin and Amy
Dixon.
· 1851 Censuses: not found.
· 1861 Census: 45
Green Cries, Lower Bullingham, Herefordshire (S4). Listed as James E. Deakin age 43 a land
surveyor born in Deritend, Birmingham with wife Amy age 41 born in Millbrook
and 3 children born in Tasmania: Charles H. H., James E.
and Stephen H. age 7.
· 1st Wife’s Death:
1st QTR 1862 Hereford, Herefordshire (S5d). Listed as Amy Deakin.
· 1871 Census: 43 Kinstone Grainge, Abbey Dore, Herefordshire (S4), listed as
James Deakin age 53 a widow and farmer with 210 acres employing 4 men and 2
boys born in Birmingham with 1 child born in Tasmania: Stephen H. age 17 and a cousin William Deakin age 54 unemployed an imbecile born in
Bristol, Gloucestershire.
· Marriage #2: May 3,
1877 Birmingham (S8m).
Listed as James Edward Deakin age 59 a widower and farmer residing at 45
Bristol Street whose father was Francis Deakin deceased a sword cutter and
Elizabeth Downing age 49 a widow.
· 1881 Census: 25 Farm House, Broadheath, Hallow,
Worcestershire (S4). Listed as James E.
Deakin age 63 a farmer with 164 acres 7 men 2 boys 2 woman born in Deritend
with wife Elizabeth age 53 born in Tenbury.
· 1891 Census: 80
White Cottage, Fladbury, Pershore, Worcestershire
(S4), listed as James E. Deakin age 73 a retired surveyor and farmer born in Deritend
with wife Elizabeth age 63 born in Tenbury, Herefordshire and 2 grandchildren
born in Edgbaston: Francis H. age 4 and Charles age 3.
· Death: June 6, 1897 Pershore (S8d).
Listed as James Edward Deakin age 79 who died at White House, Fladbury, a retired farmer with Mary Deakin his
daughter-in-law in attendance.
· Probate: not found.
· 2nd Wife’s Death: not found.
· Children:
1.
Charles
Washington Shirley Deakin (1849-1889). Born: June 16, 1849
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia with parents listed as James Edward Deakin and Amy
Dixon (S=Australia Birth Index 1788-1922 available at ancestry.com and
baptism). Baptized: May 29, 1853 Davey Street Congregation Church, Hobart, Tasmania,
Australia (S=Australia Births and Baptisms 1792-1981 available at ancestry.com),
listed as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin with parents James Edward Deakins
and Amy Dixon Deakin. 1867 Student at
the University of London, listed as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin (S=UK
University of London Student Records 1836-1945 available at ancestry.com). Marriage: January 16, 1877
Regent Square, Camden, UK (S3), listed as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin age
27 a surgeon whose father was James Edward Deakin a farmer and Maria Marty
(note: the marriage bands index incorrectly lists his father’s name as John
Edwin Deakin). Death: November 17, 1889 Jhelum, Bengal, India (S=India select Deaths and
Burials 1719-1948 available at ancestry.com), listed as Charles Washington
Shirley Deakin who was buried on November 18, 1889, and November 17, 1889 (S6). Probate:
November 9, 1892 London (S6) listed as Charles Washington Shirley Moore
of Jhelum, Punjaub, India F.R.C.S. with effects £236 to wife Mabel Deakin widow:
2.
James
Edward Deakin (1851-1899). Born:
February 1, 1851, Hobart Tasmania Australia with parents James Edward Deakin
and Amy Dixon (S=Australia Birth Index 1788-1922 available at ancestry.com). 1861 Census: with parents (S4). 1871 Census: with aunt
Lucy Moore (S4), nee Deakin, listed as James Edwd Deakin age 20 undergraduate
at Cambridge born in Tasmania. Marriage:
3rd QTR 1880 Kings Norton (S5m), listed as James Edward Deakin and
Mary Elizabeth Tarbolton. 1881: 17 Pakenham, Edgbaston (S4), listed as
James E. Deakin age 30 solicitor born in Tasmania with wife Mary. E. age 28
born in Sutton Coldfield and 1 child born in Edgbaston: Charles E. 1921 Son’s Passport Application: indicates
his father was James Edward Deakin and that he Gerald
Deakin was born in Birmingham in 1883 and immigrated to the USA with his father
around 1885 and lived in California and Chicago (US Passport Applications
1795-1925 available at ancestry.com).
Death: February 3, 1899 Chicago, IL, listed as
J. Edward Deakin a lawyer who was born around 1851 in Hobart, Tasmania and
buried February 6, 1899 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago (S=Cook County,
Illinois US Deaths index 1878-1922 available at ancestry.com). Obituary: The Chicago Tribune newspaper dated
February 5, 1899 (S=available at ancestry.com) which says he was born in
Tasmania, graduated from Cambridge University, immigrated to the USA in 1885
and was a lawyer. Probate: October 10,
1919 London (S6), listed as James Edward Deakin of 6717 Wentworth Avenue
Chicago USA with effects £196 to Lily Marguerite Deakin spinster.
3.
Stephen
Henry Deakin (1854-1936) - See Deakin Generation 3.
Deakin Generation 2: Charles Washington Shirley Deakin (1819-1893)
and Jane Francis (1832-1929)
· Born: April 9, 1819 (S1c).
· Baptized: October 8, 1821 St.
Peter, Harbone, Staffordshire (S1c). Listed as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin
the son of Francis and Lucy Deakin of Ravenhurst
whose father was a wire drawer drawer (note: according to google maps Ravenhurst
Street is located in Harbone).
· 1841 Census: Hall
End, Polesworth, Atherstone, Warwickshire (S4). Listed as Charles Deakin age 20 born in the
county living with the John Laken family.
John Laken was age 60 a farmer born in the county. (Note: John Lakin was Charles’s maternal
grandfather).
· 1851 Census: 124
Mercer Row, Louth, Lincolnshire (S4).
Listed as Charles W. S. Deakin, a visitor age
31 a commercial traveler born in Birmingham living in the George R. Willoughby
household.
· 1861 Census: 9
Moseley Road, Kings Norton (S4). Listed
as Charles W. S. Deakin age 41 unmarried a factor general born in Aston living
with Elizabeth Deakin his sister age 48 born in Aston.
· Marriage: February
11, 1868 Birmingham (S8m). Listed as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin
age 48 a bachelor and jeweler who resided at 30 Regent Street whose father was
Francis Deakin deceased a sword cutter and Jane Francis age 36 a spinster who
resided at Frederick Street in Edgbaston whose father was John Francis a
merchant.
· 1871 Census: 55
Hill Top House, Kings Norton (S4).
Listed a Charles W. S. Deakin age 51 a wholesale jeweler born in
Birmingham with wife Jane age 38 born in Edgbaston.
· 1881 Census: 242
Bristol Road, Northfield, Selly Oak, Kings Norton (S4). Listed as C. W. S. Deakin age 61 a wholesale
merchant jeweler born in Birmingham with wife Jane age
48 born in Edgbaston and John Horace Francis nephew age 20 a merchant clerk
born in Tamworth, Staffordshire.
· 1891 Census: 45
High Street, Kinver, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (S4). Listed as Charles W. S. Deakin
a cousin age 71 a gentleman living on own means born
in Birmingham with wife Jane age 58 born in Edgbaston living with the Ellen F.
Leer household.
· 1893 Presentation
to Mr. C. W. S. Deakin (S=The Birmingham Daily Post newspaper dated January 21,
1893, page 7, column 1, available at
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Death: December 17, 1893 Edgbaston,
King Norton (S8d). Listed as Charles
Washington Shirley Deakin age 74 who died at Griffins Hill, Northfield, Kings
Norton, a jewelry merchant, with his widow Jane Deakin present at his death. December 17, 1893 (S6).
· Will: Listed as
the will of the late Mr. Deakin of Selly Oak which gave his business to his
nephews Stephen Henry Deakin and John H. Francis and mentions his wife Jane,
his sister Lucy the wife of Rev. Charles Moore, his sister Mary Ann, his
sister-in-law Elizabeth and his brother James Edward
Deakin (S=Harbone Herald newspaper dated February 3,
1894, page 4, column 4, available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Probate: January
23, 1894 London (S6).
Listed as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin of Griffin’s Hill
Worcestershire esquire with effects £5,517 resworn £5,581 February 1895 to Jane Deakin widow
and Stephen Henry Deakin and John Horace Francis Deakin merchant manufacturing
jewelers and silversmiths.
· Actual Probate
record dated January 23, 1894 London and Will dated May 19, 1891 with a codicil
dated August 31,1892 (S=original
copies ordered through the UK Government website at https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk). Listed as Charles Washington Shirley Deakin
Esquire of Griffins Hill, Worcestershire with wife Jane Deakin, and nephew Stephen
Henry Deakin and John Horace Francis of Regent Place, Birmingham merchants,
manufacturing jewellers and silversmiths as the executors. Also lists his sister Lucy widow of Reverend
Charles Moore, sister Mary Ann wife of James Green Lea, sister
in law Elizabeth Deakin wife of his brother James Edward Deakin, the two
daughters and a son of his late nephew Charles Washington Shirley Deakin,
Stephen Moore, his cousin Mrs. Shakespeare and her husband, his nephew Stephen
Henry Deakin and his wife’s nephew John Horace Francis. The
will also mentions the copartnership of Stephen Henry Deakin and John Horace
Francis in the company Deakin and Francis.
· 1901 Census: not found.
· 1911: Census:
Field Head, Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak near
Birmingham (S4). Listed as Jane Deakin age 78 a widow living on private means
born in Edgbaston who indicated she had been married 43 years and had no
children.
· Wife’s Death:
September 18, 1929 Kings Norton, Birmingham South
(S8d). Listed as Jane Deakin age 97 who
died at 14 Wesley Park Road, Selly Oak, the widow of Charles Washington Shirley
Deakin a manufacturing jeweler.
September 18, 1929 (S6).
· Wife’s
Probate: November 8, 1929
Birmingham (S6). Listed as Jane Deakin
of Fieldhead Weoley Park Road Selly Oak Birmingham
widow with effects £33,650 to John
Horace Francis and Stephen Henry Deakin gentlemen.
· Children: none.
Deakin
Generation 3: Stephen Henry Deakin
(1854-1936) and Maria Sophia Francis (1859-1954)
· Born: February 4,
1854 (S=baptism).
· Baptized: March 1,
1854 Davey Street Congregation Church, Hobart,
Tasmania, Australia (S=Australia Births and Baptisms 1792-1981 available at
ancestry.com), listed as Stephen Henry Deakis with
parents James Edward Deakis and Amy Dixon Deakis.
· 1861 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed as Stephen H.
Deakin age 7 born in Tasmania.
· 1871 Census: with
father (S4). Listed as Stephen H. Deakin
age 17 born in Hobart Town, Tasmania.
· 1881: 71 Wheeley’s
Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as Stephen
H. Drake age 27 a visitor and house merchant born in
Hobart Town, Tasmania living with Sophia Francis a widow age 44 living on
private investments born in London who had a daughter Mary S. Francis age 22
born in Tamworth. (Note: the surname Drake appears to be a census taker error
and should be Deakin).
· Marriage: December
13, 1881 Edgbaston, Kings, Norton (S8m), listed a
Stephen Henry Deakin age 27 a bachelor and merchant who resided at Selly Oak
whose father was James Edward Deakin a gentleman and Maria Sophia Francis age
22 who resided in Edgbaston and whose father was John Francis a manufacturer,
with Sophia Francis listed as present at the marriage. December 13, 1881
St. Bartholomew, Edgbaston (S3), listed as Stephen Henry Deakin age 27 a
bachelor and merchant residing at Selly Oak, Edgbaston whose father was James
Edward Deakin a gentleman and Mary Sophia Francis age 22 whose father was John
Francis a manufacturer.
· 1891 Census: 335 Hagley Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as Stephen Henry Deakin age 37 a
wholesale manufacturing jeweler employer born in Tasmania with wife Mary Sophia
age 32 born in Tamworth, Staffordshire with 1 child born in Edgbaston: Dorothy
Jane.
· 1901 Census: 21
Portland Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as
Stephen H. Deakin age 42 a manufacturing jeweler employer born in Hobart, Tasmania
with wife Mary Sophia age 42 born in Tamworth.
· 1911 Census not found.
· Death: March 15, 1936 Ross West, Ross, Herefordshire (S8d). Listed as Stephen Henry Deakin age 82 who
died at Weir End, Bridstow, a retired Chairman of
Directors Goldsmiths Alderman J. P., with L. B. Green, son-in-law in
attendance. March 15, 1936 (S6).
· Obituary: S. H.
Deakin (S=Gloucester Journal newspaper dated March 21, 1936, page 19, column 3
and the Western Mail & South Wales News newspaper dated March 17, 1936,
page 6, column 3, both available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Probate: May 19, 1936 Gloucester (S6).
Listed as Stephen Henry Deakin of Weir End Bridstow
near Ross, Herefordshire with effects £42,508 to Mary Sophia Deakin widow Francis
Henry Deakin auctioneer and valuer and Arthur Llewllyn
Baldwin Green medical practitioner.
· 1939 Register: 188
Weir End, Ross and Whitechurch, Herefordshire (S9). Listed as Mary S. Deakin widow who was born
January 25, 1859 a householder living with a cook and
parlor maid.
· Wife’s Death: October
22, 1954 Ross, Herefordshire (S8d). Listed
as Mary Sophia Deakin age 95 who died at Brampton Lodge, Brampton Abbotts, the
widow of Stephen Henry Deakin a retired manufacturing gold and silversmith with
L. B. Green son-in-law present at her death.
· Children all born
with their mother’s maiden name listed as Francis per the online GRO index:
1.
Dorothy
Jane Deakin (1883-??). Born: 3rd
QTR 1883 Kings Norton (S5b). 1891
Census: with parents (S4).
2.
Christopher
Henry Deakin (1885-1886). Born: 1st
QTR 1885 Kings Norton (S5b). Death: 1st
QTR 1886 Kings Norton (S5d).
3.
Francis
Henry Deakin (1888-??). Born: 3rd
QTR 1886 Kings Norton (S5b). 1891
Census: with Grandfather James Edward Deakin (S4), listed as Frances H. Deakin age
4 born in Edgbaston. 1901 Census: The Leys School in Cambridge (S4), listed as Frances
Henry Deakin age 14 pupil born in Birmingham.
1911 Census: living with John Horace Francis (S4), listed as Francis
Henry Deakin age 24 single an auctioneer’s salaried
clerk born in Birmingham
4.
Charles
Deakin (1888-??). Born: 2nd
QTR 1888 Kings Norton (S5b). 1891
Census: with Grandfather James Edward Deakin (S4), listed as Charles Deakin age
3 born in Edgbaston. 1901 Census: The
Leys School in Cambridge (S4), listed as Charles Deakin age 13 born in
Birmingham.
Francis Generation
1: John Francis (c1791-??)
and Eliza (c1806-??)
· 1841 Census:
Frederick Street, Edgbaston (S4). Listed
as John Francis age 50 a merchant born in the county with wife Eliza age 35 not
born in the county and 4 children born in the county: John age
12, Sarah age 4, Jane age 9 and Joseph age 7.
· Children:
1.
John
Francis (1829-1870)
– see Francis Generation 2.
2.
Jane
Francis (c1832-1929). Born: not found. 1841 Census: with parents S4), listed as Jane
Francis age 9 born in the county.
Marriage: 1st QTR 1868 Birmingham (S5m), listed as Charles
Washington S. Deakin and Jane Francis.
See Deakin Generation 3 Charles Washington Shirley Deakin (1819-1893)
for details regarding her life after her marriage.
Francis Generation
2: John Francis (1829-1870)
and Sophia Bloom (c1837-1908)
· Born: May 22, 1829
(S1c)
· Baptism: September
14, 1829 Unitarian/Edgbaston (S1c). Listed as John Francis with parents listed as
John and Eliza Francis.
· 1841 Census: with
parents (S4). Listed a
s John Francis age 12 born in the county.
· 1851 Censuses: 3
Litchfield Street, Tamworth (S4). Listed
as John Francis age 21 an inmate and a paper maker born in Birmingham living
with the James Cooper family.
· Marriage: October 26, 1857 St.
George Hanover Square, London (S3). Listed
as John Francis Jr. of Tamworth, Staffordshire a bachelor over 21 and Sophia
Bloom of St. George Hanover Square, London a spinster over 21.
· 1861 Census: 98
Litchfield Street, Tamworth (S4). Listed
as John Francis age 31 a paper manufacturer born in Birmingham with wife Sophia
age 24 born in Mayfair, Middlesex and 2 children born in Tamworth: Mary S. and
John H.
·
Possible Death: not found.
·
Probate: not found.
· 1871 Census: 109
Wheeley Edgbaston (S4). Listed as Sophia
Francis age 34 a widow born in London with 1 child born in Tamworth: Mary S.
Francis and a nephew James W. Sharp born in Manchester.
· 1881 Census: 71
Wheeley’s Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed
as Sophia Francis a widow age
44 living on private investments born in London with 1 child: Mary S. Francis
age 22 born in Tamworth and Stephen H. Drake age 27 a visitor and house
merchant born in Hobart Town, Tasmania.
(Note: the surname Drake appears to be a census taker error and should
be Deakin).
· 1891 Census: 91
Elm Dean, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as
Sophia Francis age 54 a widow living on own means born in St. George Hanover,
London with Harriet Bloom boarder age 76 born in
Shrewsbury.
· 1901 Census: not found.
· Wife’s Death:
November 4, 1908 Edgbaston, Kings Norton (S8d). Listed as Sophia Francis age 72 who died at 2
Hagley Grove, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, the widow of John Francis a retired paper
manufacturer, with John H. Francis son present at her
death. November 4, 1908 (S6).
· Wife’s Probate:
December 19, 1908 Birmingham (S6). Listed as Sophia Frances of 2 Hagley Grove,
Hagley Road, Edgbaston a widow with £6,491 to John Horace Francis a
manufacturing jeweler and Stephen Henry Deakin a retired jeweller.
· Children:
1.
Mary
Sophia Francis (1859-1954). Born: 1st QTR 1859 Tamworth (S5b),
listed as Mary Sophia Francis, per the GRO index her mother’s maiden name was
Bloom. Baptism: November 5, 1859 Tamworth (S1c), listed as Mary Sophia Francis with
parents John and Sophia Francis. 1861 Census: with parents (S4). 1871 Census: with mother (S4). Marriage: December 13, 1881
St. Bartholomew, Edgbaston (S3), listed as Stephen Henry Deakin age 27 a
bachelor and merchant residing at Selly Oak, Edgbaston whose father was James
Edward Deakin a gentleman and Mary Sophia Francis age 22 whose father was John
Francis a manufacturer. See the
genealogy for Stephen Henry Deakin (1854-1936) for more details regarding her
life after their marriage.
2.
John
Horace Francis (1860-1932). See Generation 3.
Francis Generation
3: John Horace Francis (1860-1932) and Ethel Botsford (c1863-1957)
· Born: 4th QTR 1860 Tamworth,
Staffordshire (S5b). Listed as John
Horace Francis, per the GRO index his mother’s maiden name was Bloom. November 4, 1860 (S6).
· Baptized: December
11, 1861 Tamworth (S1c). Listed as John Horace Francis with parents
John and Sophia Francis.
· 1861 Census: with
parents (S5). Listed as John H. Francis
age 5 months born in Tamworth.
· 1871 Census: 114,
Coleshill, Warwickshire (S4). Listed as
John H. Francis age 10 a boarder and scholar born in Tamworth living with
William Banks a grammar school headmaster.
(Note: the census index incorrectly lists his birthplace as Somerset)
· 1881 Census: 242
Bristol Road, Northfield, Selly Oak, Kings Norton (S4). Listed as John Horace Francis nephew age 20 a merchant clerk born in Tamworth, Staffordshire
living with C. W. S. Deakin age 61 a wholesale merchant jeweler born in
Birmingham and his wife Jane age 48 born in Edgbaston.
· Marriage:
September 16, 1886 St. John Chrysostom, Manchester
(S3), listed as John Horace Francis a bachelor and merchant residing in
Birmingham whose father was John Francis deceased an engineer and Ethel
Botsford. Also, September 16, 1886 at S. Chrysostom’s Victoria Park, Manchester listed as
John Horace Francis of Edgbaston to Ethel, third daughter of the late John William
Botsford of Manchester (S=London Evening Standard newspaper dated September 20,
1886, page 1 column 1, available at Error!
Hyperlink reference not valid.,uk).
· 1891 Census: 59 Slanmore Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as Jnh H.
Francis age 30 jeweller gold employer born in
Tamworth with wife Ethel F. age 28 born in Manchester and 1 child born in
Birmingham: John age 3 born in Birmingham.
· 1901: 283 Hagley
Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as John H.
Francis age 40 a manufacturing jeweler employer born in Tamworth with wife
Ethel age 38 born in Manchester and 1 child born in Birmingham: John age 13 born in Birmingham.
· 1911 Census: The
Brooklands, Fladbury, Pershore (S4). Listed as J. H. Francis age 50 a
manufacturing jeweler employer born in Tamworth with wife Ethel age 48 born in
Manchester and 1 child born in Birmingham: John single age 23 a manufacturing jeweller, and a visitor Francis Henry Deakin age 24 single an auctioneer’s salaried clerk born in Birmingham.
· Death: January 25,
1932 Edgbaston, Birmingham South (S8d). Listed as John Horace Francis age 71 who died
at 7 Westbourne Road, a manufacturing jeweler, with J. H. Deakin a nephew in
attendance. January 25, 1932 (S6).
· Death Notice:
Friend of Ex-service Men - lists the death of John Horace Francis of Edgbaston
whose only son died in the war in 1915 (S=Warwick and Warwickshire Advertiser
newspaper dated January 30, 1932, page 5, column 3, available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive. co.uk).
· Will: Will of Mr. J. H. Francis, Flambury, who died January 25, 1932, of the firm Deakin
& Francis mentions his wife, two nephews Francis Henry Deakin and Charles
Deakin and niece Dorothy Green (S=The Standard newspaper dated June 11, 1932,
page 4, column 3, available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Obituary: Mr. J.
H. Francis (S=The Tewkesbury Register and Agricultural Gazette newspaper dated
January 30, 1932, page 3, column 1, available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive. co.uk).
· Probate: April 20,
1932 Birmingham (S6). Listed as John Horace Francis
O.B.E. of 7 Westbourne road Edgbaston and of the The
Brooklands Fladbury, Worcestershire and of 7 Regent
Place, Birmingham with effects of £109,180 to Ethel Francis widow Frances
Henry Deakin surveyor and auctioneer and Edward Evershed Solicitor.
· Wife’s Death: September
3, 1957 Edgbaston, Birmingham (S8). Listed as Ethel Francis age 94 who died at 7
Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, the widow of John Horace Francis a manufacturing
jeweler, with J. H. Deakin a nephew as the informant. September 3, 1957
listed as Ethel the widow of John Horace Francis O.B.E. of 7 Westbourne Road,
Edgbaston who was age 95 (S=Birmingham Weekly Post newspaper dated September 6,
1957, page 19, column 6, available at http://britischnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Children:
1.
John
Francis (c1888-1915). 1891 and 1901 with parents (S4). 1911 Census: with parents (S4), listed as
John Francis age 23 a manufacturing jeweler born in Birmingham. Death: 1915 see father’s Death Notice for
source details.
Moore Generation 1: Edward Moore (c1736-1792) and Jane
Rigge (c1743-1780) and Sarah Gray Saunders (c1751-1807)
·
Note: Not all
descendants of this Moore family are listed here. Only descendants related in some way to the
Deakin & Moore aka Deakin & Francis firm in Birmingham were
researched. Details regarding Edward
Moore and all of his descendants can be found in the
following sources:
·
A Genealogical and Heraldic
History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland by Sir Bernard Burke, Vol II, 1882, page 1119 lists the Moore of
Stockwell and Moore of Frampton Hall families and their lineage
(S=books.google.com).
·
The History and Antiquities
of the Parish of Lambeth, and the Archiepiscopal Palace, in the County of Surrey, by Thomas Allen, 1874, page 96 lists the graves of Edward Moore and his
two wives (S=books.google.com).
·
Monken Hadley, by Frederick Charles Cass, M.A., 1880, page 75-76 lists the Pedigree of
Moore claiming descent from the Chancellor Sir Thomas More (S=books.google.com).
·
Children with Sarah Gray Saunders:
1. Charles Moore (1787-1881) – see Moore Generation 2
2. George Moore (1789-1848) – see Moore Generation 2
Moore Generation
2: Charles Moore (1787-1881) and Elizabeth Anna Tunnard (1795-1837) and Lucy
Deakin (1814-1893)
· Note: Not all descendants of this
Moore family are listed here. Only
descendants related in some way to the Deakin & Moore aka Deakin &
Francis firm in Birmingham were researched.
· Born: September
11, 1787 at Stockwell House, Surrey (see the sources
related to his death).
· Baptized: October
9, 1787 St. Mary at Lambeth, Lambeth Surrey
(S1c). Listed as Charles Moore with
parents Edward Moore and Sarah Gray.
· Marriage #1: 1824 (see
the sources related to his death).
Listed as Charles Moore, 6th son of Edward Moore and Sarah
Gray Saunders, and Elizabeth Anna Tunnard daughter of Thomas Tunnard Esq.
· Wife #1’s
Death: 4th QTR 1837 Spalding,
Lincolnshire (S5d). Listed as Elizabeth
Anna Moore age 42.
· 1841 Census: Village, Moulton, Lincolnshire
(S4). Listed as Charles Moore age 50 a
clerk in orders not born in the county and 4 children born in the county:
Charles age 14, Elizabeth age 10, Francis age 8 and
Amelia age 4, and a governess named Lucy Deakin age 30 not born in the
county.
· Marriage #2: July
2, 1842 Polesworth, Atherstone,
Warwickshire (S8m). Listed as Charles
Moore age 53 a widower and clerk who resided in Moulton Co Lincoln whose father
was Edward Moore Esq. a gentleman and Lucy Deakin age 30 a spinster who resided
in Polesworth whose father was Francis Deakin a merchant, with John Larkin
present at the marriage. July 2, 1842 Polesworth, Warwickshire (S3), listed as Charles Moore
age 53 a widower residing at Moulton, Lincolnshire whose father was Edward
Moore Esq. a gentlemen and Lucy Deakin age 30 spinster residing at Polesworth
whose father was Francis Deakin a merchant. Also listed as at Polesworth the
marriage of Rev. Charles Moore of Moulton, Lincolnshire to Lucy
daughter of the late Francis Deakin Esq. and niece of John Lakin Esq. of Hall
End near Atherstone (S=Lincolnshire Chronicle
newspaper dated August 5, 1842, page 3, column 1, available at
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· 1851 Census: 162
Green Bank, Great Malvern, Worcestershire (S4).
Listed as Charles Moore age 63 a clergyman of the Church of England born
in Stockwell, Surrey with wife Lucy age 36 born in Birmingham and Elizabeth
Moore age 20 a daughter born in Moulton and Sophia
Deakin age 27 a sister-in-law born in Harbone.
· 1861 Census: not found.
· 1871 Census: 40
Causeway, Wyberton, Lincolnshire (S4). Listed as Charles Moore age 83 a rector
of Wyberton, J. P. and landowner born in Stockwell, Surrey with wife Lucy age
55 a rectory wife born in Deritend and Amelia Moore age 34 a daughter born in
Moulton and James Edwd Deakin a nephew age 20 an
undergraduate at Cambridge born in Tasmania.
· 1881 Census: 64
Near Church, Wyberton, Lincolnshire (S4).
Listed as Charles Moore age 93 victor of Wyberton born in Stockton,
Surrey with wife Lucy age 64 born in Birmingham and 1 child born in Moulton:
Amelia age 44 unmarried.
· Death: April 19, 1881 Boston, Lincolnshire (S8d). Listed as Charles Moore age 93 the rector of
Wyberton who died in Wyberton with his son C. F. J. Moore as the informant. April 19, 1881 (S6 and S=Cambridge University
Alumni, 1261-1900 available at ancestry.com), listed as Rev. Charles Moore the
6th son of Edward Moore barrister and Sarah Gray Saunders daughter
of Joseph Saunders, Esq of Ealing who was born September 11, 1787
in Stockwell House, Surrey who married Elizabeth Anna the daughter of Thomas
Tunnard Esq. in 1824 and Lucy the daughter of Francis Deakin, Esq in 1842.
· Probate: May 31,
1881 Principal Registry (S6), listed a Reverend Charles Moore of Wyberton
Rectory with a personal estate of under £3,000 to Charles Thomas John Moore of Frampton Hall near
Boston and Stephen Moore of Stratford on Avon the sons.
· 1891 Censuses: not found.
· Wife #2’s Death: October
24, 1893 Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire (S8d). Listed as Lucy Moore age 79 who died at Brewery
House, 8 Brewery Street, Old Stratford, the widow of Charles Moore rector of
Wyberton, Lincolnshire, with Stephen Moore her son present
at her death.
· Child with 1st
Wife:
1.
Elizabeth
Emma Moore (c1831-??). Born: not found. Baptized: March 5, 1831
Moulton, Spalding, Lincolnshire (S1c), listed as Elizabeth Emma Moore with
parents Charles and Elizabeth Anna Moore.
Marriage: 3rd QTR 1871 Boston, Lincolnshire (S5m), listed as Elizabeth
Emma Moore and Charles William B. Moore.
See Moore Generation 3 Charles William Beatson Moore (1831-1912) for
details regarding her life after her marriage.
· Child: with 2nd
Wife:
2.
Stephen
Moore (1843-??). Born: 4th
QTR 1843 Spalding, Lincolnshire (S5b), listed as Stephen Moore. Per the online
GRO index his mother’s maiden name was Deakin.
Moore Generation 2:
George Moore (c1789-1848) and Sarah Mutt (??-??) and
Sarah Cattell (1804-1835) and Sarah ??
· Note: Not all descendants of this
Moore family are listed here. Only
descendants related in some way to the Deakin & Moore aka Deakin &
Francis firm in Birmingham were researched.
· Baptized: May 11, 1789 St. Mary at Lambeth, Lambeth Surrey (S1). Listed as George Moore with parents Edward
Moore and Sarah Gray.
· Marriage #1: April
20, 1808 Berhampore, Bengal,
India (S=India Select Marriages, 1792-1948 available at ancestry.com). Listed as George Moore and Sarah Munt.
·
Wife #1’s Death: not found.
· Marriage #2:
November 4, 1826 Calcutta, Bengal, India ((S=India
Select Marriages, 1792-1948 available at ancestry.com). Listed as George Moore a widower and Sarah
Cattell. Sarah Cattell is listed as born
in 1804.
· Wife #2’s Death:
December 4, 1835 Lucknow, Bengal, India (S=India Select
Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 available at ancestry.com), listed as Sarah
Cattell Moore age 31 the wife of George Moore.
Also listed as died December 23, 1835 at
Lucknow the lady of Lieut. Col. George Moore of the 59th Native
Infantry and the youngest daughter of Mr. J. Cattell of Knowle in this county,
age 31 (S=Arie’s Birmingham Gazette newspaper dated June 20, 1836, page 3,
column 2, available at http://britshnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Marriage #3: not
found. Listed as Sarah per her son’s 1836 birth
record (see Henry Cecil Moore’s birth record for source details).
·
Occupation: Listed as George Moore, Col and Brigadier
commanding the 35th Regiment Light Infantry in India (S=A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain
& Ireland by Sir Bernard Burke, Vol II, 1882, page 1119 listed in the
Moore of Stockwell and Moore of Frampton Hall families and their lineage
(S=books.google.com).
· Death: 1848 (S=obituary).
· Obituary:
Brigadier - General George Moore who died July 29, 1848
on the ship Earl of Hardwicke enroute to the UK after spending 43 years
outside the UK (S=The Illustrated London News newspaper dated August 26, 1848,
page 119, column 2, available at
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Children with Second
Wife:
1.
Charles
William Beatson Moore (1831-1912) – see Deakin Generation 3
2.
Edward
Dennis Moore (c1833-1864. Birth: not found. Baptism: not found. 1841
Census: not found. 1851
Census: Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Staffordshire (S4), listed as Edward D.
Moore age 17 a surgeons pupil born in East India, British Subject with brother
Charles W. B. Moore age 19 a visitor born in East India, British Subject
residing with other pupils in the home of Peter Kempson age 37 a surgeon. Marriage:
2nd QTR 1860 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (S5m), listed as Edward
Denniss Moore and Jane Robins. 1861
Census: 38 Ablemule Street, Walsall, Staffordshire
(S4), listed as Edward D. Moore age 27 a surgeon general practice born in East
India, British Subject with wife Jane Moore age 24 born in Kinver,
Staffordshire and 2 brothers: Charles W. B. Moore age 29 a commercial traveler
born in East India, British Subject and George Moore age 16 a scholar born in
East India, British Subject. Death: 4th QTR 1864 Walsall,
Staffordshire (S5d), listed as Edward Dennis Moore, December 24, 1864
(S6). Probate: January 23, 1865 Principal Registry (S6), listed
as Edward Denniss Moore late of Ablewell Street,
Walsall, a surgeon with Effects under £5,000 proved by
the oaths of Charles William Beatson Moore of 30 Regents Place Birmingham a
jeweler the brother and George Frederick Bolding of Union Street Birmingham a
banking clerk.
· Child with Third
Wife:
1.
Henry
Cecil Moore (c1836-1908). Born: not found. Baptized: February 21, 1836
Lucknow, Bengal (S1=India Select Births and Baptisms 1786-1947), listed as
Henry Cecil Moore with parents George Moore Lt. Col. 59th N.I. and
Sarah. Death Notice: June 21, 1908,
listed as the death of Henry Cecil Moore a Medical Officer of Health from Broad
Street, Hereford, age 72, the younger son of the late Brigadier General George
Moore Colonel of the 59th regiment (S=Ross Gazette newspaper dated June 25,
1908, page 4, column 5, available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk). Probate:
July 30, 1908 Hereford (S6), listed as Henry Cecil
Moore of 26 Broad Street. Hereford, member of the royal college of surgeons
with Effects £2,813 to Charles
William Beatson Moore esquire J.P. and Edward Carter Moore bank clerk.
2.
George
Moore (c1845-??). Born: not found. 1861 Census: with half-brothers Charles and
Edward (S4), listed as George Moore age 16 a scholar born in East India,
British Subject.
Moore Generation 3: Charles William Beatson Moore (1831-1912) and
Elizabeth Emma Moore (c1831-1929)
· Born: December 20, 1831 (S1c).
· Baptized: August 27, 1832 Portubghur, Bengal, India (S1=India Select Births and
Baptisms 1786-1947). Listed as Charles
William Beatson Moore with parents Lt. Col. Moore and Sarah Moore.
· 1841 Census: not found.
· 1851 Census: Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Staffordshire
(S4). Listed as Charles W. B. Moore age
19 a visitor born in East India, British Subject residing with Edward D. Moore
age 17 a surgeons pupil born in East India, British Subject along with other
pupils in the home of Peter Kempson age 37 a surgeon.
· 1861 Census: 38 Ablemule Street, Walsall, Staffordshire (S4). Listed as Charles W. B. Moore age 29 a
commercial traveler born in East India, British Subject living with his brother
Edward D. Moore age 27 a surgeon general practice born in East India, British
Subject with wife Jane Moore age 24 born in Kinver, Staffordshire
and another brother George Moore age 16 a scholar born in East India, British
Subject.
· 1871 Census: 7
Lifford House, Kings Norton (S4). Listed as Charles W. B. Moore a boarder age 39 a wholesale jeweler born in Allahabad, India residing
in the Lilly W. Oxford household.
· Marriage: July 6, 1871 Wyberton, Boston, Lincolnshire (S8m), listed as Charles
William Beatson Moore a gentleman who lived in Kings Norton whose father was
George Moore a brigadier general in the army and Elizabeth Emma Moore who
resided at the Wyberton Rectory whose father was Charles Moore the rector of
Wyberton. Also listed as Elizabeth Emma,
eldest daughter of Rev. Charles Moore rector of Wyberton, cousins, to Charles
William Beatson Moore of Kings Norton, third son of the late Brigadier General
George Moore (S=Hull and Eastern Counties Herald newspaper dated July 13, 1871,
page 8, column 6, available at https://www.britishnewspaper archive.co.uk).
· 1881 Census: New
Road, The Cedars, Kings Norton (S4).
Listed as Charles W. B. Moore age 49 a retired merchant born in East
India with wife Elizabeth age 50 born in Moulton, Lincolnshire.
· 1891 Census: 104 Overdale Shepley Hill, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
(S4). Listed as Charles W. Moore age 59
a retired jeweler born in Allahabad, India with wife Elizabeth E. age 60 born
in Moulton, Lincolnshire.
· 1901 Census: 140 Overdale, Bromsgrove
(S4). Listed as Chas. W. B. Moore age 69
a J. P warden of Birmingham and a retired jeweller
factor born in Allahabad, India with wife Elizabeth E. age 70 born in Moulton,
Lincolnshire. (note: the census index incorrectly
listed the forename as Thos.).
· 1902 Court Guide & County Blue Book of Warks, Worcs & Staffs, by Charles
William Deacon & Co. (S=ancestry.com).
Page 159 and 400 lists Charles William Beatson Moore, Esq., J.P., Overdale, Shepley Hills.
· 1911 Census: Overdale, Barnt
Green, Bromsgrove (S4). Listed as
Charles W. B. Moore age 79 a retired jewelry factor born in Allahabad, India
with wife Elizabeth E. born in Moulton, Lincolnshire. They indicated they were married 39 years and
had no children.
· Death: June 1, 1912
Bromsgrove (S8d). Listed as Charles
William Beatson Moore age 80 who died at Overdale,
Shapley Hills, North Bromsgrove who was living on independent means, with H.
Keene a nephew present at his death.
June 1, 1912 (S6).
· Obituary: Death of
C. W. B, Moore, J. P. (S=Bromsgrove, Droitwich & Redditch Weekly Messenger
newspaper dated June 8, 1912, page 5, column 4, available at https://britishnews paperarchive.co.uk).
· Probate: August 10, 1912
Worcester (S6). Listed as Charles
William Beatson Moore of Overdale Shepley Hills near
Bromsgrove Worcestershire esquire with effects £21,465 to Edward Carter
Moore bank manager, James Ashby Bolton warden at Birmingham Assay Office and
Elizabeth Emma Moore widow.
· Estate: Listed as
Charles William Beatson Moore and mentions his widow, his nephew Edward Carter
Moore of Birmingham, his brother Henry Cecil Moore and the children of his
brother Edward Dennis Moore (County Express newspaper dated August 24, 1912,
page 4, column 5, available at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk).
· Wife’s Death: December 2, 1929
Bromsgrove (S8d). Listed as Elizabeth
Emma Moore age 98 who died at Overdale, Barnt Green,
North Bromsgrove, the widow of Charles William Beatson Moore a gentleman.
· Children: none.
Avery needle cases
stamped with the Deakin & Moore name
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Sterling
Silver - Crest with Flower.
