Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore was born in Glasgow 13 November 1761, was third, but eldest surviving, son of Dr. John Moore (1729-1802), author of Zeluco. https://archive.org/stream/visitationofcoun06colbrich#page/195/mode https://archive.org/stream/visitationofcoun06colbrich#page/196/mode http://books.google.com/books?id=GmqlIibS95IC&pg=PA721&lpg=PA721&dq http://books.google.com/books?id=lLZwAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA57&lpg=RA1-P John Moore of Moore Hayes = ; ch: William Moore of Moore Hayes, William Moore of Moore Hayes = ; ch: John Moore of Moore Hayes, John Moore of Moore Hayes = ; ch: Moris Moore of Moore Hayes, Moris Moore of Moore Hayes = ; ch: Humphrie (m. Anne Pollard) Moore of Moore Hayes. It was whilst looking for a new money-making idea that Moores came across John Jervis Barnard, a Birmingham man who had latched onto the public's growing passion for two things: football and betting. It was incredible, really. James Moores's children: James Moores's daughter is Minna Moores. [5], In a letter to The Times in May 2010, Moores admitted that he "hugely regrets" selling Liverpool to the American duo. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Hilda Moores, Ethel Moores, Arthur Moores, Cecil Moores, Charlie Moores, Louie Moores, Edna Moores, 1901 - 3 Wood St, Manchester, Manchester, England, Ethel Moores, Arthur Moores, Hilda Moores, Jan 25 1896 - Barton upon Irwell, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, Sep 25 1993 - Formby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, John Moores, Peter Moores, Suenson-taylor (born Moores), Jan 25 1896 - Barton-Upon-Irwell, United Kingdom, John Moores, Peter Moores, Janitha Moores, Suenson-taylor (born Moores), John Moores, Peter Moores, Moores, Moores, hel Moores, Arthur Moores, Cecil Moores, Charles Moores, Louise Brierley Jones (born Moores), Moores, Moores, John Moores, Peter Moores, Janitha Moores, Apr 2 1911 - 286. Sir John Moore, (born Nov. 13, 1761, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scot.died Jan. 16, 1809, La Corua, Spain), British lieutenant general who led a famous retreat to La Corua (December 1808-January 1809) during the Napoleonic Peninsular War. They begin with the sad reality that the Moores do not get on with each other, and they end with the unpalatable truth that none of them either wants, or has exhibited the ability, to run such a large business successfully. Son of Humphrey Moore and Agnes or Anne Moore He was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1935. In 1840 there were 994 Moore families living in New York. However, by 1922 he was back in England as the cable company stationed him at Liverpool, where he would live for the rest of his life. Senior management became concerned about the conduct of one or two managers in the stores buying division. Start a FameChain Add to my FameChain. Geni requires JavaScript! Sir John Moores CBE (25 January 1896 - 25 September 1993) was an English businessman, telegraphist, football club owner, politician and philanthropist, most famous for the founding of the now defunct Littlewoods retail and football pools company. The following year Moores enlisted the help of his younger brother Cecil to help, along with the rest of his family. Colin Askham agreed. Two months after his death his estate was valued as being worth more than 10 million pounds. The Bank Holiday excitement is a bit too much for some! Speaking on behalf of Matthew Velarde, Stephanie Kerr, senior associate at independent law firm Brabners, said: 'We're pleased to see the court find in Matthew's favour, and that he and his siblings will receive an equal share of the trust fund, as his mother intended. 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In 1978 he was awarded the first Gold Medal for achievement, and in June 1980 he was knighted. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. It was a brilliant business: the responsibility for counting the money and checking the forms were filled in correctly was all mine. According to numerous history books Sir John Moore, the military strategist who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Corunna in 1809, was never married. . Meanwhile, the family is deeply divided. The Moores family, heirs of Littlewoods founders Sir John and Cecil Moores, enjoy a fortune estimated in 2020 at 1.21 billion, amassed through their football pools and mail order retail. Source 4 Alternative: He was born about 1594 in Crogham, Kings, Ireland. The three young men had already invested 200, with no prospect of things improving. After just 18 months of marriage, Anders died in a car crash in September 1977, aged 26, when Moores' Jaguar car overturned into a ditch on a quiet country road in Lancashire. John Moores created Littlewoods and made the Moores family one of the wealthiest in the UK. The football pools continued during the war years however. The old Oad screen in St. Mary's Church, Cullompton, which divides the Moore Chantry from the chancel, exhibits these arms impaled with those of Gambon, Botour of Exeter, Clivedon, Stawell, Walfron, Trowbridge, and other old families. It was whilst looking for a new money-making idea that Moores heard about John Jervis Barnard, a Birmingham man who had latched onto the public's growing passion for two things: football and betting. Ann Scarlett 1578 - 1639. The solution to that particular problem came from Colin Askham. 57 (approx.) [2], He became chairman of Liverpool F.C. etc. He took out a five-year 1 million life insurance policy and put some of his shares in trust for his children (with various conditions they were not allowed to sell the shares, his daughters received half as many as his sons in case they married as he did not want any men who were not family having influence over his business, and no child would have any shareholder power until they were 30 years old). John More aka Moore Born 1509 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England Ancestors Son of Thomas More and Joan Colt Brother of Margaret (More) Roper, Elizabeth (More) Dauncey and Cecily (More) Heron Husband of Ann (Cresacre) West married Dec 1529 in Barnbrough, Yorkshire, England Descendants In the canteen of the Commercial Cable Company, the three partners held a crisis meeting. He is prepared to offer pounds 1.2bn providing, if he gets the chance to look at the books, the figures stack up. Children . Moores had two operations, on his achilles tendon in May 1986, and then for an enlarged prostate in July 1986, but never fully recovered nor regained his health. Motorheads flock to Clarkson's Diddly Squat farm shop on Bank Holiday Monday Jack Dorsey says Elon Musk is NOT the best person to run Twitter and claims it 'all went south' for the 'Woke' Google bosses ban staff from using terms including 'man hours', 'you guys', 'blacklist' and 'chubby' Police fraud investigation into SNP 'probing whereabouts of 400,000 bequeathed in people's wills'. He was cremated six days later at Southport. From 1490 to 1492, More served John Morton, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England as a household page. And so, over the years, it has proved. They needed to take the idea to another level, and quickly. In 1938 he donated the John Moores trophy to Great Britain national team for beating the United States Olympic team four games to one in a five-game series. John Moore is claimed to be the son of an Edward Mooreand his wife Mary More, the daughter of Thomas Moreand his wife Mary Scrope, and therefore the great-granddaughter of Sir Thomas More. granted to his widow 25 Nov. 1657. The divorce itself was then a distant memory. They had issue: Thomas, Garret, Adam, Jane, Thomasine, Mary, Dorothy, Elizabeth and Anne. The businesses continued to expand, and his two sons were given roles in the chain stores and at director level. :xvi Morton enthusiastically . Edge Lane, Droylsden, Lancashire, England, Edna Moores, Hilda Moores, Ethel Moores, Arthur Moores, Cecil Moores, Charlie Moores, Louie Moores, Barton upon Irwell, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, Formby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom, England & Wales Deaths, GRO Indexes, 1969 - 2007, England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-2005. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&foren http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/bbhof/bbhof_jmoores.pdf. John Moores, born into this family in 1896, became famous in Liverpool for starting up Littlewoods pools and mail order business and owning the Everton football club. Gawen Moore son George Moore son Grace Moore daughter Henry Moore son Humphrey Moore, of Moore Hayes son Jane Moore daughter John Moore son About Sir John Moore MORE, Sir John (c.1520-c.76), of Morehayes, Devon. John Moores was a keen baseball fan and created a league for Liverpool-based teams in 1933. for over 50 years. Yet we have found over 260 of his descendants in Jamaica and elsewhere. of . In June 1961 Littlewoods took over Sherman's Pools of Cardiff and Moores launched a sixth mail-order company, Peter Craig in 1967 in Preston. He was one of eight children and the eldest of four sons. Family tree Presti-Adams Sir John Moore (1594-1633) Personal data Sir John Moore Source 1 Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Alternative name: John Moore He was born on July 22, 1594 in Crogham, Kings, Ireland. [6], Under the chairmanship of Moores, Liverpool had a turbulent period between 1991 and 1994 under manager Graeme Souness. He gave up this role again in May 1982 and was made life president of the organisation. of Richard Bamfeild & sister to Amias Bamfeild of Poltimore, remar. Over the ensuing months - Mr Guha was dismissed in October 1994 - it became apparent the private detectives were still operating. And so, on 1 February 1923, the Littlewood Football Pool as it was called originally was started. No outside employment was allowed. Sir John, who died in 1993 aged 97, left his family a business worth pounds 1.2bn. Moores's originality lay in applying a mix of these schemes to a large-scale business enterprise. Mr Dale and KKR, and anyone else who may be stalking Littlewoods, are not the problem: the Moores are under no obligation to sell, and any approaches could be dismissed as impudence. . Five months earlier in April 1977, Moores's elder brother Nigel died in a car crash in the South of France. No outside employment was allowed. They chose a populist, low-budget route, stressing that the stores offered value for money and playing to Littlewoods' good name. ante, page 39. ; ch: Elizabeth (m. John Berrge), Grace, Giles (m. Barbara Willinge), Thomas, Gawin (m. Katherine Dowrish), Sir John (m. Cicilye Sneg & Mary Coffin) Moore. John became a messenger boy at the Manchester Post Office, but was sacked for talking back to his superior. They chose a populist, low-budget route, stressing the stores offered value for money and playing to the Littlewoods good name. He owned 17,850 shares which represented 51% of the club. John Henry Moores (1821-1880), American businessman and politician, Member of the Oregon State Senate (1870-1874), Mayor of Salem, Oregon (1864, 1866-1868), son of Isaac Moores Eldridge Moores (b. In May 1922, Moores was posted back to Liverpool. 1509-10. In that time I must have collected around pounds 7,000. On 25 September 1993 Sir John Moores died at his home at Shireburn Road, Freshfield, Formby, where he had lived since 1930. They could see why John Jervis Barnard's idea of a football pool had failed in Birmingham. Admon. They were prepared to suspend their disquiet, pending improved results. Mr Pitcher became both chairman and chief executive. He later enticed Everton players such as Dixie Dean to the game. It was intended as a one-off, but its success led to it becoming a biennial event. One group, fed up with the internal squabbles and thought to represent 30 per cent of the shares, wants to sell out completely. Edward Adolphus Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset 18041885 Courtesy titles in the United Kingdom . Sir John Wylde (1781-1859), deputy judge advocate, was born on 11 May 1781 at Warwick Square, Newgate Street, London, the eldest son of Thomas Wylde (1758-1821) of London, and his wife Mary Anne, ne Knight. Find out about the John Moores Painting Prize, one of the UK's most important art prizes at the Walker Art Gallery. Moores later devised a security system to prevented cheating and eventually the pools took off, becoming one of the best-known names in Britain. According to Harpers & Queen, one of the male Moores saw a rare Porsche in a showroom window in Paris recently and bought it: at a cost of pounds 600,000. Sir John More Born 1451 in London, England Ancestors Son of William More and Johanna (Joye) More [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Agnes Graunger married 24 Apr 1474 in St. Giles, England Descendants Father of Joanna (More) Staverton , Thomas More and Elizabeth (More) Rastell Died Nov 1530 at about age 79 in London, England Problems/Questions That was the first intimation of what was going on - that there was a total breakdown of trust between some members of the family and senior employees, that private detectives were spying on selected executives. The inquiry quickly took on a sinister aspect. James Note of London, vide ped. Tough and uncompromising, the new chief executive did just that, putting the brakes on costs and expanding profits. A forthcoming meeting of the family is unlikely to resolve anything. This enabled him, in 1912 to join the Commercial Cable Company as a junior operator. GEDCOM Note. He went into semi-retirement, visiting his office on the 11th floor of the Littlewoods organisation between 10am and 1pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Barnard had devised a 'football pool', where punters would bet on the outcome of football matches. In late January 1947, Moores fell ill and contracted meningitis he spent two weeks in hospital. . Sir John More (c.1451-1530) and Agnes Graunger (d.1499): John and Agnes were married in the church of St Giles without Cripplegate, London, on th24 April 1474. Moores on occasion attacked socialism, but in November 1935 he called for coal miners to be paid more money and for them to have better working conditions. John Moore. The solution to that particular problem came from Colin. Brief Fling 1 child together. of his father's will, d. 20 Feb. 1516, M.I. Few people knew of Network's involvement and it was kept low-key - after all, it was a fairly ordinary event for a company the size of Littlewoods to call in corporate investigators. 'Matthew's ex-wife had remarried a wealthy man in 1999 and had never sought to re-open the financial arrangements concluded between the couple. Moores got hold of a Barnard pools coupon, and the three Manchester friends decided they could and would do it better. They expected Moores to concur, but instead he said: "I'll pay each of you the 200 you've invested, if you'll sell me your shares". In September 1933 he stood as a National Government candidate for Clay Cross and at the November 1935 General Election in Nuneaton but failed to be elected both times. Katherine Marie Vocke 1520 - 1594. In the boardroom, Mr Pitcher could always count on John's support. He is said to have been married to Elizabeth Merritt. of his father's will, d. 6 Dec. 1581, M.I. Sir Graham Moore and James Carrick Moore were his younger brothers. Between his telegraphist salary and the profits he made from the Waterville Supply Company (helped by his status of Mess President which meant that he did not have to pay for his own meals) he made 1,000 in 18 months.[6]. Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, KB (13 November 1761 - 16 January 1809) was a British soldier and General. A rear guard action for the retreating British army, led by Sir John Moore would allow the .
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