Thomas Moore (1801–1865), butcher, Tettenhall

By Peter Collinge
Tetttenhall Workhouse was supplied with meat on 77 occasions between 12
April 1825 and 5 April 1827. In the financial year 1825–1826, three butchers,
Thomas Moore (1801–1865) of Compton, Edward Mason and William
Farmer, supplied 1,195lbs of meat, overwhelmingly beef occasionally
supplemented by mutton. Between them, they submitted 37 bills (Moore 16,
Mason 14 and Farmer seven). In the following year, Moore, Mason and
Farmer again supplied all the meat (submitting 42 bills between them),
except for one bill for 12½lbs of bacon submitted by a Mr Stockes and
another submitted by Mr Crutchley for 20lbs of mutton. At 23 bills Farmer
submitted more than half, with Mason submitting 13 and Moore just six.

White’s History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire (1834), lists four butchers in Tettenhall: Charles Hayward, Thomas Matthews of Tettenhall Wood, John Moore, and Thomas Moore of Compton. William Nicholls, victualler and butcher is listed in Parson and Bradshaw’s 1818 directory.

Thomas Moore (1801–1865), most likely the son of Thomas and Mary Moore who married at St Michael’s and All Angels, Tettenhall, in 1794, was married to Sarah (b.1799) from Claverley, Shropshire. Between them they had nine children Harriet (b.1825); William (b.1827) who became a butcher; Ann (b.1828) and Ellen (b.1831)  who became servants; Sarah (b.1832); Elizabeth (b.1834); Thomas (b.1836); Joseph (b.1840) and Charlotte (b.1841). Thomas was buried in St Michael’s and All Angels, Tettenhall, on 13 March 1865. As butchers were generally amongst the better off shopkeepers, it is perhaps a little surprising to find two of Moore’s children listed as servants in the 1841 Census. More usually they might have been expected to work within the family business. By the time of the 1861 Census the Moores had moved to Tettenhall Wood and only two of Thomas’ and Sarah’s children were still living at home: William and Charlotte. Both were unmarried.

Sources

TNA, HO 107/998 Census 1841

TNA, HO 107/2017 Census 1851

W. Parson and T. Bradshaw, Staffordshire General and Commercial Directory, Part 3 (1818), 41

Staffordshire Record Office, D1364/1/18, St Michael’s and All Angels, Tettenhall, Parish Register.

Staffordshire Record Office, Tettenhall Workhouse Purchases 12 Apr 1825 – 5 Apr 1827

www.wolverhamptonhistory.org.uk Tettenhall St Michael’s and All Angels Burials 1824–1856.

This is a work in progress, subject to change as new research is conducted.

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