William Longmore 1806-1882

Born Bellie, Fochabers, Banffshire into a farming family. He moved from Burnside to Earnside to Bogbain, improving them each in turn

Braes of Enzie 6-8 k E of Bellie

Map of Scotland

1806. William Longmore was born " Burnside in the Enxie" / Bellie, 13/11/1806 to William Longmore , farmer, & May Chalmers . He had a twin brother, Adam, likely Adam Chalmers, who worked in Edinburgh in the Exchequer Office - dies~1870s?

He seems to have been adopted by his grandfather, William Longmore, 1756-1824 . Attended school in Newmills

1824. On his grandfather's death, he became heir to the lease & stocking of the Brae.( Darkland??) . When this lease expired a few years later, he refused it, despite the fact thta the farm had been in the family for generations, and instead entered the office of Mr Cowie, solicitor, Keith

1832. He went out to New Orleans, but health problems led to his return to Keith . He became Manager & Clerk at the Milton Distillery, owned by a small, not prosperous, firm. When the business came to a standstill, he bought it with Mr John Grant, who later sold out to him.

1837. Became Agent for the newly opened North of Scotland Bank in Keith

1833. William Longmore married Helen Lemmon on 8/8/1833 Keith, Banff - SP, not purchased as will only be a one line entry!

1839. Son Adam Chalmers Longmore born 2/4/1839

1841C William Longmore, 34, Bank Agent Ind, was living Moss Street, Keith, Banffshire with his wife, 4 children & 8 others, likely servants.

William Longmore Male 34 1807 Banffshire, Scotland
Helen Longmore Female 33 1808 Banffshire, Scotland
Helen L Longmore Female 5 1836 Banffshire, Scotland
Adam Longmore Male 2 1839 Banffshire, Scotland
William Longmore Male 3 1838 Banffshire, Scotland
Jane Longmore Female 0 1841 Banffshire, Scotland

1842. Jessie Longmore was born to William & Helen on 28/6/1842 in Keith

1845. Ann Forsyth Longmore was born to them 5/4/1845- she is on her parents' 1882. tombstone, dying 17/12/1845 - SP . Ann Forsyth ~1778-1846 was the wife of Adam Longmore 1778-1849: he an uncle of William's

1848. His wife dies on 3/3/1848 Keith. They had 6 children, 2 boys & 4 girls, but Ann died as a baby

They seem to have had 4 daughters and 2 sons, one , Adam Chalmers Longmore, 1839, died Queensland in 1863, as William, 1806, was survived by 1 son, (William in Australia - but he had actually just died, aged 64, in November 1882 in Capilla de Senores, Buenos Aries!- cutting in Melbourne Argos on 21/4/1883 ) abroad, and 3 daughters.

1851C. William Longmore, 44, was living Moss Street, Keith, Banffshire

William Longmore Head Widower Male 44 1807 J P Banker Joint Stock Employs 2 Clerk Distiller Employs 6 Men Farmer Of 43 Acres Employs 1 Man & 2 Banffshire, Scotland
Jane Longmore Daughter - Female 10 1841 Scholar Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Jessie Longmore Daughter - Female 8 1843 Scholar Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

1857. His daughter, Helen, marries James Webster - FMP Newspapers

1860. He remarries on 16/2/1860 . Jane Monro (1819-1913) in St. Nicholas,, Aberdeen - no more children who survive infancy - FMP Newspapers has the announcement

1861C. William Longmore, 54, J P, bank agent, farmer & distiller was living Moss Street, Keith, Banffshire . Bank Agent Employing 2 Clerk, Farmer of 230/280 Acres Employing 6 Men,t Loy Distiller Employing 5 Men- the 2 transcriptions of his occupation vary slightly on FMP and Amcestry

William Longmore J P - Married Male 54 1807 Bank Agent emp. 2 Farmer 230 Acres emp 6 Distiller emp.5 Banffshire, Scotland
Jane Longmore - Married Female 42 1819 - Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane Riddoch Longmore - Unmarried Female 20 1841 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Jessie Longmore - Unmarried Female 18 1843 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
William Laing - Unmarried Male 28 1833 Farm Servant Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ann Watt - Unmarried Female 35 1826 Farm Servant -
Isabella Riach - Unmarried Female 28 1833 Farm Servant Grange, Banffshire, Scotland

Where did the Riddoch in Jane Riddoch Longmore 1841 come from?? She died 1919

1871C. William Longmore was living Moss Street, Keith, Banffshire

William Longmore Head Married Male 64 1807 Distiller Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane Longmore Wife Married Female 52 1819 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Jane R Longmore Daughter Unmarried Female 30 1841 - Banffshire, Scotland
Jane McConachie Servant Unmarried Female 37 1834 Domestic Servant Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rose McDonald Servant Unmarried Female 22 1849 Domestic Servant Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane Sutherland Servant Unmarried Female 18 1853 Domestic Servant Banffshire, Scotland

1881C William Longmore was living North of Bank & House, Moss Street, Keith, Banffshire

William Longmore Head Married Male 74 1807 Bank Agent & Distiller Banffshire, Scotland
Jane Longmore Wife Married Female 62 1819 - Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane R Longmore Daughter Unmarried Female 39 1842 Spinster Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
Eliza Robb Servant Unmarried Female 30 1851 Cook Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Ann Mitchell Servant Unmarried Female 27 1854 House Maid Morayshire, Scotland
Helen Bennet Servant Unmarried Female 23 1858 Table Maid Keith, Banffshire, Scotland
John Pirie Servant Unmarried Male 23 1858 Coachman Lenzie, Banffshire, Scotland

1882. William Longmore, 76, dies 23/12/1882 Keith. Probate £54,483 - a very wealthy man!

1882-probate

In the website - no link here! - http://mscrete.com/wills.htm for £6 his Will and Administration can be bought

Buried in Keith Churchyard:

the RHS stone shows his wife Helen Lemmon /Longmore d.1848; Children Anne Forsyth Longmore d.1845, Adam CLongmore d. 1863 Queensland, William d. 1882 South America: himself, William Logmore d.23/12/1882; his 2nd wife Jane Monro d. 1913 & daughter Jane Riddoch Longmore d.1919 -FindaGrave ( Where does Riddoch come from?!!)

Obituary: this is a treasure of information on his life and those of his ancestors

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Write a synopsis!! Keen supporter of the railway

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Left headstone: photo
Erected by William Longmore, Banker, Keith 1867
IMO his grandfather and grandmother WILLIAM LONGMORE who died at Brae 1824. MARGARET RAE who d at Brae 1815 and of his father and mother, WILLIAM LONGMORE who d at Keith 1858. MARY CHALMERS who d at Keith 1861.
Right headstone:
Erected by William Longmore 1867. IMO his wife HELEN LEMMON who d at Keith 1848 and also their children: ANNE F LONGMORE who d at Keith 1845; ADAM C LONGMORE who d in Queensland, Australia 1863; WILLIAM who d in South America 1882. Also the above WILLIAM LONGMORE who d at Keith 23.12.1882 aged 76. And his wife JANE MONRO who d at Aberdeen 4.4.1913 aged 95, and his daughter JANE RIDDOCH who died at Aberdeen 13.3.1919.

His widow, Jane Longmore, nee Monro, can be traced in the 1891C, 1901C and 1911c, dying in 1913, aged 95.

 

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