Other passmore connections
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16 CHAPTER 4 OTHER PASSMORE CONNECTIONS In 1929 Alfred E. Passmore, a collateral descendant of this Passmore line commissioned research by Chas. E. Bernau. A copy of his work entitled “Pedigree of the Passmores of Passmore Hayes Devon” is located both the WCSL (ref S929.2PAS) and in Tiverton Museum (ref TM/89/1375/1). It traces Passmore lines back to the 13C. In certain areas it overlaps the research done by ourselves and we have drawn upon it as appropriate. The descent to Alfred E. Passmore is from Francis Wolf Passmore, born 1782, brother of the Christopher born 1784 whose history forms chapter two of this book. We have included in the history below of Francis Wolf Passmore information from Bernau’s Pedigree. PASSMORE OF PASSMORE HAYES, DEVON As mentioned earlier we came across a Passmore pedigree researched in 1929 by Chas. A. Bernau. He traced Passmores back to one Ralph Passemer who witnessed a grant made by Robert FitzUrse to his brother of land in Williton in Somerset. Also witnesses to this grant were Hugh de Moreville and Richard Brito who were both associated with the murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. Bernau drew up a pedigree from [....] Passmore of Passmore Hayes which in 1929 was a mere collection of cottages a few miles north of Tiverton, Devon. Nine generations later the pedigree has reached one Christopher Passmore, son of Nicholas & Elizabeth Passmore. This Christopher was baptised on May 12th 1700 in the parish of St Sidwell in Exeter. Bernau then goes on to give this Christopher(700) as the father of ten children, the oldest being Christopher baptised 25th May 1750 in St Sidwell with another child William, baptised 28th February 1759, also at St Sidwell. Other children were baptised with the youngest being a Thomas on 3rd July 1765. There may have been later ones for a second Thomazine was buried on 26th August 1770. Possibly she was the youngest. Like us Bernau found no marriage of Christopher and must have been equally frustrated that the vicar of St Sidwell’s did not see fit to include the name of the mother when baptising the children. The William baptised in 1759 is included in our tree as a direct ancestor. We give his father as Christopher baptised 1718 in Ashton. So why do we differ from Bernau? If Bernau is correct his Christopher(700) would be having his first child at the age of 50 years and his last baptised child at the age of 64 years. Not impossible but unlikely. However there is more convincing evidence in the parish register of St Sidwell. It records the burial on 9th April 1701 of Christopher son of Nicholas. This must be the child born on 12th May 1700. We feel that the much more likely candidate as the father of William(759) is Christopher(718). If nothing else his age is more appropriate. He would have been only 32 years when his first child Christopher was born and a speculative 52 when his last arrived. There are possible links with pipemakers and with a brother Benjamin as described in Chapter one. It all points the ancestors being somewhat less prestigious than Bernau claimed. The only other Christopher Passmore even remotely of a suitable age would be the one baptised 13th April 1696, son of William Passmore in St Sidwell. He was buried two years later on 2nd April 1698. He would have been too old anyway. FRANCIS WOLF PASSMORE Born Baptised ???? 1782 Feb 17th © Gordon and Barbara Faulkner @ St Sidwells, Exeter 17 Married Died Buried 1801 Dec 20th @ Brixham St Mary To Rebecca Adams 1855 Sep 7th Battersea, Surrey Battersea Cemetery CHILDREN Francis Wolf Samuel Wilkins Thomas Rebecca Christopher Sarah William Henry John Joseph James Mary Maria BAPT. 1803 1805 1807 1809 1816 1816 1816 1818 1823 BORN 1802 Dec 28 1807 May 24 1813 Apr 23 1814 Oct 1 1816 Apr 23 PARISH Brixham St Mary Alphington Brixham Brixham Truro Truro Truro Truro Calvinistic Baptist Penryn We have found entries for the baptism of the first eight children listed above. Those in italics are additionally included in the Bernau Pedigree. We have found no record. Bernau states that he might have been baptised “Wolf(e)” after one Francis Wolfe of Redruth in Cornwall whose will was proved in 1807. One can speculate about the religious fervour of Francis(782) for he married Rebecca Adams who was the niece of the Divine Dr John Rippon of Tiverton a figure well enough established in the Baptist church to receive a mention in the Dictionary of National Biography. Rebecca was the daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary (née Rippon) who had married in 1773 in Tiverton. In the light of the Rippon connection Francis was most likely a strong Baptist. The couple married, as was required at that time, in the Anglican church of St Mary, in Brixham. Francis, on his marriage, gave his occupation as "mariner". He was still a “mariner” on the baptism of his first son in Brixham in 1803. He continued to have his home in Brixham, a fishing port, until at least 1809 when his first daughter was baptised. According to the autobiographical notes of his niece Harriet, Francis was at one time with his brother Christopher in Cornwall in the book business. This is confirmed by the entries in the parish register of St Mary’s Truro when three of his children were baptised on the same day in 1816. His occupation was noted as “Bookseller”. His next child John was baptised two years later in the Calvinistic Baptist Church in Truro. Francis was clearly now a Baptist, but poor, for in 1820 his son Thomas was apprenticed as a poor child to a “Saddler” in Truro1. A few months later his older son Samuel was also apprenticed by the parish although no trade was mentioned. In the 1851 census son Thomas was living with wife & family in Newbridge Street, Truro as a “Saddler & Harness Maker” and brother Samuel was living with the family. Bernau says that Francis died at Wilson Street, York Road, Battersea Surrey on 7 th September 1855, a colour manufacturer and was buried at Battersea cemetery. ADAMS & RIPPON Francis Wolfe Passmore married Rebecca Adams in 1801. She was a niece of the Divine Dr John Rippon. In view of these family connections we collected a small amount of information about the Rippon & Adams families. This is given below. 1 Chapter 6.4 © Gordon and Barbara Faulkner 18 ADAMS BAPTISMS 1784 May 21 Rebeckah d Samuel & Mary ADAMS 1777 Dec 6 John s Samuel & Mary ADAMS 1786 Oct 21 Samuel s Samuel & Mary ADAMS 1788 Nov 21 Thomas Charlock s Samuel & Mary ADAMS 1791 Jun 4 Joseph Samuel & Mary ADAMS M ARRIAGE 1801 s Frances Wolf PASSMORE Brixham Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Rebecca ADAMS RIPPON BAPTISMS 1713 Nov 5 1739 1744 1747 1751 Apr 29 (born) 1768 John John William Robert John s s s s William RIPPEN Thomas RIPPON Thomas & Helena RIPPON Thomas & Helena RIPPON John Tiverton Tiverton Tiverton Tiverton Tiverton William s Robert & Jenny RIPPON 1777 Abraham s Robert & Jenny RIPPON 1772 Theophilus s John & Jane RIPPON 1770 William s William & Mary RIPPON 1773 Mary d William & Mary RIPPON 1777 Jemima d William & Mary RIPPON Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists Tiverton, Newport St Particular Baptists M ARRIAGES 1728 1737 1750 Feb 9 1773 Jul 5 John RIPPON William WILKINS John RIPPON Samuel ADAMS Mary CHARLOCK Mary RIPPON Jane HOPKINS Mary RIPPON Tiverton Tiverton Tiverton Tiverton EXTRACTS FROM THE TIVERTON BAPTIST MINUTE BOOK, 1687 - 1845 DRO REF:- 3958D/1 1775 Jan 23 Members list includes the following Rippons: John Rippon (a gifted brother); Wm; Robt; Grace Snr; Grace Jnr; Jenny; Mary (suspended). 1790 Members list includes the following Rippons: Robt & Jenny 1796 May 15 Samuel Adams suspended (drunk!!) 1801 Sep 6 Restored Samuel Adams to Members list from 1/1/1802 1801 Jul 27 It appearing that bro. Robert Rippon, sisters Jane Rippon Snr. and Jane Rippon Jnr. .... still persisted in their resolution of leaving their places in the house of God and using unchristian expressions towards many of the members it was agreed to suspend them.... © Gordon and Barbara Faulkner
