He married Anne Cresacre on 13 June 1529, in Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom. 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 admitted that he considered giving up on the business himself, but was encouraged by his wife, who told him "I would rather be married to a man who is haunted by failure rather than one haunted by regret". Each of the three partners invested 50 of their own money into the venture, and with the help of a small, discreet and cheap printer they got to work. They had four children: In 1992, Liverpool Polytechnic took the name Liverpool John Moores University in his honour upon being granted University status. After the departure of Moores, Kenny Dalglish returned to the manager's position amid rumours that he had wanted to return in the mid-1990s, but was frustrated by the hesitancy and inconsistency of the decision-makers at Liverpool. That offer has now been formalised in a letter from his advisers to the board. We met for dinner in Chester where he lived. He is best known for leading several invasions of Spanish Florida during Queen Anne's War, including attacks in 1704 and 1706 which wiped out most of the Spanish missions in Florida. Need a bigger car park, Jeremy? Published: 13:20 BST, 15 June 2021 | Updated: 09:53 BST, 16 June 2021. Devon. Then, say those close to the family, may well be the moment when the decision is finally taken to sell. From 1940 they also made barrage balloons and in 1941 dinghies and munitions were added to the manufacturing portfolio. Ann was born between 1819 and 1823, in Ireland. Elizabeth, mar. He played amateur football himself until retiring at the age of 40. Christian was left a gold orchid broach with ruby centre and diamond leaves with matching gold and diamond earrings, while Matthew was given a gold Cartier watch, his mother's gold Russian three-ring wedding ring, a three-strand pearl necklace with a large emerald and diamond clasp and two pairs of diamond earrings. In early 1988, by now mainly in a wheelchair, he was still visiting Littlewoods stores across the UK, but he began to lose his speech shortly afterwards and gave up visiting and all involvement in the business. John was born after 1580. Their venture was about to collapse almost as soon as it had begun. ^ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&foren ^ http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/bbhof/bbhof_jmoores.pdf ^ Barbara Clegg, Moores, Sir John (18961993), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 28 January 2008 Unless stated otherwise, all dates are from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. John Moore of University College, Oxford, and Rector of Knaptoft in Leicestershire, himself the grandson of the first, The arms of this family, which the Bishop always bore, are -- Ermine on a chevron azure three cinque-foils or. In the meantime, the Moores will carry on fighting and debating, and even in these straitened times, adding to their millions. More significant, say insiders, is not these meetings, both of which are due to be held in the next few weeks, but the gathering of the clan next spring to hear this current year's financial results. Two months after his death his estate was valued as being worth more than 10 million pounds. Moores retired as chairman in October 1977 of Littlewoods and was succeeded by his son Peter. In 1923, 50 was a huge sum to invest in what based on Barnard's experience was a precarious venture, and as Moores himself remembered: "As I signed my own cheque at the bank, my hands were damp. In 1390 John More of London held the manor and . 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They chose a populist, low-budget route, stressing that the stores offered value for money and playing to Littlewoods' good name. John Moore Birth 1530 - Abbey & parcel & grounds & mill Death abt 1587 - Ipswich, , Suffolk, England Mother Unavailable Father Unavailable Quick access Family tree New search John Moore family tree Family tree Explore more family trees Parents Unavailable Unavailable Spouse (s) Joane Gardner 1535 - 1588 Children Thomas Moore 1550 - Unknown John came from a line of bricklayers, his great-grandfather Sidney Moores was one (18181884), as was his grandfather John Moores (18471910), though he eventually set up a small building contractors business, and was landlord of the Church Inn where the future owner of Littlewoods was born. He resigned for the second and final time on 25 March 1982 and went into semi-retirement again. Matthew Velarde (left), son of the billionaire family behind the Littlewoods empire, has won a High Court inheritance fight over the 40million fortune left by mother Patricia Moores (right). Genealogy for Sir John Moore (1558 - c.1592) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Mrs Moores, whose 2million six-bedroom home was set in 2.8 acres, with a pool and separate staff quarters, left behind a 40million estate, as well as a sizeable trust fund. Parents. It was intended as a one-off, but its success led to it becoming a biennial event. In March, this year, Mr Dale's fears proved correct. John, Colin Askham and Bill Hughes were friends who had worked together as Post Office messenger boys in Manchester. John Moore's family was residing near Glasgow, Scotland when they emigrated to County Antrim, Ireland in August 1612. Thomas Moore 1584 - 1645. They had six children, four of whom lived to maturity: Joanna (b.1475-1542), Thomas (1478-1535), John (1479/80-1512) and Elizabeth (1482-1536). They decided to print 10,000 coupons, and took them to Hull, where they were handed out before a big game. The life of "good Bishop Moore" was never, we believe, been otherwise than cursorily dealt with, and not unfrequently the only allusion to the great book-collector is the repetition of a charge of dishonesty, having its whole basis in a piece of the merest gossip, which is unworthy of serious refutation. Two months after his death his estate was valued as being worth more than 10 million pounds. In 1972, he was made a CBE, going to Buckingham Palace to receive it on 14 November that year for his youth work and services to the arts on Merseyside. By the time World War II started there were 25 Littlewoods stores across the UK and over 50 by 1952. It was not an instant success as just 35 coupons were returned. Dowrish ; ch: Francis, Peter, Henry, John (of Quethiocke) Moore, John of Quethiocke, 2 = John d. of Calmady of Saltashe ; ch: Katherine Moore __________________________________, John Moore of Moor Hayes = Elizabeth, da. In 1987 he was able to get about with a walking stick but by the following year he was confined to a wheelchair. This family tree from the 19th century shows descent from Thomas Moore, through Anthony Roper's daughter Isabel to Isabella Wiseman, wife of Sir . online in 2006. A towering influence, he suffered fools and his children badly. They wanted Mr Dale to be dismissed and a young member of the family, with no experience of running such a large group, to step in. Moores insisted on being known as "Mr John" to those who worked at Littlewoods, rather than Mr Moores or Boss. This time, only one coupon was returned. However, as profits fell (Moores remained on the board) he resumed the chairmanship in October 1980. Jamie Redknapp sells six-bed Surrey mansion he shared with both his wives for 4.95M Partygate civil servant Sue Gray could be barred from joining Labour for a year as 'vindictive' Cabinet Why you DON'T need to ask your in-laws' permission to propose! He made two moves to steady the ship and, unwittingly, sowed the seeds of the present turmoil. Moores married Ruby Knowles (27 October 1894 8 September 1965) in Liverpool on 19 September 1923. = Mary, 5 Da. Coffin of Portlinch, 2 w. ; ch: Richard, John, Humph., Amies, Mary, Elizab., Dorithy, Ann Moore, Gawin, 2, of Cornw. Sir John Moore: Birthdate: and h. of . of . m. Geni requires JavaScript! 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. It was amassed through the iconic Littlewoods football pools and mail order retail empire, and over the years the family has owned both Liverpool and Everton football clubs. On 25 September 1993, Sir John Moores died at his home, "Fairways", at Shireburn Road, Freshfield, Formby, where he had lived since 1930. Also, he could remember only too well the difficulties with which his mother had to cope when feeding, clothing, and bringing up a large family or the problems when his father was too ill to work or following his death as his mother had three children then aged 13, 11 and 9 to bring up. John Moores was born into a working-class family in Eccles, near Salford, Lancashire on 25 January 1896. 18) Moore; = Mary d. of Rich. Children . John Moores was a keen baseball fan and created a league for Liverpool-based teams in 1933. The father of the future Bishop, though descended from the old family of De la Moor, or Moore de Moorhayes in the parish of Collumpton in the county of Devon, was an ironmonger, his father being the Rev. After the war telegraphy took him away again. They could see why John Jervis Barnard's idea of a football pool had failed in Birmingham. His family carried on running Littlewoods but a non family member succeeded Moores as chairman. He would remain as Everton chairman up to 29 July 1965, resigning due to the poor health of his wife, who died of cancer six weeks later. Sir John, who died in 1993 aged 97, left his family a business worth pounds 1.2bn. Moores later devised a security system to prevented cheating and eventually the pools took off, becoming one of the best-known names in Britain. Trowbridge. The unthinkable, bankruptcy, started to become a distinct possibility. Popular and gregarious, Nigel, the nephew of Sir John, was a uniting influence, someone around whom the rest of the family could rally - in short, a future chairman. ; A quo Moore of Norfolk and London. At a meeting of the company's audit committee, attended by some members of the family, it was suggested Network might like to launch a new inquiry, to look into one of the deals struck by Pitcher - who, by now, had retired as chairman but remained on the board - and Dale and Guha. John Walrond of Bradfield. 'I shall thus declare that the effect of the appointment pursuant to the settlement made by clause 7 of the will is that Christian, Rebecca and Matthew are each beneficiaries under the settlement in equal shares,' he concluded. Husband of Catherine Pomeroy On 30 April 1970, along with his friend Bessie Braddock, Moores was made a Freeman of the City of Liverpool. [4] However, Moores increasingly sought external investment to help the club develop a new ground, and ended up selling it in 2007, to American investors Tom Hicks and George Gillett, in preference to Sheikh Mohammed and DIC. In June he became the chairman and in April 1961 he famously sacked Johnny Carey in the back of a London Taxi and appointed Harry Catterick as Everton manager in his place. Network Security, a firm of corporate investigators was asked to look into possible frauds by executives in that department. That ruled out calling it the John Moores Football Pool, or anything like it. The solution to that particular problem came from Colin Askham. and h. of Henry Botour of Exeter, Esq. The legend is that these descendants that came from England in 1633 descent from Sir Thomas More, martyr (1478-1535) Saint Thomas Moore was beheaded by the king. He also sold golf balls as there was no sports shop and a golf course. England's 1966 hat-trick hero is calling for the iconic jersey to be restored to the late captain's . Network ceased to report to the executives and dealt exclusively with the audit committee. '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. A small office in Church Street, Liverpool, was rented and the first 4,000 coupons were distributed outside Manchester United's Old Trafford ground before one Saturday match that winter. Moores noticed that there was no public library around for miles. He established the Waterville Supply Company to order food from a variety of suppliers instead of just one, so was able to reduce costs and raise the quality of meals. When Nigel died - ironically, after his father gave him a pounds 9m settlement to persuade him to give up his favourite past-time of motor racing - Sir John was devastated. In 1972 he was made a CBE and in June 1980 he was knighted. Moore of Moore Hayes = Mary d. of Rich Bamfield, & sister to Sir Amias Bamfield ; ch: John (m. Cicily Sneg & Mary Coffin) Moore, (Pg.196 Gawin (m. Katherin Dowrish), Thomas, Giles, Elizab. The death of Patricia Moores in 2017 at the age of 86 sparked a bitter legal feud between her children who have been locked in a four-year legal battle over her will. Margaret, mar. [7] When Moores sacked Souness in January 1994, it was the first time a Liverpool manager had been sacked since 1956. The company then turned to war work warehouses were equipped and staff were retrained so that the company could make parachutes. = Cicely, da. The triumvirate had now all departed. In 1920 he was posted to Waterville in County Kerry, Ireland and he noticed there was no public library around for miles so he set up a store that sold books and stationery. . [2] The Great Britain team consisted largely of Canadians from the Yorkshire-Lancashire league. Moores wrote: "I call upon them now to stand back, accept their limitations as joint owners, acknowledge their role in the club's current demise, and stand aside, with dignity". In the canteen of the Commercial Cable Company, the three partners had a hushed conversation. The divorce itself was then a distant memory. 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. 'Christian alluded to Matthew's divorce and also to an alleged general cooling in the relationship between Matthew and their mother. 22 November 1928 22 May 2012). Hawkins. They had kept pumping money into the fledgling business, but midway through the 1924-25 football season it was still losing money. The Gaelic variation O'Mores were proud warriors . Mr Pitcher became both chairman and chief executive. They could not let their employers, the Commercial Cable Company, know what they were doing, or they would be sacked. Now a judge has backed Matthew and declared that Mrs Moores wanted her three children to share the whole of her fortune equally. Born 7 Feb 1478 in Milk Street, London, England Ancestors Son of John More and Agnes Graunger Brother of Joanna (More) Staverton and Elizabeth (More) Rastell Husband of Joan Colt married 1505 in Englonde, Cheshire, England Husband of Alice (Harpur) More married about 1511 [location unknown] Descendants In January 1932 Moores, by now a millionaire, was able to disengage himself sufficiently from the pools to start up Littlewoods Mail Order Store. He was cremated six days later at Southport. He was delighted when his elder daughter, Betty, married Kenneth Suenson- Taylor, later the second Baron Grantchester, and mortified when John, his eldest son and heir, came out as a socialist with more interest in good works than making money. Thomas married Jane Colt in 1505, at age 26. of . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Elizabeth, now Betty Suenson-Taylor, Lady Grantchester, or The Dowager Lady Grantchester (b. June 1925) who married on 12 April 1947 Kenneth Bent Suenson-Taylor, 2nd Baron Grantchester (19211995), and had issue including the present Lord Grantchester. 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. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching technology ; Free! It was involved in early discussions with Mr Dale, but now, instead of acting for one particular client, it is thought to have its eyes on Littlewoods' potential break-up value. But after she died, a clause in her will was revealed, through which Matthew says his mother intended to let him back into an equal share of her wealth along with his siblings. 'While we await any decision to appeal the ruling, we hope the judgement will now allow all parties to draw a line under proceedings, both individually and as a family.'. Nine years later in 1966 an IBM System/360 computer was installed. Geni requires JavaScript! Unless stated otherwise, all dates are from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Network Security, a firm of corporate investigators, was asked to look into possible frauds. 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. Each of the three partners invested 50 of their own money into the venture, and with the help of a small, discreet and cheap printer they got to work. Born in Milk Street in London, Thomas More was the son of Sir John More, a successful lawyer and later judge, and his wife Agnes (ne Graunger). He complained about the food that was served at the Waterville Cable Company Station, whose function was to receive messages from the US and Canada and re-transmit them to London and Liverpool. Later on, the day after I wrote a story saying that Peter was selling his stake after being rebuffed for the chairman's post a second time, Mr Guha was asked by the chairman, Leonard van Geest, to stay behind. 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. In 1529, John More married Ann Cresacre (1511-1577), the heiress of Edward Cresacre of Barnborough, Yorkshire. A forthcoming meeting of the family - at their so-called Forum - is unlikely to resolve anything. This was followed on 6 July 1937 by the opening of the first Littlewoods department store in Blackpool. of his father's will, d. 6 Dec. 1581, M.I. In January 1932, Moores, who was by now a millionaire, was able to disengage himself sufficiently from the pools to start up Littlewoods Mail Order Store. Already getting in the party mood! The trigger for the investigation was the deal struck between Littlewoods and Lorad, a Far Eastern trading company. Senior management became concerned about the conduct of one or two managers in the stores buying division. In late January 1947, Moores fell ill and contracted meningitis he spent two weeks in hospital. 'There is, it can be said, a tension between the literal reading propounded by Christian and the purposive, contextual meaning advocated by Matthew. Kirk of Northampton. In 1978 he was awarded the first Gold Medal for achievement, and in June 1980 he was knighted. John Moores was a keen baseball fan and created a league for Liverpool based teams in 1933. With John out of the picture and Peter exhibiting an artistic temperament, rather than a steady businessman's hand, Sir John turned to Nigel. Patrick Moores was born in 1851, at birth place, to John Moore and Ann Moore. He was cremated six days later in Southport in a funeral attended by family members only. He carried on working for the Commercial cable company. Between 1933 and August 1940 Moores was a Conservative councillor for the Sefton parish for Sefton Rural District and West Lancashire Rural District. [12] and that he left most of his fortune to his four children. His interest may yet lead to a counter-approach from KKR. A small office in Church Street, Liverpool, was rented and the first 4,000 coupons were distributed outside Manchester United's Old Trafford ground before one Saturday match that winter. James Note of London, vide ped. of Sir Lewis Pollard. Senior management became concerned about the conduct of one or two managers in the stores buying division. 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. With bets totalling 4 7s 6d (4.37), the 10 per cent deducted did not cover the three men's expenses. Moores went to hospital with serious head injuries. Few people at John Moores Centre in Liverpool knew of Network's involvement and the whole investigation was kept low-key - after all, it was a fairly ordinary event for a company the size of Littlewoods to call in corporate investigators. Sir John went off to well-deserved retirement. However, as his company never accepted cash, only postal orders that were cashed after the football results and the winning payout had been confirmed, his appeal was upheld. John married Agnes Graunger, the daughter Thomas Graunger (d.1510) a London Alderman, at the Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, on the 24th April 1474. In March 1960, Moores gave up his chairmanship of the pools business, and handed over the reins to his brother, Cecil Moores, (10 August 1902 29 July 1989), so he could become a director of Everton Football Club. In Moore family history, the most famous is philosopher Sir Thomas More, King Henry VIII's chancellor until he lost the king's favor and his head in 1535! Sir John Moores (pictured left in 1951) founded the Littlewoods empire with his brother Cecil. "I have given," adds Sir Walter, "an infernal row on the subject of hiding books in this manner." Sharpe replies that the "villainous biographer of John Knox" (Dr. McCrie), "that canting rogue," is about to edite Kirkton. Eventually the pools took off, becoming one of the best-known names in Britain. They could not let their employers, the Commercial Cable Company, know what they were doing, or they would be fired. The event would become synonymous in football with the phrase "taxi for", particularly for under fire football managers. Sneg, one of the Barons of the Exchequer, 1 w. ; ch: George (s. & h., aet. However, as profits fell from 49 million to 11 million, (Moores remained on the board) he resumed the chairmanship in November 1980. Their difficulties go much deeper than puffed-up public relations men and corporate financiers scenting blood.