Ephraim MOTYER

1826 - 1859  (32 years)

• Name	Ephraim MOTYER  [1]
  Birth	16 Nov 1826	Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England   [1, 2]
  Christening	31 Dec 1826	Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6B70FA4C72104175BDDFF85FD6AACF5AF571
  Occupation	20 Jul 1849
  	Mariner
  Death	20 Oct 1859	Maiden Well, Fortuneswell, Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England   [1, 3, 4]
  	Cause: Consumption
  Burial	24 Oct 1859	Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I152	MOTYER Family Genealogy - NitroWings Test | MOTYER branch
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph MOTYER, III,   b. 5 Feb 1793, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England d. 4 Feb 1831, Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Mary HUNT,   b. Abt 1794, Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England d. 1884, Weymouth, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	5 Mar 1825	Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England   [1]
  Marriage Index	5 Mar 1825	Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England
  	Dorset Marriage Index
  	Married at Portland on 5Mar1825 Groom Joseph MOTYER of - Bride Mary HUNT of - Licence or Banns - Witnessess HUNT Matthew X DINE Ann
  Family ID	F229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Maria STEVENS,   b. Abt 1829, Stratton, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England d. Feb 1858, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1849	Allington, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England   [6]
  	Marriage Certificate MXA571976 Anne, a spinster, of full age, of the Parish of Allington, daughter of Robert Stevens, a fisherman, and Ephraim, a batchelor of the Isle of Portland, a Mariner, of full age, son of Joseph, a carpenter, were married in the Parish Church of Allington, by Rev. Henry Fox the curate. Ephrain was able to sign his name while Anne affixed her mark X. Witnesses to the marriage were Henry Angel Motyer, and Eliza Northover. Henry, like Ephrain, was able to ascribe his name while Eliza affixed her mark.
  Marriage Index	20 Jul 1849	Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England
  	England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 Record
  	Name: Ephraim Motyer Year of Registration: 1849 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Bridport County: Dorset Volume: 8 Page: 49 (click to see others on page) Name: Anne Maria Stevens Year of Registration: 1849 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Bridport County: Dorset Volume: 8 Page: 49 (click to see others on page)
  Children	1. John Fletcher MOTYER, Sr.,   b. 20 Jun 1850, Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England d. 16 Apr 1927, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda (Age 76 years)   2. Martha MOTYER,   b. Jul 1852, Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England d. Nov 1856, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England (Age 4 years)   3. Ephraim MOTYER, Jr.,   b. 9 Mar 1855, Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England d. 12 Aug 1920, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Nov 1826 - Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Christening - 31 Dec 1826 - Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Marriage - 20 Jul 1849 - Allington, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Marriage Index - England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 Record - 20 Jul 1849 - Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Death - Cause: Consumption - 20 Oct 1859 - Maiden Well, Fortuneswell, Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Burial - 24 Oct 1859 - Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):From the death certificate we find Ephraim died at the age of 33, making his birth about 1826.  He was a mariner, and died in the presence of Patience Sampson (possibly his sister).  Two sons, John Fletcher & Ephraim Jr., were recruited as stonemasons to go to Bermuda, to help in the building of the dockyard, about 1870-1875.  This was following the war of independence by the then American Colonies.  Having lost her American Colonies, the UK felt the need for bases in the Atlantic, to protect her interest there.  Both boys stayed after their contract was completed, married local girls and, in due course, raised families.

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Internet: Website: Ancestry.com, (http://www.Ancestry.com), accessed 6 Sep 2023), Clarke Family Tree (Reliability: 3). [S147] Baptism Index, Dorset Baptism Index. (Reliability: 3). General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes Childs Name: Ephraim MOTYER Parents son of Joseph & Mary Date: 31 Dec 1826 Parish: Portland Comments: (b.16:11:26) Carpenter [S148] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983, citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3). [S153] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983. (Reliability: 3). Dorset Death Index Name: Ephraim Motyer Year of Registration: 1859 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Weymouth County: Dorset Volume: 5a Page: 239 [S136] Internet: Website: FamilySearch, Ephriam MOTYER (Reliability: 3). England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936 index and images FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJDC-2CB1 accessed 21 Jun 2014 Ephriam Motyer 24 Oct 1859 Burial citing Portland, Portland, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester FHL microfilm 002427555 [S150] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 Record, 20 Jul 1849, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 Record. (Reliability: 3). Name: Ephraim Motyer Year of Registration: 1849 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Bridport County: Dorset Volume: 8 Page: 49 Name: Anne Maria Stevens Year of Registration: 1849 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Bridport County: Dorset Volume: 8 Page: 49