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Ephraim MOTYER, Jr.

Male 1855 - 1920  (65 years)

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  • Name Ephraim MOTYER  [1, 2
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 9 Mar 1855  Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christening 27 May 1855  Puncknowle, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _FGLINK https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43671244 
    _FGRAVE 43671244 
    _UID 0A9946BC2BD842A7BD51738C965494839F42 
    Alt. Birth Abt 1851 
    Alt. Christening Alt. Christening FHL # 1239225 
    Cemetery Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery is also known as:
      • Grace Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Pembroke Wesleyan Cemetery
      • Wesleyan Church Cemetery

      Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, also known as Pembroke Wesleyan Cemetery, is in the Pembroke district of Bermuda, between Cemetery Road and Cemetery Lane.  It is shared with Grace Methodist Church Cemetery.
    Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID
    • Find-a-Grave Cemetery ID: 2270352
    Travel 16 Jun 1906  Ellis Island, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • This person is listed for arriving Ellis Island is listed as being born about 1856.    If he had his birthday already buthee time her traveled, he would have been born in 1856.  However, if he had not had his birthday yet, he would have been born in 1855.  This Emphraim is the only one who's birth & baptizing dates are not confirmed, so this Ephraim MIGHT be the person listed here.

      Given Name: Ephraim
      Surname: Motyer
      Last Place of Residence: Bermuda
      Date of Arrival: 16 Jun 1906
      Age at Arrival: 50y
      Ethnicity: Great Britain English
      Port of Departure: Hamilton, Bermuda
      Port of Arrival: New York City, New York, New York
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: S
      US Citizen:
      Ship of Travel: Pretoria
    Travel 24 Jun 1912  Ellis Island, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Given Name: Ephraim
      Surname: Motyer
      Last Place of Residence: Hamilton, Bermuda
      Date of Arrival: 24 Jun 1912
      Age at Arrival: 57y
      Ethnicity: Bermuda, English
      Port of Departure: Bermuda
      Port of Arrival: New York, N.Y.
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: M
      US Citizen:
      Ship of Travel: Orotava
    Occupation Contractor - Building 
    Death 12 Aug 1920  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Cause: Cancer of Stomach, aged 66 
    Burial Aug 1920  Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Ephraim Motyer (1855-1920) - Find a Grave Memorial
    Ephraim Motyer (1855-1920) - Find a Grave Memorial
    Person ID I153  MOTYER Family Genealogy - NitroWings Test | MOTYER branch
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2024 

    Father Ephraim MOTYER,   b. 16 Nov 1826, Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1859, Maiden Well, Fortuneswell, Portland (Isle of Portland), Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Anne Maria STEVENS,   b. Abt 1829, Stratton, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1858, Swyre, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jul 1849  Allington, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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)
    Family ID F244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thompson Robinson “Tommy” HOLLIS,   b. 24 Jul 1855, Devonshire Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1904, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jun 1879  Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Royal Gazette 17 Jun 1879
      Ephraim Motyer, a native of Bridport, Dorset, England, married Thompson Robinson Hollis, 2nd. daughter of O. C. Hollis, on Jun 5 in Pembroke, at the residence of the bride's grandmother, by Rev. E. B. Moore.
    Marriage Site Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Methodist Church 
    Children 
     1. Lieutenant (Lt.) Arthur John MOTYER,   b. 2 Sep 1886, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1916, Lucheux, Somme Department (Departement de la Somme), Picardie Region (Région du Picardie), France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     2. William “Ernest” Phillips MOTYER,   b. 26 Oct 1892, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1983, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2010 

    Family 2 Florence Louise RICHARDSON,   b. 10 Jun 1875, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1937, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 23 Sep 1909  Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Marriage 1905  [1
    Family ID F56  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Mar 1855 - Bridport, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 27 May 1855 - Puncknowle, Dorsetshire County (now Dorset County), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCemetery - - Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Jun 1879 - Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTravel - 16 Jun 1906 - Ellis Island, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Sep 1909 - Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsTravel - 24 Jun 1912 - Ellis Island, Upper New York Bay, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aug 1920 - Wesley Methodist Church Cemetery, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Cancer of Stomach, aged 66 - 12 Aug 1920 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Site - Methodist Church - - Pembroke Parish, Bermuda Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Internet: Website: Ancestry.com, (http://www.Ancestry.com), accessed 6 Sep 2023), Clarke Family Tree (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S322] Internet: Website: Find-a-Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/), accessed 31 Mar 2024), Ephraim Motyer (1855-1920) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S322] Internet: Website: Find-a-Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/), accessed 7 Apr 2024), Ephraim Motyer (1855-1920) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S39] Internet: Website: Genealogy: FamilySearch.org, ([Date]), accessed 22 Jul 2011) (Reliability: 1).

    5. [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






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