JOHN DOVER MOORE
“Old Pickles” 1809-1904
John Dover Moore was a butcher in Coddenham at the Old Butcher’s Shop in the High Street (now “The Limes”), from about 1830 until his death, 3rd October 1904, in his 96th year. He was a son of Elijah Moore, butcher at Claydon.
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The picture of JDM is with his youngest grand-daughter, Elizabeth, who was my paternal grand-mother and always known to me as “Marley”, though I have never understood why.
Is there going to be more about the Cooper-Moore-Day-summers family in Coddenham and surrounding villages?
Hello PGJ – we are about to add an extract from the diaries of Mary Day during the winter in Coddenham January 1940 which may interest you. Look out for it under Coddenham People
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