Samuel Shore, the elder, of “Meersbrook”

Samuel Shore, Esq.

• Gender: Male
• Birth: before 21 Aug 1707 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
• Death: before 23 Sep 1785 at about age 78 at “Meersbrook House,” Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
• Burial: Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
• Son of Samuel Shore and Jane Sykes
• Husband of Margaret Diggles

Family

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Shore_(banker)

Samuel Shore (1738–1828) was an English ironmaster, banker and activist of the Yorkshire Association.[1]. He was the son of Samuel Shore the elder (1707–1785) "of Meersbrook", and his wife Margaret Diggles, a Liverpool heiress.

The elder Samuel Shore bought Meersbrook House in the 1770s from Benjamin Roebuck, after a bank failure. He died there on 23 September 1785. The younger Samuel Shore moved there, on his second marriage in 1788.

Margaret Diggles and Samuel Shore had seven children (4 sons, 3 daughters):

1. Samuel Shore the younger married:[3] 1) Urith Offley, daughter of Joseph Offley, who died in 1781; 2) Lydia Flower, daughter of Freeman Flower, in 1788. There were three sons of the first marriage, Offley, Samuel and Bohun.
2. John, married Gertrude Blinks
3. Joshua
4. William, married Mary Evans (daughter of George Evans and Anna Nightingale) and was father of William Edward Shore—and so grandfather of Florence Nightingale.[10]
5. Margaret, d unm
6. Hannah, married Thomas Walker;[3]
7. Sarah, d unm

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From Samuel Shore, the quiet reformer (1738-1828) < link >

Samuel Shore was one of the 18th century’s influential reformers. Yet it would appear from his obituary that few knew the extent of his involvement. The Shore family appear to have started on their road to being Sheffield’s wealthiest family by being quarry men and stone masons. Three Shore brothers are mentioned in a document as demolishing the stonework of Sheffield Castle. A descendent of one of those brothers appears in documents as owning the first cementation works in Sheffield in 1700. Samuel’s father married a rich heiress from Liverpool. By the time Samuel Shore was born in 1738 the Shores were one of the richest family in Sheffield.

The Shore family were founder members of the Upper Chapel built to house dissenters who split from the established church. At the time of its building in 1700 they called themselves Presbyterians but over the years their beliefs changed to what became known as Unitarian. Unitarian beliefs were not tolerated and Unitarians along with Catholics were unable to worship. ….

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Shore of Norton Hall

References

1. Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol. II. page 1453
2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208071669/samuel-shore
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shore-924 cites
   1. Source: #S1705408191 Ancestry Record 60526 #172396545
   2. Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
   3. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
   4. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
   5. West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
   6. Wikidata: Item Q96078300 help.gif
   7. Source: S1705306820 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 175455061
   8. Source: S1705408191 UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60526
   9. Father of his sons
4. Meersbrook Hall and walled garden. < link > Meersbrook Hall is a Grade II listed building in Meersbrook Park. It was the home of the Ruskin Museum for over 60 years. The Hall is now run by the Heeley Trust and the Friends of Meersbrook Hall.
5. < Stirnet Genealogy - Shore1 >
6. Samuel Shore, the quiet reformer (1738-1828) < link >
7. The Life and Times of Florence Nightingale. < link >