A SUMMARY OF THE RESEARCHES INTO THE LOOSEMORE FAMILY  made by Ronald Loosemore of Abingdon and Victor Loosemore of Bournemouth.

Ronald Loosemore is undertaking the gigantic task of collecting all the records of our researches into the program 'Generations 5.2' from Sierra.   They consists of parish registers, parish records, wills, tax records, musters, deeds litigation and court cases, land tax assessments and newspapers cuttings.  From Autumn 1837 we have all births, deaths and marriages records and census returns for 1841 - 1891 for the family name -  for the whole country for 1851 and 1881.  We have examined records of ships' personnel, Army and Navy records of service and medals and awards.  Recently we were indebted to the present members of the family who have provided their family information

The records of the early history of the family indicated that there were six distinct branshes of the family in the 16th century:

A family that still occupied the original homestead in Oakford  C13th.     A family of wealthy wool merchants in Tiverton C16th.                           A family in Creacombe whose earliest recorded person is John L   Lowsemore C16th.                                                                               A family in Bishops Nympton whose earliest recorded oerson was William Lowsemore C16th.                                                                   A family in Huish Episcopi and Langport, Somerset, a relation of which was Aaron Loosemore C15th                                                               A family in Broad Clyst and Topsham whose earliest recorded person was Robbartt Loosemore C17th.

During the 17th Century the Loosemore name was continued by only four of these families, Creacombe,. Bishops Nympton, Churchstanton, and Broad Clyst (Topsham)   

The Creacombe family moved to Rose Ash  in the 17th century and during the 18th century prospered in the ownership of lands.   There is some evidencethat members of this family set up homes to the south-west of Exmoor in Atherington and Burrington and started new branches . Descendants of this branch are now in Canada, U.S.A., Australia, France and Norway.

The Bishop Nyumpton family occupied the house and farm of Kerscott for over 100 years. In the 17th century Samuel, John Henry and George Loosemore, from this family, became well known as organ builders, musicians and composers of church music. Records of their achievements are in the several parish and family records and in greater detail in New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians..  In the 18th century the fortunes of this branch deteriorated and they became farm labourers.  One member of this family  became a seaman and started a family in Bosham, Hampshire. They moved to the Isle of Wight and Southampton and became lightship keepers, seafarers and innkeepers. Again their descendants are now scattered as are those of the Rose Ash family.

John of the Churchstanton family moved to Yarcombe, in Somerset, where one son became churchwarden and innkeeper. Four brothers (John, William, Robert James) went to South Wales early in the 19th century where the name Loosemore became Loosmore.  Of  those who remained most became farmers but one travelled to Sheffield where the name still persists. Again this branch has now descendants in the U.S.A, Canada and Australia.

The Broad Clyst (Topsham) family moved to Cornwall where their name became Luzmore or Luzmoor..   Descendants of this family live now in England, U.S.A. and South Africa.

From past members of the Loosemore family whose lives have been recorded are listed under More Information'