Middlemore Family Genealogy

The Middlemore's of Birmingham

70. John Throgmorton Middlemore, of Brookfield, Belbroughton, Worcestershire, formerly of Selly Oak, esquire, born 9 June, 1844, at Edgbaston, baptized at the Congregational Chapel, Portland, Maine, U.S.A., about 1867. Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire and the city of Birmingham. He was educated at the Edgbaston Proprietary School under Dr. Badham. In 1864-6 he studied medicine at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, U.S.A., and graduated there as M.D.  After returning from America he interested himself in municipal work, becoming one of the Town Council of Birmingham, 1883 to 1892.     Elected M.P. for North Figure 50  Signature of John T. Middlemore

Birmingham in 1899, as a Unionist, without opposition, and again at the general election of October, 1900. In 1872 he founded the Children's Emigration Home at Birmingham, and subsequently the Middlemore Home at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the purpose of rescuing neglected children from undesirable associations.  Since its foundation, between 3,000 and 4,000 children have been taken to Canada and settled here. In 1896 he presented Holman Hunt's pictures of " The Triumph of the Innocents,"  "The finding of Christ  in the Temple," and a notable collection of Burne-Jones's pictures, etc., to the Birmingham Art Gallery. Married first, 25 September, 1878 at Severn Stoke, Marian, daughter of Richard Bagnall[7], of Severn Bank, Severn Stoke, co. Worcester, J.P. for counties of Worcester and Stafford. She was born 10 April, 1855, died 21 November, 1879 buried 25 November at Northfield, m. i.

They had issue:

  1. i. Marian Bagnall, born 8 November, 1879, baptized at Selly Oak, 6 November, 1881, died 15 May, 1886, and buried there 17 May, 1886.
Mr. J. T. Middlemore married secondly, at St. Mary's, Selly Oak, 29 December, 1881, Mary, daughter of Rev. Thomas Price[8], M.A., Vicar of Claverdon, Co .Warwick,

Figure 51  Signature of Mary Middlemore

formerly Vicar of Selly Oak.  She was born 13 July, 1862, baptized at Selly Oak 7 September, 1862.

They have issue:

  1. Mary Evangeline, born 1 November, 1882, baptized at Selly Oak, 26 December, 1882.
  2. Sarah Dorothea, born 12 October, 1883, baptized at St. Mary's, Selly Oak, 30 November, 1883.
  3. Emily Christabel, born 12 March, 1885, baptized at St. Mary's, Selly Oak, 17 May, 1885.
  4. Margaret Amphilis de Edgbaston, born 22 July, 1887, baptized at St. Mary's, Selly Oak, 28 August, 1887, died 14 September, buried at Belbroughton 16 September, 1893.
  5. Katharine Joyce, born 30 April, 1884, and baptized 30 June following at St. Mary's, Selly Oak ; died 28 February, and buried at Belbroughton 2 March, 1895.
  6. Amphilis Throckmorton[9], born 14 April, 1891, and baptized at St. Mary's, Selly Oak, 1 November following.
  7. Barbara Carola, born 14 July, 1895, and baptized at Bel­broughton, 25 September following.
  8. Merell Philippa, born 5 July, 1898, at St. Philip's Rectory, Birmingham, baptized at St. Philip's church, 31 July, 1898.

We now return to the family of Robert Middlemore (64), and Barbara Amerongen.  Their youngest son was: