John Moore
fl. 1860s
Naval officer. Captain, 1848. Secretary to the first lord of the admiralty, circa 1860–3. Perhaps John Moore, born in Malta 1820/1, died 1866, but in the 1861 census he is described as a Royal Navy captain on half pay.
Sources
Census returns of England and Wales 1861 (The National Archives: Public Record Office RG9/420/104/25)
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.co.uk, accessed 12 October 2018)
Navy list 1862
Post Office London directory 1860–3
Bibliography
Navy list: The navy list. London: John Murray; Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1815–1900.
Post Office London directory: Post-Office annual directory. … A list of the principal merchants, traders of eminence, &c. in the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent … general and special information relating to the Post Office. Post Office London directory. London: His Majesty’s Postmaster-General [and others]. 1802–1967.
