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Eleanor (Wise) Moore (abt. 1783 - 1862)

Eleanor Moore formerly Wise aka Moor
Born about in London, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 12 Apr 1813 in Parramatta, NSW, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 79 in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Birth

Eleanor Wise was born about circa 1783 in London, England.

From the Prceedings of The Old Bailey

190. ELEANOR WISE was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 1st of February , a gown, value 7 s. the property of William Brass . MARTHA BRASS . I am wife to William Brass , he is a carpenter and builder , No. 41 Wood Street . I lost my gown on the 1st of February. Q. Why do you accuse the prisoner. - A. She came to my house to be hired as a servant on the last day of January. On the 1st day of February I went after her character, during the time I went for her character, she came for her answer, and was asked down into my kitchen, and while my servant came up to say she had come, she stole a gown from off the basket that had just come from the mangler. On the Monday following, a young woman came to my house to ask me if I had not hired a young woman as servant of the name of Ann Evans . Q. Was the prisoner present. - A. No, I agreed to take the prisoner, her character suited. When she came to my house my husband sent for a constable, he searched her and found twenty-nine duplicates in her pocket, one of them was for my gown, pawned at Mr. Sadlers, Aldergate Street. GEORGE HENRY CLEAVE . I am a pawnbroker, I live with Mr. Sadler, this gown was pawned with me on the 5th of February in the name of Taylor, for three shillings, I cannot say the prisoner is the person that pledged it, the duplicate produced by Mrs. Brass is our duplicate. The prisoner said nothing in her defence, nor called any witnesses to character. GUILTY , aged 22, Transported for Seven Years . London jury, before Mr. Recorder.

Arrival in the Colony of NSW

Sunday, October 24th 1812. The Publication of this Gazette being delayed till the míddle of this day, it was then going to Press; when the arrival was announced of the ship Minstrel, Capt. Reid, from England with female prisoners, 126 in number, who are in a fine healthy state. The Minstrel sailed from England the 4th of June last, in company with the Indefatigable, bound for His Majesty's Settlement at Hobart

Marriage

Eleanor married former convict, William Moore, in 1813 in St John's Church of England, Parramatta, New South Wales.[1] William was granted 50 acres of land at Castle Hill in 1819, upon which they made their home. The land was a portion of the old government farm and sits between David and Old Northern Roads.[2] Eleanor and William had six children:

Death

Death and Funeral Notices were published in The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 1/July 1862 Page 1 On 30th June at her residence Castle Hill Eleanor wife of the Late William Moore aged 79 years Leaving ?? children Forty Two Grandchildren and Eight Great Grandchildren.

Burial

Both Eleanor and William are buried together in O'Connell St Cemetery Parramatta NSW Australia.

Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 2 July 1862 Page 8 FUNERAL.—The Friends of Mr. SAMUEL MOORE , Castle Hill, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of his late mother, Mrs. ELEANOR MOORE. The procession will move from his residence at nine o'clock on WEDNESDAY MORNING, and arrive at Parramatta at half-past twelve.

Sources

  1. New South Wales Marriage Index #1477/1813 V18131477 3A and 589/1813 V1813589 147B
  2. Barker, Helen & Hawkins, Ralph. Early Wesleyans of Pennant Hills. Hornsby Shire Historical Society. Hornsby, 1983
  • The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913

ELEANOR WISE, Theft > grand larceny, 20th February 1811. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t18110220-10 Reference Number: t18110220-10 Offence: Theft > grand larceny Verdict: Guilty Punishment: Transportation

  • NSW Registry of Birth Death and Marriages

Online Index and Early Church Codes

Page identifier http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page6966 The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803 - 1842) }, year = { 1812 },month = { Oct },day = { 24 },date = { 24 Oct 1812 },location = { NSW }, type = { Newspaper Article },pages = { 3 }, url = { http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article628559 }

  • Ryerson Indexe:

MOORE Eleanor Funeral notice 02JUL1862 Funeral late of Castle Hill Sydney Morning Herald 02JUL1862 MOORE Eleanor Death notice 01JUL1862 Publication 79 at Castle Hill Sydney Morning Herald 01JUL1862





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