John
Lindsay
Moffitt
Born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Son of Charles Henry Moffitt
and Harriet (Lindsay) Moffitt
Brother of
Charles Henry Moffitt
Husband of
Susannah Prideaux Evelyn (Wright) Moffitt
— married
6 Oct 1857 in Wellington, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
John Charles Henry Moffitt, Louisa Jane Evelyn (Moffitt) Andrews, Anna Frances Evelyn (Moffitt) Read, Jane Susannah Evelyn (Moffitt) Moore, Henry Edward Moffitt, Sydney George Moffitt, Ada Maria Evelyn (Moffitt) Andrews, Maud Evelyn (Moffitt) Read and Alfred William Moffitt
Died
at age 71
in Newtown, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2014
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Biography
John was baptised in April 1835.[1] His parents names were Charles Henry Moffitt and Harriet. He married Susanna Evelyn Wright in 1857.[2][3] He passed away in 1907 aged 71.[4][5][6][7] The funeral of the late Mr John Lindsay Moffitt, for years in practice as a dentist in Wellington, who served as a commissioned officer in the Maori war in the early sixties, took place yesterday afternoon in the Bolton street cemetery. In honour of the services rendered by the deceased, a military funeral was accorded him. The firing party was furnished by the Royal Hew Zealand Artillery under Lieutenant Chesney, and the Garrison Band (under Lieutenant Herd) played the Dead March in “Saul ” “The Garland of Flowers,” and “Departed Comrades.” [8]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRYW-JJL : 30 December 2014, John Linksay Moffitt, ); citing Alnwick, Northumberland, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,469,103.
- ↑ MARRIED., New Zealander, Volume XIII, Issue 1210, 21 November 1857
- ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-VN68 : accessed 11 November 2017), John Lindsay Moffitt and Susanna Evelyn Wright, 1857; citing Marriage, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1857/1560.
- ↑ DEATH., New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6105, 11 January 1907
- ↑ NZ BDM death registration no. 1907/10192
- ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3M-7HB7 : 24 June 2015), JOHN LINDSAY MOFFITT, died 1907; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Bolton Street Memorial Park, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
- ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDP-N4DT : 15 September 2015), John Lindesay Moffitt, died 09 Jan 1907; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Bolton Street Memorial Park, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
- ↑ NEWS AND NOTES. NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 6106, 12 JANUARY 1907, PAGE 6
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