Philip Moon (abt. 1802 - 1882)

Born about 28 Apr 1802 in St Winnow, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Knowling) Moon — married 12 Sep 1824 in Chagford, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 13 Jan 1882 at about age 79 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Biography

Philip was born in1802 (the date appears in a family history prepared in 1973, and also in the Collection of Puke Ariki),

ORIGINALLY thought to be the son of NK (as in Not known) Moon (b ~1775, Cornwall, England) and Joan Moon (b ~1771, Lanlivery, Cornwall, England), and these people are linked as his parents, marked uncertain.

There is a baptism record in Devon 166/9 showing Philip, son of Philip and Mary Moon, born 28th April 1802 ^[1].

As at 1841 England and Wales Census, he appears with his family as aged 35-39 years ^[2]. He was a stonemason, the family lived in Churchtown, St Blazey Parish, St Austell, Cornwall.

Recent research has confirmed that Philip married Sarah KNOWLING (not Knowles as previous thought) ^[3]. His death certificate states his parents are Phillip and Mary (nee Hawken) Moon.

The Moon family arrived in New Plymouth, NZ, aboard the ship Blenheim on the 19th November, 1842, having sailed from Plymouth, England, on 02 Jul 1842.

Moons Reef in New Plymouth, which there is a rockery of stones compiled from a stone house, later demolished, which was built by Phillip Moon. The reef is located off Belt Road. Phillip was listed as Mason in 1855-1861 Jurors list. He went to Kawau Island for a brief time to help erect copper ore furnaces.

He passed away in 1882, ^[4], bd. Te Henui Cemetery, 15 Jan 1885. Both the death certificate and burial record state his age as 79 years ^[5].

Sources

Marriage to Sarah [1]

NZ BDM death record 1882/1130

[2]

• Collection of Puke Ariki 002/4 Phillip Moon, http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/plymouth_company_settlers/topics/show/447-moon-phillip

1. ↑ "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC93-NFK : 16 November 2020), Philip Moon, 1802, Baptism; from "Church of England parish registers 1538-1911," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Devon, archive reference 166/9, images provided by FamilySearch International
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB9-FS3 : 13 December 2017), Phillip Moon, St Blazey, Cornwall, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2V2-9MC : 13 March 2020), Sarah Knowling in entry for Philip Moon, 1824
4. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Phillip Moon, aged at death 79Y, Date of death 13/1/1882; citing Death Certificate 1882/1130
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SB-H8NR : 10 August 2017), Philip Moon, 1880; citing New Plymouth, New Plymouth probate files, 1867-1981, record number 109, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 007481977

Research Notes

Philip's parents shown on death certificate as Phillip Moon and Mary Hawken.

Possible mother Mary Hawken, 11 Sep 1785 at St Winnow, Cornwall. Parents John and Grace Hawken, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5S5-D88 : 20 September 2020), Mary Hawken, 1785.