Georgiana Henrietta (Moore) Macartney (1844 - 1923)

Born 1844 in Glenmore, Victoria, Australia

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1. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes Abbrev: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition Author: Editor: Mosley, Charles Publication: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A., 2003, Page: volume 2, page 2451

2. Australian Dictionary of Biography

Harriet (Watton) Moore Harriet Maria, b. 1820, was the daughter of Dr John Watton; m. James Moore in St James’ church on 8 February 1842 in Melbourne. James Moore, b. 1807, was a conservative Anglo-Ireland patrician, ‘learned, high principled, deeply religious and kind’. At 16 James entered Trinity College, Dublin (LL.M., 1827; B.A., 1828; M.A., 1832). For twelve years he studied and travelled extensively in Europe, on his last trips accompanied by his friends, Redmond Barry and W. F. Stawell. In 1840 Moore was admitted to the English Bar but did not practise and later that year migrated to Melbourne. He bought land on the St Kilda Esplanade and in partnership with C. J. Griffith took up Glenmore station near Melton. In 1842 Moore married Harriet Maria, daughter of Dr John Watton who had arrived at Melbourne in 1839 and practised medicine before taking up Mount Rouse station. The marriage was blessed with five sons and eight daughters.

In 1849, James acquired Barjarg station near Benalla, but the family returned to Britain 1853-6. Back in the colony, he developed Warrenbayne near Wangaratta and other stations, but by 1863 he had sold them all and made their home in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne. In 1864 Moore acquired a farm at Moonee Ponds, Melbourne. He sat regularly as a justice of the peace, served on the committee of the Melbourne Hospital, was prominent in the Anglican community and assisted many charitable institutions. In 1867 he became comptroller of the Melbourne Savings Bank. … Numerous branches of the bank were opened in Melbourne suburbs and it became one of the world's great savings banks. When Moore retired in 1892 savings deposits with the bank amounted to almost £3,750,000. He died on 6 October 1895.

By 1866, the family was living in Moonee Ponds/Essendon, as their last children were baptised at St Thomas’ Essendon.

Among their children: Eliza Harriet b. 1843 at Glenmore (near Melton); m. John Freeman in 1863; d. 1921 Georgiana Henrietta b. 1844 at Glenmore; m. EH Macartney in 1862; d. 1923 George Watton b. 1846 at Glenmore; m. Octavia Frances McCrae; d. c. 1920 Jane b. 1846 b. Brighton Cornelia b. 1848 at St Kilda; m. David G Alsop in 1866; d. 1920 Francis bd. 1850 at Brighton James Neale bd. 1850 at St Kilda William Edward b. 1852 at Broken River Daughters born during the Great Britain visit 1853-6 Charles Griffith b. 1858; d. 1865 A daughter b. 1860 James b. 1865, bd. at St Thomas’ Essendon 1866