William Alfred Moore (1865 - 1912)

Born 25 Mar 1865 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Husband of Kate Leslie Frances (Roe) Moore — married 10 Feb 1898 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Died 8 Nov 1912 at age 47 in Clarendon, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

William was born in 1865^[1]. He was the son of the Rev. William Samuel Moore and Elizabeth Ann Barkla. He passed away in 1912^[2][3][4] and was buried at the North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia.

In 1898 at Christ Church Mt Gambier, South Australia, William married Kate Leslie Frances, daughter of John Henry Hayden Roe and Wilhelmina Wilson Haining^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia (Australia) Birth 1865 Ade 33/230
2. ↑ South Australia (Australia) Death 1912 Morphett Vale Vol369 p473 47y
3. ↑ Death notice, The Register (Adelaide) November 11 1912 p6
4. ↑ Obituary, The Advertiser (Adelaide) December 11 1912 p8: "The Rev William Alfred Moore died at Clarendon on Friday after a short illness. The deceased, who was a son of the late Rev WS Moore, of St Mary's Church, South-road, was educated at St Barnabas' College, and ordained deacon in 1893 by the Bishop of Melbourne, in the absence of the Bishop of Adelaide. The following year he was ordained priest by the Bishop of Adelaide. His first curacy was at St Luke's, Adelaide, in 1893, and he remained at that church for three years. In 1896 he was made curate of Christ Church, Mount Gambier, but after a very short stay in the South-East he went to assist his father at South-road. After a year there he was appointed rector of Holy Trinity, Melrose, and held that position till 1900. During his stay at Melrose he was admitted to the degree of Licentiste in Theology of the Australian College of Theology. On leaving Melrose he was rector of the Blakiston Church till 1904. The he relinquished parochial work for a time, and was engaged in scholastic work at Glenelg until 1911, when he was appointed curate of St John's, Coromadel Valley, under the Rev ES Jose. On Mr Jose's resignation from that circuit, the district was divided, and Mr Moore was appointed to the charge of the Clarendon Mission, where he remained till his death."
5. ↑ South Australia (Australia) Marriage 1898 Gre 194/527 ages 32/27