William Moyes (bef. 1821 - 1885)

Born before 3 Dec 1821 in Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Bogie — married 16 Feb 1844 in Auchterderran, Fifeshire, Scotland

Died 23 Apr 1885 after age 63 in Greenhead, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

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Biography

William was born about 1823 to William Moyes and Elizabeth Roger and baptised 03 Dec 1821 in Auchterderran, Fife. ^[1]

He married Mary Bogie 16 Feb 1844 in Auchterderran, Fife. ^[2]

He passed away 23 Apr 1885 in Greenhead, Kinglassie, Fife. " William MOYES, a Coal Miner married to Ann (sic) BOGIE, died aged 62 years on 23rd April 1885 at 7h 30m a.m. at Greenhead. His father was recorded as William MOYES, Coal Miner (deceased), and his mother as Elizabeth MOYES m.s. RODGER (deceased). The cause of death was Disease of the Brain suffered for 3 to 4 years, General Marasmus depending thereon as certified by Mary D Hay MB CM. The informant at the death was William's son, John MOYES, of Raith, who was not present. John Brown, Registrar, registered the death at Whinnyhall on 24th April 1885.^[3]

Place: Auchterderran, Fifeshire, Scotland Data: Text: I noticed that William Moyes and his wife Elizabeth (Rogers) are listed on the 1841 census of Auchterderran as living at Wethersbrae, and as having two children (they would be their youngest two) in their household, a 15 year old William, and a 13 year old Isabell. Both father and son are listed as coal miners. ^[4]

In the 1851 census of the same parish there is a 27 year old William Moyes with a wife Mary and 4 young children as follows, William age 6, Mary age 5, Elizabeth age 3, and John age 1 month. The father is a coal miner and is listed as having been born in Auchterderran. The Auchterderran parish register indicates that William married Mary Bogie there on February 16, 1844. Although there are several William Moyeses listed in the 1841 census of the various parishes of Fifeshire (the 1841 and 1851, census records for all of the Fifeshire parishes have been searched and all Moyeses have been extracted therefrom) this William is the only William in the right age category who could have been the one who married Mary Bogie three years later (the other Williams in the 1841 census were 10, 7, 7, 5, and 2, years old).^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 08 Feb 2024), William Moyes, parents: William Moyes and Elizabeth Roger, 03 Dec 1821, Auchterderran; citing Parish Number 405, Reference Number: 20 5.
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 08 Feb 2024), William Moyes and Mary Bogie, 16 Feb 1844, Auchterderran; citing Parish Number 405, Reference Number: 20 82.
3. ↑ "Scotland: Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 08 Feb 2024), William Moyes, mother: Roger, 23 Apr 1885, Kinglassie; citing Parish Number 440, Reference Number: 6.
4. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a149e0af4040b9d6e9abc88 : viewed 8 Feb 2024), Wm MOYES in household of Willm MOYES, Wethersbrae, Fife, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/405, Folio 1, Page 7, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a14a408f4040b9d6ea18f2c : viewed 8 Feb 2024), William MOYES, Coaldean Square, Fife, Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /405, Folio 405, Page 12, Schedule 36, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.