James Moyle (1835 - 1923)

Born 28 Feb 1835 in Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Helen (Oakford) Moyle — married 28 Oct 1875 in Kensington, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 26 Jul 1923 at age 88 in Jamestown, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

James Moyle was born in Cornwall, England in 1835. He was the son of John Hill Moyle and Frances Moyle. ^[1]

In June 1841, James Moyle, age 6, was living with his parents and three siblings at Prospidnick in the Civil Parish of Sithney, Cornwall, England. ^[2]

In 1847, James, age 12, immigrated to South Australia with his family, on board the "British Sovereign".

James married, at age 40, to Helen Oakford. They were married at Kensington in Adelaide, South Australia, on the 28th of October 1875.

Evening Journal - 29 Oct 1875: ^[3]

"MOYLE - OAKFORD. On the 28th October at St. Matthew’s, Kensington, by the Rev. E Jenkins, Mr. James MOYLE of Taroowie, to Helen, third daughter of Mr Thomas Oakford, of Salisbury Cottage, William-street, Norwood."

James and Helen Moyle had one daughter:

1. Mary Ada (Ada) MOYLE born 26 Feb 1879 Norwood, Adelaide, South Australia; m Arthur TRENGOVE.

James farmed at Belalie, in partnership with his brother Walter MOYLE, until Walter's death in 1878. He then took up land at Hornsdale.
James retired from farming in 1889, at about age 54, and moved into Jamestown. The advertised auction for stock and implements, details a range of items, including 11 first-class farm horses, colts, fillies and two English Wagons among other farm equipment. ^[4]

James passed away in 1923 at age 88.
He died at Jamestown on the 26th of July 2018.

The Register - 15 August 1923: ^[5]

Mr James Moyle who died at Jamestown on Jul 26, was one of the oldest and one of the most esteemed residents of the district. He was 88 years of age, having been born at Wendron, Cornwall, on February 28 1835.

He arrived in South Australia with his parents in the ship British Sovereign on Jul 15, 1847. They landed at Port Adelaide, and walked to Adelaide. After having lived in the city for some time the family proceeded to the Burra, where Mr. Moyle worked at the mines. He was also engaged in carting ore to Port Wakefield. During August 1853, his father died, and on October 1873 Mr. Moyle married Miss Helen Oakford, of Penwortham. With his brother, the late Mr. Walter Moyle he took up land near Jamestown, portion of which was laid out as the township of Moyletown and part of which is now Jamestown racecourse. Land was obtained at Hornsdale where Mr. James Moyle settled. After 34 years residence there he retired from farming and went to live in Jamestown, where he had purchased property. For several years Mr Moyle was a councillor in the Jamestown cooperation, and he took a keen interest in public affairs. He was a member of the Methodist Church and as office bearer at the time of his death, occupying the position of society steward. His wife died 12 months ago.

Both James and Helen Moyle were buried at Jamestown Cemetery. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970. Ancestry.com. Accessed: 19 Oct 2018 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
2. ↑ “England & Wales Census, 1841.” Class: HO107; Piece: 139; Book: 2; Civil Parish: Sithney; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 50; Page: 6; Line: 15. The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO). Kew, Surrey, England. Details at Familysearch.org. Image at Ancestry.com. Accessed 4 Nov 2008 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
3. ↑ Family Notices. (1875, October 29). Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), page 2. Accessed 7 Sep 2012 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
4. ↑ Advertising (1889, January 5). Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), p. 27 (COUNTRY EDITION). Trove. Accessed October 17, 2018 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
5. ↑ Obituary. (1923, August 15). The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), page 8. Acessed 5 Sep 2012 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #125109810, citing Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown, Northern Areas Council, South Australia, Australia ; James Moyle (28 Feb 1835–26 Jul 1923). Memorial created 13 Feb 2014 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.

• Michele (Flanagan) Gregg. "McLAREN – Journey of Generations." Compiled from 1996 by Michele Gregg nee Flanagan. New Zealand. Unpublished. Last revised 19 Oct 2018.
• Colin Giles. Extracts from letters

See Also:

• Breed, Florence. The Mining MOYLES. Part B. First edition. November 1999. Victoria, Australia.
• Mannering, Geoffrey. The Romance of Place Names of South Australia. 1986, Adelaide, South Australia.