Captain Robert Gerald
Moffatt (.1800....1848.)
Back To . . 17th
Foot Leicestershire Regiment
Born :
24 January 1800
Where Born : Bally Mahon. Longford , Ireland
Occupation : Magistrate / Soldier
Date Arrived : 12 May 1830
Ship Arrived on : "
Nithsdale "
Rank on Discharge : Captain
Regimental Number : # C.03
Date of Enlistment : 30 September 1830
Where Enlisted :
Date of Discharge : 19 December 1834 Sold commision
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 17 March 1848
Where Died /
Buried : Canning
Creek / Darling Downs New SouthWales
Parents Names : Reverand James Mofatt (b......d.)
& Margaret Little
Spouse's Name : Helen Sarah Church
Born :
c . 1809
Where Born : England
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 12 May 1830
Ship Arrived on : " Nithsdale
"
Date Married : 16 January 1828
Where Married : Lisburn Ireland
Spouse's Parents :
Died : 7. December . 1839
Where Died /
Buried : Field
of Mars / Adderton/ St John's Cemetery Parramatta
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Canning Creek /
Darling Downs
-
- Children :
- 1 . James William Moffat (b. 1829 Ireland
....d.1896)
- 2 . Julia Adderton Moffat (b. 1833 Port Stephens....d.1903)
- 3 . Thomas Helenus Moffat (b. 1829 Parramatta
....d.1896)
History
& Achievements :
- Very little is known about Captain Robert Gerald Moffatt
except for the following.
- 1 . Served in
Bengal 30 September 1820 until 29 August 1823
- 2 . Magistrate
Australian Agricultural Co 1831 until 1834
- 3 . Magistrate at
Parramatta 1834 till 1843
-
Helen
Sarah Moffat's Headstone reads as follows
- Departed this life
- at Adderton
- Dec 17th
- 1830
- HELEN SARAH wife of
- ROBERT GERALD
MOFFAT
- late Captain
- of Her Majesty's
- 17th Regiment
Sarah's
grave is located at St John's Church Cemetery, Parramatta
Section 1, Row D , Line 11
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Australia
- Last revised: March 12, 2002.