David Moffat b. 1829 Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland d. 14 April 1894 Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia: Clan Moffat Genealogy

1829 - 1894

Name	David Moffat [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Born	1829	Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland [2, 3, 4]
Died	14 April 1894	Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia [4]
Alternate Death	1903	South Australia, Australia [2, 3]
Submitter	455
Person ID	I75260	Clan Moffat Genealogy
Last Modified	10 April 2009

Father	David Moffat, b. 1 June 1781, Dalkeith, Edinburghshire, Scotland , d. 16 July 1844, Eyreton Farm, Crosby, Marown, Isle of Man
Mother	Alison Henderson, b. 1801, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland , d. 20 June 1854, 4 Upper Grey St, Newington, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Family ID	F52593	Family Group Sheet

Family/Spouse Margaret Cleezy or Clezy, b. 2 February 1828, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland , d. 23 June 1911, Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia

Married 4 June 1849 Scottish Church, Douglas, Isle of Man [4]

Children

	1. David Moffat, b. September 1850, South Australia, Australia , d. December 1851, South Australia, Australia
	2. David John Moffat, b. 9 April 1850, Inverbrackie, South Australia, Australia , d. 1851, South Australia, Australia
	3. John Cleezy or Clezy Moffat, b. 30 August 1853, Byethorne, South Australia, Australia , d. 27 March 1908, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
	4. David Moffat, b. 1 July 1855, Woodside, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , d. 21 July 1926, Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia
	5. Mary “Molly” Moffat, b. 22 October 1856, Woodside, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
>	6. William Moffat, b. 22 July 1858, Woodside, South Australia, Australia , d. 31 July 1932, Jamestown, South Australia, Australia
	7. Margaret Allison “Maggie” Moffat, b. 18 July 1860, Byethorne, South Australia, Australia , d. January 1947, Bedford St, Kensington, South Australia, Australia

Family ID F52594 Family Group Sheet

Notes

David and family sailed to South Australia on the "Anna" in 1849. [Source 1]

David and Margaret were married only days before leaving the Isle of Man forever to start the ir new life adventure in South Australia. Upon disembarking from the "Anna" in 1849, David and his wife moved with the rest of the fami ly up into Adelaide Hills, While the Clezy's moved to Nairne, David and Margaret moved a litt le bit more away and set up house in Woodside where David operated a store. By 1851, the store had acquired the right to operate the Post and Telegraphic facility and wa s well established and doing well. David speculated widely with Real Estate, so that by 1856, David owned four blocks of land a t Woodside, two at Port Elliot and with a partner owned 126 acres just outside Woodside. By t he end of the 1850's and into the 1860's when financial difficultoes began to arise. He was s till buying land, but was selling more trying to trade out of his difficulties. In 1865, he w as officially declared insolvent. By 1871, David and his family were living in Gumeracha when he was appointed Postmaster, he a lso held several other positions including Clerk of the local Court and Registrar of Births . He gave the role of Postmaster to his daughter Margaret, but continued in his other roles u til 1889. From "The Old Partnership" by Peter Steele Clezy, Hornsby, 2002. [Source 1208] [4, 5]

[S2138] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6898702&pid=-1161476398.
[S2137] GEDCOM file titled “Moffys Mob.ged” downloaded from Ancestry.com, submitted by Jill Moffat.
[S2157] Information submitted to Clan Moffat Society, by Donald W Moffat.
[S1208] GEDCOM file "Moffat.ged", submitted by Alan Jones.
[S1] Original Moffat GEDCOM File, Robert and Frances Moffitt.