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27 January 2012 A simple update, with a few additions and corrections, focusing on spouses of Moffats. They include:
- Florence Cowin, Isle of Man, who married Charles Moffitt;
- Philippa Richards of Cornwall, who first married John Nicholas, and second married Benjamin Moffatt. They emigrated to Sloatsburg, New York State, where Benjamin became Superintendent of the Sterling Iron and Railway Company;
- James Hichens Gedye, whose first wife Sophia Robinson died in childbirth, and whose second wife was Mary Moffat;
- Some early census references to Alphonso Elkin Cumberbatch, who married Alice Lucy Moffatt.
28 December 2011 This month sees the addition of data on UK Moffats from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This relates to soldiers who died during WW1 and WW2, as well as civilian casualties. In most cases, the soldier's rank, Service personnel nr, battalion and Regiment are given. Also the War Cemetery, or War Memorial, and grave number within the Cemetery or Memorial. This data will provide an easy entry point for searching military records, or assist in planning a visit to the Cemetery or Memorial. Much more data on locating the cemetery, or relevant to the historical context of the soldier's death are to be found on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Also:
- Updates for the family of David Moffat (1815-1894) and Janet Murray (1819-1904). He was a farmer at Burnfoot, Ayrshire and Muirfad, Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire. David and Janet had ten children, the families of all of whom are now documented.
30 November 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. October 2011. This completes the Irish counties for 1901 and 1911. This has been quite a major effort, and has added some 2,500 new entries.
It gives the entire Irish Moffat(t), Moffet(t), Moffit(t) population for 1901/11. Other updates:
- Updates for the family of Gavin Moffat (1824-1902) and Esther. He was a farmer at Burnfoot and Kames Farms in Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Gavin and Esther had nine children, the families of all of whom are now documented.
- More information on the family of Thomas Moffatt (1885-1960), son of Shetlands islander Thomas Moffat (1853-1935), who emigrated to New Zealand. Thomas jr and his wife Jean had 14 children, and the details of those who have passed away are now visible.
- More on John Moffat (1852-1917) of Berwickshire, and his wife Elizabeth Simpson, who crossed and re-crossed the border between Scotland and England
- Edward Ernest Muffett (1902-1951), joiner, carpenter and timber merchant of the Muffett family from Bromley, Kent, England
- Correction in naming the lady who married William Moffat, b 1853, Workington, Cumberland as Margaret Ann Goulding (1853-1904).
1 November 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. October 2011. This month concludes the 1901 Irish census data with data from Counties Sligo, Tyrone, Antrim, Armagh and Down. Data from 1911 is becoming available, and the entries for people named Moffat (and variants) from Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are included.
Updates for the family of Isaac Moffat (1826-1871) and Mary Ann Giles. He was a Thames Lighterman, as was his son James Moffatt, who married Amy Jenkinson, and all of whose children are now listed.
20 September 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. September 2011. This month includes the 1901 Irish census data from Counties Dublin, Cavan, Donegal, Londonderry and Fermanagh, as well as the remaining additions and corrections derived from a visit to GRO Edinburgh in August.
1 September 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. August 2011. This month includes the 1901 Irish census data from County Roscommon, as well as numerous smaller additions and corrections derived from a visit to GRO Edinburgh last month.
28 July 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. July 2011. This month sees the start of incorporating data from the Irish censuses of 1901 and 1911, starting with the 1901 data from Cork, Leitrim, Mayo, Monaghan, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow. This will continue throughout the coming months.
Spellings are variable, so look out for Moffit(t), and Moffet(t) in addition to the more usual Moffat(t).
28 June 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, and information on the following:
- The family of James Moffatt and Elizabeth Delaney from Birr, County Offaly, Ireland, who settled in Sheffield, Yorkshire, working in the stainless steel and cutlery industries. Includes Stanley Alec Moffatt who died 1942 in Egypt in WW2, and James Moffatt who died in the Allied attack on Crete, 1941;
- the family of Thomas Taylor Moffet (1890-1967) from South Shields, County Durham, whose son Alexander Mackie Moffet died fighting in WW2 at El Alamein;
- the family of James Moffat, 1822-1901, who moved from Dumfriesshire to London. Includes his daughter Jane Moffat (1851-1924), who married Augusto Gianella, a confectioner from Switzerland;
- William Taylor Moffitt, scion of the family of Andrew Moffitt of Toneywall, whose two sons fought with the ANZAC forces at Gallipoli and the Western Front.
25 May 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, and information on the following:
- Alexander Moffat (1876-1942), Edinburgh, brass finisher, and his daughter Mary Brunton Moffat (1916-2005), whose first husband died in the RAF in WW2;
- Adaline Uretta Moffat b Holywell, Flintshire, Wales 1892 and her sister Mabel Gwynedd Moffat b 1894. Not to be confused with Gwen Mary Moffat, b 1924, ex-hippy explorer and author;
- Robert Gray Moffat (1851-1919), one of whose sons was John Kerr Moffat, b Cambusnethan 1883, whose son was Robert Gray Moffat (1907-1975), and another of whose sons was Robert Gray Moffat, b 1878, who also had a son named Robert Gray Moffat, (1908-1959).
29 April 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, and information on the following:
- George Moffat (1802-1857), Westmorland, England, several of whose children emigrated to New Zealand.;
- William Brechin Moffat (1898-1950), born in Glasgow and emigrated toi New Zealand;
- Annie-Bella Moffat (1897-1991) from Kilmarnock, Scotland, who married John McNeill Scott and emigrated to Canada.
30 March 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, and information on the following:
- Andrew Moffitt, b 1812 Toneywall, Ireland. Naval Surgeon, and respected family doctor in Sydney, New South Wales;
- James Fairlie Moffat (b 1862 Paisley), married to Maggie McInnes. Butcher in Glasgow.
James Moffat, (b 1861 Glasgow) married to Martha Cunningham. Also butcher in Glasgow. Removed some confusion and erroneous overlap in listing these families.
- David Moffat (1900-1963) Foundry Worker, Midlothian, Scotland;
- George King Moffat (1887-1979), Major Royal Atrillery Company, and Company Director, and his son Dr. James Roxburgh Moffat;
- Brett John Moffat (1982-2011) who passed away aged 28 on 24.2.2011, and to whose family we extend deepest sympathy.
28 February 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, and information on the following:
- Alfred Peace Moffatt, b 1888 Leeds, who emigrated to Canada in 1913. He was the son of Frederick Waitt Moffatt and Sophia Peace. We wonder if his middle name caused smiles when he signed up as a soldier for World War 1;
- Robert Thomson Moffat, b North Berwick, and apprentice baker in Jedburgh. He sailed to New Zealand in 1877, and settled in Melbourne with a bakery business. He married Clara Myers in 1893, and stood for Parliament in 1892.
31 January 2011 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, and information on the following:
- George Moffat, b 1850 Glasgow, jobbing smith, his wife Elizabeth and their 7 children;
- Robert Moffat, b Ireland, 1851, shipyard worker, and his wife Matilda, lived in Renfrewshire, Scotland, and raised 12 children
31 December 2010 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, and information on the following:
- Corrections for Moffats of Dalmellington: Robert Moffat, died in infancy 1875, his brother Robert Moffat, b 1878, who married Jemima Phoenix, and his sister Sophia McDonald Moffat, b 1880, who married John Murray;
- George Davison Moffat, convicted of Fraud, transported to Australia in 1855, married Lizzie Finn, and founded a dynasty in Western Australia;
- William Moffat and his wife Margaret Laurie who emigrated to Australia, and his son David Moffat and his wife Louisa Pratt, who founded a dynasty in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;
3 December 2010 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Various corrections, and extra added dates, following on my visit to GRO-Edinburgh in early November. Moffats with significant new material are, for example:
- Henry Thomas Moffat of Newcastle (1865-1916), and his daughter Jessie, who married Harold Vant;
- Sarah Moffat, Caldbeck, 1833-1871 who married James Hodgson;
- Gavin Lindsay Moffat b 1890-1967 foster son of James Moffat and Margaret Lindsay.
29 October 2010 Update to the Clan Moffat UK database. Moffats with significant new material are, for example:
- Nils Olof Moffat - an extra name from 18th cent Sweden;
- Kate E. Moffat, Grimsby, 1883-1957 who married Dutchman, Harry Knegtel;
- William Moffat, b 1837 and Joan Hay Deans, 19th century Peebles;
- Thomas Arnott Moffat, b 1880, Edinburgh, baker, married Helen Jane Mackison;
- James Moffat, b 1876, coal miner, and Nellie Gray, both from Hamilton;
- Robert Moffett 1862-1942, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne and his wife Margaret Greensword;
- Leslie Moffett, 1904-1956, Newcastle upon Tyne, son of Robert.
2 Apr 2008 - We are pleased to announce that our genealogical database has been augmented by the addition of some 15,000 new “Moffat” entries, as compiled by the genealogist of the Clan Moffat UK & Eire. These entries are mostly limited to Great Britain, and limited to those bearing the name “Moffat” (or variant), as well as the husbands of Moffat women who marry. Its major advantage is that it contains ALL the Moffats resident in England, Scotland and Wales listed in the 1881 census, so that if your Moffat ancestor was in Great Britain during 1881, s/he will be in the database. Conversely, if s/he is missing, you can assume the person to be deceased, to have emigrated or, in the case of women, to have married and be using a different surname. Our goal is to increase the coverage to all Moffats listed in the UK Censuses 1841 – 1901. Please click here for a more detailed description of the database.
This database will be upgraded on a monthly basis. If you have corrections or additions to this database, please submit them to the genealogist using the SUGGEST facility, so that they can be incorporated in a subsequent upgrade.
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