Re: Moores - Manchester UK
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In reply to:
Re: Moores - Manchester UK
2/02/01
Kerry,
I have ancestor William Moores, born 2 October 1864 at Pennyweight, Victoria, Australia.
His father was Willaim Moores who gave hid age as 42, indicating he was born in 1822 or 1821 in Salford. He gave his occupation as miner. I believe Pennyweight was part of the Bendigo goldfields. Goldrush commenced 1850 so it seems to fit with your migrating in 1850.
The birth certificate says William married Mary, formerly Sheder, late James in 1857 in Castlemaine, also a mining town. They already had a child, Elizabeth, then 3 years old. Mary gave her place of birth as Wadhurst, Sussex.