hello All,
I am the original author of the webpage that Regross references on the first page of this chat.
Rose Moss is my great Grandmother, hence my interest.
I need to clear a few things up in regards to the children of Jane Batwell and George Moss.
I have come to the conclusion that Jane and George had 3 children, 2 girls, 1 boy. Below are the proofs/findings.
1: The death notice in the SMH for Jane only mentions the 3 children, not 4.
2: I have never found a birth certificate for Rose. On her marriage and death cert, she mentions a birth date of 1864. This seems very close to Rebecca.
3: I have the marriages for Annie, Albert and Rose. No Rebecca
a: A Rebecca Moss did marry a Joseph Gardiner, however the parents of Rebecca are lisrted as Mary Kain and Jospeh Moss. The parents (mother in particular) name are not remotely like "Bridget Batwell (nee Devan)
4: I have the deaths for Annie, Albert and Rose, no Rebecca.
5: With the above proofs, I have come to the conclusion, that Rebecca is indeed Rose.
Rebecca did not marry Joseph Gardiner. See point 3a above. In addition, I have this certificate if anyone wishes it.
I have assumed that despite that a marriage to George Moss being noted on the birth certificates in 1860, that there was no marriage foe whatever reason.
I have seen the newspaper advert (
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13203176?searchTerm=%22george+moss%22 for George selling up in Sydney in April 1870, and moving to Melbourne. Unsure of exactly why he went there.
As to the warrant, it was issued in Victoria, not NSW, thus jane and the kids were still there in 1872, George was back in Sydney.
Jane married James Napthaly in 1874. Whilst it was after the death of George, it is unsure if the marriage to James was the result of george's death. What is of interest, is that Janes sister, Ann Batwell, married benjamin Napthaly (brother to James) in 1858, some 16 years before Jane married James.
I have the following certs/transcripts for anyones use: (Batwell/Moss)
Bridget Batwell (nee devan): Death
Thomas Batwell: Death
Jane Batwell: Birth, Marriage & Death
Rose Moss: Wedding & Death
Rebecca Moss: birth
Annie Leah Moss: Birth & Marriage
Rebecca Moss: (not related) marriage to Joseph Gardiner
Albert Moss: Birth & Marriage
James Napthali: Death
Hope this helps,
Bart Smith