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Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« on: Monday 11 November 13 23:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi, trying to find family info. Henry John Moon immigrated to Australia in 1839 onboard the Cornwall as a bounty immigrant to Mr Francis Clarke of Penrith. The Cornwall record shows him as 17 years old in 1839 and his parents were William Moon and Mary Richardson. I believe William may have been born in 1790 and Mary was Hannah Mary Richardson born in 1795. No other info. Any help would be great. Another Moon family William and Ann from Rolvenden came to Australia in 1839 onboard Maitland. Related?

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Re: Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« Reply #1 on: Monday 11 November 13 23:32 GMT (UK) »
welcome to RC....


it is of my distant memory that the user "tedscout" on this forum was doing the Moon family of Australia..... so I would find her on the site and once you have made 3 posts you will be able to send her a personal message ( pm)

2nd ........  I would be using " genuki" , familysearch.org, and I think you will need to consider the researching of Hugh Wallis list of microfilms for the area you are seeking , and the period.
Hugh Wallis can be found in google, or similiarly on the ancestry site.....    so I would check the scope of microfilms which can be ordered through the LDS.

3rd there are numerous resources for Kent which can be found accross Rootschat and I would use the search engine within the site for a variable of thing Ie a) Kent, Rolvenden etc etc

good luck with your research

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Re: Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« Reply #2 on: Monday 11 November 13 23:44 GMT (UK) »
Family History is a Pandora's box if you don't like what you see find a new hobby,only concentrate on the proven facts and not the facts you think you know.
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Re: Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« Reply #3 on: Monday 11 November 13 23:47 GMT (UK) »
This is the only marriage I could see

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NND1-GPB

Margp
Family History is a Pandora's box if you don't like what you see find a new hobby,only concentrate on the proven facts and not the facts you think you know.
Jenkins, Radnorshire. Herefordshire, Canada
Coley Dudley.
Baston, Cleobury Mortimer.Wolverhampton
Parker Stafford.
Hammond/s Wolverhampton.Shropshire
Duckworth Cheshire.
Proud Walsall.Proud Cape South Africa
Horton Darlaston.
Stanton Walsall.
Tudor. Radnorshire
Pittaway. Droitwich


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Re: Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 12 November 13 01:52 GMT (UK) »
Thanks that looks like them. Perhaps Mary had been married before

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Re: Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 12 November 13 13:26 GMT (UK) »
Are you sure it was William/Ann who came to Australia 1839

Familysearch has this;
Bounty Immigrants Index;
Name: William Moon
Birth Year (Estimated): 1815
Age:    23
Native Residence Place: Rolvenden, Kent,
Father's Name:    William Moon
Mother's Name:    Mary Moon
Spouse's Name: Harriet Moon
Spouse's Residence Place:    Rolvenden, Kent,
Spouse's Father's Name:    Thomas Millstead
Spouse's Mother's Name:    Sarah Millstead
Ship Name: Maitland
Event Date: 06 Nov 1838
Volume: 8
GS Film number: 46875
Digital Folder Number: 4117087
Image Number:    01753


Marriage on FreeREG, unfortunately no Witnesses named;
William MOON
Harriet MILSTED
08 May 1838, St Mary, Rolvendon

Christenings, Rolvenden, Kent;
MOON;
HANNAH, 07 May 1820 to WILLIAM/MARY
HENRY, 15 Dec 1822 to WILLIAM/MARY
WILLIAM, 14 March 1824 to WILLIAM/HANNAH**
JOSEPHUS, 05 Feb 1826 to WILLIAM/HANNAH
DAVID, 09 Nov 1828 to WILLIAM/MARY
(Familysearch.Org)

I doubt that he married at 13 to Harriet Milstead.

HANNAH Moon married William BURDEN, 05 Nov 1842 (FreeREG)

Trish :)
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Re: Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 13:54 GMT (UK) »
Hi a bit new at this. Maria moon born 2nd july 1825 in Rolvenden Kent. Came here to Australia on the Cornwall arrived 1 Sept 1839. She was 15 and married Henry Thomas Carter 6 Dec 1840. Just found this all out. Seems like Maria Moon is my great great great grand mother wow hope it helps

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Re: Moon Family in Rolvenden, Kent, UK
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 30 November 16 03:46 GMT (UK) »
Thanks all.  Full research now on www.lunatribe.com

Michael Moon