Richard Moore, Supervisor of Excise, Belfast 1840s and 50s

[gaffy]

... Richard married Sarah Amelia Rawlins on 10 Oct 1843. Going by Irish newspapers and the 1861 English census, their children were Margaret Ann born Feb 29 1844 in Swansea Wales, John born July 18 1845 in Belfast, Mary born Feb 19 1847 in Belfast, Sarah born 1850 in Ireland (Belfast?) and Alice born 1853 in Lambeth, England.

Richard married Sarah on 10 May 1843.

The children included a son Richard John Moore, baptised in Belfast in 1846.

[GeorgiyH]

Yes, you are right, the marriage was in May. Do you know which parish Richard John was born in? This child may have died as he is not in the 1861 census.

[gaffy]

St. Anne's Church of Ireland.

Is there a chance that John was Richard John?

[GeorgiyH]

Maybe, the 1845 newspaper did not mention a name, just that a son was born.

[aghadowey]

Maybe, the 1845 newspaper did not mention a name, just that a son was born.

Do you mean the birth announcement I posted earlier? If so, it was for a daughter born in 1847.

[GeorgiyH]

No, Gaffy was talking about a different child. There seems to be two sons John in 1845 and Richard John in 1846. Richard John does not appear in the English census, so maybe he died.

[aghadowey]

I know that gaffy was talking about a different child but what newspaper announcement are you referring to?

[GeorgiyH]

One from 1845 about the birth of a son.

[aghadowey]

I'm a bit puzzled because I had originally checked for birth in Newsletter and now just looked again in 1845 and can't see one. So, was it in a different newspaper?