William Moffat

1805 - 1887  (82 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Gender	Male
  Born	1805  [1, 2]
  	calculated from headstone data
  Alternate Name	Moffit  [3]
  Died	2 April 1887  [1, 2]
  Buried	after 2 April 1887	Swinton Churchyard, Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I11788	Roger
  Last Modified	1 March 2007

  
  

  Father	John Moffat,   d. Yes - date unknown
  Family ID	F8725	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 1	Catherine Young,   b. 1796,   d. 6 April 1827  (Age 31 years)
  Married	4 June 1824	Bunkle & Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland   [3]
  Children	1. Isabel Moffat,   b. 5 April 1825,   d. Yes - date unknown     2. Catharine Moffat,   b. 22 March 1827,   d. 10 May 1828  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	28 February 2003
  Family ID	F8723	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse 2	Isabella Smith,   b. 1808,   d. 9 October 1885  (Age 77 years)
  Married	13 July 1838	Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland   [4, 5]
  Children	1. John Moffat,   b. 28 March 1839, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes - date unknown
  Last Modified	1 March 2007
  Family ID	F8724	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 4 June 1824 - Bunkle & Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland  Married - 13 July 1838 - Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland  Buried - after 2 April 1887 - Swinton Churchyard, Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Sign at entrance to Swinton Church This is the sign at the entrance to Swinton Church, Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland. Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 21 June 2000.
  		Stone tablet inside the Swinton Church A stone inside the church notes the age of the church, and the date of a rebuilding: “Make no delay to turn to the lord - Anno 1593”. Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 21 June 2000.
  		Sign on the wall of the Swinton Church A sign inside the church lists the “fewars” of the church - a “feuar” is one who holds a feu.. “A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money”. Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 21 June 2000.
  		Swinton church yard and Swinton Church A view across the front of the church yard from the Moffat headstone to the Swinton Church. Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 21 June 2000.
  		Window in Swinton Church, Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland A view of the window of the Swinton Church taken from inside the church. Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 21 June 2000.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of William Moffat and Catherine Young Headstone in Swinton Church Yard, Berwickshire, Scotland. Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 21 June 2000. Inscription says: Erected by William Moffat in memory of his wife Catherine Young who died 6th April _____ aged __ years also his daughter Catherine who died 10 May 18__ aged 11 [or 14?] months Also the above named William Moffat who died April 2_ 1887 aged 82 years. Also Isabella Smith his wife who died October __ 1885 aged 77 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S149] Tombstone Photograph, picture taken by Roger Moffat. [S229] Tombstone Transcription, Compiled by Borders Family History Society. [S150] Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [S151] Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [S1047] Old Parish Marriage Register - Search Results from Scotland's People.