
William Moffat


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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]
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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
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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 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.
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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.
- [S149] Tombstone Photograph, picture taken by Roger Moffat.
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