Ellen Shiels Houliston^{[1, 2]}

1837 - 1919  (81 years)

Robert Houliston

1814 - 1879  (65 years)

Birth	1814	Lochtower, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Died	5 November 1879	Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	8 November 1879	Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	Adam Houliston           b. about 1782, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mother	Agnes Cairns           b. about 1786, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Alice Wright           b. 13 May 1814, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1835	Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland + 2. Agnes Houliston           b. 29 July 1839, Kennetsideheads, Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland + 3. Margaret Houliston           b. 16 February 1841, Kennetsideheads, Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland + 4. Jane Houliston           b. 16 June 1844, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland + 5. Adam Houliston           b. 19 August 1846, Castle Mains, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland   6. Samuel Houliston           b. 1849, Castle Mains, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland + 7. George Houliston           b. 1851, Spott, Haddingtonshire, Scotland + 8. Robert Houliston           b. 28 February 1854, Spott, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   9. Alison Wright Houliston           b. 28 December 1857, Dovecote Hall, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alice Wright

1814 - 1901  (87 years)

Birth	13 May 1814	Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Christened	6 June 1814	Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Died	27 July 1901	Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	29 July 1901	Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	Samuel Wright           b. before 6 April 1783, Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Helen Shiel           b. before 13 August 1782, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Robert Houliston           b. 1814, Lochtower, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	1835	Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
Children	+ 1. Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland + 2. Agnes Houliston           b. 29 July 1839, Kennetsideheads, Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland + 3. Margaret Houliston           b. 16 February 1841, Kennetsideheads, Hume, Berwickshire, Scotland + 4. Jane Houliston           b. 16 June 1844, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland + 5. Adam Houliston           b. 19 August 1846, Castle Mains, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland   6. Samuel Houliston           b. 1849, Castle Mains, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland + 7. George Houliston           b. 1851, Spott, Haddingtonshire, Scotland + 8. Robert Houliston           b. 28 February 1854, Spott, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   9. Alison Wright Houliston           b. 28 December 1857, Dovecote Hall, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland

William Moffat

1829 - 1895  (66 years)

Birth	25 May 1829	Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Died	8 September 1895	Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	10 September 1895	Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	George Moffat           b. about 1792, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Isabel Clark           b. before 8 January 1792, Fogo, Berwickshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Married	21 April 1857	Dovecote Hall, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Children	+ 1. George Moffat           b. 10 January 1858, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia + 2. Alison Wright Moffat           b. 28 May 1859, Smeaton, Victoria, Australia + 3. Robert Moffat           b. 24 December 1860, Smeaton, Victoria, Australia   4. Isabella Moffat           b. 16 August 1862, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand   5. Alexander Moffat           b. 20 March 1864, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 6. Ellen Isabella Moffat           b. 13 March 1866, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 7. Adam Houliston Moffat           b. 4 December 1869, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 8. Samuel William Moffat           b. 3 October 1875, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 9. Elizabeth Jane Moffat           b. 15 April 1879, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

George Moffat

1858 - 1938  (80 years)

Birth	10 January 1858	Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 June 1938	Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Buried	after 22 June 1938	Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Ann Susan Fahey           b. 1866, of, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Married	19 August 1891	Four Mile Creek, Otago, New Zealand
Children	1. Emily Sale Moffat + 2. Helen Houliston Moffat           b. about 1894   3. Alison Wright Moffat + 4. William Alexander Moffat           b. 5 June 1897, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 5. George Stanley Moffat           b. 14 March 1899, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   6. Ann Victoria Moffat   7. Catherine Hazel Moffat   8. Isabel Ivy Moffat + 9. Ruby Alexandra Moffat           b. 7 October 1905, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   10. Angel Moffat + 11. Elizabeth Jane Houliston Moffat           b. Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Alison Wright Moffat

1859 - 1901  (41 years)

Birth	28 May 1859	Smeaton, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 February 1901	Annfield, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	James Wilson           b. about 1859
Married	11 October 1882	St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. James Alexander Wilson           b. 1885   2. Ellen “Nell” Wilson           b. 1887 + 3. Annie Wilson           b. 1892, of, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 4. William Wilson           b. 1893 + 5. George Herbert “Bert” Wilson           b. 7 February 1897, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 6. Alice Isabella Wilson           b. 1899

Robert Moffat

1860 - 1933  (72 years)

Birth	24 December 1860	Smeaton, Victoria, Australia
Died	31 July 1933	Rosebank, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	after 31 July 1933	Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Abigail Stoddart           b. 2 August 1861, Warepa, Otago, New Zealand
Married	July 1884	Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. William Ernest Moffat           b. 20 February 1886, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 2. Abigail Edith Moffat           b. 21 April 1887, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   3. Ellen Muriel Moffat + 4. Violet Alice Moffat           b. 3 December 1892, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 5. Millina Ethel May Moffat + 6. Mabel Beatrice Moffat           b. about 1899   7. John Robert Moffat + 8. Alexander Burns Moffat           b. 16 December 1901, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 9. Elizabeth Margaret Moffat           b. 1903, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 10. George Leslie Stoddart Moffat           b. 16 October 1907, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Isabella Moffat

1862 - 1863  (0 years)

Birth	16 August 1862	East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand
Died	10 June 1863	East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	after 10 June 1863	East Taieri Cemetery, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander Moffat

1864 - 1888  (24 years)

Birth	20 March 1864	Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died	5 September 1888	S.S. Tarawera, At Sea, Russell, Auckland, New Zealand
Buried	after 5 September 1888	Christ Church Churchyard, Russell, Northland, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ellen Isabella Moffat

1866 - 1943  (76 years)

Birth	13 March 1866	Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died	1943	Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Albert Thomas Clement Rooney           b. 14 July 1875, Waitati, Otago, New Zealand
Married	22 June 1900	Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Hannah Alice Rooney           b. 24 July 1901, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 2. William Rooney           b. 24 September 1903, Rosedale, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 3. Patience Rooney           b. 3 June 1906, Rosedale, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   4. Elizabeth Rooney           b. 29 March 1909, Rosedale, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Adam Houliston Moffat

1869 - 1947  (77 years)

Birth	4 December 1869	Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died	19 April 1947	Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	after 19 April 1947	Balclutha Lawn Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Isabella Hunter           b. 9 September 1880, Viewbank, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Married	24 October 1905	Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Gordon Hunter Moffat           b. 4 October 1906, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 2. Elizabeth Isabel Moffat           b. 24 February 1909, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   3. Anne Alison Moffat           b. 4 February 1911, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 4. Arthur William Moffat           b. 6 June 1912, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand + 5. Douglas George Moffat           b. 18 October 1913, Newfield Farm, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand

Samuel William Moffat

1875 - 1954  (78 years)

Birth	3 October 1875	Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died	1954	Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Emily Sale Dallas           b. about 1880, of, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Married	28 December 1904	Kakapuaka, Otago, New Zealand
Children	+ 1. Alexander Moffat + 2. James Maurice Moffat           b. 15 March 1907, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   3. Percy William Moffat + 4. Edna Ellen Moffat   5. Fergus Moffat

Elizabeth Jane Moffat

1879 - 1908  (29 years)

Birth	15 April 1879	Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Died	1 July 1908	Breadalbane, Kakapuaka, Otago, New Zealand
Buried	after 1 July 1908	Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand
Father	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston           b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Family/Spouse	Robert Houliston           b. 1874, Kakapuaka, Otago, New Zealand
Married	3 February 1904	Kakapuaka, Otago, New Zealand
Children	1. Adam William Houliston           b. 1907

• Gender	Female
  Birth	19 July 1837	Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Census	6 June 1841	Easter Softlaw, Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3]
  	Parish of Sprouston Page 6 Easter Softlaw Robert Houliston 25 Ag Lab Born in Roxburghshire Alison Houliston 25 Born in Roxburghshire Helen Houliston 4 Born in Roxburghshire Agnes Houliston 2 Born in Roxburghshire Margaret Houliston 4 months Born in Roxburghshire Margaret Knox 15 H. S Born in Roxburghshire
  		1841 Census for Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland Shows family of Robert Houliston with wife Alison, and their children Helen (Ellen), Agnes and Margaret, plus Margaret Knox (no idea who she is), living on Easter Softlaw
  Alternate Name	Helen  [3]
  Emigration Note	William (Wm) and Ellen Moffat emigrated to Australia in Aug 1857 onboard the ship “Titan”. They are listed as 2 of 664 passengers on that voyage. [Source 53] The “Titan” sailed from LIverpool on 22 May 1857. Ellen’s occupation listed as Wife. Age given as 20. [Source 465] They sailed almost immediately for Australia. The journey was arduous and long and the young bride was very seasick. Having been advised by well-meaning friends that oranges would help her, she indulged greatly in these to no avail. The combination of oranges and seasickness left an ever-enduring impression on her mind with the result that never to the end of her days would she again touch an orange and later, when her husband mooted the idea of a trip home, she turned him down unhesitatingly. [Source 3]  [4, 5, 6]
  FamilySearch ID	KLLD-XYT
  Obituary	Clutha Leader 23 May 1919 Mrs W. Moffat, Te Houka On Thursday, the 15th inst., there passed away, at her residence, Ellenslea, Te Houka, in the person of Mrs. William Moffat, one of the oldest settlers in the district, and one of the most worthy and the most respected. Born in 1837, at Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland, her family, the Houlistons, for many years so well and favourably known in the Clutha, removed to Berwickshire and there, in 1857, Miss Ellen Houliston, as she then was, married Mr. William Moffat, and shortly afterwards the young couple emigrated to Victoria, where they resided for a few years and where three of their children - George, Alice and Robert were born. In 1861 they decided to try their fortunes in New Zealand, and for two years Mr. Moffat was engaged in farming operations with the late Mr. Todd of the Taieri. In the meantime the Houliston family, Mr. and Mrs. Houliston and a number of sons and daughters, had arrived in New Zealand, and had settled in Te Houka, and thither in 1863, the Moffats made their way and sett1ed down in the adjoining farm, which, amid the many changes of the last 56 Tears, has remained as the old homestead. As indicative of the life of the time and some of the hardships the early settlers had to face, the late Mr. J. Wilson, of Warepa, in his book "Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of Dunedin and South Otago", writes as follows:- "The Houlistons arrived in 1860, and along with the Moffats took up land in 1863. Adam Houliston brought the Moffats from the Taieri in a bullock dray as far as Milburn where for three days they were snowed in. They had to engage a three horse team to assist to bring them to the Clutha. At Ellenslea, in the years that followed, other children were born - Isabel, Alexander, Ellen, Adam, William and Elizabeth. Of these Isabel died young, Alexander in his early manhood in 1888, Alice, wife of Mr. James Wilson jun., of Te Houka, some 18 years back, and Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Robert Houliston, jun., of Kakapuaka, about 11 years ago. A still greater loss however, was sustained in 1895, when Mr. Moffat himself was laid aside, and in spite of all the doctors could do passed away. Of the surviving children George, Robert, Adam, and William, all happily settled in homes of their own, are well known as successful and respected farmers in the Te Houka district , William occupying he original Houliston farm and also the farms of his father and his father's brother, the late Alexander Moffat. Ellen is the wife of Mr. A. Rooney, of Kakapuaka. Besides these there are also as members of the Moffat clan, some 37 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.. Of the family to which Mrs. Moffat belonged there are still living two sisters - Mrs Walker of Dunedin, and Mrs. Lindsay of Balclutha) and two brothers, Adam and Robert Houliston, well known farmers in Kakapuaka and Westland respectively. During her long life the late Mrs. Moffat was singularly fortunate in the enjoyment of good health, a fact that largely accounts for hardships cheerfully and harmlessly borne in her early pioneer days, for her journeys on foot to the rising town of Balclutha, and in the early days before Balclutha came to have services of its own, to the church at Inchclutha. As a neighbour and friend she was, in the homely but expressive phrase of one who knew her well, a woman of the “right sort" - a good housekeeper, a good wife and mother, kindly and sympathetic and helpful neighbour; and, needless to say, her place will be greatly missed for many years to come. In spite of her great age her health, till within a year or two ago, was very good, and only lately, and for a few months, was she laid aside or made to any considerable extent to suffer. Even then her fortitude rarely if ever failed her, and the sufferings of her last days were patiently and bravely borne. In closing one might well quote the wise man's estimate of a good woman, and find it all true of Mrs. Moffat: "She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children will rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her." [Source 329]  [7]
  Death	15 May 1919	Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   [7, 8, 9]
  Burial	after 15 May 1919	Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   [9]
  	Plot Main Block, Plot 260 FindAGrave Memorial 205787294
  		Headstone of William Moffat and Ellen Houliston, and Alexander Moffat From FindAGrave.com FindAGrave Memorial 205787294 Inscription: Erected by Ellen MOFFAT in memory of her husband William MOFFAT who died at Ellenslee, Balclutha 10th September 1895 aged 65 years also Alexander MOFFAT who died 30th August 1886 aged 61 years also Ellen MOFFAT who died 15th May 1919 aged 81 years
  Person ID	I17	Roger | Ancestors of Roger
  Last Modified	9 December 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert Houliston           b. 1814, Lochtower, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland           d. 5 November 1879, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Alice Wright           b. 13 May 1814, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland           d. 27 July 1901, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F17	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	William Moffat           b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland           d. 8 September 1895, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	21 April 1857	Dovecote Hall, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland   [2, 8, 10]
  	married by Rev Wm Paterson
  Alternate Wedding	21 April 1857	Oldhamstocks, Haddingtonshire, Scotland   [6]
  From Here A Name	“.... the officiating minister being Rev Wm. Paterson....”  [6]
  Vital Record Extract	Copy of marriage record from Scottish OPR: Record No 1 on Page 1 of Register: 1 When, where, and how married: On the twenty first day of April 1857 at Dovcothall Cockburnspath. Marriage after banns read solemnized between us according to the form of the Established Church of Scotland 2 Signatures of Parties - 3 Age - 4 Residence - 5 Rank or Profession and Condition (whether Bachelor or Widower, Spinster or Widow) Relationship of Parties (if any). - 6 Name, Surname and Rank or Profession of Father. Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother - 7 If a regular Marriage, Signatures of Officiating Minister and Witnesses. 2 Signed William Moffat 3 17 4 Grants House 5 Labourer Bachelor 6 George Moffat Deceased and Isabella Moffat M.S. Clark 2 Signed Hellen Houliston 3 20 4 Dovcothall 5 Servant Spinster 6 Robert Houliston Shepherd. Alison Houliston Maiden name Wright 7 Signed William Paterson Minister of Cockburnspath Signed George Moffat (ID 516) Witness Thomas Carr (ID 534) Witness. The above Marriage was Registered by me at Cockburnspath, on the 25th day of Apriil 1857 John McGregor Registrar  [10]
  Children	+   1. George Moffat           b. 10 January 1858, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia           d. 22 June 1938, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 80 years) +   2. Alison Wright Moffat           b. 28 May 1859, Smeaton, Victoria, Australia           d. 21 February 1901, Annfield, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 41 years) +   3. Robert Moffat           b. 24 December 1860, Smeaton, Victoria, Australia           d. 31 July 1933, Rosebank, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 72 years)     4. Isabella Moffat           b. 16 August 1862, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand           d. 10 June 1863, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand (Age 0 years)     5. Alexander Moffat           b. 20 March 1864, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand           d. 5 September 1888, S.S. Tarawera, At Sea, Russell, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 24 years) +   6. Ellen Isabella Moffat           b. 13 March 1866, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand           d. 1943, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 76 years) +   7. Adam Houliston Moffat           b. 4 December 1869, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand           d. 19 April 1947, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 77 years) +   8. Samuel William Moffat           b. 3 October 1875, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand           d. 1954, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 78 years) +   9. Elizabeth Jane Moffat           b. 15 April 1879, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand           d. 1 July 1908, Breadalbane, Kakapuaka, Otago, New Zealand (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F9	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 September 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 July 1837 - Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland  Census - 6 June 1841 - Easter Softlaw, Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland  Marriage - 21 April 1857 - Dovecote Hall, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland  Death - 15 May 1919 - Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand  Burial - after 15 May 1919 - Balclutha Cemetery, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Dovecothall - the house at Cockburnspath Dovecothall is the house that Robert Houliston his wife Alice Wright, and their children lived in before leaving for New Zealand in 1860. Their eldest daughter Ellen Shiels Houliston married William Moffat in this house. Helen Houliston was born here in August 1859.
  		Ellen and William Moffat Ellen Shiels Houliston and William Moffat (Scanned from a photo of the original photo)
  		Ellen and William Moffat Ellen Shiels Houliston and William Moffat. (Scanned from a photo of the original photo)
  		Four Generations of Houliston Women Left to right: Alice Wright, Ellen Houliston, Ellen Wilson and Alison Wright Moffat. Alice Wright is Ellen Houliston's mother. She died in 1901 aged 87. Alison Wright Moffat is Ellen's daughter. The child Ellen is Alison Wright Moffat's daughter.
  		Ellen Houliston and Family Picture taken after 1895 when William Moffat was deceased. Back Row L to R: George, Alison Wright, Adam Houliston, Elizabeth Jane Middle at right end: Samuel William, Ellen Isabella Front Row L to R: Robert, Ellen (Houliston) Photo: William Moffat (deceased)
  		Ellen Shiels Houliston Scanned from photo by Ewan Caldwell

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		William Moffat Ellen Houliston Bible - Frontispiece Scanned from William Moffat - Ellen Houliston Family Bible in posession by Ewan Caldwell. Bible now in posession of Roger Moffat.
  		William Moffat Ellen Houliston Bible - Family Register Page 1 Scanned from William Moffat - Ellen Houliston Family Bible in posession by Ewan Caldwell. Bible now in posession of Roger Moffat.
  		1841 Census for Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland Shows family of Robert Houliston with wife Alison, and their children Helen (Ellen), Agnes and Margaret, plus Margaret Knox (no idea who she is), living on Easter Softlaw
  		Marriage Record for William Moffat and Ellen Houliston 21 April 1857 Copy from the Parish Register for Cockburnspath showing the marriage of William Moffat and Ellen Houliston. Copy obtained from http://ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk
  		Obituary for Ellen Houliston Published in the Clutha Leader newspaper 23 May 1919 page 6 From: https:/​/​paperspast​.natlib​.govt​.nz/​newspapers/​CL19190523​.2​.24

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of William Moffat and Ellen Houliston, and Alexander Moffat From FindAGrave.com FindAGrave Memorial 205787294 Inscription: Erected by Ellen MOFFAT in memory of her husband William MOFFAT who died at Ellenslee, Balclutha 10th September 1895 aged 65 years also Alexander MOFFAT who died 30th August 1886 aged 61 years also Ellen MOFFAT who died 15th May 1919 aged 81 years

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Article about Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron from Stan Dunn's "Please meet.... Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron" The first 7 pages from the booklet made available by Stan Dunn that lists the descendants of Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron. Photocopy obtained by Roger Moffat in August 2004
  		Article describing the wedding of George Moffat and Ann Susan Fahey Article probably transcribed by Peter Moffat, but it doesn't contain a reference for where it came from. A newspaper most likely, but it's not known for sure.
  		Article from "The Clutha Leader" 21 January 1908 Article from a transcription of a newspaper article. Copy obtained from Peter Moffat, so presumably he did the transcription.
  		Article from "The Clutha Leader" about a family Reunion held at "Ellenslea" The article was published in "The Clutha Leader" on 7th February 1911, describing a Family Reunion held at Ellenslea attended by most of the then living descendants of William Moffat and Ellen Houliston.
  		Article from "The Cyclopedia of Otago & Southland" published 1999. This article was written by Peter Moffat for inclusion in the The Cyclopedia of Otago & Southland. Publication details are: Sorrell, Paul, ed., The Cyclopedia of Otago & Southland, "Te Houka", (Dunedin City Council:Dunedin, New Zealand, 1999) pp. 706-707.
  		Obituary from "The Clutha Leader" for Ellen Houliston This obituary is transcribed from "The Clutha Leader" of sometime in May (after the 15th obviously) - possibly by Peter Moffat.
  		Travels of the Moffats - by Peter Moffat This article written by Peter Moffat describes his travels in the footsteps of his ancestors in Berwickshire as he visited the farms and places where several generations of Moffat and Houliston ancestors lived and worked
  		Document about Houliston and Lawson Families' Early History Document supplied by Michelle Fitzsimons Scott, who prefaced it saying it was told to her by her grandmother - Catherine Jane Higgins - in 1977.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”. [S218] The Holy Bible of William Moffat and Ellen Shiels Houliston, (published by William Collins, Sons & Co.). [S757] British Census of 1841 for Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland. [S53] Public Record Office Victoria, Website of Public Record Office Victoria, Australia. [S465] from Alistair Moffat, eMail message titled “Re: Public Record Office”. [S3] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”. [S329] author unknown, Obituary of Ellen Houliston. [S61] hand drawn by Ashley Moffat, Hand Drawn Pedigree Chart. [S2677] record submitted by Doug Hooper, Website “Find A Grave” - Ellen Shiels Moffat. [S209] entered by John McGregor - Registrar, Copy of entry in Marriage Register for Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland.