Alexander Moffat^{[1, 2]}

1864 - 1888  (24 years)

• Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KHWX-6QL
  From Here A Name	....“All the sons except Alexander were farmers. Alexander worked in Ryrie’s store in Balclutha and boarded with his uncle and aunt, the Robert Houlistons , Junr. He contracted tuberculosis and in 1888 his father arranged to take him, on the doctor’s advice, to Australia. It was thought that a sea voyage might arrest the disease. They embarked on the S. S. Tarawera; but, when one day out from Auckland, Alexander died. The captain put in to Russell and landed the father and his dead son. Here in the cemetery at Russell lies the 24 year old Alexander.”....  [3]
  Moffat Descendant Number	5
  Birth	20 March 1864	Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Death	5 September 1888	S.S. Tarawera At Sea, Russell, Auckland, New Zealand   [4, 5, 6]
  Burial	after 5 September 1888	Russell Cemetery, Russell, Northland, New Zealand   [4, 5]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I522	Roger
  Last Modified	26 January 2022

  
  

  Father	William Moffat,   b. 25 May 1829, Blackerstone, Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 8 September 1895, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Ellen Shiels Houliston,   b. 19 July 1837, Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 15 May 1919, Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F9	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 March 1864 - Ellenslea, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand  Burial - after 5 September 1888 - Russell Cemetery, Russell, Northland, New Zealand   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Alexander Moffat From Ewan Caldwell
  		Alexander Moffat picture from Peter Moffat's albums

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Notice of death of Alexander Moffat In Memory of Alexander Moffat Who died on the 5th September, 1888, on board the S. S Tarawera at Russell, Auckland. The angel of death has come again And taken away one. Just in the very bloom of youth, A brother and much loved son. Far away from home, far away from friends. Out upon the lonely sea, Where the billows roar as in anger wild, Thou dids't call him, Oh Lord, to Thee. No mother was there with tender care, To solace or shed a tear; But a father was there to breathe a prayer, And the last fond words to hear. Yonder, now, in that home, once so full of mirth, Father and mother for a son doth mourn; Brothers and sisters grieve for a brother dear, But to them he shall ne'er return. Was he only a brother! Was he only a son! Was he only a friend so true! Ah! methinks I know a maiden who Mourns this day - lov'd dead - for you. Oh ! Father of Love, look down from above, Now comfort such sorrowing one; Say to them he's not lost - only gone on before! My will, not thine, must be done. Written by - M M Kaihiku, Sept 9, 1888
  		William Moffat Ellen Houliston Bible - Family Register Page 2 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 4 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 - Frontispiece Scanned from William Moffat - Ellen Houliston Family Bible in posession by Ewan Caldwell. Bible now in posession of Roger Moffat.

  
  

  Headstones		Alexander Moffat Headstone Early photo of Alexander Moffat headstone. Scanned from photo by Ewan Caldwell.
  		Alexander Moffat Headstone of Alexander Moffat, buried in Russell after dying at sea on voyage to Australia

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Article about Alexander Moffat Transcribed from a photocopy obtained from Peter Moffat
  		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
  		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.

  
  

• Notes

  Was Secretary of the Clutha County Ploughing Match [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”, page 3. [S219] The Holy Bible of William Moffat and Ellen Shiels Houliston, (published by William Collins, Sons & Co.). [S1] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”, page 4. [S3] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”, page 4. [S19] scanned by Roger Moffat, Tombstone Photograph. [S221] The Holy Bible of William Moffat and Ellen Shiels Houliston, (published by William Collins, Sons & Co.). [S354] unknown author - possibly Peter Moffat or William Ernest Moffat - copy obtained from Peter Moffat, Written note titled “Alexander 1864 - 1888”.