Moat, John^[1]

Est 1796 - Est 1863  (66 years)

• Name	Moat, John  [2]
  Birth	Est Nov 1796	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   [2, 3]
  Baptism	7 Dec 1796	Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 1813	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	apprenticed to John Bottom, cutler
  	Age: <16y
  	Thomas Bottom (Table Knife Hafter), Amery's Yard, New St. Park, in 1833
  Rank	From 2 Apr 1813 to 10 Jan 1837  [2, 4]
  	gunner and driver
  Regiment	From 2 Apr 1813 to 10 Jan 1837
  	His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Artillery Eighth Battalion
  	Probably No. 7 Company, 8th Battalion
  Attested	5 Apr 1813	Woodthorpe, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  	Age: 16y
  	Attested for the Royal Regiment of Artillery at Woodthorpe in the County of York on 5 April 1813 at the age of 16 years
  Residence	31 Oct 1816	Kenton, Devon, England   [6]
  	described as a sojourner
  Residence	19 Jan 1817	Starcross, Devon, England   [4]
  Physical Description	21 Dec 1836	Royal Ordinance Hospital, Woolwich, Kent, England   [7]
  	5 ft 6 inches, brown hair, grey eyes, dark complexion
  	Age: 39y 9m
  	Examined as part of his army discharge.
  Regiment	1837  [8]
  	8th Battalion Artillery, Royal Artillary
  Military Discharge	10 Jan 1837  [7]
  	Age: 39y
  Occupation	23 Dec 1852  [9]
  	horse dealer
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   [10]
  	Age: 67y
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   [10]
  	pensioner nk
  Death	Est 2 May 1863	Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   [8, 11]
  	Age: 67y
  Burial	5 May 1863	St Thomas, Holywell Street, Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   [11]
  	Age: 67y
  	Buried in plot Class E no 5 (in front of the church) with his wife, who died 3 years earlier.
  Person ID	I1554	Jennerations
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Moat, Thomas,   b. Est Dec 1748, Elvington, Yorkshire, East Riding, England d. Est 16 Aug 1827, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Womsley, M.
  Family ID	F499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Warren, Elizabeth,   b. Cal 1793   d. Est 8 Nov 1860, Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	31 Oct 1816	Kenton, Devon, England   [6]
  	Witness Role: Witness: Name: James Beaton Witness Role: Witness: Name: George Thorn [6]
  Children	1. Moate, James,   b. 28 Dec 1816, Starcross, Devon, England d. Dec 1863, Jamaica, West Indies (Age 46 years)
  Photos		All Saint's Church, Kenton, Devon Media Date: 8 SEP 2018 Keywords: Place
  Family ID	F495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Est Nov 1796 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Baptism - 7 Dec 1796 - Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Occupation - apprenticed to John Bottom, cutler,Age: <16y - Bef 1813 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Attested - Age: 16y - 5 Apr 1813 - Woodthorpe, Yorkshire, England Residence - 31 Oct 1816 - Kenton, Devon, England Marriage - 31 Oct 1816 - Kenton, Devon, England Residence - 19 Jan 1817 - Starcross, Devon, England Physical Description - 5 ft 6 inches, brown hair, grey eyes, dark complexion,Age: 39y 9m - 21 Dec 1836 - Royal Ordinance Hospital, Woolwich, Kent, England Census - Age: 67y - 7 Apr 1861 - Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Occupation - pensioner nk - 7 Apr 1861 - Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Death - Age: 67y - Est 2 May 1863 - Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Burial - Age: 67y - 5 May 1863 - St Thomas, Holywell Street, Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Moat Devonshire Record Office 70 A/PO 6214 1817 Now in Kenton, he was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where his parents belonged, he was apprenticed to John Bottom, culter there until he was 21, when he was 16 he bought out the rest of the term and enlisted as a private in the Royal Artillery Drivers which service he is still in

  
  

• Sources

  [S304] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of September 30, 2007), Batch #: M051251, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0916851, Printout Call #: 0883992, Dates: 1694 - 1837. Charles Hamilton Smith : Royal Artillery Drivers, from Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812, engraved by J.C. Stadler, published by Colnaghi and Co. 1812-15 [S349] Digital Archive: Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 - Army discharge papers, (Records of Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea). [S1623] Baptism Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (Cathedral Church of St Peter & St Paul (Sheffield)) 7 Dec 1796 John Moat, (Sheffield Archives & Local Studies, PR-138-2-2). [S1569] Baptism Kenton, Devon, England 19 Jan 1817 James Moate, (246). [S349] Digital Archive: Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 - Army discharge papers, (Records of Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea) (Reliability: 3). [S1568] Marriage Kenton, Devon, England 31 Oct 1816 John Moat & Elizabeth Warren, (64). [S349] Digital Archive: Chelsea Pensioners British Army Service Records 1760-1913 - Army discharge papers, (Records of Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea), 11 Jan 1837 (Reliability: 3). [S1979] National Archives (U. K. ): findmypast - John Moat. First name(s) John Last name Moat Birth year - Year 1855-65 Regiment Royal Artillery Regiment / service number as transcribed 8th Battalion Artillery Pension year 1837 Death year 1863 Series Wo 23 - Royal Hospital Chelsea: Admission Books, Registers, And Papers 1702-1876 Archive The National Archives Archive reference WO 23 Piece number 53 Piece description Engineers and Artillery (except Artillery Depot). Year range 1855-1865 Record set British Army Service Records Category Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory Regimental & Service Records Collections from Great Britain, England GBM_WO23_53_00165 Keywords: Document [S375] Marriage certificate of James Moate and Elizabeth Austen, 23 December 1852, F0928. [S1801] Census 1861 Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Class: RG 9; Piece: 3499; Folio: 91; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543142, (Class: RG 9; Piece: 3499; Folio: 91; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543142). [S1980] Burial St Thomas, Holywell Street, Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England 5 May 1863 John Moat, (251).