Moss Barnett (abt. 1817 - 1883)

Died 13 May 1883 at about age 66 in Port Adelaide, Colony of South Australia

Biography

This profile is part of the Barnett Name Study.

Moss Barnett was born in 1817 (based on reported age at death). There are som discrepancies as his age on the immigration papers in 1848 was reported to be 26 which would have indicated a birth of 1822^[1].

Moss immigrated to Australia per the William Money which departed Plymouth on September 19 1848 and arrived in Adelaide on January 3, 1849. He travelled with his daughter, Hannah (5) and Son, Samuel(7)^[1].

In 1849, he was granted a certificate for a general publican's licence for the Myponga Inn^[2][3].

In 1870 he was mentioned as being disturbed by knocking at his door of the Dock Hotel in Port Adelaide^[4]

In 1881, he sued the Port Adelaide Corporation, when he claimed £150 for injuries received from falling down a hole in a footpath, a verdict being given for him for £50^[5].

Moss died on May 14, 1883 in Port Adelaide, Colony of South Australia, aged 56^[6].

Death Notice^[7]

BARNETT.—On the 14th May, at the residence of his son-in-law (Mr. Joseph Hains), Leadenhall-street, Port Adelaide, Moss Barnett, aged 76 years, father of Samuel Barnett and Mrs. Joseph Hains

Moss was buried in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZV-YVC?cc=2613135 : 5 February 2018), > image 1 of 1; Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.
   Name: Moss Barnett; Emigration Date: 19 Sep 1848; Emigration Place: Plymouth; Immigration Date: 03 Jan 1849; Immigration Place: Adelaide; Birth Date: 1822; Age: 26; Id: 144038.
2. ↑ MYPONGA, MARCH 21. (1859, March 26). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49900708
3. ↑ MYPONGA. (1859, March 26). South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1867), p. 3. Retrieved August 16, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96490558
4. ↑ POLICE COURT—PORT ADELAIDE. (1870, August 15). The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), p. 7. Retrieved August 16, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73056640
5. ↑ THE CASE OF BARNETT V. PORT CORPORATION. (1881, May 19). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved August 16, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207668938
6. ↑ Genealogy SA, BDM, Death Index. Reg: 128/90. https://www.genealogysa.org.au
7. ↑ Family Notices (1883, May 15). Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved August 16, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197786118
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #19134620 (accessed 16 August 2023)
   Memorial page for Moss Barnett (unknown-13 May 1883), citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia (plot: JSH-K-015); Maintained by nataliegoes (contributor 47035476).