Moses Kavanagh (1814 - 1856)

Born 1814 in County Wexford, Ireland [uncertain]

Died 9 Mar 1856 at about age 42 in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Moses was born about 1814. .^[1]. His death certfifcate shows his father was Daniel Kavanagh, a farmer.^[2] (found on Ancestry Tree)

Moses (Moyses) Kavanagh married Francesca Brady on 23 October 1835 in St Nicholas, Dublin City, Ireland on Francis Street. ^[3] Frances Kavanaguh is mentioned in his probate record. .^[4] His death certficate shows her name to be Fanny Agnes Brady.

His occupation at the time of his death was an Inn Keeper and he lived in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. .^[4]

Children

Listed on his death certficate .^[2](found on Ancestry tree)

1. Daniel B: abt 1838
2. Moses B: abt 1839
3. Catherine B: abt 1841
4. Fanny B: abt 1846
5. John B: abt 1849
6. William Ronald B: abt 1851
7. one son deceased. This was Alfred B: 1853 D: 1855
8. Alice B: abt 1856 (was born after father's death and not listed )

Moses passed away on 7 March 1856 at his residence, Oxford Arms, Oxford Street, Collingwood, Australia. ^[5]

Obit: On the 7th inst., at his residence, Oxford Arms, Oxford-street, Collingwood, Moses Kavenagh, aged forty-two years ; deeply regretted by a numerous circle of friends.^[1]

Moses was mentioned on a memorial in Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia with a death date of 9 March 1856.^[6]

Moses died on 7 March 1856 and their estate passed probate on 8 May 1856 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[4][7]

Research Notes

1) Moses died in 1856 and his probate record showed he was an Inn Keeper in Collingwood and his obit says he died at his residence at Oxford Arms, Oxford Street in Collingwood. The Oxford Arms Hotel was located at Oxford Street, West wide, north of Peel Street, in Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. Mrs Frances Kavanagh was the first publican and owner of this brick hotel, and remained until the late 1870s. In October 1877 the hotel was being spruced up, as tenders were invited first for plastering, then shortly afterwards for painting and wallpapering. ( The Argus, 17 October, and 29 October 1877, p. 3). This may have been in readiness for the sale of the hotel, or may have been done by the new owner

As the Foy and Gibson retail and manufacturing empire expanded, the company bought up properties in Oxford and Cambridge streets to demolish and replace with their factories and warehouses. (See Foy and Gibson ).^[8]

2) A copy of the death certficate was found on an Ancesty tree by Sharon Bickers (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/66007294/person/38347989167/facts)

3) All the children, except Alice, are listed here are found on father's death certficate along with the name of his wife and their ages at his death. His wife is found with various names: Francesca, Francis, Fanny and Agnes, but 2 of the children's birth record transcriptions show other names. : Moses born 1846 it is Jany Grady of Plenty River. Catherine born in 1841 it is Hanna Brady.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} APA citation Family Notices (1856, March 8). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved November 14, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4832671
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1856 Deaths in the distric of ollingwood, in the colony of Victoria,
3. ↑ Marriage: "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915"
   National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 07275 / 01
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 61039 #9980747 ($, accessed 14 November 2022)
   Name: Moyses Kavanagh [Moses Kavanagh]; Gender: Male; Event Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1835; Marriage Place: St Nicholas' (Without), Dublin city, Ireland, Ireland; Parish Variants: Francis St., St. Nicholas (without), Francis Street; Diocese: Dublin; Spouse: Francesca Brady.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Probate: "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989"
   citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 1, record 899, Public Record Office, Victoria; FamilySearch digital folder 004104463.
   FamilySearch Record: JVQH-NX9 (accessed 14 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-63KS-88N Image number 167
   Moses Kavanagh probate on 8 May 1856 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died 7 Mar 1856. Occupation: Inn-Keeper.
5. ↑ Vic BDM Death Registration number151 / 1856 https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/635f9b054e56292236de3b3a/results?q=efamily
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #190950226 (accessed 14 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Moses Kavanagh (1814-9 Mar 1856), citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia (plot: MGC-RC-Comp-B-No-178); Maintained by Tony M. (contributor 48299134).
7. ↑ Probate: "Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 61315 #1367026 ($, accessed 14 November 2022)
   Name: Moses Kavanagh; Record Type: Probates; Death Date: 7 Mar 1856; Death Place: Collingwood; Occupation: Inn-Keeper; Grant Date: 8 May 1856; Grant: Probate; Grant Recipient: Frances Kavanagh reserving Leave.
8. ↑ Collingwood Historical Scoeity Inc. online lsiting of hotels (https://collingwoodhs.org.au/view/collingwood-hotels-listing/entry/64/)