Individual Details

Moses DICKSON

(Jul 1841 - 1 Oct 1904)

Events

Birth	Jul 1841	Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland
Emigration	12 Aug 1861	& arrived at the beginning of November in Geelong on board the 'Elizabeth Ann Bright', a ship of 1919 tons under the command of Capt John Stanley. The sailing took only 78 days - Plymouth, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation	Nov 1861	labourer
Marriage	10 Feb 1865	Christ Church, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australian Colonies - Elizabeth SERGEANT
Occupation	10 Feb 1865	farmer
Note	May 1870	Moses applied for a selection licence in May 1870 over an area of 121 acres bounded now by Oban, Wonga & Warrandyte Roads (then known as allotment 31B).
Note	1873	By the time Moses wanted a lease in 1873 he had erected 132 chains of post & rail fence and he lived in a dwelling of four rooms made of slabs & sawn timber, measuring 31x13 feet in all. Unfortunately only 1 acre had been cleared of tree stumps which was insufficient to qualify for a grant or lease and Moses was relicensed in January 1874
News Pub (ind)	31 May 1873	the Argus reported that "George Simpson, aged 21 years, living at Nunawading, was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital yesterday in an insensible state. He was assisting to put some horses into a paddock, and while he was fixing up a slip-panel, one of the horses made a rush to get out, struck the slip panel, and knocked Simpson down, injuring his head. Moses Dickson, aged 32 years, who was with him, was also taken to the hospital, suffering from a cut on the chin, caused by the same accident. He was attended to and discharged"
Note	1878	In order to make improvements to the property he borrowed 120 Pounds from the Colonial Bank on mortgage loan at 12% interest. His grant was finally issued in 1880
Occupation	1894	farmer & orchardist
Living	1903	(an orchardist) - Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
Death	1 Oct 1904	apoplexy (stroke or cerebral haemorrhage) - Anderson's Creek, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
Burial	2 Oct 1904	Box Hill Cemetery (CE-*-0101A), Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Probate	16 Nov 1905	Victoria, Australia

Families

Spouse	Elizabeth SERGEANT (1842 - 1906)
Child	Eliza DICKSON (1866 - 1935)
Child	Emily DICKSON (1868 - 1954)
Child	Susan Jane DICKSON (1870 - 1949)
Child	Mary Ann "Annie" DICKSON (1872 - 1953)
Child	Ellen (Nellie) DICKSON (1874 - 1932)
Child	Stewart James DICKSON (1876 - 1963)
Child	Moses DICKSON (1878 - 1878)
Child	Moses John DICKSON (1879 - 1954)
Child	William Robert DICKSON (1881 - 1960)
Child	Alfred Stanley "Tee" DICKSON (1883 - 1950)

Father	James DICKSON (1812 - 1874)
Mother	Eliza WALKER (1810 - 1883)

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