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Richard Wagstaff Moon- Reputed scoundrel

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Caroline

Caroline Report 15 Oct 2003 14:11

I discovered yesterday that my GG Grandmother Susannah Moon (b. Padbury 1844) m. (1st) Henry Moon( my GG Grandfather) . She secondly appears to have married his brother Richard Wagstaff Moon (b. 1854/55 in Nuneaton) in 1887. This rang a very distant bell & a story my Gran told me about one of my relatives secondly marrying & he was such a scoundrel that her sons paid him off & he emigrated to US. This could be the one. Susanna (h) is on the 1901 census as a widow & I find no record of Richard's death on bmd. Where can I find out if he emigrated (the period would be 1891- 1901 - He's on the 1891 census Any tips v gratefully received. Caroline

Caroline

Caroline Report 15 Oct 2003 14:21

Max Yep, Had a look there & no joy. Perhaps he emigrated somewhere else?

Janet

Janet Report 15 Oct 2003 14:31

Could this be him: RICHARD WAGSTAFF MOON Male Event(s): Birth: Christening: 10 JUL 1842 Nuneaton, Warwick, England Death: 04 MAY 1843 Burial: Parents: Father: RICHARD MOON Family Mother: SOPHIA If so, he didn't live long enough to marry anyone. Perhaps they had another son and gave him the same name though. Jan

Caroline

Caroline Report 15 Oct 2003 14:57

Thanks Jan Those are his parents & elder brother- Quite right, they used the (family) name again Caroline