William John MOFFETT [12267]

  General Notes:

Name: MOFFETT Wm.
Date of Arrival: 8 Jan 1862
Number:1371
Age: 28
Sex: M
Status: M
Occupation: Digger
Country: ENG
Accomodation: Stg
Ship: COMMODORE PERRY
Port of Departure: Melbourne
Date of Departure: 08 Jan 1862
Port of Arrival: Otago
Source: PROV VPRS 948
LDS Film: 0284489
Was this William John?

William was a cordial manufacturer.

LOST ON Sunday, June 9th, DOG, dun color, between Italian Greyhound and Bull Terrier very smooth coat. Any person returning same to Moffett's cordial factory, Esk Street, will be rewarded. Any person detaining the same after this notice will be prosecuted.
Ref: Papers Past - Southland Times , Issue 3126, 19 June 1878, Page 3

Police Court.
At this Court on Saturday William John Moffett was charged with having, on the 8th February, 1892, at Invercargill, unlawfully and knowingly, falsely applied a trade mark to certain goods, to wit, two bottles of hop bitters the device of a sprig of the hop vine in combination with the words and figures "Dr Soule, Hop Bitters, 1872," blown upon bottles of amber colour, rectangular section and panelled sides, without the assent of the proprietors of the said trade mark, contrary to the Patent Designs and Trade Marks Act. The offence was admitted. Sergeant Macdonell, Inspector under the Act, was the informant. Mr G. V. Brodrick, who appeared for the Hop Bitters Manufacturing Co, of Rochester, instructed by Messrs Seivwright and James, of Dunedin, stated that his clients did not press for a heavy penally, the object of the proceedings being to put a stop to a practice which was followed pretty extensively. It was explained that in this particular instance the defendant had used Dr Soule's Hop Bitters bottles with labels bearing his own name on them. A fine of L2 11s, with costs L2 9s was imposed. A second information, charging defendant with selling two bottles of hop bitters to which a false description was applied, was withdrawn. The R.M., C. K.Rawson, Esq. Occupied the bench.
Ref: Papers Past Southland Times , Issue 12121, 22 August 1892, Page 2

The death is announced from Invercargill of Mr William John Moffett, one of the pioneer residents in Southland. He arrived in 1861, and died, by a strange coincidence, while Southland's Jubilee was being celebrated by massed bands. The deceased was seventy-four years old
Ref: Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 77, 1 April 1911, Page 5

Burials
St John Invercargill.
Moffett William John, 74 years, Invercargill, buried 31 March 1911, Block VI Section 6 purchased 11 July 1882 by W J Moffett.

  Research Notes:

Five different W J Moffetts:
Name: MOFFETT W.J. Mr Date of Arrival: 24 Aug 1871 Number 1856 Age: 39 Sex: M Status: M Occupation: Merchant Country: UK Accomodation: Sal Ship: ALHAMBRA Port of Departure: Melbourne Date of Departure: 24 Aug 1871 Port of Arrival: Bluff Source: PROV VPRS 948 LDS Film: 0284503

Name MOFFETT W.J. Mr Date of Arrival 7 Dec 1886 Number 3270 Age 33 Sex M Status Occupation Gentleman Country UK Accomodation Sal Ship TARAWERA Port of Departure Melbourne Date of Departure 07 Dec 1886 Port of Arrival Bluff Source PROV VPRS 948 LDS Film 0352119

Name MOFFETT William John Name Aliases Address Esk st Date 1864 Description Alphabetical Directory Occupation Builder Place Invercargill Title Harnetts Dunedin Directory Page cxlvi Publication 1864 Further enquiries to Research Librarian, Hocken Library Otag

Electoral Roll Invercargill 1870 William John Moffett Leven St Invercargill
Electoral Roll Invercargill 1881 William John Moffett Cordial Manufacturer Esk St Invercargill
Electoral Roll Invercargill 1890 John William Moffett Cordial Manufacturer.
Electoral Roll Invercargill 1896 William J Moffett Cordial Manufacturer Invercargill
Electoral Roll Invercargill 1906 William John Moffett Esk St Merchant

Name MOFFETT William James Reference FAMM00368 Further enquiries to NZSG First Families Collection

Name MOFFETT William James Date 22 Dec 1891 Place Hawera Reference 1892H2/12 Parent R & M I MOFFETT

This family is presently being researched by J Harris.
Images courtesy of J Harris.

William married Ellen O'DONNELL [12289] [MRIN: 4109], daughter of Anthony O'DONNELL [16670] and Mary [16671], about 1861 in Victoria AU. (Ellen O'DONNELL [12289] was born in 1844 in Cloughaneely Donegal Ireland, died on 17 Jun 1907 and was buried on 19 Jun 1907 in St John Invercargill NZ.)