In a message dated 29/03/2002 10:00:20 pm. W. Australia Standard Tim, [email protected] writes: > X-Message: #1 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:11:18 +0930 > From: "Peter M Thomas" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] cemetery stray - Mrs Sarah MOSES (c1794-1841) > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to wander through Australia's > oldest cemetery: St John's, O'Connell Street, Parramatta. For the > avoidance of confusion, this cemetery is some distance away from St John's > Anglican Cathedral in Parramatta. The entrance is opposite Aird Street, > near Westfiled Shopping Centre. The cemetery dates back to 1790, and is > surrounded by a brick wall which dates back to c1810. The grounds are well > maintained, but some headstones have suffered over time. A curious feature > is that many graves have footstones as well as headstones. The footstones > usually only bear the initials of the deceased, sometimes with the year of > death also inscribed. > > Although I have no relationship with any of the occupants of St Johns, of > the many interesting headstones, this one caught my eye: for the detail it > gives concisely; for the questions begging to be answered; and for the > pathos which it evokes: > > In memory of Sarah > wife of Mr Moses MOSES > formerly of Hobart Town > and now of Yass > Died of broken heart > from peculiar family trials > April 1st 1841 aged 47 years > > Peace to her shade > May the Divine Creator > receive her soul > into everlasting rest > and pardon her former unnatural oppressors > > > Peter THOMAS > Darwin, Australia > <[email protected]> > > Thank you for posting that Peter. What an interesting inscription makes one want to go off and dig up some family history to ensure that her story was told. Bright Blessings Sandie List Admin
Hi Folks; In 1991 the Parramatta Historical Society published a limited edition of 3000 copies of the transcriptions of the St. John's cemetery. I have copy 754 of 3000 and would be pleased to do lookups for those who firmly believe their ancestor may be at St. Johns. Afraid I will not respond to 'maybe' requests. They also published a similar book (limited to 1000) on St. Patricks Roman Catholic cemetery at Parramatta. St. Pats is Australia'a oldest undisturbed Roman Catholic cemetery. There are actually six cemeteries in the Parramatta area. Regards Len Heyward ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 6:07 AM Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] Re: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-D Digest V02 #80 > In a message dated 29/03/2002 10:00:20 pm. W. Australia Standard Tim, > [email protected] writes: > > > > X-Message: #1 > > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 11:11:18 +0930 > > From: "Peter M Thomas" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] cemetery stray - Mrs Sarah MOSES (c1794-1841) > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to wander through Australia's > > oldest cemetery: St John's, O'Connell Street, Parramatta. For the > > avoidance of confusion, this cemetery is some distance away from St John's > > Anglican Cathedral in Parramatta. The entrance is opposite Aird Street, > > near Westfiled Shopping Centre. The cemetery dates back to 1790, and is > > surrounded by a brick wall which dates back to c1810. The grounds are well > > maintained, but some headstones have suffered over time. A curious feature > > is that many graves have footstones as well as headstones. The footstones > > usually only bear the initials of the deceased, sometimes with the year of > > death also inscribed. > > > > Although I have no relationship with any of the occupants of St Johns, of > > the many interesting headstones, this one caught my eye: for the detail it > > gives concisely; for the questions begging to be answered; and for the > > pathos which it evokes: > > > > In memory of Sarah > > wife of Mr Moses MOSES > > formerly of Hobart Town > > and now of Yass > > Died of broken heart > > from peculiar family trials > > April 1st 1841 aged 47 years > > > > Peace to her shade > > May the Divine Creator > > receive her soul > > into everlasting rest > > and pardon her former unnatural oppressors > > > > > > Peter THOMAS > > Darwin, Australia > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > Thank you for posting that Peter. What an interesting inscription makes one > want to go off and dig up some family history to ensure that her story was > told. > > Bright Blessings > Sandie > List Admin > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > Please link your webpages to the Australian Families Webring and Tasmanian Convicts - let's unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: > Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >