MOSS, Alfred Thomas

1836 - 1912  (76 years)

• Name	MOSS, Alfred Thomas  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	1 Jan 1836	Whitechapel, London, England   [1, 2, 10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	19 Oct 1859	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [10]
  	Travelled with brother, sister and parents on the ship Mermaid to Auckland, New Zealand
  Birth of 1st Child	10 Sep 1878	Canterbury, New Zealand   [10]
  	Daughter - Frances Charlotte
  Birth of 2nd Child	1882	Canterbury, New Zealand   [10]
  	Daughter - Mary Jane
  Birth of 3rd Child	1883	Canterbury, New Zealand   [10]
  	Son - John Alfred
  Birth of 4th Child	1883	Canterbury, New Zealand   [10]
  	Daughter - Edith Eleanor
  Occupation	1885	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [10]
  	Dealer
  Death of daughter	27 Jul 1887	Canterbury, New Zealand   [10]
  	Mary Jane - aged 5 years
  Residence	1896	72 Victoria Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  	Living with his wife - Mary Jane.
  Residence	1897	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [13]
  Occupation	1912	Storekeeper
  	From Death Certificate
  Death	11 Apr 1912	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3, 4, 10]
  	Redcliffs, Sumner
  Burial	Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3, 10]
  Person ID	I4067	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	MOSS, Jacob,   b. 14 Mar 1809, England d. Jul 1882, Islington, Middlesex, England (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	OWEN, Sarah Charlotte,   b. Abt 1810, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England d. Aft 1861, England (Age > 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Oct 1827	Claines, Worcestershire, England
  Married	23 Oct 1827	Claines,Worcester,England   [14]
  Family ID	F911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MCROBERTS, Mary Jane,   b. Abt 1845, County Down, Ireland d. 2 Dec 1927, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1877	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [11]
  	Avonside Holy Trinity Church
  Children	+ 1. MOSS, Frances Charlotte,   b. 10 Sep 1878, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 21 Apr 1964, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. MOSS, Mary Jane,   b. 2 Jan 1882, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 27 Jul 1887, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. MOSS, Edith Ellenor,   b. 31 Aug 1883, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 26 Jun 1922, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Emigration - Travelled with brother, sister and parents on the ship Mermaid to Auckland, New Zealand - 19 Oct 1859 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Marriage - 14 Jun 1877 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Birth of 1st Child - Daughter - Frances Charlotte - 10 Sep 1878 - Canterbury, New Zealand Birth of 2nd Child - Daughter - Mary Jane - 1882 - Canterbury, New Zealand Birth of 3rd Child - Son - John Alfred - 1883 - Canterbury, New Zealand Birth of 4th Child - Daughter - Edith Eleanor - 1883 - Canterbury, New Zealand Occupation - Dealer - 1885 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death of daughter - Mary Jane - aged 5 years - 27 Jul 1887 - Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - 1897 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 11 Apr 1912 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Addington, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		20170506_113919
  		Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand This cemetery was very badly damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
  		Moss_Death_1912_5033_Alfred_Thomas_married_Mary_Ja
  		4 generations - 1927 4 generations - Mary Jane Moss (nee McRoberts) - holding baby. Sitting on left side of photo is her daughter - Frances Charlotte Gardner (nee Moss), standing is her daughter Ellie May Aitken (nee Gardner), and the baby is Ellie May's daughter, Irene Phyllis Aitken (who became Irene Ruddle). The story in the family is that Mary Moss died when this photo was being taken and dropped the baby.
  		Mary Jane Moss (nee McRoberts) and Alfred Thomas Moss gravesite
  		Mary Jane Moss (nee McRoberts) and Alfred Thomas Moss gravesite

  
  

• Notes

  Arrived around 1862 according to Death Certificate

  
  

• Sources

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