Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
Tristram Moore was transported on the Atlas, departing 29th Nov 1801 and arriving 7th Jul 1802 with 200 passengers.
Atlas (generic)References
| Primary Source | Mayberry, Peter; Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1868. Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales. Gillen, Mollie; The Founders of Australia. |
Claims
"He is my great great great great grand father on my fathers side"
"Tristram Moore & Catherine Moore are my 6x Great Grandparents on my mothers side (5x to her). We are direct descendants."
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Convict Notes
Tristram (Moore) has a second entry on the other ATLAS of 1801/2 on this Website
From North Ireland land records I have discovered this Tristram Moore added to an Indenture/ Lease on 3 Jan 1768 to replace his deceased grandfather, Tristram Moore. The original Indenture of 1700 included the grandfather Tristram and his father James Moore probably born late 1600s. Children could be added to these leases to extend the life of the lease. The land was in the townland of Carrowreagh north of Limavady in Co Derry. Under the terms of a lease the new life had to be added within 3 months of the deceased being replaced. So this places the birth of Tristram Moore likely in late 1767 at Carrowreagh. From PRONI in Belfast - Ref D/1550/55/5 - 2 pagesof a letter from the Colony to Ireland family can be identified as from Tristram Moore about March/ April 1806.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref M2920] Moore, Chrism, 58, CP, Atlas, 1802, Life, Wilberforce, 100 acres, 35 cleared and cultivated, 1 horse 18 cattle. [Ref J0482] Johnson, Catherine, 57, FS, Prince of Wales, 1788, Housekeeper to T. Moore at Wilberforce. (That broad Irish Accent must be the reason for 'Tristram' becoming 'Chrism'.
In the colony Tristram had a long relationship with Catherine Johnson (First Fleet Convict, Prince of Wales, 1788). Catherine had several children before she met Tristram and they had at least three of their own. Tristram was a real rebel in many ways. He would have stood out in the crowd, because of his broad accent and his height. He was over 6 foot tall which was very tall for the period. In 1807 Tristram was one of several 'Irish' convicts who made a bid for freedom in an open boat escape. This did not work out and he was returned to the colony. Tristram was an apothecary at Sydney Hospital in the Rocks. Catherine became a landowner when the property of Charles Cross was auctioned. She paid £120 for 100 acres (about half a mile above the Ebenezer Church site) the purchase completed in August 1806. A year later, the title to this property was transferred to Tristram Moore. This appears to be the same 100 acres where they lived in 1828.