James Moyes was born about 1841 in Tasmania, the son of William Moyes and Jessie Taylor. Harriet North was born at Bothwell on May 26, 1843, to William North and Sarah Bowden and baptised there the following month. On October 21, 1869, James married Harriet at St Luke’s Church in Bothwell. They had no children. During the 1870s, James worked variously as a butcher and publican and was regularly listed in rate books and licensing notices. In 1889, they acquired Clydeville, an 18-acre property bounded by Wentworth, Logan and River streets. James served as foreman of an inquest in 1880, a juror in several others during the 1880s, and held 120 shares in the Campbell’s Reward Gold Mining Company. By 1890, he was publican of the Castle Hotel. On December 6, 1892, at only 51, James Moyes died at Bothwell from chronic convulsions and was buried at Bothwell Cemetery two days later. Harriet remained at Clydeville for the next three decades. She died at her home on November 15, 1924, at the age of 81. She was also buried at Bothwell Cemetery.

JAMES MOYES, son of William Moyes and Jessie Janet Taylor.

Born: abt 1841, Tasmania.

Census: 1 Jan 1842, [B1] Alexander St, Bothwell; male, aged under 2, born in the colony, Church of England.

Census: 1 Jan 1848, [B1] Alexander St, Bothwell; Male, aged between 2 and under 7, born in the colony, Church of Scotland.

Article: 20 Aug 1859, named under "Bothwell Ploughing Match."

Residence:  1867, Cluny, Bothwell; overseer.

Article: 11 Jul 1868, named under "Bothwell." Tenders for supplying & erecting the telegraph poles.

Married: 21 Oct 1869, Harriet North, St Luke's Church, Bothwell; James: 29, bachelor, farmer; Harriet: 25, spinster; witnesses: Kezia Gaby, William North.

MOYES-NORTH - On the 21st October, 1869, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell, the Rev A Wayn, James, eldest son of Mr W Moyes, to Harriet, only daughter of Mr W North, Grantham, Bothwell. [TROVE]

Article: 4 Sep 1871, named under "Bothwell." Testimonial to Mr Quodling.

Shop: 19 Mar 1878, [C2] Butcher's Shop, Dalrymple St, Bothwell; Thomas Gaby (owner), butcher's shop, annual rateable value £2.

Residence: 25 Feb 1879, [23.2] Alexander St, Bothwell; Henry Hurley (owner), house, butcher's shop, annual rateable value £20.

Foreman: 6 Sep 1880, Police Office, Bothwell, TAS, inquest of George Gray.

Juror: 11 Feb 1881, Police Office, Bothwell; inquest of John Roberts.

Juror: 19 Dec 1881, Police Office, Bothwell; inquest of Alexander Timmins.

Death Informant: 29 Dec 1881, Sarah Bowden.

Residence:  20 Feb 1883, [23.2] Alexander St, Bothwell; Henry Hurley (owner), house, shop, annual rateable value £20.

Juror: 14 Apr 1884, [32.1] Priory, Wentworth St, Bothwell; inquest of Nathaniel Paul Allison.

Residence:  17 Feb 1885, [25.2] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; Trustees Good Templars (owners), house, shop, annual rateable value £15.

Residence:  23 Jun 1885, [25.2] Dennistoun Rd, Bothwell; erased, Trustees Good Templars (owners), house, shop, annual rateable value £15.

Residence:  16 Feb 1886, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; Edward Bowden (owner), public-house, assembly room, annual rateable value £80.

Juror: 10 Jan 1887, Police Office, Bothwell; inquest of John Shaw.

Article: 1 Mar 1889, named under "The Campbell's Reward" Shareholder.

Conveyed: 17 Aug 1889, [35] Logan St, Bothwell; from Catherine (Curtin) Andrews & Charles Edward Andrews for 5 shillings, paid to Catherine, and £615 paid to William Lambert Dobson (mortgagor).

Hotel Licence: 22 Nov 1889, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell, granted.

Residence:  14 Jan 1890, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; Edward Bowden (owner), public-house, annual rateable value £85.

Juror: 23 Jul 1890, Police Office, Bothwell; inquest of John Stevens.

Hotel Licence: 6 Nov 1891, [D.1] Bothwell Castle, Patrick St, Bothwell; granted.

Died: 6 Dec 1892, Bothwell; aged 51, chronic convulsions.

Buried: 8 Dec 1892, Bothwell Public Cemetery.

MOYES - On December 6, 1892, at Bothwell, James, eldest son of the late William Moyes, aged 51. [TROVE]

Spouse - HARRIET NORTH, daughter of William North and Sarah Bowden.

Born: 26 May 1843, Bothwell.

Baptised: 18 Jun 1843, Bothwell.

Census: 1 Jan 1848, Cape of Good Hope Inn, Black Marsh; female, aged between 2 and under 7, born in the colony, Church of England.

Marriage Witness: 17 Nov 1859, Job Geard & Maria Blake, Bothwell.

Marriage Witness: 27 Feb 1862, Frederick John White & Euphemia Moyes, [8] Crown Inn, Alexander St, Bothwell.

Marriage Witness: 17 Sep 1864, Thomas Jones & Euphemia Merry, [C2] Bothwell Emporium, Dalrymple St, Bothwell.

Married: 21 Oct 1869, Harriet North, St Luke's Church, Bothwell; James: 29, bachelor, farmer; Harriet: 25, spinster; witnesses: Kezia Gaby, William North.

MOYES-NORTH - On the 21st October, 1869, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell, the Rev A Wayn, James, eldest son of Mr W Moyes, to Harriet, only daughter of Mr W North, Grantham, Bothwell. [TROVE]

Residence:  28 Mar 1899, [35] Clydeville, Logan St, Bothwell; executors of Sir L Dobson's estate (owners), house, 19 acres, capital value £600, annual rateable value £25.

Electoral Roll: 1914, [35] Clydeville, Logan St, Bothwell, TAS; domestic duties.

Residence:  3 Nov 1914, [35] Clydeville, Logan St, Bothwell; owner, house, 19 acres, annual rateable value £30.

Electoral Roll: 1919, [35] Clydeville, Logan St, Bothwell; domestic duties.

Residence:  4 Mar 1919, [35] Clydeville, Logan St, Bothwell; owner, house, 19 acres, annual rateable value £30.

Died: 15 Nov 1924, Bothwell; aged 81.

MOYES - At her late residence, Clydeville, Bothwell, on Saturday, November 15, 1924, Harriet, relict of the late James Moyes, in her 82nd year. [TROVE]

Buried: 18 Nov 1924, Bothwell Public Cemetery.

Probate: 13 Jan 1925, granted.

There were no children in this marriage.