Robert and Sarah Moxon of Bathurst NSW - 1849

Australia Mary Moxon (1873-1935) daughter of John & Mary Moxon

Robert and Sarah migrated to New South Wales in 1849 on the Sarah.  It is said that Robert was the brother of William Moxon who was transported to Van Dieman's Land in 1842.

Robert Moxon was born in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire in 1811, the son of John and Rebecca Moxon.  He died in 1894 in Wattle Flat, NSW.

On 14th September 1834, he married Sarah Crawley, born 1815 in Stewkley - she died 1876 in Bathurst.

They had the following children:

• Eliza b 4 July, 1837 in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, d 5 August 1901 in Sydney, NSW (married Thomas Nixon in 1853 in Bathurst)
• John Moxon b 31 March 1839 in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, d 8 May 1904 in Camperdown, NSW
• George Moxon, b 20 July 1842 in Clapham, London; died  15 August, 1867 in Bathurst
• Jane Elizabeth Moxon, b 7 April 1847 in Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, d 13 May 1897 in Molong, NSW (married Alfred Goodman in Bathurst, 1864)
• Sarah Dublin Moxon, b 12 November, 1849 at sea  -V18492258 34A/1849
• Thomas Henry Moxon b 9 June, 1853 in Bathurst, NSW -  V18533705 39A/1853
• Frederick Jesse Moxon b 12 April 1855 in Bathurst, NSW; died 21 Dec 1947 in NSW - V18554716 42B/1855

At least three other children died in infancy in England, prior to Robert and Sarah emigrating.

Members of the Moxon Society can view and print full descendancy reports of this family, which has descendants all over Australia.