GEORGE, Moses ²

   Cause of his death was Consumption of 4 months duration.

  General Notes:

According to the 1841 census, Moses George and his family were living in Crompton Street in Riccarton parish in Ayrshire. Moses was aged in the 40-44 years age range and was a shoemaker.

In 1851, the census for Riccarton parish, Ayrshire, recorded Moses George, head of the household, his wife Grizel, and their two children, Elizabeth and Samuel, living at Crompton Street. Moses was aged 51 years and had been born in County Down, Ireland. He was a shoemaker by occupation.

Moses was a shoemaker, according to the marriage certificate of his daughter, Elizabeth, in 1860.

The 1861 census for the parish of Riccarton recorded Moses and his wife, Grace, living in Crompton Street. Moses was recorded as aged 63 years and was a shoemaker. He had been born in Ireland. There were no children recorded living there with them. The house had one windowed room.

In his death certificate of 15 May 1867, Moses was recorded as a journeyman shoemaker. He was married to Grace Brown. He was recorded as 69 years old at death. His father was deceased at that time and had been an agricultural labourer. His name was also Moses. His mother's name was Margaret and she too was deceased at her son's death. Her maiden name was Reid.

In his daughter, Elizabeth's death certificate of March 1883, Moses George was recorded as 'master shoemaker deceased'.

When his wife, Grace George, died in May 1883, she was recorded as 'widow of Moses George shoemaker (journeyman)'.

When his son, John George, died in 1888, Moses George was recorded in his death certificate as 'master shoemaker deceased'.

In his son, Samuel's death in 1900, he was noted as 'shoemaker deceased'. ^{5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

  Research Notes:

SHOEMAKING

In 1837 hand shoemaking amounted in annual value to about £50,000 in Kilmarnock. Therefter it was replaced by steam power factories and modern industrial methods.

RELATIVES

Both Robert George and Samuel George were recorded living side by side in Crookedholm, a hamlet in Kilmarnock parish Ayrshire, in the enumerating district 1A of the 1841 census. Samuel was 10 years older than Robert. Moses George a shoemaker, the known brother of Samuel, lived in Riccarton nearby, and in age came about half way between them. The 1841 census recorded all of them as born in Ireland. Information from death certificates confirms Samuel and Moses as full brothers, Robert's father's given name is different, but his mother has the same surname as Samuel and Moses' mother. At this stage all were surnamed George, which Robert later changed to McGeorge. He also changed his birthplace to Scotland. Despite these confusions it seems a very distict possibility that Robert is a cousin or second cousin of Samuel and Moses, if not a brother. ^{13 14 15}

  Medical Notes:

The cause of death was certified by John Paxton MD of Kilmarnock.

The death was notified by Moses' son, John George, on 16 May 1867 at Riccarton. ²

Moses married Grace BROWN, daughter of David BROWN and Elizabeth DICK, on 23 September 1826 in Riccarton parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Grace BROWN was born in 1805 in Riccarton parish, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{3 4 10 16} and died 6 May 1883 at 11.50 pm in Isles Street, Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland ¹⁷.). The cause of her death was old age, morbus cordis over two years.