Thomas MOYLE
- Born: 1828, Crane Gate, Camborne, Cornwall
- Christened: 26 Apr 1828, Camborne, Cornwall 1
- Married: Abt 1854
- Died: 24 Jan 1888, Gilberton, Adelaide, S.A., Australia 2 3
 Research Notes:
1841 England Census:
Age given: 13 years
Birthplace given: Cornwall
Dwelling: Crane, Camborne, Cornwall
At home
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1851 England Census:
Age given: 22 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling: College St., Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: Copper Miner
At home
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Occupation:
Thomas began his hotel career as publican of the Hamilton Hotel at River Light, on 3 May 1855. He was there when the River Light township was re-named Hamilton in 1857. Thomas was licensee there until the end of 1860.
1861 - 1864: Manager/Licensee Kadina Exchange Hotel (at 7 Digby Street). Handed the business over to his youngest brother Henry Vivian MOYLE. The name "Kadina" comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "lizard plain". Copper was discovered in the late 1850s and its copper-mining period continued up to the end of the 19th century. Thomas helped build its foundations, working hard as a pioneer in his chosen profession to cater for the comfort of people during the early days of the town's birth.
1867 - 1869: Thomas became "Mine Host" of the Strathmore Hotel at 129-130 North Terrace, Adelaide, and it was here that he formed a close association with Mr. Joseph Downing who became his partner and joint owner of the "Strathmore".
Before Thomas left Adelaide in 1870, he introduced Joseph Downing to his youngest brother, Henry Vivian Moyle, and he result of their friendship was a successful commercial venture.
Thomas Moyle arrived in Auburn to commence as licensee of the "Rising Sun Hotel" on 11 Dec 1871. This hotel had been built in 1849 to cater for drovers, but its courthouse and police station were not built until ten years later, in 1859.
Thomas was a generous, far-sighted man in many ways and whilst living in Auburn allowed the stables of his hotel to be used as a permanent telegraph station. Here, in 1872, Thomas was present when the telegraph station in his stables received its first message from Charles Todd, the Postmaster-General of South Australia.
When Thomas eventually retired from business in 1877 after serving the Auburn community for six years as publican of the Rising Sun Hotel in Main North Road, he took his wife and daughter to Adelaide to live on his country estate, "Orange Grove".
"Orange Grove" stood on 45 acres of land, and after the passing of Thomas Moyle's family, the place was bought by Baden Powell Williams, horticulturalist, soon after Mrs. Fraser died. It passed to Dr. Colin Gurner (1946-1950) and then to N. A. Teundemann, florist (1951-1960) who was the last owner and occupant of this house.
The Moyle Family Bible went to Thomas Vivian Moyle and was passed down.
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"On the 24th January, Thomas, the beloved husband of Elizabeth Moyle, of Orange Grove, Hectorville, aged 59 years. A colonist of 36 years.
Farewell, uncle dear,
It's little we thought your end so near.
We grieve for you, though in vain;
But in heaven we hope we'll meet again
Inserted by his loving nieces, L. and A. Moyle." 4 5
Marriage Information:
Thomas married Elizabeth JAMES, daughter of Samuel JAMES and Mary PEARCE, about 1854. (Elizabeth JAMES was born in 1829 in Sithney, Cornwall, christened on 26 Jul 1829 in Breage, Cornwall 6 and died on 30 Jun 1913 in Hectorville, Adelaide, S.A., Australia 7 8.)
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