James Edward Moody
Biography
James Edward Moody was born on 28 November 1862, in West End, Hampshire, the eldest child of James and Ann Moody.[1] On the 1871 census he was living in West End with his parents and two surviving siblings, and described as a scholar;[2] the only change in 1881 is that he was working as a farm labourer, like his father.[3]
Some time later he joined the army,[4] serving as a private in the Hampshire Regiment, and was stationed in Burma in 1889 where there was continued insurrection in the aftermath of the Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885. For this he was awarded the India General Service Medal with "Burma 1887–89" clasp.[5] A decade later he fought in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) where he was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps denoting service in the states of Cape Colony and Transvaal, and at the Battle of Paardeberg (18–27 February 1900).[6] The Hampshire Regiment remained in South Africa after the war, entitling James to the King's South Africa Medal. He was discharged on 5 November 1902 at Portsmouth.[7]
James married Mary Hatto on 15 November 1902, at St James's church, West End.[8] No longer a soldier, James took a job as the local postman and they lived in "a little cottage in the High Street," West End, where their oldest son Leslie was born. Shortly after they moved to 6 Park Villas, Upper New Road,[9] where their four younger children were born,[4] and where they can be found on 1911 census.[10] James died suddenly at home on 1 April 1921 from pneumonia, aged 58; Mary died on 12 February 1952, aged 84.[4]
Children
- Leslie James Moody (1903–1983). Married Janet Elsie Porteous (1900–1987).
- Gwendoline Mary Moody (1905–1972). Married Lionel Vane "John" Smith (1903–1980).
- Robert Percival Moody (1906–2004). Married Betty Goodwin (1916–2008).
- Doris Kathleen Moody (1908–2006). Married Francis James Bartlett (1909–1978).
- Phyllis Edith Moody (1909–2000). Married Sidney Thomas Browning (1893–1972).
Sources
- ↑ Birth certificate for James Edward Moody, born 28 Nov 1862, in the sub-district of South Stoneham in the county of Southampton. Copy dated 3 Dec 1982 held by Richard Smith.
- ↑ The National Archives. 1871 census for South Stoneham, Hampshire, England (RG10/1197), fol 74, pp 10–11. James Moody's household. Digital images on Ancestry.com.
- ↑ The National Archives. 1881 census for South Stoneham, Hampshire, England (RG11/1218), fol 102, p 44. James Moody's household. Digital images on Ancestry.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Moody, Bob. I remember, I remember (autobiography), pp 5–7, & 56. West End Parish Council, circa 1994.
- ↑ The National Archive. "Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series) — Burma" (WO 100/73), p 265. Pte James Moody, reg no 1934, 1st Bn, Hants Reg. Digital images on Ancestry.com.
- ↑ The National Archive. "Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series) — Queen's South Africa Medal — Royal Sussex and Hampshire Regiments" (WO 100/187), p 331. Pte J Moody, reg no 1934, 2nd Bn, Hants Reg. Digital images on Ancestry.com.
- ↑ The National Archive. "Campaign Medal and Award Rolls (General Series) — King's South Africa Medal — Border, Royal Sussex and Hampshire Regiments" (WO 100/332), p 264. Pte J Moody, reg no 1934, Hants Reg. Digital images on Ancestry.com.
- ↑ Marriage certificate for James Edward Moody and Mary Hatto, 15 Nov 1902, at St James, West End, Hampshire. Photocopy of original held by Richard Smith.
- ↑ The National Archives : General Register Office. 1939 register for district EEYL, Winchester, Hampshire, England (RG101/2411C), p 16. Digital images on FindMyPast.
- ↑ The National Archives. 1911 census for West End, Hampshire, England (RG14/6053), sched 74. Digital images on Ancestry.com.
