Henry Moon was born on the 10th December, 1807, in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland, to Parents Alexander Moon & Elizabeth IRONS his father, Alexander, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 29.

Mr Henry Moon married Miss Janet Kidd CRICHTON on the 16th November, 1834, in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland

Henry and his family sailed from Plymouth on the 29th September 1839 on the ship "ALFRED" and arrived in Sydney on the 7th January 1840.

At this stage the family consisted of wife Janet and the first three children born to them. Margaret & Elizabeth, along with George Aitken MOON who died soon after arriving in Sydney.

They arrived as free settlers through the Assisted Immigration Scheme. [1]Another MOON Family researcher Mr John MOON of Canberra informed me that Henry & Janet with their children were in the Queanbeyan, Canberra region in the first stage of settlement. While there, Henry became one of the Trustees for the land which had been allocated for the Presbyterian Church. He also states that the family left the area around the years of 1843/44.

This move was brought about by the need of all the Independent Gold Mines around the district desiring a quicker way to process the ore they dug out and needed to make as small as possible to separate the Gold from the rock. This would have been a Godsend by the miners that weren't connected to a Company with their own crusher.

This fact gave Henry the idea that he could apply his milling principles to crush rock instead of milling to make flour.

Cost of using his crusher were £2-10-0 per ton for over 80 ton £3-0-0 per ton for 3 to 80 ton .

He also built the first Hotel in Tumut in 1854, It was called "The Rising Moon"., It stood were today's "ROYAL HOTEL" now stands.

Henry was involved in sponsoring people to come to Australia. He is connected in many ways to people around the district in that he stood for them as a witness or as their employer.

As it turns out most of them were relatives from home.

One of those he may have sponsored is William Crichton, was a cousin of Henry's wife Janet. and was employed by Henry as a miller in Scotland, I feel that Henry may have sponsored William to immigrate when he realised the opportunities that existed here for a man with his experience in milling.

Jane Crichton, who arrived as a £1-0-0 assisted immigrant in 1854 with her youngest sibling, Jane, stated she had a brother William living at Tarcuter which is in the area around Adelong.

She married Stephen Fisher 0n the 18th Oct 1856. Henry Moon was the man to give her away at the wedding.

From there they moved to the area of Tumut & Adelong, the place where Henry built up his business empire, for want of a better word, by starting with what he knew, the art of milling grain. The site of his first Flour Mill was on the Gilmore Creek.

He not only had a Mill, he built many Mills around the district. He also built up another business which entailed the "Milling of Ore" He built a Crusher for the purpose of Crushing Ore from the Gold Mines of the districts.

He died on August 13, 1884, in Tumblong, New South Wales, having lived a long life of 76 years.

Mr Henry Moon died on the 23rd Auust, 1884 and is buried in the Tumbalong Cemetry in Tumbalong, NSW. But like most of the Moon Family, no headstone was purchased to mark his grave.

They had seven children in 16 years.

Name - Henry Moon Male - Birth - 10 Dec.1809 • Dundee, Angus, , Scotland Birth (Alternate) 10 Dec 1807 • Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Birth of Sister - 22 May 1810 • Longforgan, Perthshire, , Scotland

Agnes Webster Moon - (1810–)

Birth of Brother - 9 Apr 1812 • Longforgan, Perthshire, , Scotland

John Moon - (1812–)

Birth of Brother - 8 Jan 1815 • Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland

Robert Moon (1815–1877)

Birth of Brother - 25 Feb 1818 • Longforgan, Perthshire, , Scotland

Alexander Moon (1818–1866)

Death of Father 28 May 1821 • Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Alexander Moon - (1773–1821)

Marriage - 17 November 1834 • Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet Kidd Crichton - (1811–1876)

1834 - Birth of Daughter

05 October 1835 • Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret MOON - (1835–1895)

Birth of Daughter - 12 February 1837 • Abdie, Fifeshire Scotland

Elisabeth MOON - (1837–1907)

1837 - Birth of Son - 03 November 1838 • Kilmany, Fife, Scotland

George Aitken MOON - (1838–1840)

Arrival - 7 Jan 1840

Age: 30 Embarked 23 Dec 1839 Ship: Alfred “Brought out” by James Marshall Baptism and character were certified Flour miller Married Could read & write Of “very good” “health, strength and probably usefulness”

Death of Mother - 26 May 1840 • Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Irons - (1778–1840)

Death of Son - 1840 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

George Aitken MOON - (1838–1840)

Birth of Daughter - 18 October 1842 • Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Janet MOON - (1842–1942)

Birth of Son - 18 October 1842 • Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Henry MOON - (1842–1915)

Birth of Son - 11 February 1846 • Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Samuel Scott Moon - (1846–1946)

Birth of Daughter - 1849 • "Gilmore", Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Jessie Moon (1849–1902)

Birth of Son - 1851 • OBERONE, NSW, AUSTRALIA

James Moon (1851–1907)

Death of Brother - 14 Apr 1866 • Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Alexander Moon 2 (1818–1866)

Death of Sister

18 Apr 1872 • Edinburgh, Mid, Lothian, Scotland

Isabella Moon (1803–1872)

Death of Wife - 14 AUGUST 1876 • Gundagai, New South Wales

Janet Kidd Crichton (1811–1876)

Death of Brother - 13 Nov 1877 • Dundee, Angus, , Scotland

Robert Moon (1815–1877)

Death of Brother - 1877 • Birkhill Feus, Perthshire, , Scotland

Thomas Moon - (1801–1877)

Death of Sister - 31 Dec 1880 • Lochee, Angus, Scotland

Helen Moon (1805–1880)

Death - 1884 • Gundagai, , New South Wales, Australia

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