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About The Moody Family
In 1835, at
the age of 38, William Moody, a Lincolnshire farmer, left Wickenby in Lincolnshire with his wife Sarah (Nee Moss) and family, and came to live in
Treeton.
He played an important role in the development of the Wesleyan Movement at Treeton. It was in 1850 that cottage meetings, under his direction, began at Treeton with 15 members.
Children of William and Sarah Moody:
- William, Christening: 04 FEB 1828 Wickenby, Lincolnshire. He died 7th April 1848 age 20 years and is buried in Treeton churchyard
- Sarah, Christening: 12 JAN 1830 Wickenby
- George, Christening: 06 MAR 1832 Wickenby. Married Ann E. Foers At Whiston 02/08/1865
- Francis, Christening: 28 MAR 1834 Wickenby, married Mary Sharp
- John c.13 MAY 1838 m. Elizabeth Brightmore in 1863 Rotherham
- Richard c.03 JUN 1840
Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Brightmore (c.1808 Catcliffe) and Hannah (c.1817) (Nee White). Not sure at this stage, where Thomas fits in the Brightmore Tree.
George Moody (c 1832) married Anne Elizabeth Foers (c 1842) at Whiston Parish Church on 02/08/1865. They had 2 daughters both christened at Treeton: Ann Foers Moody (c 1866) and Catherine (c 1868)
Francis Moody (c 1834) Francis, initially attended both school and Sunday School at Catcliffe, as the National School at Treeton was not built until 1850. He married Mary at the age of 22 and, although he regularly attended services at Catcliffe Wesleyan chapel, he was elected People’s Churchwarden at Treeton Parish Church.
Newspaper Extract, 10th July, 1916
After the death of his father in 1871, he had been, and continued to be, a member of the School Board elected in 1876, and he died on the 3rd September 1920 at the age of 86.
Children of Francis and Mary (Nee Sharp):
- William Moody c. 01 MAR 1857 Married Sarah Law (b.1857 Bramley), farmed Flatts Farm
- Mary Eliza. Moody c.14 NOV 1858 m. 1877 to Joseph Curtis Batty, (b.1853, Thorne)
- Richard Moody c.17 FEB 1861
- Sarah Ellen Moody c.15 MAR 1863 married Samuel G. Batty (b.1853 Misson Doncaster) 2 children Wilfred b1885. Lawrence b.1888
- Frank Moody c.25 JUN 1865
- Maude Alice Moody c.09 SEP 1866
- George Henry Moody c.13 DEC 1868 married Eliza Munks (b.1869 Farnsfield Notts)
- Frances Jane Moody c.07 MAY 1871 married Frank H. Frost
- Francis Moss Moody b.1878
Children of William and Sarah (Nee Law):
- Frank J Moody b.1883
- Hilda Moody b.1886 m. Vincent Broadhead (c.1886 Treeton)
- Richard Moody b.1889
- George W Moody b.1891
- Dorothy Moody b.1895
- John Moody b.1897
Children Of John and Elizabeth (Nee Brightmore):
- Sarah E Moody b.1865
- Herbert E Moody b. 1867
- Joseph W Moody b.1869
- John Frank Moody b.1870
- Mary E Moody b.1872
- Maud E Moody b.1874
- Lois A Moody b.1875
- Alice M Moody b.1876
- George Bri Moody b.1878
- Florence E Moody b.1880
Notes re John and Elizabeth: Farmer Linthwaite Farm Brampton Bierlow 140 acres 1871 census. Farmer of only 62 Acres now Alderthwaite Brampton Bierlow 1881 census. Farmer now a widower Alderthwaite Farm Brampton Bierlow 1891 census. Farmer Alderthwaite 1901 census
A Mr. G. Moody, presumably the second son of William (c 1828) above, was one of the instigators in subscribing and erecting the Methodist Chapel on Wood Lane.
Note:A Sarah Law, daughter of Isaac Law, a Treeton farmer, married a William Moody who took over the running of Old Flatts Farm, Treeton in 1889
The 1881 census shows Richard Moody (b 1841) from Treeton and his wife Sarah Staniforth Nee Foers (b 1837 Whiston) is farming 130 acres of land at Guilthwaite, Rotherham. Their children:
- William C Moody 1861
- Robert E Moody 1868
- Francis Moody 1869
- Sarah Moody 1871
- Richard H Moody 1875
- George O Moody 1877
The Moody's in Whiston