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Married 4 October 1833 in England. Irish born Samuel Moore (1803-1849) joined his older brother George Fletcher Moore (appointed Advocate General in WA in 1834) in April 1834, over three years after the latter had arrived in the Swan River Colony (October 1830). Five weeks before leaving Britain, Samuel married Dora Dalgety. Land at Perth Lot Y15 in 1834, They settled at 'Oakover' on the Middle Swan, where six children were born to them, all but one reaching maturity. 'Oakover' became renowned for its hospitality and its owner kept a careful record of its farming activities, which is still extant. In addition he was involved in business pursuits in the Port of Fremantle, and was an active participant in community affairs. He was a Chairman of the Agricultural Bank in 1841 (the year of its foundation), a Director of the Agricultural Society, a committee member of the WA Mining Co and a steamship company, a Member of the Legislative Council and a Justice of the Peace. The Moores' lost their fifth child in tragic circumstances in 1846, and only three years later Samuel succumbed to a heart condition, and died on 4 July 1849 at Middle Swan, leaving his widow with a young family aged from thirteen down to three years. The eldest and youngest sons William Dalgety Moore and Samuel Joseph Fortescue Moore, made significant contributions to the Colony, one in the Port of Fremantle, the other in the Irwin district. Both were Members of Parliament. The second son left the Colony in his early teens to join Dalgety & Co. serving with that company in New Zealand, Tasmania and New South Wales. Dora Moore died in 1877.

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