William Moore Ferrar

William Moore Ferrar was born in Dublin in 1823. He emigrated in 1841 and settled at Plassy, on the outskirts of Ross, in the Tasmanian midlands, where he farmed and in addition was author to a number of published and unpublished literary works. Recently, his descendants made available his diaries and farm journals, commencing in 1840 with his youth and departure from Ireland, through to 1897. These, though incomplete in span, record his life and farming practices in Tasmania, books he owned or read, often including his reactions, and some of his original poetry and prose writing.

Citation Adkins, KE, The Ferrar Diaries: William Moore Ferrar and his Books, Script & Print, 34, (4) pp. 197-215. ISSN 1834-9013 (2010) [Refereed Article]

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William Moore Ferrar Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898 Name: William Moore Ferrar Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 1847 Event Place: Newry, County Down, Ireland Event Place (Original): Newry, Down, Ireland Sex: Male Father's Name: Edward Ferrar Mother's Name: Jane Moore Spouse's Name: Eliza Dickson Spouse's Sex: Female

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William Moore Ferrar Australia Marriages, 1810-1980 Name: William Moore Ferrar Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Feb 1847 Event Place: Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia Event Place (Original): Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia Sex: Male Spouse's Name: Eliza Dickson Spouse's Sex: Female

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Name: Ferrar, William Moore Record Type: Wills Year: 1906 File number: 7146 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1666792 Resource: AD960-1-28 Will Number 7146