Mack, Captain Moses Mercer^[1]

1830 - 1883  (53 years)

• Name	Mack, Moses Mercer  [1, 2]
  Title	Captain
  Born	2 Mar 1830	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Merchant Navy Service	From Jul 1844 to Oct 1845  [4]
  apprentice
  Ship: Callao Trade: Valparaiso
  Merchant Navy Apprenticeship	16 Jul 1844	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  Age: 15y
  Ship: Callao Term: 5 years Witness Role: master Name: R Brocklebank [5]
  Merchant Navy Service	From Oct 1845 to Oct 1846  [4]
  apprentice
  Ship: Callao Trade: Callao
  Merchant Navy Service	From Oct 1846 to Nov 1847  [4]
  apprentice
  Ship: Patriot King Trade: China
  Merchant Navy Service	From Nov 1847 to Dec 1848  [4]
  apprentice
  Ship: Callao Trade: Callao
  Merchant Navy Service	From Dec 1848 to Nov 1849  [4]
  apprentice
  Ship: Patriot King Trade: Calcutta
  Merchant Navy Service	From Nov 1849 to Jul 1851  [4]
  second mate
  Ship: Sultan Trade: Chili and Peru
  Merchant Navy Certificate	3 Mar 1851	Belfast, Antrim, Ireland   [4]
  Mate's
  Age: 21y
  Immigration	Abt 1852	Victoria, Australia   [3]
  death certificate provides an estimated year of immigration
  Merchant Navy Service	1 Jul 1868	Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [6]
  master
  Ship: Wahgunyah Trade: Echuca to Albury
  Occupation	12 Dec 1874  [2, 3]
  master mariner
  Residence	12 Dec 1874	Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [2]
  Court Civil	Nov 1879	Echuca Police Court, Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [7]
  publican's licence
  He was granted transfer of the publican's licence for the Echuca Hotel (formerly held by J. Giles)
  Court Civil	27 Sep 1880	Court of Insolvency, Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [9]
  estate was sequestrated
  A meeting of creditors was arranged for Monday the fourth of October 1880. Witness Role: assignee Name: James Shackell Witness Role: of High Street Echuca Witness Role: attorney Name: A.C. Akehurst Witness Role: of High Street, Echuca [8]
  Occupation	27 Sep 1880  [9]
  hotelkeeper
  Occupation	Abt Jun 1881	Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [10]
  Surveyor to the Merchant Shipping and Underwriters Association
  The position had previous been held by T.H. Freemen, who had recently died.
  Court Civil	16 Mar 1882	Court of Insolvency, Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [11]
  dividend declared on his estate
  The assignee announced that on 3 April 1882 a dividend would be payable to all creditors who had proved their claims.
  Occupation	16 Mar 1882  [11]
  publican (insolvent)
  Court Civil	Aug 1882	Court of Insolvency, Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [12]
  announced his intention to apply for a certificate of discharge from insolvency
  Merchant Navy Register	68559  [4]
  Occupation	15 May 1883  [13]
  president and treasurer of the Master Mariner's Association
  elected president and treasurer of the newly-formed Master Mariner's Association. Nineteen members enrolled initially, with My Henry Theiz elected vice-president, and Mr W. Sagden as secretary.
  Died	6 Nov 1883	Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  	He died of self inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. An inquest found that he was in a state of temporary insanity due to sun stroke.
  Buried	7 Nov 1883	Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Person ID	I1778	Shelley's Tree | Descendants of James Henry French (1849-1915)
  Last Modified	29 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Mack, Robert,   b. Abt 1784, near Ballinahinch, Country Down, Northern Ireland ,   d. 29 Apr 1840  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Mercer, Jane,   b. Abt 1794, Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland ,   d. 22 Jun 1838  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Family ID	F520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dowling, Margaret Dagmar,   b. Cal 1853, Geelong, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 6 Aug 1880, Echuca Hotel, High Street, Echuca, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 27 years)  [2]
  Married	12 Dec 1874	Hay, New South Wales, Australia   [2, 3, 14]
  	Witness Role: Witness Name: Henry Murray Witness Role: Witness Name: Thomas Edward Giles Blewett Witness Role: Minister Name: William Weston [2]
  Children	1. Mack, John Robert,   b. Cal Mar 1876, Geelong, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 9 Jun 1878, Darling River, New South Wales, Australia  (Age ~ 2 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2016
  Family ID	F874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Mar 1830 - Belfast, Antrim, Ireland  Merchant Navy Apprenticeship - Age: 15y - 16 Jul 1844 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England  Merchant Navy Certificate - Mate's - 3 Mar 1851 - Belfast, Antrim, Ireland  Immigration - Abt 1852 - Victoria, Australia  Merchant Navy Service - master - 1 Jul 1868 - Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Residence - 12 Dec 1874 - Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Married - 12 Dec 1874 - Hay, New South Wales, Australia  Court Civil - publican's licence - Nov 1879 - Echuca Police Court, Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Court Civil - estate was sequestrated - 27 Sep 1880 - Court of Insolvency, Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Occupation - Surveyor to the Merchant Shipping and Underwriters Association - Abt Jun 1881 - Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Court Civil - dividend declared on his estate - 16 Mar 1882 - Court of Insolvency, Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Court Civil - announced his intention to apply for a certificate of discharge from insolvency - Aug 1882 - Court of Insolvency, Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Died - 6 Nov 1883 - Echuca, Victoria, Australia  Buried - 7 Nov 1883 - Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S885] Will copy for Margaretta Mercer Mack, p365, No. 1756, (11 DEC 2010; reprint, Margaretta Mercer Mack, 16 JUL 1861). [S1644] Marriage certificate: Moses Mercer Mack and Maggie Dagmar Dowling, 1874. [S1689] Death certificate: Moses Mercer Mack, 1883. [S1802] Maritime: Masters and Mate, Moses Mercer Mack. [S1805] Merchant Navy Apprenticeship: M M Marck, 1844. [S1807] Advertisement: Ship Wahgunyah, 1868. [S1800] Court news: Mercer Mack granted hotel licence. [S1799] Victorian Government Gazette, 30 September 1880, p2463. Mercer Mack's insolvency [S1799] Victorian Government Gazette, 30 September 1880, p2463, "Insolvency notices" (Mercer Mack). [S1804] Newspaper: The Riverine Herald, 18 June 1881: 2. Web. 30 Apr 2016 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116358977>. [S1799] Victorian Government Gazette, 24 March 1882, p747, "Insolvency notices" (Mercer Mack). [S1799] Victorian Government Gazette, 4 August 1882, p1929, "Insolvency notices" (Mercer Mack). [S1804] Newspaper: The Riverine Herald, 16 May 1883: 2. Web. 30 Apr 2016 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113561313>. [S1798] Death certificate: Margaret Dagmar Dowling, 1880.