On 6 July 1852, at St Andrew's Church, Newcastle, Moody married Mary Susannah Hawks of the Hawks industrial dynasty, daughter of merchant banker Joseph Hawks JP DL, Sheriff of Newcastle, and Mary Boyd of the Boyd merchant banking family. Mary Hawks's maternal uncles included Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly and industrialist Edward Fenwick Boyd.
Moody's wife was a direct descendant of Agnes Chaytor and of the ancient House of Clervaux, after whom, in line with family tradition, she and Richard named their son, Henry de Clervaux Moody, and via whom she was a direct descendant of Edward III, the House of Plantagenet, and Charlemagne on multiple lines
Moody and Mary Hawks had 13 children:
8. Captain Henry de Clervaux (b.1864 d. 13 December 1900, killed in action at Battle of Nooitgedacht, Second Boer War)Transvaal Colony British colony. Named after his ancestor William Clervaux of Croft, from whom he descended via Sir William Chaytor. Attended Rugby School and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Served in the Burmese Expedition between 1885-87 with the 2nd Battaltion the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and received the medal with clasp. Served in Second Boer War as aide-de-camp to Major.Gen. Clements, commanding the 12th Infantry Brigade and was mentioned in despatches Sept 10th 1901. Married Daisy Leighton. No issue. Buried at Krugersdorp Garden of Remembrance, South Africa, and commemorated at Hereford Cathedral.
Gauteng (/xaʊˈtɛŋ/; Sotho pronunciation [xɑ́.ú.ˈtʼè.ŋ̀]), which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging (PWV) and was renamed "Gauteng" in December 1994
Moody's wife was a direct descendant of Agnes Chaytor and of the ancient House of Clervaux, after whom, in line with family tradition, she and Richard named their son, Henry de Clervaux Moody, and via whom she was a direct descendant of Edward III, the House of Plantagenet, and Charlemagne on multiple lines
Moody and Mary Hawks had 13 children:
8. Captain Henry de Clervaux (b.1864 d. 13 December 1900, killed in action at Battle of Nooitgedacht, Second Boer War)Transvaal Colony British colony. Named after his ancestor William Clervaux of Croft, from whom he descended via Sir William Chaytor. Attended Rugby School and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Served in the Burmese Expedition between 1885-87 with the 2nd Battaltion the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and received the medal with clasp. Served in Second Boer War as aide-de-camp to Major.Gen. Clements, commanding the 12th Infantry Brigade and was mentioned in despatches Sept 10th 1901. Married Daisy Leighton. No issue. Buried at Krugersdorp Garden of Remembrance, South Africa, and commemorated at Hereford Cathedral.
Gauteng (/xaʊˈtɛŋ/; Sotho pronunciation [xɑ́.ú.ˈtʼè.ŋ̀]), which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging (PWV) and was renamed "Gauteng" in December 1994
On 6 July 1852, at St Andrew's Church, Newcastle, Moody married Mary Susannah Hawks of the Hawks industrial dynasty, daughter of merchant banker Joseph Hawks JP DL, Sheriff of Newcastle, and Mary Boyd of the Boyd merchant banking family. Mary Hawks's maternal uncles included Admiral Benedictus Marwood Kelly and industrialist Edward Fenwick Boyd.
Moody's wife was a direct descendant of Agnes Chaytor and of the ancient House of Clervaux, after whom, in line with family tradition, she and Richard named their son, Henry de Clervaux Moody, and via whom she was a direct descendant of Edward III, the House of Plantagenet, and Charlemagne on multiple lines
Moody and Mary Hawks had 13 children:
8. Captain Henry de Clervaux (b.1864 d. 13 December 1900, killed in action at Battle of Nooitgedacht, Second Boer War)Transvaal Colony British colony. Named after his ancestor William Clervaux of Croft, from whom he descended via Sir William Chaytor. Attended Rugby School and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Served in the Burmese Expedition between 1885-87 with the 2nd Battaltion the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and received the medal with clasp. Served in Second Boer War as aide-de-camp to Major.Gen. Clements, commanding the 12th Infantry Brigade and was mentioned in despatches Sept 10th 1901. Married Daisy Leighton. No issue. Buried at Krugersdorp Garden of Remembrance, South Africa, and commemorated at Hereford Cathedral.
Gauteng (/xaʊˈtɛŋ/; Sotho pronunciation [xɑ́.ú.ˈtʼè.ŋ̀]), which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging (PWV) and was renamed "Gauteng" in December 1994
Moody's wife was a direct descendant of Agnes Chaytor and of the ancient House of Clervaux, after whom, in line with family tradition, she and Richard named their son, Henry de Clervaux Moody, and via whom she was a direct descendant of Edward III, the House of Plantagenet, and Charlemagne on multiple lines
Moody and Mary Hawks had 13 children:
8. Captain Henry de Clervaux (b.1864 d. 13 December 1900, killed in action at Battle of Nooitgedacht, Second Boer War)Transvaal Colony British colony. Named after his ancestor William Clervaux of Croft, from whom he descended via Sir William Chaytor. Attended Rugby School and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Served in the Burmese Expedition between 1885-87 with the 2nd Battaltion the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and received the medal with clasp. Served in Second Boer War as aide-de-camp to Major.Gen. Clements, commanding the 12th Infantry Brigade and was mentioned in despatches Sept 10th 1901. Married Daisy Leighton. No issue. Buried at Krugersdorp Garden of Remembrance, South Africa, and commemorated at Hereford Cathedral.
Gauteng (/xaʊˈtɛŋ/; Sotho pronunciation [xɑ́.ú.ˈtʼè.ŋ̀]), which means "place of gold", is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994. It was initially named Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging (PWV) and was renamed "Gauteng" in December 1994
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