Sophia Augusta Moore Explained

Sophia Augusta Moore (née Lysaght; 18 December 1861 - 26 March 1945) was a New Zealand artist.^{[1] [2]} Her work is in the collections of the National Library of New Zealand and MTG Hawke's Bay.^{[3] [4]} She was the mother of the artist John Lysaght Moore.^[5]

Lysaght was born on 18 December 1861. She was the daughter of Frances Charlotte (née Gardiner) and James Richard Lysaght. She was a direct descendant of Anne, Duchess of Exeter.^[6] Her great-great-great-great-grandfather was the brewer Sir Benjamin Truman. She married Francis Edward Moore, a grandson of Charles Montagu-Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch on 26 November 1884 at St Mary's Church, Hāwera. She died on 26 March 1945.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: LYSAGHT, Sophia Augusta d.1949 NZETC . 2024-04-25 . nzetc.victoria.ac.nz . 2023-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201040143/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-PlaNine-t1-body-d1-d749.html . live .
2. Web site: Lysaght, Sophia Augusta . 2024-04-25 . findnzartists.org.nz.
3. Web site: Sophia Augusta Lysaght . 2024-04-25 . MTG Hawkes Bay . en . 2023-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321053625/https://collection.mtghawkesbay.com/persons/541/sophia-augusta-lysaght . live .
4. Web site: Moore, Sophia Augusta, 1862?-1945 . 2024-04-25 . natlib.govt.nz.
5. Web site: Moore, John Lysaght, 1897-1965 . 2024-04-25 . natlib.govt.nz . 2024-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240113214926/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22361578 . live .
6. Web site: Female-line family tree Richard III: Discovery and identification . 2024-04-25 . University of Leicester . en.
7. Web site: Detailed Genealogical Information . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220719215918/https://le.ac.uk/-/media/uol/docs/richard-iii/genetics/detailed-genealogical-information.pdf . 2022-07-19 . 2024-04-25 . University of Leicester.