Moses was born in 1722 but although various sources have placed his birth at Pill, near Bristol, no-one has found a baptism record for him. This error stems from an entry in the Banns book for St Mary Redcliffe in 1754 when Moses married his first wife, Mary Bevan, The books lists his address as Pill Street, St Mary Redcliffe. We don't know anything of his life before this date but as he was 32 when he married he may have been a journeyman tradesman or even a sailor. Dallaway is a very rare name in Bristol.
11 July 1754 Moses married Mary Bevan.
7 Dec 1755 birth of daughter Susannah Dallaway
16 May 1756 burial of daughter of Susannah Dallaway
1 Oct 1757 birth of daughter Mary Dallaway
29th July 1759 baptism of daughter Susannah Dallaway
8 Nov 1761 birth of daughter Martha Dallaway
1763 birth of son Moses Dallaway
1764 burial of son Moses Dallaway
13 May 1765 birth of son Richard Dallaway
1767 birth of son Moses Dallaway
1768 burial of son Moses Dallaway
1768 Bristol Militia list. Address Pill Street St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, occupation Hooper.
21 July 1770 made Freeman of City of Bristol on payment of fine of �2
12 dec 1770 death of wife Mary
10 Sep 1771 marriage to widow Ann Bishop by licence
1771 occupation Roofer, Tiler, House Painter, Plasterer
1772 took apprentice William davies
6 Sep 1772 baptism of son Andrew Dallaway
1775 took apprentice John Smith
1781 - 1784 juror at Bristol Crown Court
1791 took apprentice John James
1795 witness in court cse
25 June 1797 married widow Ann Lowdin
1 July 1797 notice in Bonner and Middeltons Bristol journal
"To the public. Moses Dallaway, tiler, plasterer & house painter, 101 Redcliffe st, Bristol is under the nessicity of taking this method of informing the public that his son, ANDREW DALLAWAY, has not , nor ever had any connection with him as a partner. He is induced the more to make this public as his son the said A.D. has made use of his name as a co-partner as well as in drawing, as in recieving the amount of bills. Moses Dallaway therfore requests that those who stand indebted will pay the same only (as no other reciept can be their discharge) to him, by whom all debts due on his account will be settled. He returns sincere thanks to his friends and the public for past favours and hopes for a continuation of the same, as no assiduity or punctuality on his part shall be wanting, and will be ever gratefully acknowledged."
28 March 1801 burial of son Andrew at Bridgewater, Somerset
1801 Administrator for son Andrew's estate on his death. Estate value under �100
12 June 1820 burial at St Mary Redcliffe
17 june 1820 obituary in Felix Farley's Bristol Journal
"Deaths - yesterday se'night, aged 98, Moses Dallaway, many years a respectable tradesman of this city".
One interesting question is raised regarding his admission as a Freeman in 1770. Two years previously he was a hooper on the Militia list, and yet he started trading as a 'Tyler, Plaisterer and House Painter' in 1771. Was his wife Mary the duaghter of a freeman, or was his father a freeman? He only paid a small fine to qualify so there must have been a valid reason - maybe he had served an apprenticeship although there's no record of him in the Bristol apprentice books.
The honour of Freeman or Burgess of Bristol was only granted to men who completed at least a seven year apprenticeship to a master craftsman, were sons of Freemen, who were married to a Freeman's daughter or who, having been approved by the Mayor and Councillors, bought the privilege at a price. The names of all those admitted to the honour since 1557 have been recorded in the Bristol City Books of Burgesses. Up until the early 19th century, the roll of the Freemen in city life was to elect the Mayor, the Aldermen, and the City's two members of Parliament. Burgesses also had many privileges and the exclusive right to set up as tradesmen in the City. On completion of his term, the apprentice took the Oath of a Burgess to be true to the King and the Lord Mayor, to maintain the City's customs and taxes, to desist from riot, maintain the rights the Burgesses against intruders and strangers, not to sue any other Freemen without proper recourse within the City, and not take an apprentice on for a lesser term than seven years. The new Burgess then received a certificate which had to be produced at elections to show his eligibility to vote. Nowadays, the privilege has only an honorary roll.
Regarding his birth, there was a family of Dallaways in Littledean, Gloucestershire, with names including Moses and Andrew. One of the sons, a Moses, would have been the right age to have been Mose's father but I have been unable to locate the baptism record. If this was the case then we would be able to trace this family back to the late 1600's.