Career
He was taken to the United States as a young boy, and by the time he was twenty had seen much of the world. He moved to Adelaide around 1879. In 1893 for a short period he served as Commissioner of Public Works in the Downer Administration.
He died on the Melbourne Express, on which he was travelling to Ballarat, Victoria on mining business with the Honorary
Sir Edward Lucas.
John Moule married Harriet Brinkworth (1847 – 26 April 1914) on 23 March 1868. They lived at Saddleworth, then Marlbrough Street, East Adelaide, then "Pemberton", 35 Walkerville Road, East Adelaide.
Their family included:
Doctor Edward Ernst Moule (1869 – 20 July 1940) married Louisa Augusta Finn Taylor on 27 June 1900, practised in Wagin and other towns in Western Australia. He died after the car he was driving left the road.
Elizabeth Florence Moule (c 1873 – 10 October 1900) married Doctor Bronte Smeaton (6 October 1873 – ), son of Thomas Doctorate. Smeaton, on 16 June 1900.
John William Moule ( – ) married Catherine Willoughby Heale (c 1877 – 15 November 1944) in December 1909. He was metallurgist, manager of the Great Fitzroy mine, Queensland, Pernatty mines, South Australia, later in "Bannisdale", Kureen, near Malanda, Queensland. Kate H. Moule married B. Hotson? Charles Launcelot Moule (19 June 1879 – 19 October 1917) worked at Moonta.
Served as Captain with 50th Battalion.
Died of wounds received in Belgium. Nelle Playford Moule (1880 – 1960) of East Adelaide.