Frederick Moses Claxton of Ballarat Australia was born on September 21, 1832 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England United Kingdom. He was married to Elizabeth Dalton Claxton in 1854, and had children Frederick Johnson Claxton, Robert Gurney Claxton, Robert Gurney Claxton, Frederick William Claxton, Lelia Claxton, Herbert Alexander Claxton, Rosa Claxton, Ada Claxton, and Frederick Johnson Claxton. Frederick Claxton died at age 55 years old on March 13, 1888 in City of Ballarat County, Victoria Australia.