John Molteno

1788 - 1827  (39 years)

• Name	John Molteno
  Birth	1 Mar 1788	Islington, London
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Somerset House, London, England
  	Deputy Controller of Legacy duty at Somerset House, an Attorney of King's Bench
  Residence	1805	Westminster, London
  Occupation	3 Apr 1805	Westminster, London
  	Articles of Clerkship. Indentured for 5 years.
  Death	10 Apr 1827	Soho Square, London
  Notes	Son of George Anthony Molteno and Mary Lewis. John married Caroline Bower. He did not go into his father’s printselling business but instead, worked at Somerset House in London, where he became Assistant Keeper of Legacy Duty. John and Caroline’s children included John Charles, Frank, Nancy, Frederick James, and Alicia. When John got seriously ill at the young age of 39, he was distraught at being able to leave virtually nothing to this widow in his will, and the family became hard up on his death. John Charles was pulled out of school and got one or two nondescript jobs in the City. Facing such dead ends, four of the children (John, Frank, Fred and Alicia) emigrated as soon as they could – to the Cape Colony, Hawaii, and Victoria and New South Wales in Australia. Their mother, Caroline, was left with only one daughter, Nancy, still living with her. When Nancy married Mr Bingle, she moved from Peckham across London to the southwest of London where her husband ran a small college in Richmond.
  Person ID	I165	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	George Anthony Molteno,   b. 1751, Milano, Lombardia, Italy d. Oct 1816, London (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Lewis,   b. 8 Jul 1758, St Paul Covent Garden, London d. 12 Feb 1810, London (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1782	Westminster, London
  Family ID	F806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Bower,   b. 26 Dec 1790, Southwark, Surrey d. 28 Mar 1866, London (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1813	London
  Children	1. John Charles Molteno, Sir,   b. 5 Jun 1814, London d. 1 Sep 1886, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)   2. Charles Frank Molteno,   b. 16 Nov 1816, Weybridge, Surrey d. 28 Feb 1869, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (Age 52 years)   3. Frederick John Molteno,   b. Abt 1817   d. Abt 1869 (Age 52 years)   4. Rose Molteno,   b. 1819, Camberwell St Giles, England d. Apr 1825, Camberwell, London (Age 6 years)   5. Nancy Alicia Molteno,   b. Abt 1821, Camberwell, London d. 11 Jul 1892, Richmond, Surrey (Age 71 years)   6. Frederick James Molteno,   b. Abt 1824, Peckham, Surrey d. Jul 1895, Camberwell, London (Age 71 years)   7. Alicia Molteno,   b. Abt 1825, Surrey d. 1857, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 32 years)   8. Johnny William Molteno,   b. 1827, Camberwell, London d. 1831, London (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Mar 1788 - Islington, London Occupation - Deputy Controller of Legacy duty at Somerset House, an Attorney of King's Bench - - Somerset House, London, England Residence - 1805 - Westminster, London Occupation - Articles of Clerkship. Indentured for 5 years. - 3 Apr 1805 - Westminster, London Marriage - 3 May 1813 - London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents		John Molteno Caroline Bower Marriage Bermondsey Parish Records
  		Articles of Clerkship - John Molteno The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Court of King's Bench: Plea Side: Affidavits of Due Execution of Articles of Clerkship, Series I; Class: KB 105; Piece: 15

  
  

  Histories

  Theft of John Molteno's watch