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Lenox Biggar Murray

Male 1884 - 1963  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lenox Biggar Murray was born on 16 Jul 1884 in Paddington St Stephen, London (son of Charles Frederick Kennan Murray, Dr and Caroline Molteno); died in Jun 1963 in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Australia
    • Departure: Far, Markazi, Iran
    • Occupation: Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Famer in Kenya & Gloucestershire
    • Baptism: 7 Sep 1884, Paddington St Stephen, London
    • Departure: 4 Feb 1922, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    • Arrival: 17 Feb 1924, Liverpool, Lancashire
    • Arrival: 10 Oct 1924, Liverpool, Lancashire
    • Residence: 1939, Gloucestershire

    Lenox married Elizabeth Margaret Molteno in 1921. Elizabeth (daughter of Percy Albert Molteno and Elizabeth "Betsie" Martin Currie) was born in Jul 1894 in London; died on 15 Feb 1967 in Painswick, Gloucestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Iona Margaret Murray was born in 1922; died in 2013 in England.
    2. George Lenox Molteno Murray was born on 4 Jun 1924 in Millers Point, S Africa; died on 8 Feb 2017 in Nanyuki, Kenya.
    3. Patrick Anthony Molteno Murray was born on 19 Aug 1927 in London; died in Aug 1995 in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Frederick Kennan Murray, DrCharles Frederick Kennan Murray, Dr was born on 27 Sep 1847 in Enniskerry, Wicklow, Ireland; died on 7 Mar 1930 in Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Mar 1930 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Occupation: Rattlesnake, Missoula, Montana, USA; Ship's Doctor
    • Residence: Province, Ouest, Haiti
    • Destination: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Residence: 20 Jan 1889, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Arrival: 26 Jul 1920, Southampton, Hampshire
    • Departure: 16 Nov 1920, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Age: 72

    Charles married Caroline Molteno in 1876. Caroline (daughter of John Charles Molteno, Sir and Elizabeth Maria Jarvis) was born on 24 Sep 1852 in South Africa; died on 6 Dec 1937 in London; was buried in Dec 1937 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Caroline MoltenoCaroline Molteno was born on 24 Sep 1852 in South Africa (daughter of John Charles Molteno, Sir and Elizabeth Maria Jarvis); died on 6 Dec 1937 in London; was buried in Dec 1937 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 31 Dec 1893, Kenilworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    • Departure: Jul 1920, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Arrival: 26 Jul 1920, Southampton, Hampshire; Age: 66

    Notes:

    The second eldest daughter of John Charles Molteno. Caroline was an exceptionally beautiful and strongminded woman. She married a Royal Navy surgeon, Dr C F K Murray, over the initial opposition of her father. In addition to their having a large family, Caroline and her husband turned their home, Kenilworth House, into a leading focus for the family after her father’s death in 1886. Caroline involved herself in various public activities, including opposition to Britain going to war against the Boer Republics (1899-1902) and her espousal of the franchise for women at the Cape.

    When her elder daughter, May, started the Chronicle of the Family in 1913, Caroline wrote her Reminiscences which give a wonderful picture of the family and the way of life on the Karoo and at the Cape generally during the 1860s. She died at Palace Court, the London home of her beloved and much admired younger brother, Percy, just a few weeks after he himself had passed away. She kept a journal at various times in her life, some of which hopefully will be transcribed. And you can read Reminiscences of the Old Cape (pdf).

    Children:
    1. Charles Molteno Kenah Murray was born on 4 Mar 1877 in South Africa; died on 31 Oct 1950 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    2. Thomas Jarvis Murray was born in 1878 in South Africa; died in 1936.
    3. Percy Alport Murray was born on 14 Jul 1880 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Jan 1881 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jan 1881 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    4. Elizabeth Maria (May) Murray was born on 3 Nov 1881 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died in Jun 1972 in Bromyard, Herefordshire.
    5. Gordon Pettie Murray was born on 27 Jan 1883 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 14 May 1972 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. 1. Lenox Biggar Murray was born on 16 Jul 1884 in Paddington St Stephen, London; died in Jun 1963 in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
    7. Victor Blenkins Murray was born on 27 Aug 1887 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jan 1888 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jan 1888 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    8. John Molteno Murray was born on 2 Dec 1888 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died in 1965.
    9. Kathleen Caroline Murray was born on 9 Aug 1891; died on 9 Feb 1984 in South Africa; was buried in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    10. George Anthony Murray, Maj was born on 29 Sep 1893 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Apr 1918 in France; was buried in Apr 1918 in Somme, Picardie, France.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Charles Molteno, SirJohn Charles Molteno, Sir was born on 5 Jun 1814 in London (son of John Molteno and Caroline Bower); died on 1 Sep 1886 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Sep 1886 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: First Cape Prime Minister
    • Education: 1830, Ewell, Surrey; Educated at Ewell
    • Destination: 1831, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Sailed to South Africa. Duties at Public Library in Cape Town
    • Occupation: 1837, South Africa; Started own commercial business
    • Residence: 1852, Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Residence: 10 Jun 1876, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Residence: 11 Aug 1877, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Residence: 24 Sep 1878, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Residence: 14 Nov 1880, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    • Retired: Aug 1882, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Notes:

    Eldest son of John Molteno and Caroline Bower of London. Emigrated at the age of 16 to the Cape Colony. Became a merchant; later pioneered merino sheep farming at Nelspoort in the Karoo. Elected to the first legislature of the Cape Colony in 1854. Pressed for responsible government (whereby the executive of ministers is accountable to Parliament, and not to the colony’s British Governor), and became the Cape Colony’s first Prime Minister in 1872. Married three times. His first wife, Maria Hewitson, died tragically in childbirth in 1845. By his second wife, Elizabeth Maria Jarvis, John Molteno had ten children who survived infancy and from whom the majority of Moltenos today trace their descent – Betty, Caroline, Maria, Charlie, Percy, Frank, James, Victor, Wallace and Barkly. Following the death of Elizabeth Maria, John Charles married ‘Minnie’ Blenkins; they had four children – Minnie, Ted, Clifford and Harry. None of these ever married or had children. John was knighted sometime after he had been ousted, contrary to established parliamentary convention, as Prime Minister by the then Governor.


    For more information about John Charles Molteno see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charles_Molteno


    Birth:
    Birth registered Bavarian Ambassador's Chapel

    John married Elizabeth Maria Jarvis on 20 Oct 1851. Elizabeth (daughter of Hercules Crosse Jarvis and Elizabeth Maria Vos) was born on 20 Jan 1831 in Western Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Apr 1874 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Apr 1874 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Elizabeth Maria JarvisElizabeth Maria Jarvis was born on 20 Jan 1831 in Western Cape, South Africa (daughter of Hercules Crosse Jarvis and Elizabeth Maria Vos); died on 8 Apr 1874 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Apr 1874 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 20 Feb 1831, Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Children:
    1. 3. Caroline Molteno was born on 24 Sep 1852 in South Africa; died on 6 Dec 1937 in London; was buried in Dec 1937 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    2. Elizabeth Maria Molteno was born on 24 Sep 1852 in South Africa; died on 25 Aug 1927 in South Africa.
    3. John Molteno was born on 24 Apr 1855 in South Africa; died on 3 Sep 1856 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried on 3 Sep 1856 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    4. Maria Molteno was born on 24 Dec 1856 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Feb 1903 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Feb 1903 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    5. Hercules Jarvis Molteno was born on 13 Jan 1858 in Western Cape, South Africa; died in Jan 1861 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jan 1861 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    6. John Charles Molteno was born on 5 Mar 1860 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Jan 1924 in Sandown House, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
    7. Percy Albert Molteno was born on 12 Sep 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 19 Sep 1937 in Zürich, Switzerland.
    8. Frank Molteno was born on 16 Sep 1863 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Jun 1926 in Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    9. James Tennant Molteno, Sir was born on 5 Jan 1865 in Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Sep 1936 in London; was buried in Borough, Surrey.
    10. Victor Grey Molteno was born on 13 Apr 1866 in Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jul 1926 in South Africa.
    11. Alfred Bower Molteno was born on 10 Jan 1868 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Jan 1873 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jan 1873 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    12. William Wallace Dickenson Molteno was born on 3 Dec 1869 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Nov 1931.
    13. Vice-Admiral Vincent Barkly Molteno, C.B.,R.N. was born on 30 Apr 1872 in South Africa; died on 12 Nov 1952 in Farnham, Surrey; was buried in Farnham, Surrey.
    14. Sophia Maria Molteno was born on 22 Mar 1874; died on 8 Feb 1875.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John MoltenoJohn Molteno was born on 1 Mar 1788 in Islington, London (son of George Anthony Molteno and Mary Lewis); died on 10 Apr 1827 in Soho Square, London.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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.

    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.

    John married Caroline Bower on 3 May 1813 in London. Caroline (daughter of George Bower and Jane Read) was born on 26 Dec 1790 in Southwark, Surrey; died on 28 Mar 1866 in London; was buried on 4 Apr 1866 in Camberwell, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Caroline BowerCaroline Bower was born on 26 Dec 1790 in Southwark, Surrey (daughter of George Bower and Jane Read); died on 28 Mar 1866 in London; was buried on 4 Apr 1866 in Camberwell, London.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 27 Feb 1791, Newington, Surrey
    • Residence: 1841, Camberwell, London
    • Probate Date: 13 Aug 1866, Principal, Azuay, Ecuador

    Notes:

    Wife of John Molteno. Daughter of George Bower who rose to a senior position in the Bank of England. After the death of her husband at young age in 1827, she moved with her children out of Central London to Peckham, at that time a small village on the city’s outskirts, where her father had a house. Caroline lived in Peckham for the rest of her life, for some of the time supporting herself by running a school.

    A great sadness to her, four of her children emigrated to distant parts of the world. Only her son, Fred Molteno and his children, returned to live in Peckham. Her eldest son, John Charles Molteno, kept in touch with her by letter, although the post in those days was slow and irregular. But she had the joy of seeing him twice as a grown man, including during his lengthy visit to Europe with his wife, Maria, and daughters, Caroline and Betty, in 1860-61.

    Children:
    1. 6. John Charles Molteno, Sir was born on 5 Jun 1814 in London; died on 1 Sep 1886 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Sep 1886 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    2. Charles Frank Molteno was born on 16 Nov 1816 in Weybridge, Surrey; died on 28 Feb 1869 in Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; was buried in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
    3. Frederick John Molteno was born about 1817; died about 1869.
    4. Rose Molteno was born in 1819 in Camberwell St Giles, England; died in Apr 1825 in Camberwell, London; was buried on 5 Apr 1825 in Camberwell, London.
    5. Nancy Alicia Molteno was born about 1821 in Camberwell, London; died on 11 Jul 1892 in Richmond, Surrey.
    6. Frederick James Molteno was born about 1824 in Peckham, Surrey; died in Jul 1895 in Camberwell, London.
    7. Alicia Molteno was born about 1825 in Surrey; died in 1857 in Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
    8. Johnny William Molteno was born in 1827 in Camberwell, London; died in 1831 in London; was buried on 26 Aug 1831 in St Margaret Parish, Barking, Essex.

  3. 14.  Hercules Crosse JarvisHercules Crosse Jarvis was born on 18 Jun 1802 in London (son of Captain John Jarvis and Ives Dunmore Pike); died on 8 Feb 1889 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Feb 1889 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 29 Aug 1802, St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn, London
    • Residence: 1830, Green Point, Western Cape, South Africa; Somerset House - a rambling Cape Dutch House
    • Occupation: Between 1848 and 1860, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Prosperous Merchant Wine Trader & Mayor of Cape Town
    • Possessions: 1864, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; His business failed, he sold Somerset House, loch stock & barrel including custom made Cape Silver, pictures and treasures from the East, at a very low price
    • Residence: 1871, London; He was in England for 3 years
    • Residence: 1872, Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa; Lived there for 6 years
    • Residence: 1872, Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Went to superintend his new manganese mine
    • Residence: 1875, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Went to "Beaufort Villa" in Claremont to nurse Sophia Alport

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Named after his father's friend Major Godsalve Crosse of the Essex Dragoons

    Hercules married Elizabeth Maria Vos on 18 Dec 1825. Elizabeth (daughter of Hendrik Daniel Vos and Anna Elisabeth Jurgens) was born on 23 Jul 1809 in Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa; died about 1864 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth Maria Vos was born on 23 Jul 1809 in Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa (daughter of Hendrik Daniel Vos and Anna Elisabeth Jurgens); died about 1864 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. Anna Elizabeth Sophia Jarvis was born on 24 May 1826; died on 9 Feb 1914 in Beaufort Villa, Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
    2. Sophia St Ives Mary Jarvis was born in 1829; died on 15 Jan 1893 in Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa.
    3. 7. Elizabeth Maria Jarvis was born on 20 Jan 1831 in Western Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Apr 1874 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Apr 1874 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
    4. Elizabeth Magdalena Christina Jarvis was born on 12 Apr 1841; died on 19 Mar 1927 in Diep River, Cape Province, South Africa.
    5. Emerentia Gerharda Jarvis Jarvis was born on 4 Mar 1847; died on 18 Jul 1936 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.


 

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