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Vice-Admiral Vincent Barkly Molteno, C.B.,R.N.

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Name Vincent Barkly Molteno Title Vice-Admiral Suffix C.B.,R.N. Born 30 Apr 1872 South Africa Gender Male Baptism 16 Jun 1872 Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa Residence 1901 Devonport, Devon Lieutenant. Residence 1911 Farnham, Surrey Visitor at the home of his future wife Ethel, her son Malcolm Swanston and mother Florence Emily Robertson. Occupation. Officer. Royal Navy. Military 31 May 1916 Jutland, North Sea Battle of Jutland: Great sea battle during which the 'Warrior' was sunk after sustaining heavy damage. Military 5 Jun 1917 Order of St.Anne. 2nd.Class with Swords. Awarded by the Government of Russia to Officers of the Grand Fleet for services during the Battle of Jutland. Military 1920 Promoted Aide-de Camp to King George V. Residence 1921 Sussex Residence 1922 Farnham, Surrey Residence 1923 Farnham, Surrey Arrival 22 Apr 1929 Southampton, Hampshire Residence 1933 Farnham, Surrey Departure 14 Jul 1934 London Destination. Tenerife. Spain. Aboard the 'Almeda Star' of the Blue Star Line. Accompanied by his brother Percy and wife Ethel. Residence 10 Palace Court. London (Percy's Home). Occupation. Admiral R.N. Arrival 9 Aug 1934 London Departure. Buenos Aires. via Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Aboard the 'Andalucia Star' of the Blue Star Line. Residence Gold Hill. Farnham. Surrey. Occupation. Vice Admiral R.N. (retired). Accompanied by wife Ethel, daughter Viola, and brother Percy.ex-M.P. Departure 15 Sep 1935 Southampton, Hampshire Arrival 9 Dec 1935 Southampton, Hampshire Departure. Mombasa. Kenya via Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. Aboard the 'Bloemfontein' of the United Netherlands Navigation Co. Residence. Gold Hill. Farnham. Surrey. Accompanied by wife Ethel and daughter Viola. Arrival 6 Jul 1936 Southampton, Hampshire Departure. Durban. South Africa via Natal, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. Aboard the 'Arundel Castle' of the Union Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd. Residence Gold Hill. Farnham. Surrey. Occupation Retired R.N. Unaccompanied. Witness 9 Feb 1937 Sussex Vincent and wife Ethel were witnesses at the marriage of daughter Viola to Peter Macmillan. Military 1939 Home Guard Duties. Died 12 Nov 1952 Farnham, Surrey - Usual residence Gold Hill. Lower Bourne. Farnham. Surrey. England.
Probate 12 Jan 1953 London To Viola Barkly Mary McMillan (Daughter and Single Woman). To Archibald Mainwaring Robertson (Brother-in-Law). No occupation. and to Owen Bulmer Howell. Solicitor. Effects. £7002 12s10d. Buried Farnham, Surrey Person ID I98 Gibbs Family Tree Last Modified 14 Nov 2019
Father John Charles Molteno, Sir, b. 5 Jun 1814, London , d. 1 Sep 1886, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
(Age 72 years)
Mother Elizabeth Maria Jarvis, b. 20 Jan 1831, Western Cape, South Africa , d. 8 Apr 1874, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
(Age 43 years)
Married 20 Oct 1851 Family ID F140 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ethel Manwaring Robertson, b. 14 Nov 1874, Kingston, Surrey , d. 23 Nov 1957, Farnham, Surrey
(Age 83 years)
Married 1915 Children 1. Viola Barkly Mary Molteno, b. 20 Apr 1917, Alton, Hampshire , d. 1992 (Age 74 years)
Last Modified 9 Jul 2017 Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - One of John Charles Molteno’s younger sons. He was sent off from the Cape to England in 1885 at the age of 13 to train as a Royal Navy officer. He had a distinguished career in the Navy, fought in 1916 in the Battle of Jutland (the only engagement during World War 1 between the German Imperial Navy and the Royal Navy), and retired as a Vice-Admiral in 1922. He and his wife, Ethel Robertson, had one daughter, Viola Molteno; Barkly also adopted Ethel’s son, Malcolm.
- For more about Vincent Barkly Molteno see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Barkly_Molteno
- One of John Charles Molteno’s younger sons. He was sent off from the Cape to England in 1885 at the age of 13 to train as a Royal Navy officer. He had a distinguished career in the Navy, fought in 1916 in the Battle of Jutland (the only engagement during World War 1 between the German Imperial Navy and the Royal Navy), and retired as a Vice-Admiral in 1922. He and his wife, Ethel Robertson, had one daughter, Viola Molteno; Barkly also adopted Ethel’s son, Malcolm.
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