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John Smith Moffat 1835–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 March 1835

Birth Location: Kuruman, Free State, South Africa

Death Date: 25 December 1918

Death Location: Mowbray, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: Robert MOFFAT

Mother: Mary SMITH

Spouse(s): Emily Unwin

Children(s): Howard Moffat

In 1835, John Smith Moffat entered the world in Kuruman, Free State, South Africa, born to Robert Moffat And Mary Gray Smith. John Smith Moffat married Emily Unwin, and had children including Howard Unwin Moffat. John Smith Moffat passed away in 1918 in Mowbray, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1835, John Smith Moffat entered the world in Kuruman, Free State, South Africa, born to Robert Moffat And Mary Gray Smith.
  • John Smith Moffat married Emily Unwin, and had children including Howard Unwin Moffat.
  • John Smith Moffat passed away in 1918 in Mowbray, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Moffat's Ancestors

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John Moffat
1835–1918
Birth Place: Kuruman, Free State, South Africa
Parents
Robert MOFFAT
1795–1883
Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Mary (Gray) SMITH
1795–1871
Plantation Farm, Dukinfield, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Robert MOFFAT
1768–1847
Ormiston, East Lothian
Ann GARDINER
1767–1854
Ormister, Haddinton, Scotland
James SMITH
1767–
York, Yorkshire, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Great-Grandparents
Alexander MOFFAT
1745–1821
Grizel NICOL
1736–1816
William GARDINER
1719–1803
Helen JOHNSTONE
1731–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Moffat
1718–
Alison Fainton\Fenton\Renton
1711–

John Moffat's Descendants

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John (Smith) Moffat (10 March 1835–25 December 1918) m. Emily Unwin (29 June 1831–21 July 1902)
  1. 1. Howard (Unwin) Moffat 1869–1951 m. Marion (Hamilton) Meikle 1881–1940

John Moffat's Timeline

3 Records

1835
10 March 1835
Birth of John Smith Moffat in Kuruman, Free State, South Africa
Kuruman, Free State, South Africa
1858
January 1858
Age 23
John Smith Moffat was married in Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom
Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom
1918
25 December 1918
Age 83
Death of John Smith Moffat in Mowbray, Cape, Cape Province, South Africa
Mowbray, Cape, Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 March 1835
    Event Place: Kuruman, Free State, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1858
    Event Place: Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 13 Welgemeend Street Cape Town
    Record Source: Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 December 1918
    Event Place: Mowbray, Cape, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mowbray, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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