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Charles Dominic Molteno

Male Abt 1789 - 1874  (85 years)


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  • Name Charles Dominic Molteno 
    Birth Abt 1789  Islington, London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1833  London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1866  Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1874  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Son of George Anthony Molteno, the first Molteno to settle in London. A favourite uncle of John Charles Molteno who emigrated to the Cape Colony. After a lifetime working for the Docks in London, Charles Dominic moved to Scotland with his wife, Margaret Scott (who had been widowed as Mrs Glass).

      In late 1860, during only his second visit to England since emigrating to the Cape in 1831, John Charles took his family up to Scotland to stay with Charles Dominic, and it was in his house that Percy Molteno was born.

    • Charles Dominic Molteno, who has been mentioned as one of the three children in the Shelley miniature, was the younger brother of John and the uncle whose family seems to have maintained contact with Sir John Charles Molteno [in the Cape Colony] and his children over the years. The name of Uncle Charles occurs in this volume from time to time. Born in 1789, he married Mrs. Margaret Scott Glass (1786-1873) in 1851(?). She was the widow of the Rev. Lawrence Glass of Aberdeen, Scotland, by whom she had two daughters, Margaret Scott Glass (died 8 October 1888) and Catherine Glass (died 17 April 1901, aged 90 years). Mrs. Glass owned the property of Newton in Perthshire. There Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Molteno lived for many years.

      Charles Dominic was just becoming known in the literary world when he was involved in a dispute with Lockhart, Sir Walter Scott's son-in-law, concerning the merits of Keats's poetry. The result was a duel which ended tragically in his death (1821). (Letters of Dr. John Brown, edited by his son, D.W. Forest.)
    Person ID I3412  Gibbs Family Tree
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2023 

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

    Family Margaret Glass,   b. 1787, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1873, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1823  London Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2017 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1789 - Islington, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1823 - London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1833 - London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1866 - Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1874 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
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