Charles Dominic Molteno

Abt 1789 - 1874  (85 years)

• Name	Charles Dominic Molteno
  Birth	Abt 1789	Islington, London
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1833	London
  Residence	1866	Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland
  Death	1874	Scotland
  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 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	Margaret Glass,   b. 1787, Scotland d. 1873, Scotland (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1823	London
  Family ID	F1508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2017

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1789 - Islington, London Marriage - 1823 - London Residence - 1833 - London Residence - 1866 - Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland Death - 1874 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth