The Molteno Family Tree
Caroline Molteno
1853 - 1937 (84 years)
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Name Caroline Molteno [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth 22 Oct 1853 South Africa 
[1, 2, 4] Gender Female Burial Dec 1937 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa [1, 4] Death 6 Dec 1937 London [1, 4] 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 Pallace 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).
Person ID I1128 Molteno Genealogy Last Modified 24 Jan 2024
Father John Charles Molteno, Sir, b. 5 Jun 1814, Peckham, Camberwell, London, England 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) Marriage 20 Oct 1851 [5] Family ID F140 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Charles Frederick Kennan Murray, Dr, b. 27 Sep 1847, Enniskerry, Wicklow, Ireland d. 7 Mar 1930, Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 82 years) Marriage 1876 Children 1. Charles Molteno Kenah Murray, b. 4 Mar 1877, South Africa d. 31 Oct 1950, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 73 years)2. Thomas Jarvis Murray, b. 1878, South Africa d. 1936 (Age 58 years)3. Percy Alport Murray, b. 14 Jul 1880, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 7 Jan 1881, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 0 years)4. Elizabeth Maria (May) Murray, b. 3 Nov 1881, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. Jun 1972, Bromyard, Herefordshire (Age 90 years)5. Gordon Pettie Murray, b. 27 Jan 1883, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 14 May 1972, Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 89 years)6. Lenox Biggar Murray, b. 16 Jul 1884, Paddington St Stephen, London d. Jun 1963, Stroud, Gloucestershire (Age 78 years)7. Victor Blenkins Murray, b. 27 Aug 1887, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 17 Jan 1888, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 0 years)8. John Molteno Murray, b. 2 Dec 1888, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 1965 (Age 76 years)9. Caroline Kathleen Murray, b. 9 Aug 1891 d. 9 Feb 1984, South Africa (Age 92 years)10. Maj. George Anthony Murray, b. 29 Sep 1893, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 4 Apr 1918, France (Age 24 years)Family ID F284 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jul 2017
- 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.
