The Molteno Family Tree
John Charles Molteno
1860 - 1924 (63 years)
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Name John Charles Molteno [1, 2] Nickname Charlie Birth 5 Mar 1860 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 
[1, 3] Gender Male Death 23 Jan 1924 Sandown House, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa [1, 3] Notes - Eldest son of John Charles Molteno. At a very young age, Charlie became his father, Sir John Charles Molteno’s, secretary. In this role, he not only assisted him in his political duties as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, but also increasinglgly looked after his diverse business interests. Following his father’s death in 1886, Charlie managed the main family farm at Nelspoort for many years in association with his cousin, H. A. Jackson. He decided to enter politics on his own account in 1894 and was elected to the Tembuland constituency in the Transkei. He continued as an M.P., with one short break, up to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
He married in 1897 an American, Lucy Mitchell, whose family had close South African connections, and he and Lucy settled into their new home of Sandown in Rondebosch, about four miles from the centre of Cape Town, in 1899. They lived there for the rest of their lives together. Charlie died of pneumonia following a routine operation in 1924. His political contributions included opposition to the Boer War, and a growing recognition of the overriding importance of African South Africans playing a full role in Cape politics. On his death, Ons Land described him as ‘a man of firm principles and of earnest convictions. He was a man of character and a strong personality.’
- For more about John Charles Molteno see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charles_Molteno
Person ID I695 Molteno Genealogy Last Modified 21 Jan 2018
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 [4] Family ID F140 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lucy Lindley Mitchell, b. 4 Jun 1874, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France d. 16 Oct 1969, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 95 years) Marriage 23 Dec 1897 Lakewood, New Jersey, USA [2, 3] Children 1. Lucy Blair Mitchell Molteno, b. 16 Feb 1899, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 20 Feb 1983, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 84 years)2. Caroline Molteno, b. 6 Oct 1901, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa d. 19 Nov 1989, Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 88 years)3. John Charles Molteno, b. 13 Jul 1905, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa d. 1 Sep 1971, Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 66 years)4. Christopher Jarvis 'Peter' Molteno, b. 19 Dec 1907, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa d. 18 Feb 2000, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 92 years)5. Elizabeth Virginia Molteno, b. 23 Dec 1911, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa d. Jul 2003, Oxfordshire (Age 91 years)Family ID F217 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Jul 2017
- Eldest son of John Charles Molteno. At a very young age, Charlie became his father, Sir John Charles Molteno’s, secretary. In this role, he not only assisted him in his political duties as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, but also increasinglgly looked after his diverse business interests. Following his father’s death in 1886, Charlie managed the main family farm at Nelspoort for many years in association with his cousin, H. A. Jackson. He decided to enter politics on his own account in 1894 and was elected to the Tembuland constituency in the Transkei. He continued as an M.P., with one short break, up to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.
