Robert Moffat (1795 - 1883)

Born 21 Dec 1795 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Smith) Moffat — married 27 Dec 1819 in Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1883 at age 87 in Leigh, Kent, England

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Biography

Robert Moffat is Notable.

Robert Moffat was born in Scotland.

Robert was a Protestant missionary.

Robert Moffat^[1] was a South African missionary. Born in Scotland in 1795, he joined the London Missionary Society in 1816, and was sent by them to Namaqualand. His first great success was the conversion of the local chief, Jager Christiaan Garuxama Afrikaner (abt.1760-1822). In 1820 Moffat settled at Lattakoo, but, finding that this station was likely to be destroyed, moved to Griqua Town in 1824. The following year he went to Kuruman, where he remained. One of his major works was a translation of the new testament into Sechuana, which he completed in 1830. Thereafter he visited England and met David Livingstone, who married his daughter. In 1859 Moffat moved to the Matabele country, where he set up the first mission station, but had to give it up in 1870. He died in 1883. ^[2]

Robert and Mary Moffat had ten children^[3]

1. Mary b1821
2. Ann b 1822
3. Robert b1825 Died young
4. Robert b1827
5. Helen b1828
6. Elizabeth b1831 Died young
7. James b1832 Died young
8. John Smith b1835
9. Elizabeth Lees b1839
10. Jane Gardiner b1840

Robert Moffat en Ann Gardiner a. 13.1.1817, sendeling van die Londense Sendinggenootskap, vertaal Bybel in Tswana d. Leigh, Kent, Engeland 8.7.1883

x Engelse kerk, Kaapstad 27.12.1819 Mary SMITH van Manchester * 1795 d. 1871

b1 Mary * 1821 d 1862 x David LIVINGSTONE

b2 Anne * 1823 d. 1893 x Jean FREDOUX * 1823 d. 1866

b3 Robert * 1827 d. 1862

b4 Helen * 1829 d. 1902 x J. VAVASSEUR

b5 John Smith

b6 Elizabeth Lees * 1839 d. 1919 x Roger PRICE

b7 Jane Gardiner * 1840 d. 1927 ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Moffat (1795-1883), ID [1] at Familysearch.org
2. ↑ 'Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa' 6th. ed. 1973 by Eric Rosenthal Added on 8 Jul 2022 by Ian McArthur
3. ↑ Manktelow, Emily J. " Preface". In Missionary families, (Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 2016) accessed Aug 2, 2021, https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526111531.00007
4. ↑ "Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 1” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.5 p. 641" Added on 7 Jul 2022 by Ian McArthur

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