Robert Moffat

Born: 28 Jan 1827, Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa
Marriage (1): Ellen Platt on 4 Jun 1851 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa
Died: 6 Aug 1862, Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa aged 35
Buried: Durban, Natal, South Africa

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Ellen Platt

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

http://a-brickwall.blogspot.com/2011_08_21_archive.htmll

And

http://genealogy.clanmoffat.org/familygroup.php?familyID=F352&tree=UKEire

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDCK-DTR

bullet Death Notes:

http://a-brickwall.blogspot.com/2011_08_21_archive.htmll

And

http://www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/lpfc-chapel-basin/mary-moffat.html

And

There are numerous references to say he died at Mangeeri or Mangeerie

bullet Burial Notes:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH/2012-01/1325849803

bullet Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. http://a-brickwall.blogspot.com/2011_08_21_archive.htmll

• Occupation. Surveyor.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11110-95274-83?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PPP:41539018

And

Surveyor
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11110-95274-83?cc=2063749

Robert married Ellen Platt, daughter of James Platt and Betty Ashworth, on 4 Jun 1851 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa. (Ellen Platt was born on 5 Sep 1823 in Butterworth, Lancashire, England, died in 1891 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa and was buried in Durban, Natal, South Africa.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. http://a-brickwall.blogspot.com/2011_08_21_archive.htmll
Says married in 1851

And

http://ancestry24.com/search-item/?id=C2148011335
Name: Moffat, Robert
Title: Junior
Gender: Male
Date Of Marriage: 04 June 1846
Place Of Marriage: At the Isipingo, near D'Urban
Surname Of Spouse: Platt
First Name Of Spouse: Ellen
Surname Of Minister: Adams
Designation Of Minister: Doctor Reverend
Date Of Advertisment: 03 June 1846
Notes: Robert Moffat (Junior) to - Ellen daughter of James Platt of Prospecton, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England
Collection: Marriage Records
Source: Cape Government Gazette

And

http://www.pittdixon.go-plus.net/lpfc-chapel-basin/mary-moffat.html
Says married 4 Jun 1851

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11110-95274-83?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PPP:41539018
Sidney Platt was a witness.

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11110-95274-83?cc=2063749
Their actual marriage cert.
Witnesses:-
Sidney Platt
George Bottomley

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There will inevitably be errors and omissions and the whole purpose of creating this online record, is to invite feedback and corrections.
The data is specifically for non-commercial use and my clear intention is to build family records. The data may, therefore, not be used in any way for the purposes of financial gain.

Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years