Rowland Albert Mowbray Back

Family/Spouse: Aletta Catrina Dormehl. Aletta was born in 1863; died on 17 May 1943 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Indwe, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lilian Everline Winifred Back was born on 29 Apr 1898; died on 15 Jan 1982 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• WID : Widowed: 9 Sep 1872

Oliver married Sarah Giddy in 1860. Sarah (daughter of Richard (Rev) Giddy and Mary Ann Curreley) was born on 18 Jun 1831 in Maurice Town, Devonport (nr), Devonshire, England; died on 9 Sep 1872 in Diamond Fields, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Kimberley Cemetery, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sarah Amelia Giddy
• WID : Widowed: 3 Jun 1858

Robert + Amelia Lowden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: a Clergyman
• Emigration: 30 Mar 1835, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
• WID : Widowed: 4 Jun 1844

Notes:

Richard and his first wife Mary Ann Currelly arrived in Cape Town on 30th March 1835 on the ship the Maria he was an ordained Wesleyan ministerand he and his wife moved to Thaba'Nchu with their young family in Sept 1835. He was to spend most of the rest of his life labouring among the tribes in that area.He was respected by these people and was friendly with the Bashoto chief Mosh. He set up a printing press which he had brought with him and endeavoured to translate and print sections af the bible and hymns into Seshoto. When the Baralong and Korrana tribes were removed from near Kurumam after a smallpox plague which had decimated them,Richard negociated a piece of land from Moshesh near by where they settled and when in 1854 the O.F.S. took over the area west of the Caledon river including Platberg and Thaba Nchu Richard negociated and iniated a deed which secured for the Methodist churh Korrana and Baralong the area they had been settled in, resulting in that remaining a tribal area which was eventually incorporated into Baphutaswana. While at Platberg and ThabaNchu Richard Giddy did a valueable amount of churchwork for the boers who had trekked to the O.F.S. the raad at Bloemfontein therefore granted him two farms near Memel Called Giddy"s hoek and Giddy"s Home, the former has been split into smaller farms the latter still exists. Giddy was unable to take possesion of the farms and when he wished to retire they had been taken over by others, however, the records were there and another farm called Koelhoek was granted him instead. This farm was sold and after his death his wife used the proceeds to purchase the farm Kelvin Grove in the Barkly East district which he had selected for his retirement.

Emigration:
Description: on ship "Maria"

Died:
Description: Dysentry

Buried:
Description: on Mr Stapleberg's Farm

Richard married Mary Ann Curreley on 30 Mar 1828 in Stoke Demerel, Devonshire, England. Mary (daughter of Charles Curreley and Elizabeth or Sarah) was born on 24 Jun 1803 in Devonshire, England; died on 4 Jun 1844 in Thaba 'Nchu, Free State, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev John Hawker

Richard married Catherine Eastcott in 1792 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Catherine (daughter of John Eastcott and Alice Penny) was born in 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles + Elizabeth or Sarah. Elizabeth was born est 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]