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Rev. John Forbes Cumming

Rev. John Forbes Cumming

Male 1808 - 1907  (99 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rev. John Forbes CummingRev. John Forbes Cumming was born on 14 Jul 1808 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 17 Aug 1907.

    John married Catherine Pringle on 30 Apr 1844. Catherine (daughter of John Pringle, 1820 Settler and Susan Stretch) was born on 14 Jul 1823 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 21 Apr 1824 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Jan 1902 in Altyre, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Pringle Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1846 in Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Mar 1916.
    2. 3. William Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 May 1848; was christened on 11 Sep 1848 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 4. Sarah Cairns Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1850 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Mar 1850 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Mar 1933 in Thornleigh, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. 5. Robert Forbes Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jan 1856 in Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 15 Jul 1856 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1939.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Pringle CummingJohn Pringle Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 3 Jan 1846 in Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Mar 1916.

    John married Sarah Jane Hart on 7 Mar 1867 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of Robert Hart and Harriet Elizabeth Marillier) was born on 4 Mar 1847 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Jan 1933 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Harry Robert Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1868; was christened on 14 Mar 1868 in Somerset East Church (Methodist), Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 May 1940 in Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.
    2. 7. John Robert Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1869; died on 9 Jan 1870.
    3. 8. Alan Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1870; died on 4 May 1936.
    4. 9. Kate Forbes Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1872 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Sep 1947 in Castleton, Kokstad, East Griqualand, South Africa.
    5. 10. Lionel Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jan 1875; died on 23 Apr 1904 in Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.
    6. 11. Ethel Grace Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1876; died on 9 Jul 1912.
    7. 12. Ronald Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1880; died on 27 Sep 1922.
    8. 13. Evelyn Joan Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1884; died on 25 May 1896 in Glen Avon farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  2. 3.  William Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 7 May 1848; was christened on 11 Sep 1848 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Darney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Sarah Cairns CummingSarah Cairns Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 14 Jan 1850 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Mar 1850 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Mar 1933 in Thornleigh, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  4. 5.  Robert Forbes Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 31 Jan 1856 in Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 15 Jul 1856 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1939.

    Family/Spouse: Catherine Clulee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Harry Robert CummingHarry Robert Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Feb 1868; was christened on 14 Mar 1868 in Somerset East Church (Methodist), Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 May 1940 in Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.

    Harry married Ethel Burgess in 1907, and was divorced in 1918. Ethel was born about 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Dorothy Margaret Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1907; died on 28 Apr 1962 in Kirchdorf, Austria.
    2. 15. Roualeyn Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1909; died on 14 Aug 1984 in Altyre, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe.
    3. 16. Alice Mary Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point

    Harry married Florence Seadon Oates on 3 Jun 1925 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Florence (daughter of William Oates and Cecilia Amanda Hill) was born est 1890 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Jun 1949 in Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Ethne Celia Jones  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1916; died on 30 Apr 2014 in Cottesloe Perth, Western Australia.

  2. 7.  John Robert Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Dec 1869; died on 9 Jan 1870.

  3. 8.  Alan Gordon CummingAlan Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Dec 1870; died on 4 May 1936.

    Alan married Margaretha Catherina Hofmeyer about 1899. Margaretha was born on 4 Sep 1869; died on 25 Aug 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. John Forbes Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Alan Gordon Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Isabella Mary Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Donald Forbes Cumming  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 9.  Kate Forbes CummingKate Forbes Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 23 May 1872 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Sep 1947 in Castleton, Kokstad, East Griqualand, South Africa.

    Kate married Arthur Edward Mortimer Walker on 28 Jun 1899 in Glen Avon farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Arthur (son of Joseph Walker and Dorothy Driver) was born on 11 Oct 1867 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 6 May 1927 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Kathleen Dorothy Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Sep 1900; died on 23 Sep 1971.
    2. 23. Eirene Maud Josephine Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jun 1902; died on 16 Mar 1988.
    3. 24. Frank Arthur Mortimer Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1904 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 27 Mar 1989 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    4. 25. Brian Elliot Mortimer Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1907 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 4 May 1988 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    5. 26. Phyllis Margaret Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Sep 1910 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

  5. 10.  Lionel Gordon CummingLionel Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Jan 1875; died on 23 Apr 1904 in Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia.

  6. 11.  Ethel Grace CummingEthel Grace Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 10 Sep 1876; died on 9 Jul 1912.

    Family/Spouse: John Macay Davidson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 12.  Ronald Gordon CummingRonald Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Mar 1880; died on 27 Sep 1922.

    Family/Spouse: Irene J B Brinton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 13.  Evelyn Joan CummingEvelyn Joan Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Nov 1884; died on 25 May 1896 in Glen Avon farm, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Dorothy Margaret Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harry3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1907; died on 28 Apr 1962 in Kirchdorf, Austria.

  2. 15.  Roualeyn Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harry3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 6 Jun 1909; died on 14 Aug 1984 in Altyre, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe.

  3. 16.  Alice Mary Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harry3, 2.John2, 1.John1)

  4. 17.  Ethne Celia Jones Descendancy chart to this point (6.Harry3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born about 1916; died on 30 Apr 2014 in Cottesloe Perth, Western Australia.

    Family/Spouse: Peter Worsley Holmes à Court. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Simon Holmes à Court  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1990 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

  5. 18.  John Forbes Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alan3, 2.John2, 1.John1)

  6. 19.  Alan Gordon Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alan3, 2.John2, 1.John1)

  7. 20.  Isabella Mary Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alan3, 2.John2, 1.John1)

  8. 21.  Donald Forbes Cumming Descendancy chart to this point (8.Alan3, 2.John2, 1.John1)

  9. 22.  Kathleen Dorothy WalkerKathleen Dorothy Walker Descendancy chart to this point (9.Kate3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 17 Sep 1900; died on 23 Sep 1971.

    Kathleen married F J Scheepers on 19 Jun 1926. F was born on 8 Sep 1897; died in Jun 1961. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Lynette Scheepers  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Michael Scheepers  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1931; died on 3 Aug 1945 in Grey High School, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Kathleen married Walter Elliot Stanford on 25 Dec 1954. Walter (son of Col. Sir Walter Ernest Mortimer Stanford and Sarah Alice Walker) was born on 25 Dec 1884 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1988. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 23.  Eirene Maud Josephine WalkerEirene Maud Josephine Walker Descendancy chart to this point (9.Kate3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jun 1902; died on 16 Mar 1988.

    Eirene married G Selwyn Moberly on 3 Apr 1929 in Isipingo, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. G was born on 15 Feb 1897; died on 22 Jul 1985. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Gillian Theodora Moberly  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jun 1930; died on 8 Apr 2012 in Howick, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    2. 32. Helen Keble Moberly  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Marjorie Moberly  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1938; died on 13 Jun 2008 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

  11. 24.  Frank Arthur Mortimer WalkerFrank Arthur Mortimer Walker Descendancy chart to this point (9.Kate3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 18 Aug 1904 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 27 Mar 1989 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

    Frank married Joan Margaret Bland on 7 Dec 1935 in St Thomas' Church, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Joan was born on 18 May 1910; died on 4 Jun 1993 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Anthony David Mortimer Walker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Dec 1937 in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 17 Sep 2018 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
    2. 35. Christopher John Mortimer Walker  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 25.  Brian Elliot Mortimer WalkerBrian Elliot Mortimer Walker Descendancy chart to this point (9.Kate3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Mar 1907 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 4 May 1988 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

    Family/Spouse: Ruth Waverley Hayes. Ruth was born on 2 May 1908; died on 23 Feb 2000; was buried in Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Rosemary Mortimer Walker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Sally Margaret Mortimer Walker  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 26.  Phyllis Margaret WalkerPhyllis Margaret Walker Descendancy chart to this point (9.Kate3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 22 Sep 1910 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

    Phyllis married Donald Betts on 9 Jun 1962. Donald was born on 15 Jan 1896; died on 22 Jun 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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