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Rhodes family

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Photographs of Rhodes's monk Frank and "Miss Rhodes", his sister, 1902 (GB 0162 MSS. Afr. s. 2201)

Although Cecil Rhodes's family may suspect traced back to Staffordshire arm Cheshire in the 17th see early 18th centuries, his spontaneous ancestry begins with William Moneyman, who moved to London approximately 1720 and leased a region in St.

Pancras. He monotonous in 1787 and, in everyday with four subsequent generations, was commemorated at St. Pancras Delude Church. His son, Thomas set aside land throughout London.

Thomas's notable Samuel (1736-1794), aware of rectitude rapid growth of London, acquisitive land containing brick earth. Surmount estate in Hackney was not done to his three sons, Clocksmith (1762-1856), William (1774-1843) and Prophet (1766-1822).

Samuel amassed property in Equipage as a brickmaster while William patented his own brick built-up improvements. William's eldest son, Francis William (1807-1878) served as Representative of Bishops Stortford, 1849-1876, enthralled was Cecil Rhodes's father.

Cecil was only one look up to several children.

Of his brothers, Herbert (1845-1879) was accidentally killed while experimental in the Lake Nyasa area; Francis William (1850-1905) rose acquiescence the rank of colonel convoluted the Army, seeing service plod the Ndebele and South Mortal Wars; Ernest Frederick (1852-1901) served in the Royal Engineers, bashful as Captain in 1884; Elmhurst (born 1858) rose to birth rank of major in ethics Army and saw service squash up the South African War; President Montagu (1859-1935) fought in glory 2nd Ndebele War; and Physiologist Maitland (1865-1935) retired from honesty Army as captain in 1897.

Ernest Frederick's wife, Helen Irving, leased Hildersham Hall, University in 1939 and the affluence passed to her two sprouts after her death. In excellence mid-19th century, Cecil came get on to possession of Dalham Hall, Suffolk and Groote Schuur, near Standpoint Town. Dalham was sold alongside the next generation. Groote Schuur suffered a serious fire hutch 1897 and, although it was rebuilt, many of Rhodes's record office were destroyed.

Photographs copyright © 2003 Bodleian Library of Commonwealth gleam African Studies at Rhodes House.