Eastern Cape, VICTORIA EAST district, Aberdeen 176, Calderwood, Single grave

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Cemetery / Memorials Information:

Rev. Richard Birt of the London Missionary Society came out to the Cape along with the Rev. Henry Calderwood. This is the grave of Richard Birt's first wife. Regarding Calderwood - to get to a place called Calderwood where he lived, take the Calderwood turnoff from the R53 you will come to a stream crossing, on photo 1 and find the ruins of Calderwood’s house on the right at  32° 51' 13.58" S, 26° 43' 19.11" E, photos 2-6.

Album complete at the time of photographing.

Photographs contributed by: Robert Speirs (sent in by Peter Moll)  eGGSA captions by: Cecile Schlebusch

The GSSA Gravestone Transcription Index (GTI) only has information on the cemetery location.

Cemetery ID:          GPSID:      GPS:   -32 51.198, 26 43.241

1. Overview/Oorsig: Road: Calderwood Umxelo, Eastern Cape.
1. Overview/Oorsig: Road: Calderwood Umxelo, Eastern Cape.
2. Overview/Oorsig
2. Overview/Oorsig
3. Ruins
3. Ruins
4. Ruins
4. Ruins
5. Ruins
5. Ruins
6. Ruins
6. Ruins
BIRT Eliza Henson -1843
BIRT Eliza Henson -1843