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

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: 7868 GPSID: 9463 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

4. Ruins

5. Ruins

6. Ruins

BIRT Eliza Henson -1843

BIRT Eliza Henson -1843

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