Caroline Kirkham

From Rhodesia's Pioneer Women

MRS. KIRKHAM, 1869

Nee Caroline Thomas. Daughter of Rev. T. M. Thomas. Born at Inyati Mission 11/8/1869.

Left Matabeleland in 1889; died in Johannesburg in 1948.

Mrs. Kirkham's first husband, Capt. Argent Kirton was killed with Allan Wilson's party at Shangani in 1893. Information from her brother, Sir Eric Thomas, Salisbury, in letter dated 8/7/1955.

A long article by Mrs. Kirkham is to be found on pp. 41 -45 of "First Steps in Civilizing Rhodesia," by Jeannie M. Boggie. (I will look through this in time! CJB. It is largely about her parents.

One of her daughters drowned aged 2. There were 3 children of the first marriage

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS34-XZ55?i=2152&c... - Death Notice signed by son Algernon, names 2 surviving children- Algernon Edward Douglas Kirton and Althea Winifred Royston born Kirton.

NAAIRS

• DEPOT TAB
• SOURCE MHG
• TYPE LEER
• VOLUME_NO 0
• SYSTEM 01
• REFERENCE 1766/48
• PART 1
• DESCRIPTION KIRKHAM, CAROLINE. BORN THOMAS. FORMERLY KIRTON.
• STARTING 19480000
• ENDING 19480000
• REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE GEORGE HERBERT KIRKHAM.