George Grenfell: A Light in Congo Darkness.
George Grenfell. Short
biography.
Marriage and Family:
George Grenfell married Mary Hawkes, Februrary 11, 1876 in Birmingham
during his first short furlough in England. Having returned to Cameroons
in May of that year, Mrs. Grenfell died in childbirth, January
10, 1877.
In 1878, Grenfell married Rosana (Rose) Patience Edgerley, an African
bride, who accompanied him in many of his most adventurous journeys.
Their children included a son who died at 2 months of age and
daughters Patience Elizabeth, Caroline Mary, Gertrude,
Dorothy and Grace Isabel. Mrs. Grenfell died July 27, 1928, and
is buried in May Pen Cemetery, Jamaica. |
