Robert Moffat — Biographies and Information
 Robert
Moffat (1795-1883) was a Scottish pioneer missionary to South Africa
who arrived in Cape Town in 1817. He opened mission stations in the
interior, translated the Bible into the language of the Bechuanas,
and wrote two missionary books on South Africa: Missionary Labours
and Scenes in South Africa and Rivers of Water in a Dry Place. His
oldest daughter Mary, married David Livingstone.Born Dec. 21, 1795 in Ormiston, Scotland — Died Aug. 8, 1883 in Leigh, England. |
- Robert Moffat: Missionary.
- Robert Moffat: The King's Gardener in Africa.
- Robert Moffat, Missionary.
- Robert Moffat: African Missionary.
- Robert Moffat, Scottish Missionary.
- Robert Moffat. Includes chronology of events.
- Robert Moffat, 1795-1883.
- Robert Moffat, Pioneer Missionary.
- Robert Moffat.
- Robert Moffat and the Bechuanas.
- Robert Moffat, the Scotchman Who Went to the Hottentots.
- Dr. Robert Moffat
- Robert and Mary Moffat: Missionaries to South Africa.
- Robert and Mary Moffat.
- Conversion of Robert Moffat: A Veteran African Worker.
- Robert Moffat: A Case of Parental Objection.
- Robert Moffat: Chronology of Events.
- Robert Moffat. Short biography for young people.
- Pioneer Missionaries: Robert and Mary Moffat. Short biography for young people.
- The Story of Robert Moffat: The Gardener Boy Who Became a Missionary. For boys and girls.
- Robert Moffat: Missionary to South Africa, 1817-1870. For boys and girls.
- Portrait of Robert Moffat.
- Portrait of Robert and Mary Moffat.
- eBooks about Robert and Mary Moffat.
Marriage and Family:
Mary
Smith Moffat (1795-1871) was missionary wife of Robert Moffat,
and mother of Mary, the wife of David Livingstone. Born in New Windsor,
England, she married Robert Moffat in December, 1819 at Cape Town,
South Africa. They settled at Kuruman in Bechuanaland and established
a mission there. They had ten children: Mary (who married David Livingstone),
Ann, Robert (died as an infant), Robert, Helen, Elizabeth (died as
an infant), James, John, Elizabeth, and Jean. The Moffats returned
to England in 1839 for their only furlough. In 1870, the aged missionaries
returned to England to stay after laboring together for over 50 years.
Mary died shortly thereafter.