Benjamin (Capt) MOODIE

1789 - 1856  (67 years)

• Name	Benjamin (Capt) MOODIE
  Born	1 Jan 1789	Melsetter, Orkney
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Apr 1856	Swellendam
  Person ID	I3388	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	James (Maj) MOODIE,   b. 1757, Melsetter, Orkney ,   d. 1820, Scotland  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth DUNBAR,   b. Scotland ,   d. 1798, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F8945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret MALCOLMSON,   b. Walls, Orkney ,   d. 1838, Swellendam
  Married	1816	Scotland
  Children	1. James Benjamin Donald MOODIE,   b. 26 May 1817, Scotland ,   d. 4 Dec 1894, Bethlehem, Free State  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   2. Thomas MOODIE,   b. 10 Aug 1822, Swellendam ,   d. 1884, Swellendam  (Age 61 years)  [natural]   3. Henrietta MOODIE,   b. 29 Apr 1824, Swellendam  [natural]   4. Donald MOODIE,   b. 29 Dec 1826, Swellendam ,   d. 21 Aug 1920, Swellendam  (Age 93 years)  [natural]   5. Isabella MOODIE,   b. 18 Nov 1828, Swellendam ,   d. 1883  (Age 54 years)  [natural]   6. Margery MOODIE,   b. 1830, Swellendam ,   d. 1925  (Age 95 years)  [natural]   7. Janet MOODIE,   b. 23 Oct 1832, Swellendam  [natural]   8. Malcolm MOODIE,   b. 29 Mar 1834, Swellendam ,   d. 25 Jul 1896, Swellendam  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F25771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susan BARNETT,   b. London ,   d. 1858, England
  Married	1841	London
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F26171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1. In 1810 he returned to Orkney to take over the heavily encumbered esta te from his ailing parents and in 1815 he became the owner and so became t he 10th Laird of Melsetter. The estate was valued at £47000 but debts amou nted to £23260 so Benjamin decided to sell and emigrate to SA 2.Sailed aboard the Brilliant in May 1817 with 52 Moodie Settlers who we re labourers and artisans from the South of Scotland together with 21 orp an children. Later that month 49 sailed on the Garland and at month-e nd a further 90 left aboard the Clyde. Most of the settlers broke their co ntracts and Ben never recovered his expenses. 3. Owned at Grootvadersbos and in 1831 hewas granred land at Port Beaufo rt which he named Westfield 4. Died at Westfield