100 Years of Cox
I am telling the story of ten siblings from the Machell Cox family, through the letters they wrote to each other. They were born in England between 1868 and 1884; seven of them lived in England and three lived abroad, in the Colonies. One of the siblings was my great grandfather.
100 Years of Cox
S4E10: Murder in Malawi in 1911
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Frances
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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This is Aldwyn's story, in Africa, in 1911 in Nyasaland (now Malawi) - continued in the next episode.
He is Anglican clergy, responsible for a large Mission station, at Kota Kota, on the west side of Lake Malawi in central Africa. But the Bishop wants him to move to Likoma island.
And then a murder happens.
His siblings follow the news, by letter, from England.
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Intro
Aldwyn's letter, Kota Kota, 22nd March 1911
Aldwyn's letter, Likoma, 13th June 1911
Aldwyn's letter about the murder, Likoma, 8th Dec 1911