ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv ðeɪ wɜː wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst fˈæmɪliz tə tɹˈævəl əkɹˌɑːs ðɪ aɪkˈɑːnɪk vɪktˈoːɹiə fˈɔːlz bɹˈɪdʒ ˌoʊvɚ ðə zˈæmbɛzi ɹˈɪvɚ, tə zɪmbˈɑːbwi wˌɛɹ hiː lˈeɪɾɚ fˈaʊndᵻd ðə ɹoʊdˈiːʒən stˈɑːk ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn bjˈʊlɐwˌeɪoʊ.
In 1912 they were one of the first families to travel across the iconic Victoria Falls bridge over the Zambezi river, to Zimbabwe where he later founded the Rhodesian Stock Exchange in Bulawayo.