Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Charles Patrick John Coghlan akaberekwa musi wa 24 Chikumi 1863 muKing William's Town, British Kaffraria (chikamu cheCape Colony kubva muna 1866). Aiva nevakoma vatatu. Baba vake, James Coghlan, vaibva kuIreland uye vaiva muKaturike; vakanga vasvika muSouth Africa muna 1851 somumwe munhu ari muuto reBritain, akanga anyoresa kuti apukunyuke Nzara Huru yeIreland. Pashure pokurwa mu
Eighth Xhosa War of 1850<unk>53 na 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot, James akanga akagara mumakomo eKeiskamma; akagara ikoko nemudzimai wake Isabella Mary (née Maclaren), uyo aibva kuDumbartonshire, Scotland. Vakatamira kuKing William's Town pashure pokunge Coghlan abviswa muchiuto uye kuberekwa kwomwana wavo wokutanga, mukomana ainziwo James. James Coghlan mukuru aizova kanzura weguta muKing William's Town.