They were then entrusted into the hands of the Blantyre Mission and government as orphans. Charlie and Donald struggled to live up to their father's legacy; Charlie spent his last years at Blantyre working as a sweeper until his death in 1971, while Donald, struggling to find work, largely vanishes from the historic record in the 1930s
Kenako adawaika m’manja mwa mishoni ya Blantyre komanso boma ngati ana amasiye. Charlie ndi Donald anavutika kuti akwaniritse cholowa cha abambo awo; Charlie anakhala zaka zake zomaliza ku Blantyre akugwira ntchito yosesa mpaka imfa yake mu 1971, pamene Donald, yemwe ankavutika kuti apeze ntchito, amasowa mbiri yakale ya zaka za m'ma 1930