William Mouncey Thornhill

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Caroline and William had a set of triplets on 12 August 1884 and twins on 10 March 1888.
William's gravestone shows he died 27 January 1921

William married Caroline Munger in 1878 in Natal, South Africa. Caroline died on 12 Jun 1949. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Henrietta Thornhill was born on 29 Sep 1879 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 6 Dec 1936; was buried in Old Cemetery, Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa.
2. Herbert Clarence Thornhill was born on 1 Sep 1880 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 10 Feb 1951.
3. Florence May Thornhill was born on 27 May 1882 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 18 Jun 1882.
4. Alice Maud Thornhill was born on 12 Aug 1884 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; was christened on 30 Sep 1884 in Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died in 1963 in Natal, South Africa.
5. Fanny Amelia Thornhill was born on 12 Aug 1884 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; was christened on 30 Sep 1884 in Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
6. Mary Frances Thornhill was born on 12 Aug 1884 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died in 1919 in Natal, South Africa.
7. Charles Cam Thornhill was born on 31 Jul 1886 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 3 May 1967 in Natal, South Africa.
8. Kathleen Thornhill was born on 10 Mar 1888 in 'Klip Rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 18 Apr 1922 in Natal, South Africa.
9. Winifred Thornhill was born on 10 Mar 1888 in 'Klip rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
10. Arthur James Thornhill was born on 8 Mar 1890 in 'Klip rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died in 1917.
11. George Mouncey Thornhill was born on 16 May 1892 in 'Klip rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
12. William Henry Thornhill was born on 20 Feb 1895 in 'Klip rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died on 28 Apr 1897 in 'Klip rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
13. Caroline Nora Thornhill was born on 23 Mar 1897 in 'Klip rivier' nr Vaal Krantz, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died after 1958.
14. Alexandra Georgina Pearl Thornhill was born on 21 Dec 1903 in Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; died after 1974.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 777
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

John THORNHILL, (son of Christopher,the head of Thornhill's party,) was 15 years old in 1820; by 1838 he was engineer of the company formed to erect the first jetty at Port Elizabeth. He owned a new store in the town. While he was in Cape Town trying to raise money for the jetty, the young man attracted the interest of the American Consul, who felt that a post in the Eastern Province would benefit America's trading interest there and on the fronteir. So, as a result of his initiative, THORNHILL was in 1839 appointed Consular Agent for the United States in Port Elizabeth ~~ from Lynn McLeod

see also : http://www.heraldlive.co.za/thornhill-church-turns-130/

Settler:
Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

John married Caroline Aletta Adendorff on 2 Nov 1830 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. Caroline was born in 1813; died on 28 May 1898 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 30 May 1898 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Minister: Rev C H L Packman

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 775
• Name: Christopher Thornhill 1820
• Occupation: a Merchant
• Residence: Sutherland, County Durham, England
• Emigration: 12 Feb 1820, England
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England
• Occupation: 17 Nov 1823; an Assistant Magistrate

Notes:

The family emigrated to the Cape Colony on board the Zoroaster, which left Downs Harbour on 12/2/1820. They were part of the 1820 Settler scheme and Christopher appears to have been the leader of a party. His occupation on the ship's passenger list is given as merchantman. They arrived in Algoa Bay after transferring to the Albury in Cape Town. The leaders of the party, Christopher Thornhill Thornhill , 47, of Thornhill, Yorkshire, left estates in Cumberland and brought with him his wife, Dorothea Mounsey, 35, their two sons, Christopher, 8, and John, 15, and their two daughters, Mary Francis, 10, and Anna Margaret, 13.

Christopher THORNHILL was the leader of a small 1820 Settler Party which settled on the east bank of the Kowie River, on the farm which is still known as Thornhill.

He was born Christopher Thornhill CAMM and changed his name after receiving permission to do so by King George III. The THORNHILL's and CAMM's were related by marriage and were wealthy families living in the same area.
DEPOT Cory Library for Historical Research
TYPE Manuscript
REFERENCE MS14448
DESCRIPTION Thornhill family.
STARTING 0000
ENDING 0000
REMARKS 2 items. MS (Photocopies).
SUMMARY + Papers: granting Christopher Thornhill Camm the right to the surname Thornhill and to the Thornhill arms.
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Thornhill was made head of a party of his own, comprising sixteen men, including two of his nephews, Adam Gilfillan and Philip Camm. His labourers signed an agreement similar to Wait's, binding them to six years of service at a daily wage equivalent to the value of half a bushel of wheat. Working hours were to be from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon, and each man would be entitled to 'a suitable habitation' and half an acre of garden ground. Three of Thornhill's party deserted before the 'Zoroaster' sailed, but a late replacement, William Stokes, was allowed to board the ship while she was detained in the Downs awaiting a favourable wind.

The 'Zoroaster' left the Downs on 12 February 1820, and reached Simon's Bay on 30 April. Here her charter terminated, and the settlers were transhipped to the 'Albury' for the voyage to Algoa Bay, which they reached on 15 May. Thornhill was granted a plot of land at Algoa Bay for the erection of a prefabricated wooden house which he had brought with him, as its size made it difficult to transport to his location in Albany.

Thornhill's party - described by one of the colonial officials as 'the best regulated of any yet landed here' - was located between the Kowie and Rufane Rivers, and the location was named Thornhill. Lieut William Gilfillan (half-pay, late 60th Regt), a brother of Adam Gilfillan (nephew of Christopher Thornhill), also lived at Thornhill after his marriage to Christopher Thornhill's daughter Ann. William Gilfillan did not, as is popularly supposed, emigrate with Thornhill's party; he landed in Cape Town from the 'Importer' brig in March 1820, and applied for a grant of land by virtue of his seven years' army service at the Cape." The Lower Albany Chronicles - Part 1

LIST OF THORNHILL'S PARTY
ANNANDALE, George 20. Smith.
BROOKS, William 31. Farmer. w Ann 40. c Elizabeth 12, William 10, Ann 9 Joseph 6.
BRUTON, Thomas 27. Smith. w Charlotte 24. c Charlotte.
CAMM, Philip 20 Clerk.
DELL, Edward H. 38. Cooper. w Hannah 38. c John 10, Stephen 8, Edward 6, Samuel 3.
GILFILLAN, Adam 20. Merchant.
HOWARD, William 30. Chemist. w Sarah 25. c Jane 6, Richard 4.
MILDENHALL, Joseph 26. Husbandman.
SOPER, Robert 24. Carpenter. w Ellis 22.
STOKES, John 26. Husbandman. w Mary 26.
STREAK (or STREET), James 18. Husbandman.
STREAK (or STREET), William 27. Husbandman. w Elizabeth 22.
THORNHILL, Christopher 47. Merchant. w Dorothea 35. c John 15, Ann 13, Mary 10, Christian 8.
WHITE, Thomas 29. Husbandman.
*HOWARD, John Hassall 27. Chemist, druggist and apothecary. w 27. 2 children under 4.

Main sources for party list
Agent of Transports' Return of settlers under the direction of Messrs Wait, Thornhill and Dyason (Cape Archives CO 6138/2,98); Return of settlers under the direction of Christopher Thornhill (Cape Archives CO 6138/2, 56). The name Streak is given as Street in the official lists.



1820 settler on Zoroaster. Came from Yorkshire. Lived at Thornhill, Port Alfred on the Kariega River - Farm Glenfillan.

Emigration:
the Uk to the Cape Colony on board the Zoaster
Into Place: South Africa

Settler:
Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

Christopher married Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler on 2 Apr 1804 in Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Dorothea was born on 21 Jan 1785 in Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Aug 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 576
• Name: Dorothea Mounsey 1820
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

1820 settler on Zoroaster

Settler:
Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster