Lionel Albert Victor McMaster

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Lionel married Margaret Louisa VersterGermiston, Gauteng, South Africa. Margaret was born on 3 Jun 1905; died on 7 Dec 1928 in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Yvonne Mavis McMaster

David married Mary Ann Allison on 11 Mar 1869 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Joseph Allison, 1820 Settler and Johanna Elisabeth Francina du Plooy) was born on 11 Apr 1846 in Thaba 'Nchu, Free State, South Africa; died on 29 Sep 1929 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

David McMaster Born 26 December 1809 in the Parish of Gateshead Baptised May 27 1810, 3rd son of David McMaster (joiner) native of Terregles in the shire of Galloway north Britain by his wife Francis Daughter of Joseph Nichol native of Gateshead in the County of Durham
Baptised by me Wm Campbell Protestant Dissenting Minister.

David McMaster's Hotel
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=ad665adb-3e24-41cd-8d82-1462d2fed110&tid=42827571&pid=154

David James McMaster
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=701542f3-72c8-4ac2-9366-c8cf332941f2&tid=42827571&pid=154

Information - Compiled by Noel Edward Dolbey and assisted by Colin Cameron McMaster - 1975
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=71d4a524-36aa-4e10-8ed7-cad1d46567e4&tid=42827571&pid=154

David married Jane Margaret Pinchin Webber on 11 Jan 1829 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Jane (daughter of Charles William Webber and Mary Pinchin) was born in 1809 in England; died on 6 Dec 1850 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jane Margaret Pinchin Webber
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=c8d18932-7850-48f7-b684-fff7fbd57f80&tid=42827571&pid=39

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 48
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, Cork, Co Cork, Ireland

Notes:

Joseph went on to become private secretary to Major Warden on the establishment of the Orange River Sovereignty in 1848 and remained so until the Sand River Convention. After the establishment of the Free State Republic in 1854 he became Registrar of Deeds at the request of President Hoffman and later State Secretary. He was a leading expert on land affairs and was responsible for the delimitation of borders, for example that of Lesotho, that remain in place to this day. He later was a member of the Free State Volksraad for Harrismith, acted as State President in 1863 and stood unsuccessfully against President Brand in the election of that year. He retired from public service but continued until his death in 1869 to be consulted on matters of land claims and land administration and the resolution of disputes with such worthies as Adam Kok, Moshesh and others.

Settler:
Parker's party on the East Indian

Joseph + Johanna Elisabeth Francina du Plooy. Johanna was born in 1821; died in 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Email from Kathryn Bax, 1st Dec 2004:
I know that there are MANY resources stating what you have, including van AS, but they need to be amended.I am sending you my research for verification.

1) David McMASTER was born in 1785 in the Parish of Terregles, Kirkudbrightshire and NOT in Dumfries. Son of John McMASTER.

Terregles OPRs: 1785 Nov 9th Was baptised David McMaster lawful son to John McMaster at Newton in the parish of Terregles by Mr Kennedy Min'r

2) David Snr.'s wife was NOT Frances Isabella MILLER but Frances NICOL(S) , daughter of Joseph NICOL(S) + I think the MILLER confusion is that I think John McMASTER Snr., David's father, married a Janet MILLER. Therefore it was David's mother's name, but I cannot prove that yet).

3) ALL the children were the children of David McMASTER and Frances NICOL(S) as he only married
Amelia SANDFORD in 1825. The last child, Susan was born c1823.

DAVID MC MASTER
Male Family
Marriages:
Spouse: AMELIA SANDFORD Family
Marriage: 03 MAR 1825 Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England

Source Information:
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M047931 1813 - 1816 0598180 Film 6900164
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M047931 1816 - 1822 0598181 Film NONE
M047931 1822 - 1824 0598182 Film NONE
M047931 1824 - 1828 0598183 Film NONE
M047931 1828 - 1831 0598184 Film NONE
M047931 1831 - 1833 0598185 Film NONE
M047931 1833 - 1834 0598186 Film NONE
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4) The first 3 children were NOT born in Dumfries but in Gateshead, county Durham.

This was sent to me by the Gateshead Archives. The orignal is very poor and I have a copy but thought
this was better:

John McMaster born 9th July 1806 in the Parish of Gateshead 1st son of David McMaster
(joiner) native of Terregles Parish in Galloway north Britain by his wife Frances daughter of Joseph Nichols Labourer native of Gateshead - baptised 14th July 1806
Baptised by me Wm McCormack Dissenting Minister

James McMaster Born 4 January 1808 In the Parish of Gateshead Baptised 25th January 1808 2nd son of David McMaster (Joiner) native of Terregles Parish in The Presbytery of Dumfries by his wife
Frances Daughter of Joseph Nichol native Of Gateshead in the County of Durham
Baptised by me Wm McCormack Dissenting Minister

David McMaster Born 26 December 1809 in the Parish of Gateshead Baptised May 27 1810 3rd son of David McMaster (joiner) native of Terregles in the shire of Galloway north Britain by his wife Francis Daughter of Joseph Nichol native of Gateshead in the County of Durham
Baptised by me Wm Campbell Protestant Dissenting Minister.

5) James McMASTER jnr. ( David Snr.'s 2nd Born) married Jane Jackson HIRD in Sunderland , Durham on the 14.09.1828 Their first born, David was also born on 01.07.1829 in Sunderland.

As per the LDS:
JANE HIRD
Female Family
Marriages:
Spouse: JAMES MC MASTER Family
Marriage: 14 SEP 1828 Sunderland, Durham, England

Source Information:
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M002801 1719 - 1812 0091114 Film 6905058
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M002801 1813 - 1839 0091116 Film NONE



DAVID MC MASTER
Male
Event(s):
Birth: 01 JUL 1829 Sunderland, Durham, England
Parents:
Father: JAMES MC MASTER Family
Mother: JANE JACKSON HIRD
Source Information:
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P002801 1719 - 1787 0091114 Film 6905057
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P002801 1788 - 1812 0091115 Film NONE
P002801 1813 - 1861 0091116 Film NONE
Sheet: 00

Information - Compiled by Noel Edward Dolbey and assisted by Colin Cameron McMaster - 1975
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=0a76d1ba-b63e-4cd9-a9c7-ea48211e5ae8&tid=42827571&pid=102

David married Frances Nicols about 1805. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Charles William Webber 1826
• Occupation: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Tailor

Notes:

from A Small World, by Norma van As:

In the year 1820, two British settlers, who were destined to play a part in the fortunes of the Webber family, sailed for the Cape Colony. They were Thomas Young, a farmer of Yorkshire, cousin to the Webber brothers Charles and Samuel of London, and William Shepherd, who was to return to England in 1825 in order to organise a new party of settlers.

By the year 1825 many of the original Albany settlers were reasonably well-established. Some of their most pressing difficulties, apart from the ever-present threat of attack by native bands, had been resolved. Many had left their original locations and moved to Grahamstown, Uitenhage or Algoa Bay, where they resumed their old trades or turned their hand to such occupations as would bring them a living. Certainly, the economic climate was not as depressed as it had been when the 1819 and 1820 settlers arrived. There was now a demand for housing, for shops to provide food, clothing and farming implements, and for better roads and means of communication. Further, the settlers were beginning to participate in civic affairs. Reports of conditions at this time evoked a picture of hopeful progress and the possibility of eventual prosperity in the Colony. The memories of hardships, disasters and rigours endured were eclipsed by a new spirit of optimism.

At about this time, Charles and Samuel Webber in far-off London became interested in settling in Albany, encouraged, no doubt, by their cousin Thomas Young.

Charles, three times married, with a family of six children ranging in age from nineteen years to a babe in arms, was a sober, strict and highly-principled Baptist, by trade a tailor and draper of Bond Street, London. He had lived at one time in Tottenham Court Road and later occupied a comfortable residence at No. 34 Cirencester Place (now Great Titchfield Street) in the division of Portman Square, Parish of Marylebone, Middlesex. This house was demolished in 1971, with all those comprising that block, in order to make way for the erection of the Great Regent Hotel facing on to Carburton Street, which now stands upon the site. Charles Webber's house stood where the ramp to the hotel basement garage has been constructed. Bomb damage during World War II had been severe in the area, but Charles' old home remained untouched.

Samuel, Charles' junior by some fifteen years, occupied premises at 84 East Street, Manchester Square, Marylebone - not a great distance removed from the home of his elder brother. Samuel was a cheesemonger by trade. He had spent thirteen years in the Merchant Navy before marrying and settling down to life ashore, but always hankered after adventure. No doubt he found life in London somewhat dull in the days of peace which followed upon the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars.

It is not known what made the two brothers decide to leave England and risk all in a new and unknown land. Samuel, with his expansive, generous and extrovert nature would have thought little of uprooting his wife and family of five children, but Charles, by far the more serious-minded of the two, must have given the matter much thought before deciding to join his younger brother in such a venture. Without doubt, business in England in the tailors' and drapers' business was not as flourishing as it had been during the Napoleonic Wars when there was a constant demand for military and naval uniforms, but Charles was ever a careful and resourceful man and would no doubt have ridden out the economic depression had he elected to remain in England.

Whatever the personal reasons which lay behind their decision, it is clear that Samuel was eager from the start to emigrate. The manner of their departure from England came about in this fashion: for various reasons, some men amongst the 1820 settlers had left their wives and children at home. They now felt able to support them and desired to be reunited with their families. Others, amongst them Thomas Young, wished various relatives in England to join them in the Colony. William Shepherd, of Sephton's Party, who had settled at Salem, agreed to organise such a party.
Once arrived in England, Shepherd struggled from July 1825 until well into 1826 in an effort to persuade the British Government to assist those concerned. Earl Bathurst, the Colonial Secretarv at one stage offered, on behalf of the government, to meet half the expenses involved. Delay followed upon delay until it seemed that the matter would never be satisfactorily resolved. Samuel Webber, meanwhile, in an effort to secure a free passage, wrote to Earl Bathurst from Manchester Square as follows: 'My Lord - being desirous of settling in Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, with my wife and five children, I take the liberty of soliciting from your Lordship the favour of a passage out, with the usual indulgences afforded to Free Settlers. Should your Lordship consider my thirteen years service in the navy entitle me to any claim to the above indulgence, I have enclosed my certificates for the last ten years service. Signed) Samuel Webber.'
Samuel's plea was of no avail and the final blow fell when Shepherd received a letter from the Colonial Office, bluntly informing him that the Treasury had no funds whatsoever with which to assist the would-be settlers.

In the meantime, some of these unfortunates had already sold much of their furniture and possessions in an attempt to raise their share of the required passage money. The full responsibility now rested upon Shepherd's shoulders and he carried out his task as best he could in the circumstances. It is not known how the financial need of all was met, but William Shepherd's Party, consisting of 78 adults (including unaccompanied children) and 88 accompanied children, set sail from England in the English summer of 1826 upon a vovage which lasted close on five months. Some, if not all, sailed in the ship Hebe. The approximate date of their arrival in Algoa Bay is recorded in a letter written by David Cawood in the month of November 1826, from the Colony, to his brother-in-law, William Barrett, in London, in which he stated: 'I have just heard of a few women and children whom their husbands left behind them in England are now arrived at Algoa Bay. From a letter written by John Mitchell Webber to his children, we know the duration of the vovage: 'I have heard my mother say that when a babe I was very small and weak, but having so long a voyage (nearly five months) caused me to grow strong and healthy.'3 Descendants of Charles Webber are proud of the fact that he was in a sufficiently good position to pay his own passage as well as that of his wife Mary and his six children. He certainly had no need to sell any of his possessions for he brought his furniture and books with him. His writing-desk remains in the family to this day. There was also no need for Mary and Martha Webber to sit upon their boxes and weep when the wagons carrying them from Algoa Bay to Grahamstown finally deposited them there. Thomas Young had doubtless made arrangements for the arrival of his relatives -four adults, one youth of nineteen in the person of Charles Pinchin, and ten more children of varying ages.

Samuel's daughter, Martha Jane, in her autobiography, tells of the first blow to befall the party after their arrival. She avers that grants of land had been promised them by Earl Bathurst contingent upon their having paid their own passages. Once arrived, they learned that anyone wishing to obtain land would be obliged to pay for it. There was nothing for it but to give up any plans of farming the land and turn to their trades. For Charles, the Bond Street tailor, this setback seems to have proved no great obstacle.

By 1826 Grahamstown had grown from a straggling village to a thriving town, set in a hollow surrounded by gently rising hills. The 'Settlers' City' had developed from a military outpost to a commercial town served by the two ports of Algoa Bay and Port Frances, the former having been declared a free port in 1826. There existed a flourishing coastal trade with Cape Town which encouraged commercial enterprise, while the institution of the 'Kaffir Fairs', which allowed trading with the natives, had done much to boost the economy of Grahamstown.

When the Webbers arrived there, they found the building of the original square-towered St George's Church in progress and the first Baptist chapel already completed. Artisans were building, innkeepers and businessmen were plying their trades and wagoners regularly travelled the routes to the ports. They saw military barracks and buildings, a gaol, the earliest settler cottages built in characteristic style with pitched roofs and gabled end-walls sporting a chimneystack at either end, as well as single- and double-storeyed buildings with flat roofs and simple lines. There was little evidence of Cape Dutch influence in the architecture of Grahamstown. The detached buildings of the provided a welcome change for the newcomers after the high-density which they had been accustomed in the terraced houses of London.

Charles + Mary Pinchin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 46
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, Cork, Co Cork, Ireland

Notes:

James Allison, retired Napoleonic War veteran and 1820 Settler of the Irish Party on the East Indian. They were landed at the Cape destined for Clanwilliam and James the elder died relatively soon after arrival.

Settler:
Parker's party on the East Indian

James + Anne Maxwell, 1820 Settler. Anne was born about 1781; died in 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 6
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, Cork, Co Cork, Ireland

Notes:

Settler:
Parker's party on the East Indian