William Shaw Giddy

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa; a Printer and Stationer

Notes:

At the time of his marriage he had a small shop as a Printer, Booksellers and
Stationer and had the Colesburg newspaper the Advertiser which he sold in
1868. In 1862 at Colesburg he became a licensed Auctioneer.

William married Martha Tamson Cawood on 28 Jun 1865 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Martha (daughter of William Cawood, 1820 Settler and Sarah Hulley, 1820 Settler) was born on 12 Jul 1845; was christened on 31 Aug 1845 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Jun 1927 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Surety:E

Married:
Description: Rev George Hale Green

1. Francis Richard William Giddy
2. Ernest Richard William Giddy was born on 11 May 1866 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 27 Jul 1866 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Dec 1917 in Jersey, Channel Islands; was buried on 10 Dec 1917 in St Saviours Cemetery, St Saviours, Jersey, Channel Islands.
3. Mary Hale Giddy was born on 24 Feb 1868 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 29 Mar 1868 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Aug 1913 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Cemetery (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
4. David Cawood Giddy was born on 13 May 1870 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened in Cradock Church (Congregational) , Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jul 1919 in 'Ganna Hoek', Mortimer, Cradock District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Ganna Hoek', Mortimer, Cradock District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. William Shaw Giddy was born on 17 Apr 1872 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Apr 1873 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Cemetery (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: a Clergyman
• Emigration: 30 Mar 1835, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
• WID : Widowed: 4 Jun 1844

Notes:

Richard and his first wife Mary Ann Currelly arrived in Cape Town on 30th March 1835 on the ship the Maria he was an ordained Wesleyan ministerand he and his wife moved to Thaba'Nchu with their young family in Sept 1835. He was to spend most of the rest of his life labouring among the tribes in that area.He was respected by these people and was friendly with the Bashoto chief Mosh. He set up a printing press which he had brought with him and endeavoured to translate and print sections af the bible and hymns into Seshoto. When the Baralong and Korrana tribes were removed from near Kurumam after a smallpox plague which had decimated them,Richard negociated a piece of land from Moshesh near by where they settled and when in 1854 the O.F.S. took over the area west of the Caledon river including Platberg and Thaba Nchu Richard negociated and iniated a deed which secured for the Methodist churh Korrana and Baralong the area they had been settled in, resulting in that remaining a tribal area which was eventually incorporated into Baphutaswana. While at Platberg and ThabaNchu Richard Giddy did a valueable amount of churchwork for the boers who had trekked to the O.F.S. the raad at Bloemfontein therefore granted him two farms near Memel Called Giddy"s hoek and Giddy"s Home, the former has been split into smaller farms the latter still exists. Giddy was unable to take possesion of the farms and when he wished to retire they had been taken over by others, however, the records were there and another farm called Koelhoek was granted him instead. This farm was sold and after his death his wife used the proceeds to purchase the farm Kelvin Grove in the Barkly East district which he had selected for his retirement.

Emigration:
Description: on ship "Maria"

Died:
Description: Dysentry

Buried:
Description: on Mr Stapleberg's Farm

Richard married Mary Ann Curreley on 30 Mar 1828 in Stoke Demerel, Devonshire, England. Mary (daughter of Charles Curreley and Elizabeth or Sarah) was born on 24 Jun 1803 in Devonshire, England; died on 4 Jun 1844 in Thaba 'Nchu, Free State, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Description: Rev John Hawker

Richard married Catherine Eastcott in 1792 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Catherine (daughter of John Eastcott and Alice Penny) was born in 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles + Elizabeth or Sarah. Elizabeth was born est 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

County Cornwall
Place Kenwyn
Church name St Keyne
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 05 Dec 1734
Person forename Richard
Person sex M
Father forename John
Father surname GIDDY

Richard married Grace Carew on 31 Jan 1762 in Pillaton, Devonshire, England. Grace was born in 1730 in Saltash, Cornwall, England; was christened on 17 Aug 1730 in St Stephen - by - Saltash, Cornawall, England; died on 8 Aug 1812 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England; was buried on 11 Aug 1812 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev Henry Carew (her father)

John married Alice Penny on 1 Jun 1765 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England. Alice was born est 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]