Thomas Price Adams, 1820 Settler

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 953
• Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

He was born in Hayden Square, Minories, London, the son of George Adams and Sarah Price, and married Mary Barker at St Mary Islington in 1813.
He lived in Lisbon and Madeira as a general merchant, wine dealer and viticulturist, but suffered heavy business losses during the wars with France and America. He joined the City Light Horse in London. He applied to emigrate from 32 Trinity Square, Tower, London, and submitted to the Colonial Department a printed prospectus of his plan for managing emigrant paupers. He emigrated with £300 capital and was elected head of a subdivision of Bailie's party.
He and his family were reduced to dire poverty and suffered great distress on the location. He was granted land in addition to his share of the location in 1825 (Red Hill farm). He moved to Grahamstown where he opened a school in 1830, and practised as an accountant and legal agent as well as a language teacher, but without success. He lived in Port Elizabeth in 1837-38, but returned to Grahamstown where he died in 1843, leaving his wife and five children, Mary Price, Thomas Charles Price, John Henry Price, Helen Emma Price and Elizabeth Sarah Price. His estate comprised Red Hill farm, an erf in Port Elizabeth and a number of manuscripts. Mrs Mary Adams died in Grahamstown in 1864.

A collection of his and his wife's papers are in the Cory Library, Grahamstown see https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C919-Q3ZR-Q

Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman

Thomas married Mary Barker, 1820 Settler in 1813 in St Mary, Islington, London, England. Mary (daughter of John Barker and Mary, - wife of John Barker) was born in 1787 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 29 Dec 1863 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Price Adams, 1820 Settler was born in 1815 in London, England; died on 16 Aug 1906 in The rectory, Seymour, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Frances Price Adams, 1820 Settler was born in 1818; died in 1820 in at sea.
3. Thomas Charles Price Adams was born about 1820; died on 12 Oct 1859 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
4. John Henry Price Adams was born about 1823.
5. Helen Emma Price Adams was born about 1826.
6. Elizabeth Sarah Price Adams was born in 1830; died on 31 Aug 1898 in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

George + Sarah Price. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]