James Goldsbury Reitz Devenish: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

1.	James Goldsbury Reitz Devenish was born in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa (son of John Mears Devenish and Aletta Catharina Reitz). Family/Spouse: Mary Ann Melville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2.	John Mears Devenish was born on 22 Apr 1844; was christened on 16 Jun 1844 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa (son of James Gouldsbury Devenish and Elizabeth Francina Keuler). John + Aletta Catharina Reitz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aletta Catharina Reitz

Children:

1. James Goldsbury Reitz Devenish was born in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
George St Leger Devenish
Cornelia Maria Devenish
May Frances Devenish

Generation: 3

James Gouldsbury Devenish was born on 25 Sep 1808 in At Sea off Isle of Wight, England (son of John Mears Devenish and Ellen St Ledger Stretch); died on 16 Mar 1882 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

James married Elizabeth Francina Keuler on 13 May 1837 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth was born in 1818; died on 25 Jan 1864 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Francina Keuler was born in 1818; died on 25 Jan 1864 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.

Children:

James St Leger Devenish was born on 25 Aug 1838; was christened on 16 Sep 1838 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 29 May 1839.
Elizabeth Ellen Augusta Devenish was born on 15 Nov 1839; was christened on 8 Dec 1839 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
Ellen Charlotte Devenish was born on 1 Dec 1840; was christened on 10 Jun 1841 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
Georgina Catharina Devenish was born on 1 May 1842; was christened on 19 Jun 1842 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa; died about 1843.
2. John Mears Devenish was born on 22 Apr 1844; was christened on 16 Jun 1844 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
Ferdinand Augustus Devenish was born on 20 Apr 1846; was christened on 21 Jun 1846 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
Fanny Jemima Devenish was born on 7 May 1848; was christened on 18 Jun 1848 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
Charles Lennox Devenish was born on 25 Jun 1850; died in 1851.
George Devenish was born on 3 May 1854 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Nov 1870.
Maria Marcella de la Marc Devenish was born on 25 Mar 1855; died on 2 Apr 1855.
James John Devenish was born on 31 Jul 1856.
David Grey Devenish was born on 24 Aug 1858; died on 2 Oct 1927.

Generation: 4

John Mears Devenish was born on 4 Sep 1787 in FitzShawbet St, Dublin, Ireland; died on 25 Apr 1844 in Tyumie Res ?; was buried in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

John married Ellen St Ledger Stretch on 13 Aug 1806 in St Mary, London, England. Ellen (daughter of James St. Leger Stretch and Catherine Devenish) was born on 9 Apr 1787 in Co. Cork, Ireland; died on 11 Aug 1873 in Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen St Ledger Stretch was born on 9 Apr 1787 in Co. Cork, Ireland (daughter of James St. Leger Stretch and Catherine Devenish); died on 11 Aug 1873 in Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

John Donald Devenish was born on 1 Jul 1807 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 2 Apr 1855 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
4. James Gouldsbury Devenish was born on 25 Sep 1808 in At Sea off Isle of Wight, England; died on 16 Mar 1882 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
William Devenish was born on 2 Jul 1810 in Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Aug 1810 in English Church, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
George Devenish was born on 16 Aug 1813 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jul 1851 in Beaufort West, Western Cape, South Africa.
Charles William St Leger Devenish was born on 2 Apr 1814 in Commadagga District, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Jul 1814 in George, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Sep 1893 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in Onderpapegaai Cemetery, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
Sarah-Caroline Devenish was born on 2 Sep 1815; was christened on 5 Nov 1815 in George, Western Cape, South Africa.
Ellen Anne Devenish was born on 11 Nov 1821 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Marcella Susan Devenish was born on 11 Apr 1823 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Feb 1890 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Anthony Lennox Devenish was born on 24 Jun 1825 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Nov 1913 in Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Catherine Hannah Devenish was born on 22 Oct 1825 in Baviaans River, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Feb 1826 in Somerset East , Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Nov 1853.
Elizabeth Devenish was born on 17 Aug 1827 in Baviaans River, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 26 Feb 1828 in Somerset East , Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Apr 1892.