1. | James Petree Griffin was born about 1852 (son of Joseph Griffin, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Kerns); died on 7 Sep 1917 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
James married Mary Anne Fleischer in 1889. Mary (daughter of William Daniel Fleischer and Ann Gibson) was born on 29 Oct 1869 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Dec 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Joseph Griffin, 1820 Settler was born on 17 Jan 1817 in London, England; was christened on 1 Jun 1817 in St Mary's, Whitechapel, London, England (son of Thomas Griffin, 1820 Settler and Sarah Yates, 1820 Settler); died on 29 Sep 1879 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Settler: Joseph + Elizabeth Kerns. Elizabeth was born on 28 Aug 1824 in Oxfordshire, England; died in 1868 in South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Elizabeth Kerns was born on 28 Aug 1824 in Oxfordshire, England; died in 1868 in South Africa.
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4. | Thomas Griffin, 1820 Settler was born on 15 May 1784 in Islington, London, England (son of James Griffin and Lydia, - wife of James Griffin); died on 24 Sep 1843 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He was born in City Road, Islington, London, the son of James and Lydia Griffin. He joined the Royal Navy and fought on shore in the Egyptian campaign of 1801 until the surrender of Alexandria. In 1805 he served at Trafalgar in HMS Mars under Captain Duff. He married Sarah Yates at All Hallows Church, Tower, in 1809. He was located with the main body of Bailie's party at Cuylerville, but subsequently established himself outside the party's location between the Kleinemonden Rivers, where he was refused permission to remain. He moved to Port Elizabeth in 1822, where he obtained a small grant of land. He was court messenger in 1828. He died in his own house at Port Elizabeth in 1843, leaving a widow and nine children, Sarah (Lake), Thomas, Joseph, Elizabeth (Cato), Har¬riet (Cato), Margaret (Williams), Stephen William, Charles and Henry. His estate consisted of movable and immovable property. Mrs Sarah Griffin practised as a midwife in Port Elizabeth before moving to Natal where seven of her children eventually settled. 1820 Settlers Memorial Museum, Griffin family information; CO 8450 no.l 10,29.10.1821; CO 178 no.150, 14.7.1822; CO 8452 no.91, 15.11.1822; Directory 1828; MOOC 6/9/31 d.n. 6411/1843; GTJ 18.11.1872; MOOC 6/9/141 d.n. 8811/1872; information about Natal settlers from Mrs S.Spencer. Thomas married Sarah Yates, 1820 Settler in 1809 in All Hallows Church, Tower Hamlets, London, England. Sarah was born on 2 Jun 1780 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 19 Aug 1780 in Tredington, Worwickshire, England; died in 1872 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Sarah Yates, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Jun 1780 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 19 Aug 1780 in Tredington, Worwickshire, England; died in 1872 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Settler:
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8. | James Griffin James + Lydia, - wife of James Griffin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Lydia, - wife of James Griffin
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