William Hamilton Attwell: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

William Hamilton Attwell was born about 1844 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of James Attwell, 1820 Settler and Susan Parr); died on 23 Feb 1923 in Battlesden farm, Alice district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes

William married Charlotte Francis FieldingAlice, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

James Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 27 Mar 1807 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 17 Apr 1807 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England (son of Richard Attwell, 1820 Settler and Ann Labrun, 1820 Settler); died on 21 Oct 1888 in Battlesden farm, Alice district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 71
Name: James Attwell 1820
Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England
Residence: 22 Aug 1833, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

had 11 children per https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKK-V9Y7-3

Settler:
Crause's party on the Nautilus

James married Susan Parr on 27 Mar 1832. Susan (daughter of Edward Parr and Susan Stretch) was born in 1813 in London, England; died on 9 Jul 1882 in Battlesden farm, Alice district, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan Parr was born in 1813 in London, England (daughter of Edward Parr and Susan Stretch); died on 9 Jul 1882 in Battlesden farm, Alice district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: Susanna Parr

Children:

James Attwell was born in 1835 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Dec 1867 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Richard Attwell was born est 1840; died in 1909 in Ramah Manor, Witput District, Herbert, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charles Lennox Stretch Attwell was born on 2 Mar 1841; died on 15 Jul 1932 in Goshen, Makeking district, North West, South Africa.
1. William Hamilton Attwell was born about 1844 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Feb 1923 in Battlesden farm, Alice district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
George Edward Attwell
Robert St Leger Attwell was born about 1850; died about 1906.
Sarah-Ann Attwell
Alice Louisa Attwell was born on 14 Nov 1853; was christened on 2 Apr 1854 in Healdtown, Fort Beaufort (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 May 1923.

Generation: 3

Richard Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 12 May 1771 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England (son of Richard Atwell and Lydia Colins); died on 6 May 1852 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 72
Name: Richard Atwell
Occupation: a Farmer
Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

Settler:
Crause's party on the Nautilus

Richard married Ann Labrun, 1820 Settler about 1794. Ann (daughter of William Labrun) was born on 3 Dec 1772 in Walton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 27 Mar 1837 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Labrun, 1820 Settler was born on 3 Dec 1772 in Walton, Northamptonshire, England (daughter of William Labrun); died on 27 Mar 1837 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 7
Name: Ann Labrun 1820
Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

surname poss WELLS, if so William WELLS is her brother

Settler:
Crause's party on the Nautilus

Children:

Mary Ann Attwell was born on 14 May 1795 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; died about 1832 in South Africa.
William Atwell, 1820 Settler was born on 22 Mar 1797 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; died on 22 Jun 1850 in Keiskamma River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Richard Labrun Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 26 May 1800 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; died on 4 Jun 1872 in Strand Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Edwin Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Feb 1803 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England.
Sarah Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Jun 1805 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 26 Jun 1805 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; died on 2 Sep 1890 in Beaufort House, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. James Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 27 Mar 1807 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 17 Apr 1807 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; died on 21 Oct 1888 in Battlesden farm, Alice district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Brooke Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 22 Jan 1809 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England; died on 6 Dec 1892 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
John Attwell was born on 14 Mar 1811 in Toddington, Bedfordshire, England.

Edward Parr was born est 1789; died before 1821.

Edward married Susan Stretch about 1812. Susan (daughter of James St. Leger Stretch and Catherine Devenish) was born in 1791 in Ireland; died on 11 Jan 1879 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Glen Thorn Cemetery (Presbyterian) on Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan Stretch was born in 1791 in Ireland (daughter of James St. Leger Stretch and Catherine Devenish); died on 11 Jan 1879 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Glen Thorn Cemetery (Presbyterian) on Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

Name: Susan or Susanna Stretch

Notes:

Conflicting dates: Ivan Mitford-Barberton in Some Frontier Families, under Stretch has Susan's years as 1798 - 1879 yet,under Hart, has her mother Anna's birth year as 1805.

DEATH NOTICE
Filed 17 March 1879 6/9/376 6523
Name of Deceased: Susan STRETCH
PRINGLE
Place of Birth: Ireland
Names of Parents: STRETCH
Age of Deceased:
Widow of the late John PRINGLE
Date of Death: 11 January 1879
Place of Death: 'Mill Bank',
Fort Beaufort
Names of Children and whether Major or Minor:
Robert Pears PRINGLE
James Stretch PRINGLE
Catherine PRINGLE
Isabella PRINGLE
Mary Anne PRINGLE
Ellen Stretch PRINGLE
Whether the deceased left any property movable or immovable? Wearing apparell and a few presents in Cash.
Signed by William Ainslie, Snr.

Susan Parr b. bet 1813-1816 London; d.9 Jul 1882 Battlesden Farm, Alice District. Married James Attwell on 27 Mar 1832.
She was d.o. Edward Parr [b. bet 1792-1795 England; d. abt 1818 England] and Susan Stretch [b.1796 Ireland; d. 11 Jan 1879 Adelaide, Cape, age 88].
Buried in Glenthorn Prebyterian Cem. Mancazana.
Susan was d.o.James St Ledger Stretch [b.1769 Knock Duff, County Cork, Ireland; d.23 Apr 1821 South Arica; buried Millbank, near Fort Beufort] and Catherine Devenish [b. 7 Aug 1767 Knock Duff, County Cork; d.31 May 1845 Adelaide, Cape aged 79] Buried Millbank, near Fort Beaufort.
Susan Stretch married a second time on 26 Mar 1822, after the death of Edward Parr, to John Pringle [b.31 Apr 1787; d.7 Apr 1864.

Children:

3. Susan Parr was born in 1813 in London, England; died on 9 Jul 1882 in Battlesden farm, Alice district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 4

Richard Atwell was born on 21 May 1735 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; was christened on 21 May 1771 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England (son of William Atwell and Alice, - wife of William Atwell); died in May 1785 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.

Notes:

surname spelt ATTWELL on marr. cert. issue 11 children?

Richard married Lydia Colins on 22 Dec 1763 in Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, England. Lydia was born on 8 Nov 1738 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 29 Aug 1812 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia Colins was born on 8 Nov 1738 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 29 Aug 1812 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.

Children:

William Richard Atwell was born on 23 Nov 1764 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
John Atwell was born on 8 Nov 1765 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
Ann Atwell was born on 28 Nov 1766 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died in 1767 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; was buried on 22 Mar 1767 in St Peter & All Saints Cemetery, Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
Lydia Atwell was born on 5 May 1768 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died in 1768; was buried on 23 Oct 1768 in St Peter & All Saints Cemetery, Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
Mary Atwell was born about 1769 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died in 1769; was buried on 5 Aug 1769 in St Peter & All Saints Cemetery, Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
4. Richard Attwell, 1820 Settler was born on 12 May 1771 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 6 May 1852 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Atwell was born on 27 Apr 1772 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 21 Mar 1773 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
John Atwell was born on 19 Sep 1773 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 16 Mar 1775 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
Alice Atwell was born on 20 Sep 1775 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 1 Jul 1778 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
Edmund Atwell was born on 2 Nov 1776 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England; died on 22 Apr 1779 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.
James Atwell was born on 15 Oct 1780 in Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England.

10.

William Labrun was born est 1748.

Children:

5. Ann Labrun, 1820 Settler was born on 3 Dec 1772 in Walton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 27 Mar 1837 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

14.

James St. Leger Stretch was born in 1769 in Limerick, Ireland (son of Richard Stretch and Elinor Coakley); died on 23 Apr 1821; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Notes:

was of the 87th Regiment and a government land surveyor
> From notes on the Diary of Charles Lennox STRETCH
Page 2 incorrectly states that both of STRETCH's parents emigrated to the Cape. STRETCH's father died in Limerick in 1822 (MS 14827 Cory Library) and, as STRETCH goes on to record on Page 13 of his journal, his mother arrived at Beaufort West from Ireland on 15 Aug 1825 (This should presumably be 1826, since it was only towards the end of 1825 that she requested the Colonial Office for a passage on a government vessel to the Cape: G McCall THEAL, comp., Records of the Cape Colony [London, 1897-1905], XX111, p.408 R.W. Hay to Commissioner of Navy, 7 Nov 1825) STRETCH notes (journal p.13) that James ATTWELL went to accompany Catherine STRETCH on her journey from Cape Town; ATTWELL was married to STRETCH's niece, Susan, the daughter of STRETCH's sister Susan from her first marriage to Edward PARR
> From the Journal of Charles Lennox STRETCH, Edited by Basil A Le Cordeur

James + Catherine Devenish. Catherine (daughter of John Devenish and Catherine Meares) was born on 7 Aug 1767; died on 31 May 1845 in Tyumie, Eastern Cape Colony, South Africa; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Catherine Devenish was born on 7 Aug 1767 (daughter of John Devenish and Catherine Meares); died on 31 May 1845 in Tyumie, Eastern Cape Colony, South Africa; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Notes:

Daughter of John Devenish of Mears Court, Westmeath, Ireland.

from The Grahamstown Journal:
Died at the Tyumie Residence, Caffraria, on the 31st ultimo, Catherine, relict of James St.Leger STRETCH Esq of Knock Duff, County of Cork, Ireland - aged 79.
Tyumie Residence, 1st June 1845

Children:

Ellen St Ledger Stretch was born on 9 Apr 1787 in Co. Cork, Ireland; died on 11 Aug 1873 in Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Catherine Stretch was born on 14 Nov 1791 in Limerick, Ireland.
7. Susan Stretch was born in 1791 in Ireland; died on 11 Jan 1879 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Glen Thorn Cemetery (Presbyterian) on Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Colonel Charles Lennox Stretch was born on 6 May 1797 in Bristol, Somerset, England; died on 13 Oct 1882 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Richard Aldworth Stretch was born in 1799.