1. | Rhoda King was born on 15 Aug 1836 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Joseph King, 1820 Settler and Ann Bradley, 1820 Settler); died on 1 Sep 1937 in Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 2 Sep 1939 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Rhoda married Alfred Stephen Edwards on 6 Apr 1858 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Alfred (son of James Edwards, 1820 Settler and Ann Thomas, 1820 Settler) was born on 29 Jul 1833 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Apr 1870 in Riet Vlei, Queenstown, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Edith Maria Ann Edwards was born on 21 Jun 1861; died on 17 May 1951 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; was buried in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
- Joseph Charles Edwards was born on 26 Nov 1864 in Cape, South Africa; died on 15 Sep 1938 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in East Bank Cemetary, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- James Stephen Edwards was born on 26 Sep 1865.
- Thomas Henry Edwards was born on 27 Dec 1867.
- Alfred Stephen Edwards was born on 6 Mar 1870.
Rhoda married John Thompson in 1872. John (son of William Thompson and Charlotte Yates) was born in 1844 in Coleraine, Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died on 6 Jun 1892 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Charlotte Annie Thompson was born on 6 Dec 1873 in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Dec 1974 in Serenity Nursing Home, Windsor Park, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
- Ellen Matilda Thompson
- Linda May Thompson was born on 2 Jun 1876; died on 28 Jun 1925; was buried in 'Orion', Waterberg, Louis Trichardt, Northern Transvaal, South Africa.
- Lilian Olive Thompson was born on 26 Sep 1878; died in 1951.
- John Evelyn Thompson was born on 11 Nov 1881.
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