John James Edwards: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

John James Edwards was born on 29 Apr 1848 (son of John Edwards and Sarah Moorcroft); died in 1886.

John married Jessie Baxter Shepperson on 13 Dec 1871. Jessie (daughter of John Fuller Shepperson and Anne Baxter) was born on 1 May 1850 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1882 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Ethel Edwards was born in 1872; died in 1942.
Oswald Edwards was born on 21 Apr 1874; died in 1920.
Claude Shepperson Edwards was born on 12 Oct 1876; died in 1924.
Blanche Edwards was born on 20 Jun 1878.
May Maude Edwards was born on 17 May 1880.
Jessie Wainwright Edwards was born on 3 Jul 1882.

Generation: 2

John Edwards was born on 15 Dec 1826 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 31 Jan 1828 in Methodist Circuit, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of James Edwards, 1820 Settler and Ann Thomas, 1820 Settler); died on 16 Dec 1917 in Barberton, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa.

John married Sarah Moorcroft on 15 May 1847 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of James Moorcroft, 1820 Settler and Sarah Dixon, 1820 Settler) was born about 1827; was christened on 24 Apr 1829 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, S; died on 24 Apr 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Moorcroft was born about 1827; was christened on 24 Apr 1829 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, S (daughter of James Moorcroft, 1820 Settler and Sarah Dixon, 1820 Settler); died on 24 Apr 1855.

Children:

1. John James Edwards was born on 29 Apr 1848; died in 1886.
Walter Morecroft Edwards was born on 24 Sep 1853 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Alfred Sydney Edwards was born on 19 Apr 1855 in Winterberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 3

James Edwards, 1820 Settler was born on 12 Dec 1792 in London, England; died on 28 Oct 1840 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Fort Beaufort cemetery, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

James married Ann Thomas, 1820 Settler on 12 Feb 1817 in St Dunstan's, Stepney, London, England. Ann (daughter of Stephen Thomas and Sarah, - wife of Stephen Thomas) was born on 15 May 1795 in Kent, England; was christened on 25 Dec 1795 in Ivychurch, Kent, England; died on 21 Jul 1881 in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann Thomas, 1820 Settler was born on 15 May 1795 in Kent, England; was christened on 25 Dec 1795 in Ivychurch, Kent, England (daughter of Stephen Thomas and Sarah, - wife of Stephen Thomas); died on 21 Jul 1881 in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

James Edwards was born on 12 Dec 1817; was christened on 4 Jan 1818 in St John, Hackney, London, England; died on 12 Jul 1819; was buried on 18 Jul 1819 in St John, Hackney, London, England.
Henry Edwards was born on 15 Apr 1820 in At sea; died on 9 Jan 1828.
Daniel Edwards, 1820 Settler was born in 1820; died in 1820.
William Edwards was born on 24 Sep 1822; died on 18 Jun 1824.
William Edwards was born on 10 Dec 1824; died on 16 Feb 1826.
2. John Edwards was born on 15 Dec 1826 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 31 Jan 1828 in Methodist Circuit, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Dec 1917 in Barberton, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa.
Thomas Edwards was born on 7 Jun 1828 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 24 Nov 1828 in Methodist Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Feb 1879.
Charles Richard Edwards was born on 6 Jul 1831 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 4 Oct 1904 in Renan farm, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Alfred Stephen Edwards 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.
Sarah Ann Edwards was born on 22 May 1836 in Post Retief, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Nov 1916 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
James Joseph Edwards was born on 11 Aug 1839; died on 20 Jul 1914.

6.	James Moorcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1792; died on 2 Aug 1871 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. James + Sarah Dixon, 1820 Settler. Sarah was born in 1798 in London, England; died on 20 May 1865 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Dixon, 1820 Settler was born in 1798 in London, England; died on 20 May 1865 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

George James Moorcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1814 in England; died on 27 Nov 1885 in Wilgedocht fam, Fort Beaufort district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
James Alfred Moorcroft, 1820 Settler was born on 7 Oct 1819 in Newington, London, England; was christened on 14 Nov 1819 in St Mary's Church, Newington,London, England; died on 2 Feb 1897 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Sarah Moorcroft was born about 1827; was christened on 24 Apr 1829 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, S; died on 24 Apr 1855.
Sidney Moorcroft was born on 26 Mar 1825 in Spanish Reeds, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 24 Apr 1829 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, S; died on 29 Oct 1903 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 4

10. Stephen Thomas was born in Ivechurch, Kent, Ewngland.
Stephen + Sarah, - wife of Stephen Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Sarah, - wife of Stephen Thomas

Children:

5. Ann Thomas, 1820 Settler was born on 15 May 1795 in Kent, England; was christened on 25 Dec 1795 in Ivychurch, Kent, England; died on 21 Jul 1881 in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Sarah Thomas was born in 1801 in Ivychurch, Kent, England; was christened on 9 Jun 1801 in Ivychurch, Kent, England; died in Dec 1850 in Barking, Essex, England; was buried on 29 Dec 1850 in Barking, Essex, England.