| 2. |  Charles Penny, 1820 Settler was born on 1 Sep 1786 in Margaretting, Essex, England; was christened on 1 Oct 1786 in Margaretting, Essex, England (son of Philip Penny and Sarah Green); died on 12 Jun 1870 in Mount Pleasant farm, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 15 Jun 1870 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
- 1820 Lineage: Yes
- Settler ID: 618
- Name: Charles Penny 1820
- Occupation: 1820; a Bricklayer
- Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England
- Occupation: Feb 1832, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Storekeeper
Notes:
On 15 February, 1820, CHARLES & SUSANNAH and the three children from his first marriage, ELIZABETH 12, CHARLOTTE 10 and CHARLES 8, together with the first child from his second marriage, EDWARD 2, and his brother WILLIAM, sister-in-law ROSANNA and their children, SARAH 10 and WILLIAM 8, sailed from Gravesend, London, with the SEPHTON PARTY of Settlers, predominately Wesleyan Methodists with their clergyman the Rev.Shaw, on the “AURORA”. They arrived at Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, on 15 May, 1820, and were taken by ox-wagon to Assegai Bush River. They named the site Salem, meaning peace. In 1825 they moved to Reed Fountain (Elmhirst), and later to Grahamstown and finally Salem, where Charles and Susannah are buried.
Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora
Buried:
Description: aged 74y, 8m, 26days
Charles married Sarah Nunn on 3 Nov 1807 in Ingatestone, Essex, England. Sarah was born in 1787 in Essex, England; was christened on 1 Apr 1787 in Mountnessing, Essex, England; died on 4 Oct 1814 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England; was buried on 6 Oct 1814 in Southwark Chapel, Long Lane, Bermondsey, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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