Mortimer Simpson Purdon: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Mortimer Simpson Purdon was born on 30 Mar 1872; was christened on 19 May 1872 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of William Henry Purdon and Elizabeth Smith Cockcroft); died on 8 Feb 1956; was buried on 9 Feb 1956 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Occupation: 1898, Rokeby Park, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer

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Mortimer married Sarah Elizabeth Davies on 6 Dec 1898 in Methodist Church, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of James Davies and Sarah Bradfield) was born on 14 Mar 1873; was christened on 29 May 1873 in Bathurst Methodist Church, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 15 Jul 1955 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Witnesses: Austin Harrison PURDON, Grace E. DAVIES

Children:

Todd Graham Purdon
Constance Eileen Purdon was born on 25 Mar 1900; was christened on 3 Jun 1900 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Jul 1983; was buried in Baptist Church, Kariega, Eastern Cape Proince, South Africa.
Leonard Davies Purdon was born on 30 Sep 1901 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Dec 1901 in Methodist Church, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Apr 1981 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 8 Apr 1981 in Rokeby Park Cemetery (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Ross Simpson Purdon was born on 15 Oct 1902; was christened on 30 Nov 1902 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Sep 1977 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 28 Sep 1977 in Rokeby Park Cemetery (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Horace William Purdon was born on 14 Jan 1907; was christened on 2 Jun 1907 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Mar 1967; was buried on 23 Mar 1967 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Grahame Bradfield Purdon was born on 16 Oct 1910; was christened on 4 Dec 1910 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Mar 1988; was buried on 14 Mar 1988.

Generation: 2

William Henry Purdon was born on 16 Mar 1842 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Jun 1842 (son of William Henry Purdon, 1820 Settler and Eliza Tarr, 1820 Settler); died on 1 Jun 1924 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Baptism: 12 Jun 1842, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Occupation: 1869, Maple Grove; a Farmer

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William married Elizabeth Smith Cockcroft on 26 May 1869 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler) was born on 20 Oct 1845 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 May 1914 in Rokeby Park, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 20 May 1914 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Smith Cockcroft was born on 20 Oct 1845 in Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler); died on 19 May 1914 in Rokeby Park, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 20 May 1914 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Name: Elizabeth Smith (Libby) Cockcroft
Residence: 1869, Maple Grove

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Witnesses: David Thomas SMAILES, Illegible James COCKCROFT

Children:

1. Mortimer Simpson Purdon was born on 30 Mar 1872; was christened on 19 May 1872 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Feb 1956; was buried on 9 Feb 1956 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
George Clifford Purdon was born on 8 Sep 1874; was christened on 18 Oct 1874 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Sep 1943 in Mount Pleasant, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 17 Sep 1943 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Edith Emmeline Purdon was born on 6 Feb 1882; was christened on 23 Apr 1882 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 3

William Henry Purdon, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Sep 1808 in Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh, India (son of John Purdon, 1820 Settler and Mary Clifford Harrison, 1820 Settler); died on 2 Dec 1894 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 4 Dec 1894 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 674
Name: William Henry Purdon 1820
Occupation: Hamilton farm, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

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William married Eliza Tarr, 1820 Settler on 5 Jun 1837 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Eliza (daughter of Thomas Henry Tarr, 1820 Settler and Ann Radford, 1820 Settler) was born on 20 Apr 1817 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 9 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 10 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 20 Apr 1817 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (daughter of Thomas Henry Tarr, 1820 Settler and Ann Radford, 1820 Settler); died on 9 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 10 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 753
Name: Eliza Tarr 1820
Adult Christening: 25 Apr 1817, Nottingham Church (St Mary's), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Charles Purdon was born on 18 Mar 1838 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jul 1926 in Thorndon, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 23 Jul 1926 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Selina Ann Purdon was born on 12 Jul 1839 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Oct 1839 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Apr 1924 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 9 Apr 1924 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Henry Purdon was born on 12 Nov 1840 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 27 Dec 1840 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Oct 1916 in Hope Royal farm, Trappes Valley, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 12 Oct 1916 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. William Henry Purdon was born on 16 Mar 1842 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Jun 1842; died on 1 Jun 1924 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Isabella Austin Purdon was born on 18 Feb 1844 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 6 Jun 1844 in Bathurst & Lower Albany Circuit, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died after 1889.
Martha Ann Purdon was born on 12 Aug 1845 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 28 Aug 1845 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Mar 1937 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
James Tarr Purdon was born on 23 Sep 1846 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Jul 1847 in Bathurst & Lower Albany Circuit, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Feb 1908 in Wilsons Party, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 12 Feb 1908 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Samuel Purdon was born on 28 Jul 1848 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 27 Aug 1848; died after 1889.
John Cadwallader Purdon was born on 16 Feb 1850 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 14 Jul 1850; died on 16 Feb 1928 in Springfield, Cathcart district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Hilton Cemetery (Methodist), Hilton, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Henry Purdon was born on 3 Jul 1851; was christened on 3 Jul 1852 in Timm's Camp, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1852.
Henry Ebenezer Purdon was born on 20 Jul 1853; was christened on 25 Dec 1853; died on 19 May 1936 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Rokeby Park Cemetery (7th Day Adventist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Daniel Purdon was born on 24 Jan 1856; was christened on 20 Apr 1856; died before 1889.
Emma Purdon was born on 18 Nov 1858; was christened on 23 Dec 1858; died on 16 Aug 1910 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Edwin Ambrose Purdon was born on 8 Oct 1861; was christened on 1 Aug 1862; died after 1904.

Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1807 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (son of Charles Cockcroft, 1820 Settler and Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler); died on 30 Nov 1881 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 165
Occupation: a Farmer
Religion: the Protestant Church
Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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OCCUPATION: Wagon maker

Thomas had a Wagon business and was a Farmer at Shaw Park.

Thomas Cockcroft was Commandant, Clumber Station during the 1846-7 war, being frequently in action. He became a Municipal Commissioner of Grahamstown in 1949. (Morse-Jones,102)

Settler:
Wainwright's party on the John

Thomas married Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler on 3 Jan 1831 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Dorothy (daughter of Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler and Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler) was born on 2 May 1810 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Dec 1858 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler was born on 2 May 1810 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (daughter of Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler and Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler); died on 13 Dec 1858 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 1448
Religion: the Protestant Church
Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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Not sure if this was a Simpson or Trollip - I presume former

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Cock's party on the Weymouth

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Description: Rev William Carlisle

Description: Rev William Carlisle

Children:

Mary Ann Cockcroft was born about 1832 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died after 1883.
Ann Shepherd Cockcroft was born on 23 Dec 1833 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 Feb 1834 in Methodist Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Iken Cockcroft was born on 2 Dec 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Jan 1836 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Feb 1907 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 15 Feb 1907 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Cockcroft was born on 14 May 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 24 Jun 1838 in Wesleyan Chapel, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Jun 1912 in Victoria East, Cape, South Africa.
Sarah Jane Cockcroft was born on 18 Jun 1840 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Aug 1918 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
Dorothy Cockcroft was born on 18 Nov 1843 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 30 Jun 1914 in Thornden farm, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 2 Jul 1914 in Rokeby Park Church (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Elizabeth Smith Cockcroft was born on 20 Oct 1845 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 May 1914 in Rokeby Park, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 20 May 1914 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Ebenezer John Cockcroft was born on 15 Oct 1849 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Dec 1937 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Walter Simpson Cockcroft was born on 10 Sep 1852 in Trappes Valley, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 28 Nov 1852 in Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Jun 1941 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; was buried in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa.

Generation: 4

John Purdon, 1820 Settler was born in 1768 in Lanark, Scotland (son of John Purdon and Margaret Thom); died on 28 May 1863 in Beaufort Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 673
Name: John (Sgt) Purdon 1820
Occupation: an Army Pensioner
Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

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Willson's party, sailed aboard the La Belle Alliance from The Downs on 12 February 1820 and arrived in Table Bay on 2 May 1820 and then Algoa Bay end of May 1820.
Name of Settler Purdon, John - age 40
Name of Wife Mary nee Harison - age 34
Name and ages of children William (11), Henry (9), Elizabeth (5), Charles (2).

According to a transcript of their marriage certificate:

"....John Purdon, Drum Major of His Majesty's 53rd regiment of Foot,
and Mary Harrison of the City of Dublin, spinster..." Dated 13th
October 1802.

MILI:
Description: 53rd Regiment of Foot

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Willson's party on the La Belle Alliance

John married Mary Clifford Harrison, 1820 Settler on 13 Oct 1804 in Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Mary was born in 1789 in Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland; died on 22 Nov 1874 in Beaufort Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Clifford Harrison, 1820 Settler was born in 1789 in Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland; died on 22 Nov 1874 in Beaufort Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 300
Name: Mary Clifford Harrison 1820
Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

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Willson's party on the La Belle Alliance

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According to a transcript of their marriage certificate:

"....John Purdon, Drum Major of His Majesty's 53rd regiment of Foot,
and Mary Harrison of the City of Dublin, spinster..." Dated 13th
October 1802.

Children:

4. William Henry Purdon, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Sep 1808 in Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh, India; died on 2 Dec 1894 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 4 Dec 1894 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Henry Gordon Purdon, 1820 Settler was born on 19 Dec 1810 in Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh, India; died on 23 Dec 1892 in Lushington Valley, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Ann Purdon, 1820 Settler was born on 4 Dec 1812 in Cawnpore, India; died on 18 Nov 1888 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Martha Purdon was born on 15 Sep 1814.
Charles Purdon, 1820 Settler was born on 20 Feb 1817 in Madras, India; died in 1820 in at Sea.
Isabella Purdon was born on 14 Nov 1819 in London, England.
Mary Purdon was born on 22 Mar 1822 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Nov 1899 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 12 Nov 1899 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Martha Purdon was born on 20 Nov 1825 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Feb 1905 in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Wesleyan Methodist Church cemetery, WESLEY, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa..
Ann Purdon was born on 7 Jan 1828 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
John Charles Purdon was born on 29 May 1831 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Jun 1832 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jul 1913 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 23 Jul 1913 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Thomas Henry Tarr, 1820 Settler was born in 1790; was christened on 2 Mar 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (son of George Tarr and Elizabeth Fletcher); died on 9 Nov 1858 in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 760
Name: Thomas Henry Tarr 1820
Occupation: a Carpenter
Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Residence: 10 Oct 1824, Clumber Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa
Occupation: Oct 1832, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Carpenter

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Came out with wife and kids in Calton's party, on Albury - settled on Torrens Ruver, and named settlement Clumber, after the seat of the Duke of Newcastle.

His name on all the early Embarcation records was TORR, however subsequent records including his will says TARR. His children all used TARR.
There is a bell dedicated to Thomas and Ann Tarr at Clumber Church

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Thomas married Ann Radford, 1820 Settler on 20 Sep 1812 in St Mary's Church, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. Ann (daughter of James John Radford and Ann Greenwood) was born in 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 23 Dec 1866 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ann Radford, 1820 Settler was born in 1791 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (daughter of James John Radford and Ann Greenwood); died on 23 Dec 1866 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 938
Name: Ann Radford 1820
Adult Christening: 27 Jun 1791, Nottingham Church (St Mary's), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Selina Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Aug 1813 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 14 Jan 1894 in Prospect House, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 15 Jan 1894 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
James Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 24 Aug 1815; died on 26 Aug 1896; was buried on 27 Aug 1896 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. Eliza Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 20 Apr 1817 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 9 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 10 May 1889 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
George Tarr, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Feb 1819 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 28 Feb 1819 in Nottingham Church (St Mary's), Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 4 Apr 1850; was buried in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Tarr was born on 21 Sep 1821; died on 22 Aug 1895 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 23 Aug 1895 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Emma Tarr was born on 6 Jan 1824; died on 21 Dec 1858.
Ann Tarr was born on 20 Jun 1826; was christened on 24 Sep 1826 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Nov 1906 in 'Buffelsfontein', Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William John Tarr was born on 8 Sep 1829; was christened on 11 Jul 1830 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Apr 1917.
Samuel Tarr was born on 8 Jun 1830; was christened on 11 Jul 1830 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Aug 1914; was buried in Wesley, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Tarr was born on 31 May 1831; died on 8 Oct 1895 in 'Melville Park', Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Peddie Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Wesley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mary Tarr was born on 19 Sep 1832 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened in Oct 1832 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jul 1906 in Fresh Water Poort, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Wesley, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Charles Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1779 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (son of Mark Cockcroft and Mary Broadley); died on 11 Dec 1875 in Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 163
Name: Charles Cockcroft 1820
Occupation: a Cloth Dresser
Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Charles 35 & Harriet 36 arrived 13/1/1820 aboard the John with Wainwright Party, departing Liverpool. Thomas 13, William 9 & Mark 7. Charles was a cloth dresser.

Excerpt from COCKCROFT GENEALOGY: A GENEALOGY OF 1820 SETTLERS CHARLES AND HARRIET COCKCROFT by Keith Nicol of Constantia, Cape, South Africa:
"Charles Cockcroft, a cloth dresser from Leeds, Yorkshire came to South Africa in 1820 with Wainwright's Party on the ship, "John". The "John" left Liverpool on 13th January, 1820, reached Table Bay on 19 April, Simon's Bay later in April, and Algoa Bay in May, 1820. Charles who was 39 years of age at the time, was accompanied by his wife Harriet, 36, and children Thomas, 13, William, 11, and Mark, 7. All three sons married 1820 settler girls and many of their descendants also married into other settler families. "

In the cemetary of the Methodist Church, Shaw Park, we find the grave with the following tombstones :

Grave No. 19

Sacred to the memory of THOMAS COCKCROFT Who entered into rest at Port Alfred, 30th November, 1881, in his 76th year. Peace, Perfect Peace.

also CHARLES COCKCROFT who departed this life, December, 1875, in his 96th year. A British Settler of 1820.

and THOMAS I COCKCROFT, who fell asleep February 13th 1907, in his 72nd year. His end was peace. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.

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Wainwright's party on the John

Charles + Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler. Harriet was born in 1784 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 19 Jul 1836 in Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber Methodist Cemetery, Clumber, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Harriet Farrier Bailey, 1820 Settler was born in 1784 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 19 Jul 1836 in Myrtle Grove farm, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber Methodist Cemetery, Clumber, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 23
Name: Harriet Farrer Bailie
Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Wainwright's party on the John

Buried:
"In May [1867] the Building Committee authorised him [Rev. Ebenezer Hepburn] to ask Thomas Cockcroft what repairs his family wished to have made to the grave of Harriet Cockcroft which had been damaged in the course of building, which was now in hand."

'In Aug 1881... It was arranged that Harriet Cockcroft's grave-stone be placed erect."

Clumber: The story of a Settler Church 1825-1967 - E Morse Jones

Children:

6. Thomas Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1807 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 30 Nov 1881 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born in 1808 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 Jul 1899 in Wentworth Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 8 Jul 1899 in Shaw Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Mark Cockcroft, 1820 Settler was born on 7 Dec 1811 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 6 May 1892 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler was born in 1769 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 1447
Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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Thomas is not mentioned in Ann's will, but he is on settler list.

Settler:
Cock's party on the Weymouth

Thomas married Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler on 11 Jan 1797 in St Peter's, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Ann (daughter of William Shepherd and Mary, - wife of William Shepherd) was born on 3 May 1774 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 2 Jun 1774 in St Peter's, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 29 Oct 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ann Shepherd, 1820 Settler was born on 3 May 1774 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 2 Jun 1774 in St Peter's, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (daughter of William Shepherd and Mary, - wife of William Shepherd); died on 29 Oct 1838 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: 1446
Name: Ann Shepherd 1820
Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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Her first married name was Simpson.

Settler:
Cock's party on the Weymouth

Notes:

Thomas was a carpenter and came out as a 1820 Settler with Cock's party on the "Weymouth".

Children:

William Simpson was born on 11 Jul 1805 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 3 Sep 1890 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Thomas Simpson, 1820 Settler was born on 11 Mar 1807; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died about 1871.
Sarah Simpson was born on 27 Nov 1808 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
7. Dorothy Simpson, 1820 Settler was born on 2 May 1810 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1810 in St Mary, Kippax, Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Dec 1858 in Myrtle Grove farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.