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James William Backhouse

Male 1880 - 1943  (62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James William Backhouse was born on 17 Apr 1880 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Philip Backhouse and Ellen Magdalena Heath); died on 5 Apr 1943 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Philip Backhouse was born on 22 Oct 1825 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, Endland (son of Charles Backhouse and Deborah Turner); died on 15 Feb 1886 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Phillip Backhouse
    • Occupation: Butcher
    • Birth: 22 Oct 1825
    • Death: Abt 1900, Cape, South Africa

    Philip married Ellen Magdalena Heath on 17 Jul 1859 in St Michael's, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Ellen (daughter of John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler and Ellen Thompson) was born on 7 Jan 1841 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Jul 1928 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ellen Magdalena Heath was born on 7 Jan 1841 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler and Ellen Thompson); died on 8 Jul 1928 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Name: Ellen Sarah

    Children:
    1. Ellen Magdalene Backhouse was born on 21 Jan 1860 in Cape Province, South Africa.
    2. Deborah Backhouse was born on 13 Sep 1861; died on 8 Dec 1865; was buried in Main Cemetery, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Charles Peter Backhouse was born on 30 Oct 1863 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Jun 1946 in Naboomspruit, Northern Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in Naboomspruit, Northern Transvaal, South Africa.
    4. Maria, Caroline Backhouse was born on 20 Oct 1865 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 May 1948 in Toise River, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in May 1948 in East London Cemetery (East Bank), East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. John Henry Backhouse was born on 11 Jul 1867 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. Philip George Backhouse was born on 19 Mar 1869 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Jul 1935 in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.
    7. Emma Jemima Backhouse was born on 21 May 1871 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Apr 1949 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    8. Phoebe Backhouse was born on 4 Apr 1873; died on 1 Apr 1964; was buried in Primrose, Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.
    9. Eliza Ruth Backhouse was born on 20 Jan 1877; died on 7 Jul 1980.
    10. Catherine Amelia Backhouse was born on 6 May 1878 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Jul 1970 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    11. 1. James William Backhouse was born on 17 Apr 1880 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Apr 1943 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Backhouse was born in 1797; died in 1869.

    Charles + Deborah Turner. Deborah was born in 1800; died in 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Deborah Turner was born in 1800; died in 1876.
    Children:
    1. 2. Philip Backhouse was born on 22 Oct 1825 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, Endland; died on 15 Feb 1886 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 6.  John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler was born on 27 Feb 1818 in London, England; was christened on 25 Mar 1827 in Port Francis(Port Alfred), Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler and Maria Iveson, 1820 Settler); died on 5 Aug 1889 in Die Hoogstede, Tarkastad district, Eastern cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 467
    • Occupation: Doctor
    • Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Bailie's party on the Chapman

    John + Ellen Thompson. Ellen was born about 1822; died about 1841 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ellen Thompson was born about 1822; died about 1841 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    there is a very strong probability that Ellen Thompson and John Henry Heath never married and had one daughter, Ellen, out of wedlock.
    Ellen BACKHOUSE, nee HEATH, passed away on 8 Jul 1928. On her DN her age is given as 87 years and 6 months. Taken very literally, that puts her birth date as 8 Jan 1841. Her parents are given as Ellen THOMPSON & John Henry HEATH.
    The baptism inscription for an Ellen THOMPSON which gives her birth date as 7 Jan 1841, only the mother is mentioned "the late Ellen THOMPSON", and abode is given as Mancazana.
    Following that, John Henry HEATH and Caroline OOSTUUS got married on 23 Aug 1841. John
    Henry is given as "Batchelor" and both John and Caroline's residence is given as Mancazana river.

    Children:
    1. 3. Ellen Magdalena Heath was born on 7 Jan 1841 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Jul 1928 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler was born in 1793 in Fort Marlborough, Bencoolen, West Sumatra (son of Henry Heath and - wife of Henry Heath); died on 4 Apr 1845 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Old Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 466
    • Occupation: Attorney
    • Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    John Henry was the son of Henry Heath, an employee of the East India Company. He was born in 1793 in West Sumatra, near the factory of Bencoolen. Fort Marlborough, the military headquarters was in Bencoolen, nowadays Benkulu and was later part of the Dutch East Indies and is now part of Indonesia.

    Whilst we know that John Henry Heath was born in Sumatra, it is not known whether he had private tutors or whether he was sent back to school. His father Henry Heath, a contemporary of Raffles – who founded Singapore – was the British Resident of Kroee [Krui] and well able to do either. As John Henry was educated in the law it is probably that he retunred to attend a school such as Eton, Rugby, Winchester or similar Public school.

    John Henry was born in 1793 or 1794 in West Sumatra. Fort Marlborough at Bencoolen [now Benkulu] was the centre of the East India company for the pepper factory. John Henry was born during the period that his father was employed as a monthly writer and senior merchant. Bencoolen came under the Bengal part of the East India Company and this leads to confusion as to whether he was born in India or in Sumatra, the records being in the “India Office”/ It is not known where John Henry had his schooling, it being quite likely that he was sent back to England to do his schooling. He trained in law and became a notary public. He had difficulties when a partner apparently was dishonest and he ended up in debt. He applied to go to South Africa as part of the assisted scheme and when he arrived he soon returned back to his profession of law. In 1820 he was in Cuylerville on the Mankanzana River and by May 1821 he had a canteen in the Upper Kaffir Drift;. There were quarrels within the Bailey party and there was a problem when he ended up sheltering the daughter of another settler. By 1825 he was in Port Francis, now Port Alfred, being a public notary and Government clerk. He then moved to Grahamstown still working as a notary public. In 1835 he made an unsuccessful attempt to be appointed a Magistrate. An allowance of 100 pounds per year ceased from 1835. In 1842 his daughters went to the grandfather [Henry] in Northfleet and the 2 eldest married that year. On the 4th February John Henry died near Grahamstown [cause of death was apoplexy] leaving an estate of under 150 pounds.

    John Henry Heath was married to Maria : Iveson in her death notice and in South Africa genealogy Evertsen. As yet this is an area of research.

    Maria and John Henry had 9 children

    Settler:
    Bailie's party on the Chapman

    John married Maria Iveson, 1820 Settler on 1 May 1819 in Whitechapel, Middlesex,England. Maria (daughter of Joseph Iveson and Sarah Rothwell) was born on 18 Mar 1792 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 4 May 1792 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; died on 11 Apr 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Maria Iveson, 1820 Settler was born on 18 Mar 1792 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 4 May 1792 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (daughter of Joseph Iveson and Sarah Rothwell); died on 11 Apr 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 465
    • Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England
    • Immigration: 1820

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Bailie's party on the Chapman

    Children:
    1. 6. John Henry Heath, 1820 Settler was born on 27 Feb 1818 in London, England; was christened on 25 Mar 1827 in Port Francis(Port Alfred), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Aug 1889 in Die Hoogstede, Tarkastad district, Eastern cape, South Africa.
    2. Maria Cecilia Heath was born on 26 Feb 1821 in Cowie, Cape of Good Hope.; was christened on 25 Mar 1827 in Port Francis(Port Alfred), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Mar 1893 in Hampstead Workhouse, Hampstead, Middlesex, England.
    3. Caroline Amelia Heath was born on 21 Feb 1823; was christened on 25 Mar 1827 in Port Francis(Port Alfred), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 19 Sep 1901 in St leonard's on Sea,Hastings, East Sussex, England.
    4. Elizabeth Rosina Heath was born on 18 Mar 1825 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 25 Mar 1827 in Port Francis(Port Alfred), Eastern Cape, South Africa; died between Apr 1898 and Jun 1898 in Derby, Derbyshire, England.
    5. Matthew George Thomas Heath was born about 1826 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; was christened on 11 Sep 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. Sarah Emily Heath was born about 1828; was christened on 11 Sep 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Aug 1879.
    7. Henry Heath was born about 1830 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; was christened on 11 Sep 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died before 1879 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
    8. Thomas Baillie Heath was born on 15 Jul 1833 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1862 in Bongolo , Queenstown district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. Mary Angelina Heath was born in 1834; was christened on 3 Dec 1845 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 31 Mar 1901 in Croydon, Surrey, England.



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