Keith Dudley Collett

Family/Spouse: Helen Loraine Lawford. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Norman Keith Arthur Collett
2. Sally Margaret Collett was born in 1954; died in 1980.
3. Edward Charles Collett

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Owned/lived at Katkop.

Owned/lived at Katkop.

Norman + Gladys Isobel Hart. Gladys was born in 1886; died in 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Possessions: From 1850 to Jan 1850, Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

General Notes: John and Mary where the founders of the Methodist Chapel at
Fish River, in which their children have placed a memorial tablet.
This couple had 13 children, and all lived to a ripe old age, which might be an
argument in favour of consanguineous marriages, for John and Mary were first
cousins, John's mother and Mary's father being sister and brother. John was
known as "John Collett of Grassridge", and there is an amusing story told,
indicating the sly, slow brand of humour prevalent amongst the Trollop/Collett
families. It is said that when a Grassridge irrigation dam was a-building, the
Colletts were very worried that there would occur one of those sudden, violent
storms, and the dam-wall would collapse, taking Grassridge house away in the
flood waters. Some wit is known to have remarked "They needn't worry. There
will always be some Collett sitting on the bank, calling out, "Keer voor, Kiewiet" ".
(Kiewiet was an old Hottentot servant who 'belonged' to the Colletts. His full
name was Kiewiet Speelman - hence Speelman's Kop). Another story concerns one
of the Colletts who fell from the loft of the house, and, when asked why he was
not more hurt, remarked "Well, I just fell slowly!" This story indicates their
placid dispositions, which in no way deterred them from becoming very successful
farmers, but endeared them to all and sundry.

Noted events in his life were:
1. Property: 1850/1908, Cradock District, Cape Colony, Southern Africa. "Grass
Ridge" Farm:
According to Guy Butler (see source list) the farm known as 'Vogelgesang' came
into the possession of John COLLETT in 1850, later renamed 'Grass Ridge'.
However, in 1883 a mortgage bond of £2 500 was also registered in his favour
over four properties (by far the largest being rem. Petzers kraal, the others ptn.
Doornberg, another property some 361 morgen in size situated between these two,
and another portion of Doornberg), about 1 920 hectares in total extent, all
situated in the Middelburg district.
The bondholder was his father-in-law Joseph Trollip. Interest at 6% pa for the
first £2 000 and 3% for the balance, £500, was payable twice annually. It
remained in force until January 1901.
In estate papers filed at his death in 1908 the farm Grass Ridge receives mention,
as having consisted of two portions of Vogelgezang, a portion of Klipheuwels and
remainder Klipheuwels, about 6 715 hectares in total extent. The whole property
was valued at £7 915, and would seem to have been farmed by his sons Norman
and Dudley under a lease or bond agreement.
There was also mention of two properties bought by John Collett in Cradock
town, what was to become a boarding house at '33 Beeren St' and the Butler Bros
General Notes: John and Mary where the founders of the Methodist Chapel at
Fish River, in which their children have placed a memorial tablet.
This couple had 13 children, and all lived to a ripe old age, which might be an
argument in favour of consanguineous marriages, for John and Mary were first
cousins, John's mother and Mary's father being sister and brother. John was
known as "John Collett of Grassridge", and there is an amusing story told,
indicating the sly, slow brand of humour prevalent amongst the Trollop/Collett
families. It is said that when a Grassridge irrigation dam was a-building, the
Colletts were very worried that there would occur one of those sudden, violent
storms, and the dam-wall would collapse, taking Grassridge house away in the
flood waters. Some wit is known to have remarked "They needn't worry. There
will always be some Collett sitting on the bank, calling out, "Keer voor, Kiewiet" ".
(Kiewiet was an old Hottentot servant who 'belonged' to the Colletts. His full
name was Kiewiet Speelman - hence Speelman's Kop). Another story concerns one
of the Colletts who fell from the loft of the house, and, when asked why he was
not more hurt, remarked "Well, I just fell slowly!" This story indicates their
placid dispositions, which in no way deterred them from becoming very successful
farmers, but endeared them to all and sundry.

Noted events in his life were:
1. Property: 1850/1908, Cradock District, Cape Colony, Southern Africa. "Grass
Ridge" Farm:
According to Guy Butler (see source list) the farm known as 'Vogelgesang' came
into the possession of John COLLETT in 1850, later renamed 'Grass Ridge'.
However, in 1883 a mortgage bond of £2 500 was also registered in his favour
over four properties (by far the largest being rem. Petzers kraal, the others ptn.
Doornberg, another property some 361 morgen in size situated between these two,
and another portion of Doornberg), about 1 920 hectares in total extent, all
situated in the Middelburg district.
The bondholder was his father-in-law Joseph Trollip. Interest at 6% pa for the
first £2 000 and 3% for the balance, £500, was payable twice annually. It
remained in force until January 1901.
In estate papers filed at his death in 1908 the farm Grass Ridge receives mention,
as having consisted of two portions of Vogelgezang, a portion of Klipheuwels and
remainder Klipheuwels, about 6 715 hectares in total extent. The whole property
was valued at £7 915, and would seem to have been farmed by his sons Norman
and Dudley under a lease or bond agreement.
There was also mention of two properties bought by John Collett in Cradock
town, what was to become a boarding house at '33 Beeren St' and the Butler Bros
business property in Adderley Street.
In papers subsequently filed (1909) outstanding debts of John's sons and sons-in-
law seem to have been brought into reconciliation, leaving each child
provisionally with £500. A promissory note of the Butler brothers (James and
Charles) of £2 100 was also brought into the calculation. After succession duty
(about £111) each of the twelve Collett children were to receive about £918. In
the second and final distribution account (1910) a further £32-17-2 was paid out
to each of the Collett children. A bond of £675 owed to the estate by James
Butler was not called up in view of 'a fall in the property market' and the fact
that at the time they were being let 'at a good rental'.
James's financial position was stated as being 'not very strong'.

GENERAL: From A Time to Plant, p211:
"John was calm, Mary more excitable; John short for man, Mary tall. (John) Owen and Gervase were tall, Walter quite short. Most of them were quite, slow-spoken people, but Letty, Rosa and Norman were lively. Walter, Herbert, Jessie and Dudley had reddish or sandy hair - the others were dark."


In papers subsequently filed (1909) outstanding debts of John's sons and sons-in-
law seem to have been brought into reconciliation, leaving each child
provisionally with £500. A promissory note of the Butler brothers (James and
Charles) of £2 100 was also brought into the calculation. After succession duty
(about £111) each of the twelve Collett children were to receive about £918. In
the second and final distribution account (1910) a further £32-17-2 was paid out
to each of the Collett children. A bond of £675 owed to the estate by James
Butler was not called up in view of 'a fall in the property market' and the fact
that at the time they were being let 'at a good rental'.
James's financial position was stated as being 'not very strong'.

GENERAL: From A Time to Plant, p211:
"John was calm, Mary more excitable; John short for man, Mary tall. (John) Owen and Gervase were tall, Walter quite short. Most of them were quite, slow-spoken people, but Letty, Rosa and Norman were lively. Walter, Herbert, Jessie and Dudley had reddish or sandy hair - the others were dark."

John married Mary Trollip on 19 Jul 1854 in Doornberg Farm, Brak River, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Joseph Anthony Trollip, 1820 Settler and Phoebe Whitehead, 1820 Settler) was born on 22 Jun 1836 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Jul 1836 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Aug 1906 in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

1. Minister: 19 July 1854, Doornberg Farm, Brak River, Middelburg District, Cape
Colony, Southern Africa. The minister officiating at the wedding was the
Reverend DAVIS
2. Golden Wedding Anniversary: 19 July 1904, Grassridge Farm, Cradock

1. Minister: 19 July 1854, Doornberg Farm, Brak River, Middelburg District, Cape
Colony, Southern Africa. The minister officiating at the wedding was the
Reverend DAVIS
2. Golden Wedding Anniversary: 19 July 1904, Grassridge Farm, Cradock

1. Minister: 19 July 1854, Doornberg Farm, Brak River, Middelburg District, Cape
Colony, Southern Africa. The minister officiating at the wedding was the
Reverend DAVIS
2. Golden Wedding Anniversary: 19 July 1904, Grassridge Farm, Cradock


2. Golden Wedding Anniversary: 19 July 1904, Grassridge Farm, Cradock

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 167
• Settler: 14 Aug 1821, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

James arrived in Table Bay, South Africa on the 'Salisbury' on 8 December 1821, (Departure Date 14th August 1821), listed as an indentured labourer in Major General Colin Campbell's party. His name was second-last on the list of names. He was well educated in the three R's, wrote well and was filled with driving energy. He is said to have had 70 grandchildren, one of whom was Letitia Collett who married James Butler of London. The party was located on a 10 000-acre estate at Rietfonetien, on an arm of the Kasouga River. the location was named Barville Park. General Charles Collins Campbell, who was the leader of the party, died in May 1822.

In 1824 he married Rhoda in Albany, where he owned a small farm near Port Alfred. When the frontier was thrown open , he bought Olifantsfontein, and farms on the Koonap River in Fort Beaufort district. When the 1835 Frontier war broke out he stayed. He imported merino from New South Wales and Saxony and left 200 pound to his brother Joseph, who had emigrated to US with his sister Elizabeth. In 1842 he bought 3 large farms in Cradock area, based on Greonfontein in the direction of the AgterSneeuberg, he soon gained a reputation as the most progressive farmer in the district. He was chosen to represent the district in the first Cape Parliament in 1854, but attended one session only. In 1857 he sold Groenfontein, and moved to up the valley to Dassie Krantz and Salt Pan Drift. But drought and recession drove him bankruptcy in 1862. All his farms were sold and he had to accept hospitality of a cottage on Mulberry Grove, the farm of his son-in-law, Joseph Trollip. His successful son, John, redeemed him and placed him on Dassie Krantz. Relationships were strained, but he had lost his touch and after a frightening incident with a defiant servant, John removed his parents to Grassridge, where he died in 1875.

Settler:
Charles Campbell's party on the Salisbury

James married Rhoda Ann Trollip, 1820 Settler on 6 Feb 1824 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Rhoda (daughter of Joseph Trollip, 1820 Settler and Susannah Crouch, 1820 Settler) was born on 21 Dec 1805 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 29 Mar 1806 in Frome, Somerset, England; died in Nov 1895 in Rietvlei, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 795
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

Rhoda Trollip came out to SA with her parents and siblings on the Weymouth arriving ?? in ?? She and James Lydford Collett were the progenitors of all Colletts in the Cape.

After all troubles and bickering of framing, Rhoda on more than one occasion collapsed into the comparative safety of tempoarry insanity. At this stage, James devoted all his atention to her. After his death she went to live with her childless daughter at Daggaboer.

Settler:
Hyman's party on the Weymouth

Notes:

Marriage Notes for RHODA TROLLIP and JAMES COLLETT:
Entry #58: Matrimonial Court Minutes/Special Marriage Licences: Film No. 1886513
Husband: James COLLET, 23, Reformed, England
Wife: Rhoda TROLLOP, 18, Protestant, England
Marriage Notes for RHODA TROLLIP and JAMES COLLETT:
Entry #58: Matrimonial Court Minutes/Special Marriage Licences: Film No. 1886513
Husband: James COLLET, 23, Reformed, England
Wife: Rhoda TROLLOP, 18, Protestant, England
Date: 2/5/1824



Marriage Notes for RHODA TROLLIP and JAMES COLLETT:
Entry #58: Matrimonial Court Minutes/Special Marriage Licences: Film No. 1886513
Husband: James COLLET, 23, Reformed, England
Wife: Rhoda TROLLOP, 18, Protestant, England
Date: 2/5/1824

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 793
• Name: Joseph Anthony Trollop
• Baptism: 28 Apr 1810, Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
• Residence: 22 Aug 1833, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

ID: a1b8.
Birth Notes: The derivation of the name of this old Wiltshire town is lost in the mists of antiquity, but might refer to a minister or convent on the bank of the river Mere, on a site marked by a place called "The Nunnery" (Extracted from the TROLLOP's of South Africa).
Christening Notes: As Frome is only about 8 miles from Warminster, it seems it was no hardship to transport a six weeks old child to the old family scene of worship for baptism, particularly in view of the fact that, at the time, there was apparently no Wesleyan church in Warminster. (Extracted from the source of this fact).
Death Notes: Joseph's death notice is signed by his wife who signs herself Phebe
Trollip. He left movable and immovable property.
Burial Notes: This is a well-kept plot, surrounded by iron railings, and is in the second row of graves, to the right of the main gateway to the cemetery. The headstone reads:-"
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JOSEPH TROLLIP, 6TH AND YOUNGEST SON OF THE LATE JOSPEH TROLLIP, ONE OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF 1820. BORN 12/3/1810, DIED 24/6/1885, ALSO IN MEMORY OF PHOEBE TROLLIP, WIFE OF JOSPEH TROLLIP, BORN 8/11/1815, DIED 26/11/1889 AGED 74 YEARS. THEY TRUSTED IN CHRIST WHO SIAD 'BECAUSE I LIVE THEY SHALL LIVE ALSO'".

General Notes: The photos of Joseph Junior and Phoebe show him wearing a very smart suit, well cut, and of good material. The trousers are of a lighter colour than the coat and waistcoat, which adds to the smart up-to-date appearance. He has the typical TROLLOP deep set eyes, finely chiselled nose, and well kept hands. He has an abundance of hair, and his face is surrounded by beard, side whiskers and moustache. He has a sensitive, delicately-moulded face.
Alt Death: 24 June 1885 His Residence In Cradock
Alt Death Notes:Aged 75 years
Appears to have been appointed as executor to the estate of his parents
Noted events in his life were:
1. AKA:. Anthony (This appears in the file from Russel Clayton)
2. Alt. Birth: 1810, Warminster, Wiltshire, England. His death notice gave his age as 75 years.
3. Immigration: 15 May 1820, Algoa Bay, Cape Colony, Southern Africa. Joseph Junior arrived in South Africa with Hyman's Party of the 1820 British Settlers. (See immigration event for Joseph TROLLOP Senior).
4. Embarkation: Bef 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
5. Emigration: 7 January 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. See immigration event for Joseph TROLLOP Senior.
6. Residence: 1839, Cradock, Albany District, Cape Colony, Southern Africa.
Joseph lived at Doornberg Farm. One of the first jobs he undertook was the building, in the lovely mountain fastnesses, of "wolf-hoks", as his cattle were evidently being harried by those beasts of prey. The "hok" was a building of stone, on a jutting flat rock (to deter the "wolf" from digging himself out) and had peep-holes through which farmers could observe when friend wolf had been trapped by the falling sluice-type stone door, (worked by wire attached to the meat-bait inside the "hok, in the same way that birds are trapped). The farmer would then point his gun-barrel through the peep-hole, and shoot the "Varmint". White (or albino) springbok are found only at Doornberg and its neighbouring farm, Whiteridge, and their huge herds denuded the veld so badly that periodic organised "hunts" were held, to thin them down. However, these unusual buck are still found in the vicinity, but are protected by the Bowkers, who now own Doornberg.
Parts of Doornberg house are very old, and the floors are of yellow-wood. They have a fireplace which was transported to Doornberg from "Fern Rocks", of which more anon. It, too, was made of yellow-wood, and is a thing of beauty. The old store-rooms were used, in the days when the TROLLOPS lived there, for trek-gear by the transports, which often stayed overnight, particularly if the river was in flood. There are also old unmarked graves in the cemetery, which may be the burial places of, amongst others, Sarah WHitehead (nee Overton) who, according to family records, died at Doornberg. Just below the cottage in which Mr Jack Bowker (head of the clan) now lives, there is a weir in the river, and a suspension bridge, which were built by Joseph Junior and his sons (probably helped by Joseph's brother Jacob, the mason. Mr Bowker considers the weir an exceptionally fine piece of masonry, and it is featured in the farmers "tome" of the Cape Colony, previously mentioned. This enormous book contains pistures and descriptions of several of the farms owned by the TROLLOPS, viz; Daggaboer, Tarka Bridge and Doornberg.
7. Occupation: 1844, Grahamstown, Albany District, Cape Colony, Southern Africa. Joseph was involved in a wheelwright's business.

Settler:
Hyman's party on the Weymouth

Joseph married Phoebe Whitehead, 1820 Settler on 24 Nov 1834 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Phoebe (daughter of John Whitehead, 1820 Settler and Sarah Overton, 1820 Settler) was born on 8 Nov 1815 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; was christened on 17 Dec 1817 in St Martin's Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died on 24 Nov 1889 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 26 Nov 1889 in Cradock Cemetery (Wesleyan), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 1459
• Name: Phoebe Whitehead 1820
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

Burial Notes: Phoebe and Joseph Junior are buried in the same grave.
Noted events in her life were:
1. Physical Appearance:. The photos of Phoebe show she is well dressed, and,
though her hair is white, has a placid lovely face

Burial Notes: Phoebe and Joseph Junior are buried in the same grave.
Noted events in her life were:
1. Physical Appearance:. The photos of Phoebe show she is well dressed, and,
though her hair is white, has a placid lovely face.
Phoebe came out with her family in Cock's party on board the Weymouth.

Settler:
Cock's party on the Weymouth

Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev John Heavyside