William Edward Collett

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

CHT calls him Edward; SA William Edward; certainly in later generations the trend in this family was to call children by second name, so i have gone with SA.

Buried:
St John Anglican Church

William married Catherine Innes Bremner on 17 Feb 1897 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Catherine died in Sep 1907 in Sandfontein, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 5 Sep 1907 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert William Collett was born on 10 Jan 1903; was buried in St John's Anglican Cemetery, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Janet Mary Collett was born in 1904; died in 1927.
3. Donald Edward Bremner Collett was born on 14 Jun 1906; died in 1987.
4. Catherine Innes Collett was born in 1907; died in 1974.

Family/Spouse: Kate Perkins. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Craig Hilton-Taylor says 'also known as Ian'
Farmed at Rietvlei near Middelburg.
Christening date from Steve Addison.
William was appointed the Field cornet in the Upper Sea Cow division around 1853.

William married Anna Maria Cook on 10 Sep 1862 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Rev. Edward Cook and Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler) was born on 29 May 1843 in Nisbett Bath, Great Namaqualand; died on 16 Oct 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• _USED: Anne

Notes:

Now known as Warmbad, Namibia
Education included Miss Tooth's finishing school, London.

Now known as Warmbad, Namibia
Education included Miss Tooth's finishing school, London.

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:

• Name: Rev. Edward Cook
• Occupation: Missionary

Edward + Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler. Mary (daughter of Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler and Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler) was born on 14 Jul 1809 in U.K., England; died on 7 Jun 1886 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 778
• Name: Mary Francis Thornhill
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

Settler:
Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

William married Martha Chancellor on 24 Feb 1802 in St Martin's, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Martha (daughter of James Chancellor and Anne Stephens) was born in 1768 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 8 May 1768 in St Lawrence, East Harptree, Somerset, England; died on 21 Oct 1837 in Burford, Cotswolds, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

County Somerset
Place East Harptree
Church name St Lawrence
Register type Parish Register
Baptism date 08 May 1768
Person forename Martha
Person sex F
Father forename James
Mother forename Ann
Father surname CHANCELLOR

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 792
• Name: Joseph Trollop
• Occupation: 'Standerwick', Reed River, Port Alfred (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
• Occupation: a Labourer
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

When Joseph came out to the SA with his family on board Weymouth, he decided to change the spelling of their surname from Trollop to Trollip. I have entered his name as Trollip for ease of reference.
He is the progenitor of the SA Trollips, one the biggest 1820 families in SA.

SHIP: HMSS Weymouth from Portsmouth, left 7/1/1820 in Charles Hyman's party. Arrived Algoa Bay 15/5/1820.
Trollip Hester (18) Daughter of Joseph
Trollip John (22) Elizabeth (20) Labourer
Trollip Joseph (38) Susan (39) Benjamin (16) Rhoda (13) Jacob(11) Joseph (9) Mary Ann (7) Labourer
Trollip Stephen (19) Mary (20) Labourer
Trollip William (24) Patience (22) Alfred (1) Labourer

According to Joan Collett, the Trolips were tenant farmers and weavers near Tytherington, near the Wiltshire border.

OCCUPATION: Labourer

LEADER: No. 30 on the Colonial Department list, led by Charles Hyman, a labourer of Short Street, Westbury, Wiltshire.

LOCATION: Standerwick on the right bank of the Lynedoch River.

Baptisms in St.John's Frome for the TROLLIP family (spellt TROLLOP)
Susanna CROUCH bap 18 Apr 1773, daughter of William and Betty
Joseph TROLLOP m Susanna CROUCH by licence 25 Sep 1794
Witnesses John DEACON & T.JONES (probably churchwardens as they witnessed numerous marriages)

William TROLLOP bap 14 May 1796
John TROLLOP bap 3 Mar 1798
Hester TROLLOP bap 15 Feb 1800
Stephen TROLLOP bap 17 Apr 1802
Benjamin TROLLOP bap 4 Feb 1804
Rodda TROLIP (sic, presumably Rhoda) bap 29 Mar 1806
Jacob TROLLOP bap 7 May 1808
Joseph TROLLOP bap 28 Apr 1810

A British settler, arrived in South Africa in 1820. His death notice,signed by his daughter Esther (xSamuel JAMES), stated that his parents were 'Not known'. No mention is made in the death notice of the seventh of his eight children, Jacob. He farmed at Daggaboer in the Cradock district, and at his death was listed as owning two houses in High Street, Grahamstown.

Settler:
Hyman's party on the Weymouth

Joseph married Susannah Crouch, 1820 Settler on 25 Sep 1794 in Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England. Susannah (daughter of William Crouch and Betty Pinnock) was born in 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England; was christened on 18 Apr 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England; died in Aug 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 171
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

Settler:
Hyman's party on the Weymouth

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 775
• Name: Christopher Thornhill 1820
• Occupation: a Merchant
• Residence: Sutherland, County Durham, England
• Emigration: 12 Feb 1820, England
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England
• Occupation: 17 Nov 1823; an Assistant Magistrate

Notes:

The family emigrated to the Cape Colony on board the Zoroaster, which left Downs Harbour on 12/2/1820. They were part of the 1820 Settler scheme and Christopher appears to have been the leader of a party. His occupation on the ship's passenger list is given as merchantman. They arrived in Algoa Bay after transferring to the Albury in Cape Town. The leaders of the party, Christopher Thornhill Thornhill , 47, of Thornhill, Yorkshire, left estates in Cumberland and brought with him his wife, Dorothea Mounsey, 35, their two sons, Christopher, 8, and John, 15, and their two daughters, Mary Francis, 10, and Anna Margaret, 13.

Christopher THORNHILL was the leader of a small 1820 Settler Party which settled on the east bank of the Kowie River, on the farm which is still known as Thornhill.

He was born Christopher Thornhill CAMM and changed his name after receiving permission to do so by King George III. The THORNHILL's and CAMM's were related by marriage and were wealthy families living in the same area.
DEPOT Cory Library for Historical Research
TYPE Manuscript
REFERENCE MS14448
DESCRIPTION Thornhill family.
STARTING 0000
ENDING 0000
REMARKS 2 items. MS (Photocopies).
SUMMARY + Papers: granting Christopher Thornhill Camm the right to the surname Thornhill and to the Thornhill arms.
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Thornhill was made head of a party of his own, comprising sixteen men, including two of his nephews, Adam Gilfillan and Philip Camm. His labourers signed an agreement similar to Wait's, binding them to six years of service at a daily wage equivalent to the value of half a bushel of wheat. Working hours were to be from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon, and each man would be entitled to 'a suitable habitation' and half an acre of garden ground. Three of Thornhill's party deserted before the 'Zoroaster' sailed, but a late replacement, William Stokes, was allowed to board the ship while she was detained in the Downs awaiting a favourable wind.

The 'Zoroaster' left the Downs on 12 February 1820, and reached Simon's Bay on 30 April. Here her charter terminated, and the settlers were transhipped to the 'Albury' for the voyage to Algoa Bay, which they reached on 15 May. Thornhill was granted a plot of land at Algoa Bay for the erection of a prefabricated wooden house which he had brought with him, as its size made it difficult to transport to his location in Albany.

Thornhill's party - described by one of the colonial officials as 'the best regulated of any yet landed here' - was located between the Kowie and Rufane Rivers, and the location was named Thornhill. Lieut William Gilfillan (half-pay, late 60th Regt), a brother of Adam Gilfillan (nephew of Christopher Thornhill), also lived at Thornhill after his marriage to Christopher Thornhill's daughter Ann. William Gilfillan did not, as is popularly supposed, emigrate with Thornhill's party; he landed in Cape Town from the 'Importer' brig in March 1820, and applied for a grant of land by virtue of his seven years' army service at the Cape." The Lower Albany Chronicles - Part 1

LIST OF THORNHILL'S PARTY
ANNANDALE, George 20. Smith.
BROOKS, William 31. Farmer. w Ann 40. c Elizabeth 12, William 10, Ann 9 Joseph 6.
BRUTON, Thomas 27. Smith. w Charlotte 24. c Charlotte.
CAMM, Philip 20 Clerk.
DELL, Edward H. 38. Cooper. w Hannah 38. c John 10, Stephen 8, Edward 6, Samuel 3.
GILFILLAN, Adam 20. Merchant.
HOWARD, William 30. Chemist. w Sarah 25. c Jane 6, Richard 4.
MILDENHALL, Joseph 26. Husbandman.
SOPER, Robert 24. Carpenter. w Ellis 22.
STOKES, John 26. Husbandman. w Mary 26.
STREAK (or STREET), James 18. Husbandman.
STREAK (or STREET), William 27. Husbandman. w Elizabeth 22.
THORNHILL, Christopher 47. Merchant. w Dorothea 35. c John 15, Ann 13, Mary 10, Christian 8.
WHITE, Thomas 29. Husbandman.
*HOWARD, John Hassall 27. Chemist, druggist and apothecary. w 27. 2 children under 4.

Main sources for party list
Agent of Transports' Return of settlers under the direction of Messrs Wait, Thornhill and Dyason (Cape Archives CO 6138/2,98); Return of settlers under the direction of Christopher Thornhill (Cape Archives CO 6138/2, 56). The name Streak is given as Street in the official lists.



1820 settler on Zoroaster. Came from Yorkshire. Lived at Thornhill, Port Alfred on the Kariega River - Farm Glenfillan.

Emigration:
the Uk to the Cape Colony on board the Zoaster
Into Place: South Africa

Settler:
Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

Christopher married Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler on 2 Apr 1804 in Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Dorothea was born on 21 Jan 1785 in Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Aug 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 576
• Name: Dorothea Mounsey 1820
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

1820 settler on Zoroaster

Settler:
Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster