Rev. John Forbes Cumming: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Rev. John Forbes Cumming was born on 14 Jul 1808 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (son of William Cumming and Sara Cairns); died on 17 Aug 1907.

John married Catherine Pringle on 30 Apr 1844. Catherine (daughter of John Pringle, 1820 Settler and Susan Stretch) was born on 14 Jul 1823 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 21 Apr 1824 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Jan 1902 in Altyre, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

John Pringle Cumming was born on 3 Jan 1846 in Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Mar 1916.
William Gordon Cumming was born on 7 May 1848; was christened on 11 Sep 1848 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Sarah Cairns Cumming was born on 14 Jan 1850 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Mar 1850 in Chumie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Mar 1933 in Thornleigh, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Robert Forbes Cumming was born on 31 Jan 1856 in Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 15 Jul 1856 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1939.

Generation: 2

2. William Cumming was born in 1762; died in 1826.
William married Sara Cairns in 1797. Sara was born in 1772 in Inverness, Scotland; died on 26 Dec 1847. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sara Cairns was born in 1772 in Inverness, Scotland; died on 26 Dec 1847.

Children:

1. Rev. John Forbes Cumming was born on 14 Jul 1808 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 17 Aug 1907.