James Merriman Greathead: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

James Merriman Greathead was born on 15 Jul 1885 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of John Baldwin Greathead and Esther Louise Merriman); died in 1965; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

James married Dorothy Charlotte Greathead in 1915. Dorothy (daughter of Henry Percival Greathead and Emily Elizabeth Stanton) was born on 25 Jun 1891 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 15 Mar 1974 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Philip James Greathead was born on 2 Feb 1920 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa; died on 19 Mar 1997 in Kalk Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
Elizabeth Mai Greathead was born on 1 May 1921 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa; died on 16 Jul 2005 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England.

Generation: 2

John Baldwin Greathead was born on 12 Feb 1854 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of James Henry Greathead, 1820 Settler and Eliza Julia Wright); died on 26 Oct 1910 in Serenje, Northern Rhodesia.

John + Esther Louise Merriman. Esther (daughter of Bishop N. J. Merriman) was born on 31 Jan 1858; died on 10 Mar 1892; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Esther Louise Merriman was born on 31 Jan 1858 (daughter of Bishop N. J. Merriman); died on 10 Mar 1892; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Harold Merriman Greathead was born on 7 Jul 1880; died on 28 Jun 1974; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
John Edmund James Greathead was born on 21 Nov 1881; died on 29 Dec 1881; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
1. James Merriman Greathead was born on 15 Jul 1885 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1965; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Arthur Merriman Greathead
Ernest Merriman Greathead
Noel Julia Greathead
Margaret Angela Greathead died in 1916 in England.

Generation: 3

James Henry Greathead, 1820 Settler was born on 12 Dec 1819 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England (son of James Henry Greathead, 1820 Settler and Martha Hewitt, 1820 Settler); died on 8 Mar 1864 in Fair Lawn, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

James married Eliza Julia Wright on 21 Feb 1842 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Eliza (daughter of William Wright, 1820 Settler and Rosa Stratford, 1820 Settler) was born on 31 Oct 1824 in Sundays River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Sep 1908 in Fair Lawn, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza Julia Wright was born on 31 Oct 1824 in Sundays River, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of William Wright, 1820 Settler and Rosa Stratford, 1820 Settler); died on 10 Sep 1908 in Fair Lawn, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

William Wright Greathead was born on 29 Nov 1842 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Nov 1912 in Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa.
James Henry Greathead was born on 6 Aug 1844 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Oct 1896 in Streatham, London, England.
Herbert Harding Greathead was born on 6 Jun 1846 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Dec 1902 in The Glen, Middleburg, Cape, South Africa.
Rosa Hewitt Greathead was born on 14 Apr 1848 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1947 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Daniel Charles Robinson Greathead was born on 14 Feb 1850 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Feb 1906.
Julia Emily Greathead was born on 9 Mar 1852 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Oct 1913 in Rosebank, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
2. John Baldwin Greathead was born on 12 Feb 1854 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Oct 1910 in Serenje, Northern Rhodesia.
Arthur F. Greathead was born in 1856 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1860 in London, England.
Walter Horatio Horace Greathead was born in 1857.
Octavius Ernest Greathead was born in 1859 in England; died on 27 Dec 1890.
George Alfred Greathead was born on 1 Sep 1861 in Norfolk Villas, England; died in 1920.
Henry Edwin Greathead was born on 5 Jul 1863 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Jan 1865 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Bishop N. J. Merriman
Children:

3. Esther Louise Merriman was born on 31 Jan 1858; died on 10 Mar 1892; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 4

James Henry Greathead, 1820 Settler was born in 1795 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England; was christened in 1796 in London, England (son of Francis Greathead and Eleanor Hall); died in 1831 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 7 Nov 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

James married Martha Hewitt, 1820 Settler on 21 Jul 1818 in St Mary’s, Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Martha (daughter of Robert Hewitt and Martha Bissell) was born in 1800; died on 24 May 1842 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Hewitt, 1820 Settler was born in 1800 (daughter of Robert Hewitt and Martha Bissell); died on 24 May 1842 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

4. James Henry Greathead, 1820 Settler was born on 12 Dec 1819 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England; died on 8 Mar 1864 in Fair Lawn, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Francis Greathead was born on 6 Dec 1825; was christened on 6 May 1826 in St Mary's Church, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Eliza Greathead was born on 7 Jul 1829; was christened on 1 Sep 1829 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1830 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 8 Jan 1830 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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William Wright, 1820 Settler was born on 16 Apr 1793 in Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland (son of Benjamin Wright and Julia Bolton, 1820 Settler); died on 22 Aug 1857 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

William married Rosa Stratford, 1820 Settler on 8 Apr 1816 in Walcot, Somerset, England. Rosa was born on 25 Dec 1792 in Cork, Co Cork, Ireland; died on 16 Feb 1867 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rosa Stratford, 1820 Settler was born on 25 Dec 1792 in Cork, Co Cork, Ireland; died on 16 Feb 1867 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Martha Wright, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Apr 1817 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England; died on 15 Apr 1878 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Wright, 1820 Settler was born in 1819 in Ireland; died on 19 Mar 1890 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
John Wright was born in Dec 1822; died on 14 Jun 1852; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. Eliza Julia Wright was born on 31 Oct 1824 in Sundays River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Sep 1908 in Fair Lawn, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Margaret Wright was born in Dec 1825; died on 15 Jun 1832; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Charlotte Wright was born about 1826; died on 1 Oct 1892.
Eliza Jane Wright was born in 1830; died on 4 Jan 1900.
Emily Wright was born on 20 Sep 1831; was christened on 16 Oct 1831; died on 31 Oct 1894.
Rosa Isabel Wright was born in 1832 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 31 Oct 1897 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in St Michael's Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.