William Carey Bland

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

William married Margaret Alice Howard about 1857. Margaret (daughter of John Hassall Howard, 1820 Settler and Susannah Brandt, 1820 Settler) was born on 29 Aug 1834 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Maria Bland was born on 28 Aug 1872; was christened on 18 Oct 1872 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Sep 1952 in 'Krielsfontein', Philippolis Road, Free State, South Africa; was buried in Philippolis Cemetery, Philippolis, Free State, South Africa.
2. William Carey Bland
3. Annie Bland
4. Margaret Alice Bland
5. Hassall Howard Bland was born about 1864; died on 25 Jul 1939 in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa.
6. Caroline Bonnin Bland

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2990
• Name: Richard Bland 1820
• Occupation: a Shoemaker
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 13 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England
• Baptism: 3 Aug 1833, Grahamstown Prison, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

in the care of John Comfield

Settler:
William Smith's party on the Northampton

Died:
Description: in Military Action, 6th Frontier War (1834 -1835) [Hintsa's War]

Richard married Caroline Hepzibah Bonnin, 1820 Settler in Nov 1825. Caroline (daughter of Samuel Bonnin, 1820 Settler and Sarah Glover) was born on 22 Sep 1803 in London, England; was christened on 6 Nov 1803 in St.Luke’s, Old Street, London, England; died on 22 Nov 1871 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2642
• Name: Caroline Hepzibah Bonnin 1820
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Birth: 22 Sep 1803, London, England
• Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

Queenstown free Press transcribed by Sunelia Heath:
November 24, 1871

DIED – at Queenstown, on Wednesday, the 22nd of November, inst. – Caroline GRUBB, aged 68 years and 2 months.

Local and General.
MRS. GRUBB, who came to the Colony with the Settlers, of 1820, departed this life on Wednesday last. Deceased had been a great sufferer for some years, and for months had been unable to leave her bed. She will be well remembered as one of the oldest residents of Grahamstown, which town she only left to accompany her daughter to Queenstown. The original settlers are one by one passing from our midst, and there will soon not be one left to tell the tale of their early trials and privations. The funeral will move from the residence of her son-in-law, Mr. E. PARKER, this morning at half-past nine o’clock.

The Carnarvon Dale Papers - # 2 Bonnins & Blands - Edited by Rosalind Slater Page 4
Two years later (after the death of Richard Bland) Caroline was making a living as an auctioneer at Salem holding regular sales of goods and properties. In 1841 she remarried Charles Grubb, a neighbour at Rietfontein and a widower. By his first marriage he had one daughter, Ruth who later married Edward Orsmond.
The Grubbs settled in Grahamstown where Charles was a prosperous wheelwright and wagonmaker, and owned several houses, living in one in Market Square. They had one daugher, Susannah Hobson Grubb who married Eb Parker.
In 1857 Mr & Mrs Grubb re-visited England and there he died 24 November 1858 aged 60 and was buried at Streatly, Berkshire, his native village. Caroline returned to Grahamstown where she died while staying at Queenstown with her daughter Mrs Parker - 22 Nov 1871, aged 68 years.


Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora

David married Susanna Moore on 5 Jun 1801 in All Saints, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Settler ID: 2641
• Occupation: a Husbandman
• Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England
• Residence: 15 Nov 1838, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

Description: All below from Sue MACKAY:
Cheshire Bishop’s Transcripts Samuel BONNIN of Macclesfield married Sarah GLOVER on 11 January 1801 in Prestbury, Cheshire.
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1820 Settlers
Samuel BONNIN married Ann WORRELL on 5 June 1817 in St.Martin in the Fields, Westminster.
Both signed their names.
Witnesses: Thomas WORRELL and Elizabeth SQUIRE

Ann WORRELL was the second wife of Samuel BONNIN. On their marriage entry Samuel is not designated as either a bachelor or a widower, but Caroline and Susannah were definitely children of a first marriage.
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Robert, son of Samuel and Ann BONNIN, cabinet maker, 66 Great Queen St, was baptised on 27 November 1819 in St.Giles in the Fields, Holborn.

This is clearly the ‘infant son’ referred to in Samuel’s letter, as the address is the same as that on the correspondence, but Robert probably died in infancy as he did not accompany his parents to the Cape.
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Daughters of Samuel BONNIN and Sarah GLOVER Caroline, daughter of Samuel BONNIN and Sarah baptised 6 November 1803 in St.Luke’s, Old Street (born 22 September)

Susannah BONNIN of Samuel by Sarah baptised 4 May 1806 in St. Giles in the Fields (born November 21 1805

Henry James BONNIN, son of Samuel and Sarah, baptised 30 July 1809 in St.James, Westminster (born 10 July) [JP- ? must have died before 1820]

above per John Powell


Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora

Samuel married Sarah Glover on 11 Jan 1801 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]