Florence Gertruida Randall

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: Florence Gertrude 'Gertie' Randall

Notes:

Name: Ms Florence Gertruida Randall
Born in camp? No
Place of death: Heilbron RC
Age died: 19 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death: enteric fever
Gender: female
Race: white
Nationality: Free State
Unique ID: 30320
Camp History
Name: Heilbron RC
Farm History
Name: Randall family
Town: Fort Peddie
District: Cape Colony
Sources
Title: RS 30 ORC DL
Type: Death lists
Location: National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.: RS 30
Origin: Goldman
Notes: p.247
Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes: 220/12/1901, p.743
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Person/30320/Florence_Gertruida_Randall/


Died:
Description: Typhoid Fever in Boer War

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: John Henry 'Harry' Randall
• Name: John Henry Randall
• Occupation: 1879, 'Govaland?', Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
• Emigration: 1912, South Africa

Notes:

Emigration:
Into Place: Kenya

John married Susannah Elliott on 15 Oct 1879 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Susannah (daughter of William Elliott, 1820 Settler and Susannah Futter) was born in 1859 in Thom Park, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1892 in Free State (Orange Free State), South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Name: Maria Elizabeth Susannah Elliott
• Residence: 1879, Thorn Park, Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

Randall, John Henry
Surname: Randall
First Names: John Henry
Spouse Surname: Elliott
Spouse First Names: Susannah
Marriage Date: 1879/10/15
Marriage Place: Methodist Parish Records
Age: 22
Details: Farmer, Govaland?, District of Peddie
Spouse Age: 20
Spouse Details: Thom Park, District of Bathurst
Witnesses: George Futter Elliott, Mary Ann Elliott, William Elliott
Source: Microfilm# 1560854 Item 14, Entry # 231
Source Location: Bathurst Marriages: 1866-1895

Died:
Description: in childbirth

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Occupation: Hoggsback farm, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer

Notes:

He was granted a farm on the coast in the Peddie district and named it 'Hogsback'. This is where most of most of their children were born & grew up.
He had till then been farming Oliveburn with his brother Benjamin. The conditions of the grant were:- That there should be at least two able-bodied and armed men on the property. The homestead should be built of brick or stone. The men should be available when called upon for the defence of the district.John was given a farm in the Peddie District (Services rendered in 1835 war).
He took up this grant around 1857-8 and died 10 years later. (Doris Stirk)According to William Jervois - Albany Museum - Genealogy Dept. - From notes made by E. Morse Jones (Whose sources are unknown) the following :-Elizabeth Flanegan - c. 1835 she was born to Ann, wife of James Flanegan.
9-2-1852 she was married to John, son of James Randall at Bathurst.
c. 1870 her husband John died.
7-3-1871 she was married to Alfred Usher.A good-looking man who wore a scarf round his mouth - died of cancer in the mouth. When his wife Elizabeth died the farm was left to the 4 sons - 25% each. Hoggsback was bought by Wallis Randall, and his son-in-law, Charles G. Kent ran it for him. When Mavis Kent died it had several other owners before it became part of the Ciskei homeland.According to Vernon Whittal he was married by Rev Barrow and died 7 June 1868, on the farm District. Most of their children were born at Hoggsback.The exodus of the Fingo from Xhosa bondage must rank as an incident in that epic of British history, the Liberation of the slaves. The part played by the 1820 Settlers in this great achievement, and the founding and development of Peddie as a bastion for Fingo protection against the Xhosa, are incidents which we should nurture and preserve as chapters in the history of a people destined to be a great multi-racial nation in Southern Africa. (T.B. Bowker).

Birth:
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Description: Rev John Davis

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Occupation:
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After the 8th Kaffir war John applied for and received a farm, across the
Fish River to start over again. It was situated between the Gualana and Mtati
rivers and named "Hoggsback", similar in size to Oliveburn.

Died:
Description: Cancer of the mouth

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John married Elizabeth Flanegan on 9 Feb 1852 in St John the Evangelist, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of James Frederick Flanegan, 1820 Settler and Ann Hulley, 1820 Settler) was born on 10 Mar 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 26 Apr 1835 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 15 Sep 1873 in Hoggsback farm, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

After Elizabeth's death she left the farm to her 4 sons in quarter shares.

Birth:
no date in G'Town Baptism Register

Description: Rev John Heavyside

Died:
According to VW she died in Mr Farley's house in Grahamstown.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 898
• Name: William (1820) Elliott
• Name: William Elliott 1820
• Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Occupation: Between 1840 and 1841, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Blacksmith

Notes:

marriage to Emily:
Entry 40
No 8
Film 1886513
Church Matrimonial Court Minutes and Special Marriage Licenses: 1821 - 1884
Location Albany/Grahamstown

Description: Rev Thomas Ireland

Settler:
Calton's party on the Albury

William married Susannah Futter on 29 Jul 1840 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Susannah (daughter of George Futter, 1820 Settler and Sarah Edwards, 1820 Settler) was born on 17 Jun 1822 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Jan 1823 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Jun 1880 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Clumber Chapel (Wesleyan/Methodist), Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Microfilm #1560874
Salem/Albany Christenings: 1820-1959
Item 12
Entry #193
Child: Susannah FUTTER
Parents: George and Sarah
Born: 6/17/1822
Baptized: 1/5/1823mmddyy
After she died 23 Jun 1880 'Thorn Park', Clumber, Grave C6, Methodist Church Cemetery, Clumber

Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev John Heavyside

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2086
• Name: James Randall 1820
• Occupation: a Labourer and Farmer
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

OCCUPATION: Labourer
SHIP: Weymouth
LEADER: James
LOCATION: Bethany, Lynedoch River
Had 5 children with Ann O'Brien
Had Mary with his second wife Mary
Had a further 9 children with Rebecca Watts

he was given allotment No 10 of the James Party Allocation of Bethany and apparently, according to Morse Jones, the farm Sweetfontein includes allotment No 9 and 10.

He was Married twice. He bought the farm "Olive Burn" from Miles Bowker on 18 Apr 1840.
(64y).
James an 1820 Settler, left Portsmouth England for the Cape Colony, early in January 1820 aboard the Royal Navy transport sailing ship the Weymouth, carrying 400 other passengers, including his 2nd wife & five of his children. They arrived in Algoa Bay around mid May 1820, after what was a crowded and uncomfortable voyage.Party: James'. Ship: Weymouth. From: Westbury Wiltshire. According to MD Nash - The Settler Handbook -James & Rebecca had the following children - Mary 14, Jane 9, Elizabeth 7, James 3, Sarah 1. James paid a deposit of ¹20.0.0. Although James's occupation was given as a labourer, this did not mean he was only fit for manual unskilled labour. This was a category given mainly to professional soldiers with no other trade.James was given allotment no. 10 - the last and most easterly of the James Party Allocation, situated east of and quite close to Bathurst. He was entitled to 100 acres of land, subject to cultivating this land during the first three years. After 10 years it would be surveyed at government expense and transferred to him on perpetual quitrent not exceeding ¹2.0.0 per 100 acres. Their house which measured 50 feet by 15 feet was burnt down in 1846 during the 7th Frontier War. The farm Sweetfountain includes allotments 9 & 10 according to Morse Jones. In 1840 James bought the farm Oliveburn, from the Bowker's of Tharfield, for ¹300, to be paid over six years. Miles Bowker was granted the farm initially and then in 1822 was given Tharfield as well, an even larger property. Bowker graves are still to be seen on Tharfield.
**** Was No.10 known as Bethany ? **** It seems that the entire James Party location was known as Bethany, on which Ebenezer, the Wesleyan Chapel stood. Originally Oliveburn was 513 morgen but later Benjamin was to sell 5 morgen to Joseph Walker, leaving 508 morgan. The present owner, Allan Hulley and his wife Brenda and two daughters now live there (~1990).Randall meaning: Diminutive of Rand (Randolph). Wendy Fitzgerald says she has confirmation of James and Rebecca's marriage as 13 December 1809, Westbury, Wiltshire.

Description: at 2 months old

Settler:
James's party on the Weymouth

James married Rebecca Watts, 1820 Settler on 31 Dec 1809 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. Rebecca (daughter of John Watts and Jane) was born in Oct 1785 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 13 Jan 1786 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 5 Nov 1880 in Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 7 Nov 1880 in Bathurst Church (St Mary's - Methodist and Wesleyan), Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3813
• Name: Rebecca Watts 1820
• Occupation: a Housewife & Farmer
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

On her Tombstone in Bathurst it is recorded that she lived to be 100 years old (102 years in Burial Register)

An original 1820 Settler. James's second wife. She was a large woman and could lift a bag of mealies onto a wagon by herself. Had a sister Joan. There is a story of Rebecca walking to Grahamstown, when she was a very old lady. She was "only" 95 years old and not 100 as shown on her tombstone in Bathurst. Her grave is right near the church entrance.

Settler:
James's party on the Weymouth

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 248
• Name: James Frederick Flanegan 1820
• Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England
• Occupation: 1820, Thorn farm, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
• Occupation: 1842, Oliphant's Hoek, Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Sawyer

Notes:

It is assumed that James Arthur is their son but no proof has been found either way.

Took over his fathers farm, THORN FARM. Was at King Williams Town by 1849.
It is interesting that he had Irish blood just like his mother-in-law.
Flanegan meaning: Personal name derived from Gaelic "Flann"; reddish, ruddy.
(84y).
name FLANNAGAN in Somerset Baptism Register

Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman

James married Ann Hulley, 1820 Settler on 31 Aug 1831 in St John the Evangelist, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Ann (daughter of Richard Hulley, 1820 Settler and Ann Brangan, 1820 Settler) was born in 1814 in Co. Cork, Ireland; died on 13 May 1889 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 359
• Name: Ann Hulley 1820
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Queenstown Free Press 1889 2 April - June
Written by Sunelia Heath. Posted in Queenstown Free Press
Friday May 17, 1889
DIED,- At Queenstown, on Monday, May 13th, Ann (born HULLEY) wife of James FLANEGAN, aged 76 years. Other papers please copy.


Settler:
Richardson's party on the Stentor

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 896
• Name: William Elliott 1820
• Occupation: a Framework Knitter
• Occupation: a Stocking Weaver
• Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Occupation: 1827, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
• Occupation: 1829, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer

Notes:

William’s farm at Clumber is now called Spring Grove

Settler:
Calton's party on the Albury

Buried:
William and Elizabeth are buried at Clumber grave nos c9 and c8

William married Elizabeth Rodgers, 1820 Settler about 1814. Elizabeth was born on 25 Feb 1798 in Walmer, Kent, England; died on 24 Apr 1883 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 24 Apr 1883 in Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 895
• Name: Elizabeth Rodgers 1820
• Settler: 13 Feb 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

Settler:
Calton's party on the Albury

Buried:
William and Elizabeth are buried at Clumber grave nos c9 and c8

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 453
• Name: George Futter
• Name: George Futter 1820
• Occupation: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Shoemaker
• Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England
• Occupation: Between 1823 and 1826, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Shoemaker

Notes:

George FUTTER, 1820 Settler.
Contributed by Vernon Whittal
From the Book - "The Futter Family Tree by H.R. Gane.

George FUTTER was born in Norfolk in 1781 and was a shoemaker by trade. He decided to join the emigration scheme with his family comprising of his wife Sarah n?e EDWARDS, and their four children: George James 9 years, John 7 years, Sarah Jane 5 years, and Elizabeth aged 2 years.

Their names were entered on the Party list of 21 October 1819 under the leadership of John BAILIE.

This was the biggest party of the 1820 Settlers group to leave England and comprised 256 souls. The transport ship, 'The Chapman', the first to leave, eventually departed from Gravesend on the 3rd December, 1819 and after a long and gruelling voyage, arrived in Table Bay on the 17th March, 1820, the Settlers were shocked to learn that they could not disembark and their ship, and their sister ship, 'The Nautilus', were placed in quarantine; due to the presence of whooping cough on board. (This had claimed the lives of six children during the voyage.)

They eventually sailed again on the 26 March, 1820 for Algoa Bay, where they arrived on the 10th April, 1820 - five months almost to the day after their departure from England. The Cape government had established a post at Fort Frederick (Algoa Bay) and as there were no jetties, members of the British Regiments stationed there, waded into the surf and carried the Settlers pick-a-back on to dry land. The Government had set up a large number of tents on the shore to accommodate the Settlers, while they were waiting to be transported to their new homes.

The Boers, with their teams of oxen, wagons and Hottentot servants, were commandeered for this mission and as soon as Bailie's Party, which alone required 96 wagons, had been issued with provisions for the journey overland, one by one the wagons trekked north.

Bailie's Party's allocation of land was at the Great Fish River, the settlement of which became Cuyler Town (after Colonel Jacob CUYLER) later to become known as Cuylerville. There was a lot of dissatisfaction amongst the settlers - a vast majority of whom were quite unsuited to the business of farming the land. As a result, many of them chose to forfeit the right to claims of land in Albany and moved to other established towns to practice their trades.

George FUTTER was one of these and he was actually encouraged by the authorities to move to Grahamstown to follow his trade under the patronage of the military. Captain Henry SOMERSET arranged for him to work as shoemaker to a company of the Cape Corps and in his capacity as Acting Deputy Landrost, he also gave George FUTTER permission to build a house between Grahamstown and the Fort England Barracks.

George FUTTER was subsequently granted a morgen and a half of ground where he had built and cultivated - which he had petitioned for in 1822. This was considered to be an exceptional circumstance, as few grants of free land were made to settlers who had left their locations.

George FUTTER and his wife had five more children after their arrival in South Africa - namely William, b. 1820); Susannah, b. 1822, Benjamin (of whom there is no other record other than his name is noted on George's death certificate); Thomas, b. 1826 and Mary Ann, b. 1831.

Records in the Kowie Museum, Port Alfred, list some interesting snippets of information about George, namely:
26 Jun 1821 - One morgen granted freehold
05 Jan 1823 - Shoemaker at Grahamstown
18 Feb 1824 - An erf at Grahamstown acceded to
06 Jul 1825 - George FUTTER asked for permission for relations to join him
1828 - bought "Clough's" comer building in Grahamstown with 2 adjacent cottages for 75 pounds.

George FUTTER died aged 84 years on Christmas Day, 1865 at his son John's house in Beaufort Street, Grahamstown. His wife Sarah had predeceased him on the 15th May 1849, aged 63 years and was buried on the 16th May 1849 at Grahamstown by the Rev. George THOMPSON. George's death notice lists his assets as consisting of sundry plots of land near Grahamstown valued at 150 pounds.

The FUTTER sons had big families but William had the largest numbering 19.

Today you will find FUTTERs all over South Africa in all walks of life and professions.

Comments by Vernon Whittal
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Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman

George married Sarah Edwards, 1820 Settler on 14 Apr 1806 in St Paul's, Hammersmith, London, England. Sarah was born in 1781 in Norfolk England; died on 15 May 1849 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 16 May 1849 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 452
• Name: Sarah Edwards
• Name: Sarah Edwards 1820
• Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman

Buried:
Description: Rev George Thompson