Stephanus William Forrester

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Died:
Stanford, Ongeluksnek Valley

Stephanus married Betty Ona Brisley on 10 Sep 1933. Betty was born on 19 Dec 1914 in Kokstad, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Stephanie Forrester
2. Peter Kenneth Forrester was born on 13 Jul 1937 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Sep 2015 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

He first worked at the hotel in Cedarville which belonged to Batel and Uys, then farmed a portion of "Stanford".

Charles married Hester Maria Coetser about 1890 in Cedarville, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Hester was born on 8 Oct 1873 in Berlin, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Aug 1947 in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Occupation: a Transport Rider

Notes:

He was also granted land in the Peddie Area in the early days but did not stay there. William and his sons, Charles and Rupert did transport riding from Port Elizabeth to Jammersdrift. Taking grain, having it milled at Jammersdrift, and taking the meal to Kimberley. They were involved in the War of the Guns in Basutoland. Then they rode over the Drakensberg to East Griqualand where they could buy land. Thn as "Nomansland". The countryside looked uninviting so they returned to the Free State with the idea of buying ground, but within a short time they returned and bought a farm which measured 3000 acres. This ground, however, had double title deeds. George Charles Brisley (grandfather of Bettie Forrester) who was secretary to Adam Kok, took up the matter with him and Adam Kok decided that the Forresters could take the first farm on the west of Matatiel and named "Stanford". They must have taken occupation of their farms around 1889.

Description: Rev William Shaw

William married Mary Ann Pitt on 30 Mar 1854 in Grahamstown Church (Baptist), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Robert Pitt, 1820 Settler and Mary Short, 1820 Settler) was born on 29 Apr 1836 in Free State (Orange Free State), South Africa; was christened on 12 Jun 1836 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 31 Aug 1873 in 'Karelsensaanleg', Rouxville, Free State, South Africa; was buried in Rouxville, Free State, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Occupation: a Housewife

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2094
• Name: Richard William Forrester
• Occupation: a Wheelwright
• Religion: the Protestant Church
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Occupation: 1829, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Wheelwright

Notes:

1820 Settler, Liversage's party

MOOC 6/9/44 Ref 9280
Name of the Deceased: Richard Forrester
Place of Birth: Cheshire, England
Names of Parents of the Deceased: Father: Richard Forrester
Mother: Elizabeth NICKSON
Age of the Deceased: 62 years
Condition in Life: Farmer
Married
Name of wife not included
Date of Death: 15 September 1849
Place of Death: King William's Town
Names of Children of the Deceased and whether major or minor:
Sarah FORRESTER
John FORRESTER
Lydia FORRESTER
Richard Nickson FORRESTER Minor
Eliza Jane FORRESTER
Mary Ann FOSTER
Has the deceased left any property and of what kind: Immovable Two Farms 'New Essex' and 'Willmot Vale' and two businesses in Grahamstown and Beaufort West also a small farm 'Lemon Valley' near Bathurst
Signed by John Forrester, Son.

Sue Mackay in her reseach discovered that FindmyPast now has original images to parish registers for Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire. She states "However, I have found a possible marriage for Richard and his first wife Mary, but her surname doesn't agree with the surname on 1820settlers.com (PITT) or South African Settlers (SWAN). I am encouraged to think that the marriage I have found (to a Mary BIRKS, who was illiterate) might be the right one, as South African Settlers lists the mother of John FORRESTER, taken from a DN, as Sarah [sic] BURKE."


Grahamstown Journal : July-Sept 1847
Saturday September 18 1847
Died on Wednesday 16th instant at King William's Town, British Kaffraria, Mr. Richard FORRESTER, aged 60 years. Deceased was one of the British Settlers of 1820, since which period he has ever maintained the character of an honest man, a good neighbour and an affectionate husband and parent. As a Frontier farmer he has been a severe sufferer by the inroads of the Kaffirs.
After being twice driven from his home, his cattle carried off, fields trodden down and dwelling fired, he was compelled to seek subsistence by working his wagon, until he sunk far from his family, under the effects of exposure and those privations incident to the rough and harassing employment in which, at his advanced period of life, he found it necessary to engage.

He was a widower with 4 children. His first wife was Mary Pitt.
He came from Chester in Liversage's Party in the ship John. He was settled on
Wilmotvale on the Blaauwkrantz River with his first wife and three children,
John, Joseph and Sarah. Another daughter Lydia was born but Joseph seems to have died young.

See the Book "Richard Forrester, 1820 Settler and his descendants." by Verona Blake.

Settler:
Liversage's party on the John

Richard married Mary Randall, 1820 Settler on 12 Jan 1826 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of James Randall, 1820 Settler and Mary) was born on 20 Jan 1805 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 10 Feb 1805 in Westbury Church (All Saints), Westbury, Wiltshire; died on 12 Dec 1847 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 678
• Name: Mary Randall 1820
• Occupation: a Housewife
• Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Notes:

place of death could be Grahamstown ( Pat Eales)

Marriage to PLAISTER declared illegal

She was brought up by her step-mother and came to the Cape with them. She firstly married William Plaister but nothing further is known about this except that her first application to marry Richard Forrester was turned down because she was still married. Their second application was accepted as William Plaister had died. She & Richard had 5 children, 3 sons & 2 daughters. (All their descendants are shown in the book by Verona Blake "Richard Forrester - 1820 Settler and his" published in 1990 by the University of Port Elizabeth.)

She was an original 1820 Settler - arrived at the age of 14, the only one of
James' first family to accompany him to the Cape. She was previously married
to Richard Plaister, but the marriage was declared illegal by the Court. Banns
read - Request to be married 7 Jul 1825 denied. Banns read again - to be
married 12 Jan 1826 - William? Plaister had died removing the obstacle to
marriage.

Settler:
James's party on the Weymouth

Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev Thomas Ireland

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2736
• Name: Robert Pitt 1820
• Occupation: a Shoemaker
• Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora

Robert married Mary Short, 1820 Settler on 16 Jun 1835 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Joseph Short, 1820 Settler and Mary Edwards, 1820 Settler) was born in 1814 in Walcott, Bath, Somerset, England; died on 2 Sep 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 2775
• Name: Mary Short 1820
• Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

Settler:
Sephton's party on the Aurora

Notes:

Married:
Description: Rev John Heavyside