Colonel Charles Lennox Stretch: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Colonel Charles Lennox Stretch was born on 6 May 1797 in Bristol, Somerset, England (son of James St. Leger Stretch and Catherine Devenish); died on 13 Oct 1882 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Charles married Anna Hart on 18 Apr 1820 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Robert Hart and Hannah May Tamplin) was born on 7 Aug 1805; died on 9 Mar 1889 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

James St Ledger Stretch was born on 10 Mar 1822; was christened on 5 Jun 1822 in Salem Methodist Church, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Jun 1822.

Generation: 2

James St. Leger Stretch was born in 1769 in Limerick, Ireland (son of Richard Stretch and Elinor Coakley); died on 23 Apr 1821; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

James + Catherine Devenish. Catherine (daughter of John Devenish and Catherine Meares) was born on 7 Aug 1767; died on 31 May 1845 in Tyumie, Eastern Cape Colony, South Africa; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine Devenish was born on 7 Aug 1767 (daughter of John Devenish and Catherine Meares); died on 31 May 1845 in Tyumie, Eastern Cape Colony, South Africa; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Children:

Ellen St Ledger Stretch was born on 9 Apr 1787 in Co. Cork, Ireland; died on 11 Aug 1873 in Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa.
Catherine Stretch was born on 14 Nov 1791 in Limerick, Ireland.
Susan Stretch was born in 1791 in Ireland; died on 11 Jan 1879 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Glen Thorn Cemetery (Presbyterian) on Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
1. Colonel Charles Lennox Stretch was born on 6 May 1797 in Bristol, Somerset, England; died on 13 Oct 1882 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Richard Aldworth Stretch was born in 1799.

Generation: 3

4.	Richard Stretch was born in 1715 in Limerick, Ireland (son of Stephen Stretch and Margaret). Richard married Elinor Coakley in 1740 in Limerick, Ireland. Elinor (daughter of Abraham Coakley and Mary) was born in Currah, County Cork, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elinor Coakley was born in Currah, County Cork, Ireland (daughter of Abraham Coakley and Mary).

Children:

2. James St. Leger Stretch was born in 1769 in Limerick, Ireland; died on 23 Apr 1821; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Coakley Stretch died in 1817 in Limerick, Ireland.
Michael Stretch died in 1806.
Aldworth Stretch
Charlotte Stretch
Susan Stretch
Elisia Stretch
Ann Stretch

6. John Devenish
John + Catherine Meares. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine Meares

Children:

3. Catherine Devenish was born on 7 Aug 1767; died on 31 May 1845 in Tyumie, Eastern Cape Colony, South Africa; was buried in Millbank, near Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 4

8. Stephen Stretch was born about 1685 (son of Edward Stretch).
Stephen + Margaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9.
Margaret
Children:

4. Richard Stretch was born in 1715 in Limerick, Ireland.
10. Abraham Coakley was born in Currah, County Cork, Ireland.
Abraham + Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11.
Mary
Children:

5. Elinor Coakley was born in Currah, County Cork, Ireland.