1. | Alice Mary Ethel Giddy was born on 24 Oct 1864 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Richard (Rev) Giddy and Sarah Jane Sephton); died on 28 Oct 1937 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
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2. | Richard (Rev) Giddy was born on 9 Oct 1806 in Devonport, Devonshire, England (son of Richard Giddy and Catherine Eastcott); died on 6 Feb 1881 in Lady Grey, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Herschel, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Richard and his first wife Mary Ann Currelly arrived in Cape Town on 30th March 1835 on the ship the Maria he was an ordained Wesleyan ministerand he and his wife moved to Thaba'Nchu with their young family in Sept 1835. He was to spend most of the rest of his life labouring among the tribes in that area.He was respected by these people and was friendly with the Bashoto chief Mosh. He set up a printing press which he had brought with him and endeavoured to translate and print sections af the bible and hymns into Seshoto. When the Baralong and Korrana tribes were removed from near Kurumam after a smallpox plague which had decimated them,Richard negociated a piece of land from Moshesh near by where they settled and when in 1854 the O.F.S. took over the area west of the Caledon river including Platberg and Thaba Nchu Richard negociated and iniated a deed which secured for the Methodist churh Korrana and Baralong the area they had been settled in, resulting in that remaining a tribal area which was eventually incorporated into Baphutaswana. While at Platberg and ThabaNchu Richard Giddy did a valueable amount of churchwork for the boers who had trekked to the O.F.S. the raad at Bloemfontein therefore granted him two farms near Memel Called Giddy"s hoek and Giddy"s Home, the former has been split into smaller farms the latter still exists. Giddy was unable to take possesion of the farms and when he wished to retire they had been taken over by others, however, the records were there and another farm called Koelhoek was granted him instead. This farm was sold and after his death his wife used the proceeds to purchase the farm Kelvin Grove in the Barkly East district which he had selected for his retirement. Richard married Sarah Jane Sephton on 1 May 1845 in Umpukane Mission, Clocolan, Free State, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Hezekiah Sephton, 1820 Settler and Sarah Clarke Prynn, 1820 Settler) was born on 14 Oct 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Nov 1825 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Jul 1893 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Kelvin Grove farm, Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Sarah Jane Sephton was born on 14 Oct 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Nov 1825 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Thomas Hezekiah Sephton, 1820 Settler and Sarah Clarke Prynn, 1820 Settler); died on 20 Jul 1893 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Kelvin Grove farm, Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Educated in Grahamstown while her parents were on the mission field in the O.F.S. She lived with her Grandmother (in Grahamstown) from about the age of 10 and attended the school run by her Grandmother. After her mothers death when Sarah was 13 years old her father came to fetch her presumably to look after the other children. Before Sarah's mother died she expressed a wish not to be buried in the wilds of Africa Notes: Married:
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4. | Richard Giddy was born in 1765; was christened on 6 Jan 1765 in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England (son of Richard Giddy and Grace Carew); died in Jun 1822 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England; was buried on 23 Jun 1822 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England. Richard married Catherine Eastcott in 1792 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Catherine (daughter of John Eastcott and Alice Penny) was born in 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England; died in 1812. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Catherine Eastcott was born in 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England; was christened on 12 Dec 1766 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England (daughter of John Eastcott and Alice Penny); died in 1812.
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6. | Thomas Hezekiah Sephton, 1820 Settler was born on 18 Jul 1802 in Lincolnshire, England; was christened on 28 Jul 1802 in Lincolnshire, England (son of Hezekiah Sephton, 1820 Settler and Jane Hardy, 1820 Settler); died on 19 Jun 1846 in Umpukane Mission, Clocolan, Free State, South Africa; was buried in 'Pinekloof', Clocolan, Free State, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: He was taking "Blue Pills" which we now know is a mercury compound. He then broke a leg due to the bone softening effect of the mercury, and was bedridden for about a year before he died. According to AA Roberts he died in the evening, after a long and protracted affliction which he bore with exemplary patience and resignation. Thomas married Sarah Clarke Prynn, 1820 Settler on 10 Aug 1825 in Grahamstown Church (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah (daughter of William Prynn, 1820 Settler and Jane Clark, 1820 Settler) was born on 12 Jan 1809 in England; died on 23 Dec 1840 in Coranna Station, Lesotho (Basutoland); was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Settlers), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Sarah Clarke Prynn, 1820 Settler was born on 12 Jan 1809 in England (daughter of William Prynn, 1820 Settler and Jane Clark, 1820 Settler); died on 23 Dec 1840 in Coranna Station, Lesotho (Basutoland); was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Settlers), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: She died three days after the birth of her ninth child, Charles Edward Sephton and her husband took her body to Grahamstown by oxwagon for burial because she made him promise that she would not be buried in "the wilds of Africa". Notes: Married:
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8. | Richard Giddy was born in 1734 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England; was christened on 5 Dec 1734 in St Keyne, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England; died on 15 Nov 1780 in St Dominick; was buried in St Dominic, Cornwall, England. Notes: County Cornwall Richard married Grace Carew on 31 Jan 1762 in Pillaton, Devonshire, England. Grace was born in 1730 in Saltash, Cornwall, England; was christened on 17 Aug 1730 in St Stephen - by - Saltash, Cornawall, England; died on 8 Aug 1812 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England; was buried on 11 Aug 1812 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Grace Carew was born in 1730 in Saltash, Cornwall, England; was christened on 17 Aug 1730 in St Stephen - by - Saltash, Cornawall, England; died on 8 Aug 1812 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England; was buried on 11 Aug 1812 in St Dominic, Cornwall, England. Notes: Married:
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10. | John Eastcott was born est 1740. John married Alice Penny on 1 Jun 1765 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England. Alice was born est 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Alice Penny was born est 1745.
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12. | Hezekiah Sephton, 1820 Settler was born on 9 Mar 1776 in West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire, England; was christened on 6 Sep 1776 (son of John Sephton and Elizabeth Jackson); died on 11 Jul 1842 in Lishuani Mission, Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: THE SEPHTON FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA Hezekiah married Jane Hardy, 1820 Settler on 7 Mar 1797. Jane (daughter of William Hardy) was born in 1777 in England; died in 1840 in 'Maantjies Kraal', Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Jane Hardy, 1820 Settler was born in 1777 in England (daughter of William Hardy); died in 1840 in 'Maantjies Kraal', Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: She was a converted Jewess
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14. | William Prynn, 1820 Settler was born in 1779; died in 1851. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Name seen as PRYNNE but definitely PRYNN William + Jane Clark, 1820 Settler. Jane was born on 13 May 1781; died on 4 Mar 1861 in 'Lindale', Salem (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Barkly East Cemetery, Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Jane Clark, 1820 Settler was born on 13 May 1781; died on 4 Mar 1861 in 'Lindale', Salem (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Barkly East Cemetery, Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Jane Prynn started the first infants school in Grahamstown. Her granddaughter Sarah Jane Sephton was at school there when her mother died in 1840. At that stage she had been there for three years. P3 of "Agnes Tales"
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