1. | Lois Newlands Taylor was born est 1922 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Arthur Newlands (Rev) Taylor and Margaret Foggit); died est 1922 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: The Mother fell two months before she had this baby. |
2. | Arthur Newlands (Rev) Taylor was born on 30 Oct 1881 in Newlands, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Jan 1946 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Arthur married Margaret Foggit on 17 Jul 1912 in Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Margaret (daughter of William Smith (Rev) Foggit and Agnes Helen Giddy) was born on 12 Jun 1887 in Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Apr 1987 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Margaret Foggit was born on 12 Jun 1887 in Barkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of William Smith (Rev) Foggit and Agnes Helen Giddy); died on 25 Apr 1987 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
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6. | William Smith (Rev) Foggit was born on 24 Feb 1858; died on 20 Apr 1930. Notes: Died: William married Agnes Helen GiddyBarkly East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Agnes (daughter of Richard (Rev) Giddy and Sarah Jane Sephton) was born on 17 Mar 1854 in Platberg, Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa; died in 1937 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Agnes Helen Giddy was born on 17 Mar 1854 in Platberg, Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa (daughter of Richard (Rev) Giddy and Sarah Jane Sephton); died in 1937 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: " Agnes Tales " written by her and filed (held by Cait Giddy)
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14. | 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] |
15. | 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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