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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Andrew Ewart Collett

    Family/Spouse: Daryl-Ann Thompson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Antony Ewart Collett
    2. Christina Margot Collett
    3. Samantha Jane Collett
    4. Wendy Leigh Collett

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Noel David Ewart Collett

    Noel married Joan Haldane [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Joan Haldane
    Children:
    1. Reverend Ian Haldane Ewart Collett was born on 19 Mar 1941 in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Aug 2010.
    2. 1. Andrew Ewart Collett


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Colonel Ewart James Collett, DSO, CMG was born on 2 May 1871 in 'Wonderheuwel', Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of William Collett and Anna Maria Cook); died on 7 Dec 1927 in 'Dunblane', Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Notes:

    Served in the military duing the Anglo-Boer War, and the First World War, WWI. He was awarded the DSO and CMG

    Ewart served in the military in the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) and World War l (1914-1918); died of effects of severe mustard gas poisoning at Sentis (where?) in 1918 in WW1.

    Titles behind name: CMG, DSO

    Ewart married Helen Liesching Greaves on 3 Jun 1903 in Tafelberg, Cape, South Africa. Helen (daughter of William Henry Gilfillan Greaves and Wilhelmina Johanna Southey) was born on 2 May 1880; died in 1968 in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Helen Liesching Greaves was born on 2 May 1880 (daughter of William Henry Gilfillan Greaves and Wilhelmina Johanna Southey); died in 1968 in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Children:
    1. Evelyn Grace Ewart Collett was born in 1905.
    2. Rosalie Collett was born about 1907; died in 1907.
    3. Georgina Pauline Ewart Collett was born in 1910; died in 1986.
    4. 2. Noel David Ewart Collett
    5. Anthony Ewart Collett was born in 1924 in South Africa; died on 27 Dec 1944 in Ardennes, France; was buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany.

  3. 6.  Thomas Haldane
    Children:
    1. 3. Joan Haldane


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Collett was born on 7 Aug 1835 in Elephant Fountain, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 30 Aug 1835 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of James Lydford Collett, 1820 Settler and Rhoda Ann Trollip, 1820 Settler); died on 22 Mar 1916; was buried on 22 Mar 1916 in Rietvleil, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Notes:

    Craig Hilton-Taylor says 'also known as Ian'
    Farmed at Rietvlei near Middelburg.
    Christening date from Steve Addison.
    William was appointed the Field cornet in the Upper Sea Cow division around 1853.

    William married Anna Maria Cook on 10 Sep 1862 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Rev. Edward Cook and Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler) was born on 29 May 1843 in Nisbett Bath, Great Namaqualand; died on 16 Oct 1903. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anna Maria Cook was born on 29 May 1843 in Nisbett Bath, Great Namaqualand (daughter of Rev. Edward Cook and Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler); died on 16 Oct 1903.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • _USED: Anne

    Notes:

    Now known as Warmbad, Namibia
    Education included Miss Tooth's finishing school, London.

    Now known as Warmbad, Namibia
    Education included Miss Tooth's finishing school, London.

    Children:
    1. Dora Frances Collett was born on 25 Oct 1863; was christened on 13 Nov 1863 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1941.
    2. Harry Grey Collett was born on 20 Jul 1865 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa; died on 1 Feb 1956 in Greyville Farm, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Edith Anna Collett was born on 4 Jun 1867; was christened on 24 Jun 1867 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1910.
    4. William Edward Collett was born on 22 Apr 1869; died in May 1960; was buried on 17 May 1960 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. 4. Colonel Ewart James Collett, DSO, CMG was born on 2 May 1871 in 'Wonderheuwel', Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Dec 1927 in 'Dunblane', Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. Myra Rhoda Collett was born in 1875; died in 1960.
    7. John Wesley Camm Collett was born on 27 Nov 1877 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was christened on 23 Dec 1877 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 25 Jul 1938 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    8. Elizabeth Martha Collett was born in 1880; died in 1957.
    9. George Morley Collett was born in 1882; died in 1889.
    10. Ethel Daisy Thornhill Collett was born in 1884; died in 1945.
    11. Frederick Slater Collett was born in 1873; died on 23 Feb 1900 in Schoeman's Kop, Weltevreden Farm, Molteno, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 10.  William Henry Gilfillan Greaves was born on 25 Feb 1851 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; was christened on 26 Mar 1851 in St Peter's, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (son of George Duly Greaves and Elizabeth Mary Gilfillan); died on 20 Sep 1920 in 'Zuiver Kuil', Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Lansdown', Middelburg, Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    William married Wilhelmina Johanna Southey on 8 Oct 1878 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Wilhelmina (daughter of Robert Henry Southey, 1820 Settler and Christina Wilhelmina Liesching) was born on 10 Jun 1857 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Apr 1945 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in 'Lansdown', Middelburg, Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Wilhelmina Johanna Southey was born on 10 Jun 1857 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Robert Henry Southey, 1820 Settler and Christina Wilhelmina Liesching); died on 27 Apr 1945 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in 'Lansdown', Middelburg, Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Notes:

    Wilhelmina is the daughter of Robert Henry Southey b. 20 DEC 1814, Culmstock, Devon, England d. 6 DEC 1902, 'De Puts ' (now 'Lansdown'), Middelburg, Cape, South Africa - bur. ' Varkenskop' (now 'Manor Holme') Middelburg, Cape, South Africa m. Christina Wilhelmina Liesching, 18 JUN 1840, Dutch Reformed Church, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa b. 1 JUN 1821, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa d. 25 SEP 1894, 'De Puts' (now 'Lansdown'), Middelburg, Cape, South Africa - bur. 'Varkenskop' (now 'Manor Holme') Middelburg, Cape , South Africa
    Children Josephine, Henry, Percy and Louisa Helen all died young (the other four survived).

    Children:
    1. 5. Helen Liesching Greaves was born on 2 May 1880; died in 1968 in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Reginald Henry Greaves was born on 7 Aug 1881 in Conway farm, Conway, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 6 Mar 1937 in 'Springfield', Cape, South Africa.
    3. Clifton George Greaves was born in 1884 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Mar 1953 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in 'Lansdown', Middelburg, Cape, South Africa.
    4. Georgina Greaves was born in 1887 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1887 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Lansdown', Middelburg, Cape, South Africa.
    5. Alice Maud Greaves was born in 1891 in Vryburg, North West, South Africa.
    6. Jean Isobel Greaves was born in 1895 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Feb 1955 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
    7. Mabel Southey Greaves was born on 6 May 1900 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  James Lydford Collett, 1820 SettlerJames Lydford Collett, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Feb 1800 in Stroudwater, Gloucestershire, England (son of William Collett and Martha Chancellor); died on 10 Aug 1875 in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 167
    • Settler: 14 Aug 1821, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

    Notes:

    James arrived in Table Bay, South Africa on the 'Salisbury' on 8 December 1821, (Departure Date 14th August 1821), listed as an indentured labourer in Major General Colin Campbell's party. His name was second-last on the list of names. He was well educated in the three R's, wrote well and was filled with driving energy. He is said to have had 70 grandchildren, one of whom was Letitia Collett who married James Butler of London. The party was located on a 10 000-acre estate at Rietfonetien, on an arm of the Kasouga River. the location was named Barville Park. General Charles Collins Campbell, who was the leader of the party, died in May 1822.

    In 1824 he married Rhoda in Albany, where he owned a small farm near Port Alfred. When the frontier was thrown open , he bought Olifantsfontein, and farms on the Koonap River in Fort Beaufort district. When the 1835 Frontier war broke out he stayed. He imported merino from New South Wales and Saxony and left 200 pound to his brother Joseph, who had emigrated to US with his sister Elizabeth. In 1842 he bought 3 large farms in Cradock area, based on Greonfontein in the direction of the AgterSneeuberg, he soon gained a reputation as the most progressive farmer in the district. He was chosen to represent the district in the first Cape Parliament in 1854, but attended one session only. In 1857 he sold Groenfontein, and moved to up the valley to Dassie Krantz and Salt Pan Drift. But drought and recession drove him bankruptcy in 1862. All his farms were sold and he had to accept hospitality of a cottage on Mulberry Grove, the farm of his son-in-law, Joseph Trollip. His successful son, John, redeemed him and placed him on Dassie Krantz. Relationships were strained, but he had lost his touch and after a frightening incident with a defiant servant, John removed his parents to Grassridge, where he died in 1875.

    Settler:
    Charles Campbell's party on the Salisbury

    James married Rhoda Ann Trollip, 1820 Settler on 6 Feb 1824 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Rhoda (daughter of Joseph Trollip, 1820 Settler and Susannah Crouch, 1820 Settler) was born on 21 Dec 1805 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 29 Mar 1806 in Frome, Somerset, England; died in Nov 1895 in Rietvlei, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Rhoda Ann Trollip, 1820 SettlerRhoda Ann Trollip, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Dec 1805 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 29 Mar 1806 in Frome, Somerset, England (daughter of Joseph Trollip, 1820 Settler and Susannah Crouch, 1820 Settler); died in Nov 1895 in Rietvlei, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 795
    • Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

    Notes:

    Rhoda Trollip came out to SA with her parents and siblings on the Weymouth arriving ?? in ?? She and James Lydford Collett were the progenitors of all Colletts in the Cape.

    After all troubles and bickering of framing, Rhoda on more than one occasion collapsed into the comparative safety of tempoarry insanity. At this stage, James devoted all his atention to her. After his death she went to live with her childless daughter at Daggaboer.

    Settler:
    Hyman's party on the Weymouth

    Notes:

    Marriage Notes for RHODA TROLLIP and JAMES COLLETT:
    Entry #58: Matrimonial Court Minutes/Special Marriage Licences: Film No. 1886513
    Husband: James COLLET, 23, Reformed, England
    Wife: Rhoda TROLLOP, 18, Protestant, England
    Marriage Notes for RHODA TROLLIP and JAMES COLLETT:
    Entry #58: Matrimonial Court Minutes/Special Marriage Licences: Film No. 1886513
    Husband: James COLLET, 23, Reformed, England
    Wife: Rhoda TROLLOP, 18, Protestant, England
    Date: 2/5/1824



    Marriage Notes for RHODA TROLLIP and JAMES COLLETT:
    Entry #58: Matrimonial Court Minutes/Special Marriage Licences: Film No. 1886513
    Husband: James COLLET, 23, Reformed, England
    Wife: Rhoda TROLLOP, 18, Protestant, England
    Date: 2/5/1824

    Children:
    1. Rhoda Ann Collett was born on 27 Dec 1824 in Camphor's Kraal, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Nov 1898 in Mulberry Grove, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Katkop Farm, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. John Collett was born on 27 Nov 1826 in Beaufort Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Apr 1827 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Aug 1908 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Susanna Collett was born on 13 Jul 1829 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Jul 1889 in Beestekraal, Hanover, Cape, South Africa; was buried in Dwaal Farm, Karoo, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Martha Collett was born on 29 Jun 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Oct 1891 in Daggaboer Farm, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Daggaboer Farm Cemetery, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. James Collett was born on 15 Jul 1833 in Grove Hill farm, Bathurst district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Oct 1833 in Wesleyan Church, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Dec 1910 in Colletton House, Rynheath, Karoo, South Africa; was buried in Rynheath Cemetery, nr Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. 8. William Collett was born on 7 Aug 1835 in Elephant Fountain, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 30 Aug 1835 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Mar 1916; was buried on 22 Mar 1916 in Rietvleil, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. Joseph Collett was born on 17 Jul 1837 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Jul 1901 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
    8. George Collett was born on 9 Apr 1840 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Aug 1879 in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. Elizabeth Collett was born on 8 Feb 1844 in Groenfontein farm, Cradock district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 10 Mar 1844 in Cradock Church (Methodist), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Jul 1913 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 22 Sep 1913 in Steynsburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 18.  Rev. Edward Cook was born on 4 Jan 1806 in Lincolnshire, England; died on 9 Mar 1843.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Rev. Edward Cook
    • Occupation: Missionary

    Edward + Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler. Mary (daughter of Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler and Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler) was born on 14 Jul 1809 in U.K., England; died on 7 Jun 1886 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 19.  Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Jul 1809 in U.K., England (daughter of Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler and Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler); died on 7 Jun 1886 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 778
    • Name: Mary Francis Thornhill
    • Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

    Children:
    1. John Thornhill Cook was born on 2 Nov 1834; died on 20 Oct 1894 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
    2. Edward Boyer Cook was born on 3 Nov 1837 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jul 1909 in Richmond farm. Herbert district, Northern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Thornhill farm, Herbert district, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Dorothea Mounsey Cook was born on 20 Aug 1838 in Nisbett Bath, Great Namaqualand; died on 4 Sep 1905.
    4. Mary Frances Cook was born on 27 Feb 1840 in Nisbett Bath, Great Namaqualand; died on 7 Jun 1886.
    5. 9. Anna Maria Cook was born on 29 May 1843 in Nisbett Bath, Great Namaqualand; died on 16 Oct 1903.

  5. 20.  George Duly Greaves was born on 1 Jan 1817 in Stepney, London, England (son of William Henry Greaves and Sarah); died on 22 Jun 1887 in Bree St.,Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: George Dale Greaves
    • Occupation: a Land Surveyor
    • Occupation: a Surveyor

    George married Elizabeth Mary Gilfillan on 6 Mar 1843 in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Elizabeth (daughter of William Frederick Anderson Gilfillan, 1820 Settler and Anna Margaret Thornhill, 1820 Settler) was born on 28 Feb 1828 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 May 1828 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Nov 1903 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 21.  Elizabeth Mary Gilfillan was born on 28 Feb 1828 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 May 1828 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of William Frederick Anderson Gilfillan, 1820 Settler and Anna Margaret Thornhill, 1820 Settler); died on 20 Nov 1903 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Notes:

    Description: Rev Francis McLeland

    Notes:

    Married:

    IMAGE # 20
    ENTRY # 10606
    HUSBAND'S SURNAME GREAVES
    HUSBAND'S GIVEN NAME(S) George Duley
    WIFE'S SURNAME GILFILLAN
    WIFE'S GIVEN NAME(S) Elizabeth May
    DATE 3/6/1843
    MICROFILM # 1259184
    ITEM # 2
    CERT/AFF Certificate
    FILM DESCRIPTION Cape Province Marriages 1842-1843

    Children:
    1. Sarah Anna Greaves was born on 30 Jan 1844 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 16 Jun 1844 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1892 in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Georgina Sarah Maria Greaves was born on 6 Dec 1845 in Mission Station, Near Cradock, Cape, South Africa; was christened on 30 Dec 1846 in Platberg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 May 1924 in Culmstock farm, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
    3. Charlotte Elizabeth Jean Greaves was born on 24 Feb 1849; died on 16 Aug 1941 in Halesowen, Cradock district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. 10. William Henry Gilfillan Greaves was born on 25 Feb 1851 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; was christened on 26 Mar 1851 in St Peter's, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; died on 20 Sep 1920 in 'Zuiver Kuil', Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Lansdown', Middelburg, Cape, South Africa.
    5. Henry Gower Greaves was born on 11 Sep 1853; was christened on 13 Jan 1854 in St Peter's, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
    6. Annie Dorothea Greaves was born in 1854; died on 21 Jul 1922 in Frere Hospital, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. Dorothea Francis Greaves was born on 15 Apr 1857 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 1942.
    8. Eleanor Sophia Greaves was born on 6 Mar 1858 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Jan 1936 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. George Greaves was born on 22 Feb 1860 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Mar 1938 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    10. Eliza Edith Julia Greaves was born on 20 Jun 1863 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Jun 1957 in 'Kennersley', Cedarville, East Griqualand, South Africa.
    11. Katherine Louise Greaves was born on 7 Apr 1867; died in May 1932.

  7. 22.  Robert Henry Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 20 Dec 1814 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 30 Apr 1815 in Culmstock, Devon, England (son of George Southey, 1820 Settler and Joan Baker, 1820 Settler); died on 6 Dec 1902 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 729
    • Settler: 10 Jan 1820, Bristol, Somerset, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Southey's party on the Kennersley Castle

    Robert married Christina Wilhelmina Liesching on 18 Jun 1840 in Dutch Reformed Church, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa. Christina (daughter of Frederick Gysbert Arend Liesching and Johanna Elizabeth Becker) was born on 1 Jun 1821 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died on 25 Sep 1894 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 23.  Christina Wilhelmina Liesching was born on 1 Jun 1821 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (daughter of Frederick Gysbert Arend Liesching and Johanna Elizabeth Becker); died on 25 Sep 1894 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Notes:

    Children Josephine, Henry, Percy and Louisa Helen all died young.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Sophia Southey was born on 2 Jun 1841 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died on 1 Jul 1936 in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Frederick Richard Francis Southey was born in 1844; died on 25 Nov 1925 in Teebus, Steynsburg, Cape, South Africa; was buried in Steynsburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Josephine Southey was born about 1845 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died about 1855.
    4. Percy Southey was born about 1848 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Apr 1850 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Harry Southey
    6. Louisa Helen Southey was born in 1855 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died in 1870; was buried in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. 11. Wilhelmina Johanna Southey was born on 10 Jun 1857 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Apr 1945 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa; was buried in 'Lansdown', Middelburg, Cape, South Africa.
    8. Sophia Josephine Southey was born on 26 Jun 1860 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Feb 1955 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Wellwood farm, Graaff-Reinet district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  William Collett was born about 1770 in England; died about 1830.

    William married Martha Chancellor on 24 Feb 1802 in St Martin's, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Martha (daughter of James Chancellor and Anne Stephens) was born in 1768 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 8 May 1768 in St Lawrence, East Harptree, Somerset, England; died on 21 Oct 1837 in Burford, Cotswolds, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Martha Chancellor was born in 1768 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 8 May 1768 in St Lawrence, East Harptree, Somerset, England (daughter of James Chancellor and Anne Stephens); died on 21 Oct 1837 in Burford, Cotswolds, England.

    Notes:

    County Somerset
    Place East Harptree
    Church name St Lawrence
    Register type Parish Register
    Baptism date 08 May 1768
    Person forename Martha
    Person sex F
    Father forename James
    Mother forename Ann
    Father surname CHANCELLOR

    Children:
    1. 16. James Lydford Collett, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Feb 1800 in Stroudwater, Gloucestershire, England; died on 10 Aug 1875 in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Joseph Collett was born in 1802; was christened on 15 Feb 1803 in Old Meeting House, Stroud, Gloucestershire; died on 26 Dec 1875 in California, United States of America.
    3. Elizabeth Collett was born in 1806 in England; died in 1892.
    4. Sarah Collett died in United States of America.
    5. Ann Collett
    6. Rhoda Ann Collett

  3. 34.  Joseph Trollip, 1820 SettlerJoseph Trollip, 1820 Settler was born on 4 Mar 1775 in Frome, Somerset, England; died on 22 Jul 1862 in Bathurst District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Settlers), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 792
    • Name: Joseph Trollop
    • Occupation: 'Standerwick', Reed River, Port Alfred (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Farmer
    • Occupation: a Labourer
    • Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

    Notes:

    When Joseph came out to the SA with his family on board Weymouth, he decided to change the spelling of their surname from Trollop to Trollip. I have entered his name as Trollip for ease of reference.
    He is the progenitor of the SA Trollips, one the biggest 1820 families in SA.

    SHIP: HMSS Weymouth from Portsmouth, left 7/1/1820 in Charles Hyman's party. Arrived Algoa Bay 15/5/1820.
    Trollip Hester (18) Daughter of Joseph
    Trollip John (22) Elizabeth (20) Labourer
    Trollip Joseph (38) Susan (39) Benjamin (16) Rhoda (13) Jacob(11) Joseph (9) Mary Ann (7) Labourer
    Trollip Stephen (19) Mary (20) Labourer
    Trollip William (24) Patience (22) Alfred (1) Labourer

    According to Joan Collett, the Trolips were tenant farmers and weavers near Tytherington, near the Wiltshire border.

    OCCUPATION: Labourer

    LEADER: No. 30 on the Colonial Department list, led by Charles Hyman, a labourer of Short Street, Westbury, Wiltshire.

    LOCATION: Standerwick on the right bank of the Lynedoch River.

    Baptisms in St.John's Frome for the TROLLIP family (spellt TROLLOP)
    Susanna CROUCH bap 18 Apr 1773, daughter of William and Betty
    Joseph TROLLOP m Susanna CROUCH by licence 25 Sep 1794
    Witnesses John DEACON & T.JONES (probably churchwardens as they witnessed numerous marriages)

    William TROLLOP bap 14 May 1796
    John TROLLOP bap 3 Mar 1798
    Hester TROLLOP bap 15 Feb 1800
    Stephen TROLLOP bap 17 Apr 1802
    Benjamin TROLLOP bap 4 Feb 1804
    Rodda TROLIP (sic, presumably Rhoda) bap 29 Mar 1806
    Jacob TROLLOP bap 7 May 1808
    Joseph TROLLOP bap 28 Apr 1810

    A British settler, arrived in South Africa in 1820. His death notice,signed by his daughter Esther (xSamuel JAMES), stated that his parents were 'Not known'. No mention is made in the death notice of the seventh of his eight children, Jacob. He farmed at Daggaboer in the Cradock district, and at his death was listed as owning two houses in High Street, Grahamstown.

    Settler:
    Hyman's party on the Weymouth

    Joseph married Susannah Crouch, 1820 Settler on 25 Sep 1794 in Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England. Susannah (daughter of William Crouch and Betty Pinnock) was born in 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England; was christened on 18 Apr 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England; died in Aug 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 35.  Susannah Crouch, 1820 Settler was born in 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England; was christened on 18 Apr 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England (daughter of William Crouch and Betty Pinnock); died in Aug 1824.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 171
    • Settler: 7 Jan 1820, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Hyman's party on the Weymouth

    Children:
    1. William Trollip, 1820 Settler was born on 11 Apr 1796 in Frome, Selwood, Somerset, England; was christened on 14 May 1796 in Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England; died on 18 Aug 1875 in Willow Tree farm, Daggaboers Nek, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Daggaboer Farm Cemetery, Bedford District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. John Trollip, 1820 Settler was born on 17 Nov 1791 in Frome, Somerset, England; was christened on 3 Mar 1798 in Frome, Selwood, Somerset, England; died on 30 Aug 1884 in Rouxville, Free State, South Africa.
    3. Esther Trollip, 1820 Settler was born on 6 Jan 1800 in Frome, Selwood, Somerset, England; was christened on 15 Feb 1800 in Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England; died on 27 Sep 1886 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Stephen Trollip, 1820 Settler was born in Feb 1802 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 17 Apr 1802 in Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England; died on 24 May 1868 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Benjamin Trollip, 1820 Settler was born in Jan 1804 in Frome, Somerset, England; was christened on 4 Feb 1804 in Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England; died on 19 Apr 1867 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. 17. Rhoda Ann Trollip, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Dec 1805 in Horningsham, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 29 Mar 1806 in Frome, Somerset, England; died in Nov 1895 in Rietvlei, Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grassridge farm, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. Jacob Trollip, 1820 Settler was born in 1808 in Somerset, England; was christened on 7 May 1808 in Frome Church (St John the Baptist), Frome, Somerset, England; died on 21 Feb 1859 in Brak River, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    8. Joseph Anthony Trollip, 1820 Settler was born on 12 Mar 1810 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England; was christened on 28 Apr 1810 in St John the Baptist, Frome, Somerset, England; died on 24 Jun 1885 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Jun 1885 in Cradock Cemetery (Wesleyan), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. Mary Ann Trollip, 1820 Settler was born in 1813 in Somerset, England; was christened on 17 Jan 1813 in Horninhsham, Wiltshire, England; died about 1862.

  5. 38.  Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born about 1773 in Sutherland, Durham, England (son of John Camm); died after 1828.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 775
    • Name: Christopher Thornhill 1820
    • Occupation: a Merchant
    • Residence: Sutherland, County Durham, England
    • Emigration: 12 Feb 1820, England
    • Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England
    • Occupation: 17 Nov 1823; an Assistant Magistrate

    Notes:

    The family emigrated to the Cape Colony on board the Zoroaster, which left Downs Harbour on 12/2/1820. They were part of the 1820 Settler scheme and Christopher appears to have been the leader of a party. His occupation on the ship's passenger list is given as merchantman. They arrived in Algoa Bay after transferring to the Albury in Cape Town. The leaders of the party, Christopher Thornhill Thornhill , 47, of Thornhill, Yorkshire, left estates in Cumberland and brought with him his wife, Dorothea Mounsey, 35, their two sons, Christopher, 8, and John, 15, and their two daughters, Mary Francis, 10, and Anna Margaret, 13.

    Christopher THORNHILL was the leader of a small 1820 Settler Party which settled on the east bank of the Kowie River, on the farm which is still known as Thornhill.

    He was born Christopher Thornhill CAMM and changed his name after receiving permission to do so by King George III. The THORNHILL's and CAMM's were related by marriage and were wealthy families living in the same area.
    DEPOT Cory Library for Historical Research
    TYPE Manuscript
    REFERENCE MS14448
    DESCRIPTION Thornhill family.
    STARTING 0000
    ENDING 0000
    REMARKS 2 items. MS (Photocopies).
    SUMMARY + Papers: granting Christopher Thornhill Camm the right to the surname Thornhill and to the Thornhill arms.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Thornhill was made head of a party of his own, comprising sixteen men, including two of his nephews, Adam Gilfillan and Philip Camm. His labourers signed an agreement similar to Wait's, binding them to six years of service at a daily wage equivalent to the value of half a bushel of wheat. Working hours were to be from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon, and each man would be entitled to 'a suitable habitation' and half an acre of garden ground. Three of Thornhill's party deserted before the 'Zoroaster' sailed, but a late replacement, William Stokes, was allowed to board the ship while she was detained in the Downs awaiting a favourable wind.

    The 'Zoroaster' left the Downs on 12 February 1820, and reached Simon's Bay on 30 April. Here her charter terminated, and the settlers were transhipped to the 'Albury' for the voyage to Algoa Bay, which they reached on 15 May. Thornhill was granted a plot of land at Algoa Bay for the erection of a prefabricated wooden house which he had brought with him, as its size made it difficult to transport to his location in Albany.

    Thornhill's party - described by one of the colonial officials as 'the best regulated of any yet landed here' - was located between the Kowie and Rufane Rivers, and the location was named Thornhill. Lieut William Gilfillan (half-pay, late 60th Regt), a brother of Adam Gilfillan (nephew of Christopher Thornhill), also lived at Thornhill after his marriage to Christopher Thornhill's daughter Ann. William Gilfillan did not, as is popularly supposed, emigrate with Thornhill's party; he landed in Cape Town from the 'Importer' brig in March 1820, and applied for a grant of land by virtue of his seven years' army service at the Cape." The Lower Albany Chronicles - Part 1

    LIST OF THORNHILL'S PARTY
    ANNANDALE, George 20. Smith.
    BROOKS, William 31. Farmer. w Ann 40. c Elizabeth 12, William 10, Ann 9 Joseph 6.
    BRUTON, Thomas 27. Smith. w Charlotte 24. c Charlotte.
    CAMM, Philip 20 Clerk.
    DELL, Edward H. 38. Cooper. w Hannah 38. c John 10, Stephen 8, Edward 6, Samuel 3.
    GILFILLAN, Adam 20. Merchant.
    HOWARD, William 30. Chemist. w Sarah 25. c Jane 6, Richard 4.
    MILDENHALL, Joseph 26. Husbandman.
    SOPER, Robert 24. Carpenter. w Ellis 22.
    STOKES, John 26. Husbandman. w Mary 26.
    STREAK (or STREET), James 18. Husbandman.
    STREAK (or STREET), William 27. Husbandman. w Elizabeth 22.
    THORNHILL, Christopher 47. Merchant. w Dorothea 35. c John 15, Ann 13, Mary 10, Christian 8.
    WHITE, Thomas 29. Husbandman.
    *HOWARD, John Hassall 27. Chemist, druggist and apothecary. w 27. 2 children under 4.

    Main sources for party list
    Agent of Transports' Return of settlers under the direction of Messrs Wait, Thornhill and Dyason (Cape Archives CO 6138/2,98); Return of settlers under the direction of Christopher Thornhill (Cape Archives CO 6138/2, 56). The name Streak is given as Street in the official lists.



    1820 settler on Zoroaster. Came from Yorkshire. Lived at Thornhill, Port Alfred on the Kariega River - Farm Glenfillan.

    Emigration:
    the Uk to the Cape Colony on board the Zoaster
    Into Place: South Africa

    Settler:
    Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

    Christopher married Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler on 2 Apr 1804 in Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Dorothea was born on 21 Jan 1785 in Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Aug 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 39.  Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Jan 1785 in Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Aug 1835.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 576
    • Name: Dorothea Mounsey 1820
    • Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

    Notes:

    1820 settler on Zoroaster

    Settler:
    Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

    Children:
    1. John Mounsey Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Jan 1805 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England; died on 10 Mar 1848 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Anna Margaret Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 1 Jul 1807 in Thornhill, Sunderland, Co Durham, England; died on 13 Feb 1879 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Church (St Peter's - Anglican), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 19. Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Jul 1809 in U.K., England; died on 7 Jun 1886 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Christopher Mouncey Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Feb 1812 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England; died on 28 May 1892.

  7. 40.  William Henry Greaves

    William + Sarah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 41.  Sarah
    Children:
    1. 20. George Duly Greaves was born on 1 Jan 1817 in Stepney, London, England; died on 22 Jun 1887 in Bree St.,Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  9. 42.  William Frederick Anderson Gilfillan, 1820 SettlerWilliam Frederick Anderson Gilfillan, 1820 Settler was born on 27 Jan 1796 in Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, Channel Islands; was christened on 20 Feb 1796 in Jersey, Channel Islands (son of Lieutenant John Gilfillan and Elizabeth Bridges); died on 4 Sep 1855 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Church (St Peter's - Anglican), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 3698
    • Name: William Frederick Anderson (Lt) Gilfillan
    • Occupation: an Army Officer
    • Religion: the Protestant Church
    • Residence: Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    • Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England
    • Residence: 1826, 'Glenfillan', Kariega River, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    • Occupation: Between 1837 and 1851, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; a Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate

    Notes:

    The first Gilfillan to come to South Africa was William Frederick Anderson, second son of Lieutenant John Gilfillan and Elizabeth Bridges. He was born on January 27, 1796, at the time his father, Lt. John Gilfillan, of Major Grant's Company of Invalides, was in charge of the garrison of Elizabeth Castle, Jersey Island. Some weeks later, the second son of King George III of England, Prince William Frederick , Duke of York, who was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, made a tour of inspection of Jersey Island and attended the christening of the new baby on February 20, 1796. There is a story in the family that the Duke agreed to be a godfather and as a christening present, gave the baby a commission in the Duke of York's Own Rifles which afterward became the 60th Rifles Regiment. Certainly the boy was to bear the names of William Frederick after the Duke of York and Anderson after another godfather, Major Robert Anderson. In 1812, at the age of 16, William came to South Africa as an ensign with his regiment, the 60th Rifles, and returned to England with the regiment at the end of 1818.
    South Africa evidently had attractions for William and on November 4, 1819, when residing in Regent Street, Westminster, London, he applied to the Secretary of State for Colonies for a free passage in one of the transport ships about to convey English settlers to the Cape. His letter reads as follows: Sir I, having served for many years in the frontier of the Cape of Good Hope as an officer in the Army, since when I have been placed on half pay , and being desirous of returning to the Cape to settle in the interior, for which my funds are altogether inadequate, I beg you may be graciously pleased to grant me a passage with the settlers now on the point of going. I have the honour to be, etc. W. Gilfillan, H. P. Lieutenant 60th Regiment.
    The request was granted and so William and his younger brother Adam left England and their family for ever. Adam had been persuaded to come out by his brother and he was a genuine settler-member of the Thornhill party while William as a half-pay ex military officer, does not appear in the official settlers list. They spent over three months on the voyage out, in the company of the Thornhill family who were the leaders of the settlers party in the Zoroaster sailing ship in 1820. The leaders of the party, Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 47, of Thornhill, Yorkshire, left estates in Cumberland and brought with him his wife, Dorothea Mounsey, 35, their two sons, Christopher, 8, and John, 15, and their two daughters , Mary Francis, 10, and Anna Margaret , 13. During the long voyage out both William and Adam had fallen in love with the young Anna and she returned William's affections much to the disappointment of Adam who swore that he would marry the first pretty girl he saw after landing. Transferred, once more, to small boats and rowed ashore, they lived in tents near the beach until wagons, hired from the Dutch farmers in the Zwartkop Valley, arrived and the party was moved from Reed River Post by way of Kowie Pass and Bathurst to it's location between the Kowie and Rufane rivers. William and Anna were married in May 1821 at Bathurst by the Rev. William Shaw and set up home on land which William acquired adjoining the Thornhill property. They built a house and started farming in 1822 while in that year their first child was born, subsequently followed by 12 more children, all of whom with the exception of one who died in infancy, married and had families of their own. When the Albany Levy was formed in Grahamstown in October 1822, for the self-protection of the settlers, Lieutenant W. F. A. Gilfillan was one of the officers. In 1826 William was granted a farm on the Kariega river, he named it 'Glenfillan'. The house was burned down at the commencement of the 6th Kaffir War in December 1834. In 1837 William was appointed the first Resident Magistrate and Civil Commissioner at Cradock. In the Kaffir War of 1850 William was on the board of Defence and later took the field in command of the Cradock Burghers. In 1852 William was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly for the District. The bridge over the Fish River at Cradock was named the Gilfillan Bridge in his honour and retains the name till this day although a second bridge over the Fish River has recently been opened. William died in 1855 and the inscription on his tombstone in the Cradock cemetery reads: Sacred to the memory of William Frederick Anderson Gilfillan born 27-1-1796 died 4-9-1855 The deceased came to this country in 1812 an ensign in the 60th Rifles. Returned to England about 1819 and in 1820 came out as a military settler on half pay. During the war of 1855 he commanded a company of Levies and at it's conclusion was appointed Commandant and Resident Magistrate of Cradock which office he held until his death. and of his widow Anna Margaret Gilfillan (born Thornhill)

    Gilfillan Bridge in Cradock was named after him - see extensive notes in DFT

    Did not come with Thornhills party. Landed in Cape Town from the "Importer", in March 1820 and applied for a grant of land for his Army Service.
    A Lt. William Glifillan seen in Morse Jones, E. Lower Albany Chronicles. Part 1 1806 - 1825, p14. in 1817 of 60th Regiment

    1820 Settler and member of Her Majesty's 60th Rifles and afterwards Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate at Cradock. Lived at Thornhill, Port Alfred on the Kariega River, Farm Glenfillan

    MILI:
    Description: 60th Regiment

    Settler:
    Independant on the Zoroaster

    William married Anna Margaret Thornhill, 1820 Settler on 10 Jun 1822 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Anna (daughter of Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler and Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler) was born on 1 Jul 1807 in Thornhill, Sunderland, Co Durham, England; died on 13 Feb 1879 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Church (St Peter's - Anglican), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 43.  Anna Margaret Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 1 Jul 1807 in Thornhill, Sunderland, Co Durham, England (daughter of Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler and Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler); died on 13 Feb 1879 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Church (St Peter's - Anglican), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 774
    • Name: Anna Margaret Thornhill 1820
    • Religion: the Protestant Church
    • Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

    Notes:

    see Toposcope 6:12 of 1975

    Settler:
    Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

    Notes:

    Microfilm #1886513
    Matrimonial Court Minutes and Special Marriage Licenses: 1821 - 1884
    Albany/Grahamstown, Cape, South Africa
    Item 7
    Entry #16
    Husband: William GILFILLAN, 26, Protestant, Isle of Jersey,. England
    Wife: Anna THORNHILL, 15, Protestant, England
    Date: 6/10/1822

    Married:
    Bathurst by Rev. William Shaw

    Children:
    1. William Thornhill Gilfillan was born on 2 Nov 1822; was christened on 2 Dec 1822 in 'Thornhill', Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 May 1915 in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe.
    2. Frederick Mouncey Gilfillan was born on 13 Jun 1824 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 4 Jul 1824 in Port Kowie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Jun 1885 in 'New Radford', Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Maria Georgiana Gilfillan was born on 31 Aug 1826 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 May 1828 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 1918.
    4. 21. Elizabeth Mary Gilfillan was born on 28 Feb 1828 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 May 1828 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Nov 1903 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Anna Frances Gilfillan was born on 19 Jan 1830; was christened on 21 Feb 1830 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Sep 1900.
    6. John Murray Gilfillan was born on 29 Jan 1832 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 6 Apr 1834 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Sep 1903 in 'Glen Heath', Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in St Peters, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. Dorothea Mounsey Gilfillan was born on 14 Feb 1834; was christened on 6 Apr 1834 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Apr 1898.
    8. Christopher Gilfillan was born in Nov 1836; died on 17 Jan 1837 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. Charlotte Gilfillan was born in Nov 1836; died on 17 Jan 1837.
    10. Edward Stockenstrøm Lodewikus Gilfillan was born on 14 Mar 1838 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Apr 1838 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Jul 1908 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    11. Henry Philip Cam Gilfillan was born in 1841; was christened on 7 Jun 1844 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Apr 1897 in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
    12. Mary Catherine Charlotte Gilfillan was born on 1 Mar 1842 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 29 May 1842 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 May 1913 in Queen St., Oudtshoorn, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    13. George Fleetwood Gilfillan was born on 10 Mar 1844 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 13 Jun 1844 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Mar 1878 in Grey Town, Sandillis Location, Cape, South Africa.
    14. Alfred Gilfillan was born on 25 Mar 1846; was christened on 23 Jul 1846 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 1915.
    15. Sophia Sara Gilfillan was born on 17 Feb 1851 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  11. 44.  George Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 5 Dec 1776 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 12 Jan 1777 in Culmstock, Devon, England (son of John Southey and Elizabeth Potter); died on 14 Jul 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 727
    • Name: George Southey 1820
    • Occupation: a Gentleman
    • Residence: Wellington, Somerset, England
    • Settler: 10 Jan 1820, Bristol, Somerset, England

    Notes:

    Extract from the South African 1820 Settlers Association Name of Settler: Southey, George - age 39 Name of Wife: Joan nee Baker - age 38 Names and age of children: Sophia (16) ; William (13); Richard (11); George (9); Elizabeth (7) ; Henry (4); and Cannon (1) Other: Elizabeth Skinner age 30, probably a servant, accompanied them Party: George Southey was the leader of the Southey Party, comprising of 49 people , sailed aboard Kennersley Castle from Bristol on 10 January 1820 and arrived in Table Bay on 29 March 1820. They were confined in quarantine aboard for 3 weeks and then landed at Algoa Bay on 29 April 1820. Their allocation of land was about 30 miles from Grahamstown, where they arrived on the 12 May 1820. Head of the Southey Party of 1820 Settlers to South Africa. He and his wife brought their 7 children and 49 other settlers out in the Kennersley Castle. Southey was allocated 700 morgen ( SA Encyclopaedia 1 morgen = 2. 11654 acres ) on a branch of the Kowie river between Bathurst and Martindale. From Capt Robert Southey's "History of the Southey Family": His father married Elizabeth Potter of Culmstock in 1776 and by her had seven sons of whom the eldest and natural heir was baptised George at Culmstock on January 12, 1777. George grew up , married Joan Baker and in 1820 at the age of forty-three took his wife, five sons and two daughters to Cape Colony in the Kennersley Castle . The youngest of these children was named Cannon and died on the voyage out. The fourth Richard then a boy of twelve, was destined to become one of the most distinguished of the 1820 Settlers. In 1873 Richard Sowthey was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Griqualand West and in 1891 he was knighted. His descendants are now among the most progressive of Karoo sheep bloodstock breeders in South Africa. Had there been no three-year-old son living in West Buckland when Laurence Sowthey died there in 1741 then George would eventually have inherited Pitt House and his services to the Empire would have been lost, and very probably his descendants would then have shared the fortune of their two cousins of remote degree who today live in Culmstock."

    He and his wife brought their 7 children and 49 other settlers out in the Kennersley Castle. Southey was allocated 700 morgen on a branch of the Kowie river between Bathurst and Martindale.

    Extract from the South African 1820 Settlers Association
    Name of Settler: Southey, George - age 39
    Name of Wife: Joan nee Baker - age 38
    Names and age of children: Sophia (16); William (13); Richard (11); George (9); Elizabeth (7); Henry (4); and Cannon (1)
    Other: Elizabeth Skinner age 30, probably a servant, accompanied them
    Party: George Southey was the leader of the Southey Party, comprising of 49 people, sailed aboard Kennersley Castle from Bristol on 10 January 1820 and arrived in Table Bay on 29 March 1820. They were confined in quarantine aboard for 3 weeks and then landed at Algoa Bay on 29 April 1820. Their allocation of land was about 30 miles from Grahamstown, where they arrived on the 12 May 1820.

    SOUTHEY, George. Father of seven young children including William, 13; Richard 11; George, 9 and Henry, aged 4. Richard spoke Xhosa fluently and knew well the tracks and paths through the bush used by the Blacks. These young men had great military ability and aptitude and served South Africa well in this field. They formed a Corps of Guides and directed the Military forces under Sir Harry SMITH during the 1835 Hintsa War. It was George who shot and killed HINTSA, the Chief of the Xhosa tribe after he had escaped from the escort commanded by Sir Harry SMITH. After the war the brothers farmed in the Graaff Reinet area and all had distinguished careers in the Civil Service. Richard became first Lieutenant Governor of Griqualand West. He was knighted in 1891.
    SOURCE: The Settler named Jeremiah Goldswain by Pauline GOLDSWAIN.

    Settler:
    Southey's party on the Kennersley Castle

    Buried:
    Description: Rev William Carlisle

    George married Joan Baker, 1820 Settler on 10 Sep 1800 in Culmstock, Devon, England. Joan (daughter of Edward Baker) was born in 1782 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 16 Oct 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 45.  Joan Baker, 1820 Settler was born in 1782 in Culmstock, Devon, England (daughter of Edward Baker); died on 16 Oct 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 86
    • Name: Joan Baker 1820
    • Settler: 10 Jan 1820, Bristol, Somerset, England

    Notes:

    "Before we leave the Culmstock records to touch upon those at Wellington, Joan Baker is described as "a minor with consent of Edward Baker her father" the witnesses being Hy. Potter and Rbt. Channon." - from Edward Humphrey letter to Graham Southey.

    Joan Baker
    1Marjorie Dick Davies, Twin Trails, K. B. Davies (Pvt) Ltd. Printed by Mardon Printers (Pvt) Ltd, Beatrice Rd, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1974., 205, . NS14513 Source Media Type: Book NS33413 Source Media Type: Book.

    Called Jane in MD Nash's book

    Settler:
    Southey's party on the Kennersley Castle

    Children:
    1. John Southey was born on 23 Nov 1801 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 13 Dec 1801 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 19 Nov 1818 in Culmstock, Devon, England.
    2. Sophia Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 9 Aug 1804 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 6 Jan 1805 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 4 Sep 1880 in Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Peddie Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Wesley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. William Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 6 Sep 1806 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 19 Oct 1806 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 14 Nov 1882 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Sir Richard Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 25 Apr 1808 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 12 Jun 1808 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 22 Jul 1901 in 'Southfield', Plumstead, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; was buried in St John's Cemetery, Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, South africa.
    5. George Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 11 Mar 1810 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 6 Aug 1810 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 7 Nov 1867 in 'Bloemhof', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Bloemhof', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. Elizabeth Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 8 Feb 1812 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 9 Aug 1812 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 13 Oct 1842 in 'Bloemhof', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in 'Bloemhof', Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. 22. Robert Henry Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 20 Dec 1814 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 30 Apr 1815 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 6 Dec 1902 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    8. Canon Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 24 Feb 1818 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 7 Jun 1818 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died in 1820; was buried in at Sea.

  13. 46.  Frederick Gysbert Arend Liesching was born in 1793; died in 1855.

    Frederick married Johanna Elizabeth Becker on 24 Sep 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 47.  Johanna Elizabeth Becker
    Children:
    1. Francis Joseph Carl Liesching
    2. Frederick Ludwig Liesching was born on 26 Jun 1815.
    3. Johanna Elizabeth Magdelina Liesching was born on 1 Nov 1816.
    4. 23. Christina Wilhelmina Liesching was born on 1 Jun 1821 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa; died on 25 Sep 1894 in 'De Puts' (now Lansdown), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Varkenskop farm (now 'Manor Holme'), Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Fredericka Louisa Wilhelmina Liesching was born on 19 Apr 1823; died in 1913.
    6. Magdelena Maria Antoinette Liesching was born on 2 Dec 1824; died on 7 Jan 1906.
    7. Catherina Wilhelmina Liesching was born on 2 Oct 1828.
    8. Carolina Francesca Johanna Liesching was born on 15 Jul 1830.
    9. Elizabeth Johanna Louisa Liesching was born on 11 Aug 1832; died on 16 Jul 1902.
    10. Antoinette Louisa Susanna Liesching was born on 6 Aug 1834; died on 17 Oct 1893.


Generation: 7

  1. 66.  James Chancellor was born about 1739; died on 8 Mar 1799 in Croscombe, Somerset, England.

    James married Anne Stephens on 8 Mar 1762 in St Gregory, Weare, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 67.  Anne Stephens

    Notes:

    Married:
    County Somerset
    Place Weare
    Church name St Gregory
    Register type Parish Register
    Register entry number 18
    Marriage date 08 Mar 1762
    Groom forename James
    Groom surname CHANCELLOR
    Groom parish Chewton Mendip
    Bride forename Anne
    Bride surname STEPHENS
    Witness1 forename Thomas
    Witness1 surname PARKER
    Witness2 forename Bony*
    Witness2 surname STEPHENS
    Notes Bony* Stephens Junr

    Children:
    1. James Chancellor was born in 1762 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 5 Sep 1762 in St Lawrence, East Harptree, Somerset, England.
    2. William Chancellor was born in 1764 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 21 Oct 1764 in St Lawrence, East Harptree, Somerset, England.
    3. John Chancellor was born in 1766 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 10 Aug 1766 in St Lawrence, East Harptree, Somerset, England.
    4. 33. Martha Chancellor was born in 1768 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 8 May 1768 in St Lawrence, East Harptree, Somerset, England; died on 21 Oct 1837 in Burford, Cotswolds, England.
    5. Nancy Chancellor was born in 1770 in East Harptree, Somerset, England; was christened on 21 Jan 1770 in St Lawrence, Thanet, Kent.
    6. Mary Chancellor was born in 1775 in Croscombe, Somerset, England; was christened on 19 Feb 1775 in St Mary the Virgin, Croscombe, Somerset, England.
    7. John Chancellor was born in 1776 in Croscombe, Somerset, England; was christened on 14 Jul 1776 in St Mary the Virgin, Croscombe, Somerset, England.

  3. 70.  William Crouch was born about 1750 in England.

    William married Betty Pinnock on 27 Apr 1772 in Frome, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 71.  Betty Pinnock
    Children:
    1. 35. Susannah Crouch, 1820 Settler was born in 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England; was christened on 18 Apr 1773 in Frome, Somerset, England; died in Aug 1824.
    2. Hannah Crouch was born in 1776 in Frome, Selwood, Somerset, England; was christened on 18 May 1776 in St John the Baptist, Frome, Somerset, England.
    3. William Philip Crouch was born in 1790 in Frome, Selwood, Somerset, England; was christened on 4 Jun 1790 in St John the Baptist, Frome, Somerset, England.

  5. 76.  John Camm
    Children:
    1. Peter Camm
    2. Maria Camm
    3. 38. Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born about 1773 in Sutherland, Durham, England; died after 1828.

  6. 84.  Lieutenant John Gilfillan was born on 18 Feb 1759 (son of Alexander Gilfillan and Kathrin Buchanan).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: John (Lt) Gilfillan

    Notes:

    John was Lieut. in 83rd Regt of Foot or possibly 78th. He was Lieut. in 1796 of Major Grant's Company of Invalides and was in charge of the garrison, Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, Channel Islands.

    Johan Gilfillan has his dod as 21.11.1808, ie before the birth of the last two children.

    John married Elizabeth Bridges in 1792 in London Church (St George's, Hanover Square), London, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Captain John Bridges and Agnes Thompson) was born in 1775; died in 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 85.  Elizabeth Bridges was born in 1775 (daughter of Captain John Bridges and Agnes Thompson); died in 1826.

    Notes:

    The Bridges family originated from the lands of the Solway, Kirkbean, Dumfries, Scotland

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Caroline Mary Gilfillan was born in 1793 in Jersey, Channel Islands; died on 12 Jun 1853 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    2. John Alexander Gilfillan was born on 25 Dec 1794 in Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, Channel Islands; died on 11 Feb 1864 in Glasgow St, East Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    3. 42. William Frederick Anderson Gilfillan, 1820 Settler was born on 27 Jan 1796 in Elizabeth Castle, Jersey, Channel Islands; was christened on 20 Feb 1796 in Jersey, Channel Islands; died on 4 Sep 1855 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Church (St Peter's - Anglican), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Adam Gilfillan, 1820 Settler was born in 1800 in Jersey, Channel Islands; died on 7 Dec 1874 in Bath Heights, Cradock district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Eleanor Jane Gilfillan was born in 1805; was christened on 8 Sep 1805 in St Luke, Old Street, Finsbury, London, England.
    6. Hannah Gilfillan was born in 1811; was christened on 3 Mar 1811 in St Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, England.
    7. Sarah Gilfillan was born in 1811; was christened on 3 Mar 1811 in St Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, England.

  8. 38.  Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born about 1773 in Sutherland, Durham, England (son of John Camm); died after 1828.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 775
    • Name: Christopher Thornhill 1820
    • Occupation: a Merchant
    • Residence: Sutherland, County Durham, England
    • Emigration: 12 Feb 1820, England
    • Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England
    • Occupation: 17 Nov 1823; an Assistant Magistrate

    Notes:

    The family emigrated to the Cape Colony on board the Zoroaster, which left Downs Harbour on 12/2/1820. They were part of the 1820 Settler scheme and Christopher appears to have been the leader of a party. His occupation on the ship's passenger list is given as merchantman. They arrived in Algoa Bay after transferring to the Albury in Cape Town. The leaders of the party, Christopher Thornhill Thornhill , 47, of Thornhill, Yorkshire, left estates in Cumberland and brought with him his wife, Dorothea Mounsey, 35, their two sons, Christopher, 8, and John, 15, and their two daughters, Mary Francis, 10, and Anna Margaret, 13.

    Christopher THORNHILL was the leader of a small 1820 Settler Party which settled on the east bank of the Kowie River, on the farm which is still known as Thornhill.

    He was born Christopher Thornhill CAMM and changed his name after receiving permission to do so by King George III. The THORNHILL's and CAMM's were related by marriage and were wealthy families living in the same area.
    DEPOT Cory Library for Historical Research
    TYPE Manuscript
    REFERENCE MS14448
    DESCRIPTION Thornhill family.
    STARTING 0000
    ENDING 0000
    REMARKS 2 items. MS (Photocopies).
    SUMMARY + Papers: granting Christopher Thornhill Camm the right to the surname Thornhill and to the Thornhill arms.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Thornhill was made head of a party of his own, comprising sixteen men, including two of his nephews, Adam Gilfillan and Philip Camm. His labourers signed an agreement similar to Wait's, binding them to six years of service at a daily wage equivalent to the value of half a bushel of wheat. Working hours were to be from eight in the morning to four in the afternoon, and each man would be entitled to 'a suitable habitation' and half an acre of garden ground. Three of Thornhill's party deserted before the 'Zoroaster' sailed, but a late replacement, William Stokes, was allowed to board the ship while she was detained in the Downs awaiting a favourable wind.

    The 'Zoroaster' left the Downs on 12 February 1820, and reached Simon's Bay on 30 April. Here her charter terminated, and the settlers were transhipped to the 'Albury' for the voyage to Algoa Bay, which they reached on 15 May. Thornhill was granted a plot of land at Algoa Bay for the erection of a prefabricated wooden house which he had brought with him, as its size made it difficult to transport to his location in Albany.

    Thornhill's party - described by one of the colonial officials as 'the best regulated of any yet landed here' - was located between the Kowie and Rufane Rivers, and the location was named Thornhill. Lieut William Gilfillan (half-pay, late 60th Regt), a brother of Adam Gilfillan (nephew of Christopher Thornhill), also lived at Thornhill after his marriage to Christopher Thornhill's daughter Ann. William Gilfillan did not, as is popularly supposed, emigrate with Thornhill's party; he landed in Cape Town from the 'Importer' brig in March 1820, and applied for a grant of land by virtue of his seven years' army service at the Cape." The Lower Albany Chronicles - Part 1

    LIST OF THORNHILL'S PARTY
    ANNANDALE, George 20. Smith.
    BROOKS, William 31. Farmer. w Ann 40. c Elizabeth 12, William 10, Ann 9 Joseph 6.
    BRUTON, Thomas 27. Smith. w Charlotte 24. c Charlotte.
    CAMM, Philip 20 Clerk.
    DELL, Edward H. 38. Cooper. w Hannah 38. c John 10, Stephen 8, Edward 6, Samuel 3.
    GILFILLAN, Adam 20. Merchant.
    HOWARD, William 30. Chemist. w Sarah 25. c Jane 6, Richard 4.
    MILDENHALL, Joseph 26. Husbandman.
    SOPER, Robert 24. Carpenter. w Ellis 22.
    STOKES, John 26. Husbandman. w Mary 26.
    STREAK (or STREET), James 18. Husbandman.
    STREAK (or STREET), William 27. Husbandman. w Elizabeth 22.
    THORNHILL, Christopher 47. Merchant. w Dorothea 35. c John 15, Ann 13, Mary 10, Christian 8.
    WHITE, Thomas 29. Husbandman.
    *HOWARD, John Hassall 27. Chemist, druggist and apothecary. w 27. 2 children under 4.

    Main sources for party list
    Agent of Transports' Return of settlers under the direction of Messrs Wait, Thornhill and Dyason (Cape Archives CO 6138/2,98); Return of settlers under the direction of Christopher Thornhill (Cape Archives CO 6138/2, 56). The name Streak is given as Street in the official lists.



    1820 settler on Zoroaster. Came from Yorkshire. Lived at Thornhill, Port Alfred on the Kariega River - Farm Glenfillan.

    Emigration:
    the Uk to the Cape Colony on board the Zoaster
    Into Place: South Africa

    Settler:
    Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

    Christopher married Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler on 2 Apr 1804 in Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Dorothea was born on 21 Jan 1785 in Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Aug 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 39.  Dorothea Mounsey, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Jan 1785 in Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Aug 1835.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 576
    • Name: Dorothea Mounsey 1820
    • Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

    Notes:

    1820 settler on Zoroaster

    Settler:
    Thornhill's party on the Zoroaster

    Children:
    1. John Mounsey Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 2 Jan 1805 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England; died on 10 Mar 1848 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. 43. Anna Margaret Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 1 Jul 1807 in Thornhill, Sunderland, Co Durham, England; died on 13 Feb 1879 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Cradock Church (St Peter's - Anglican), Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Mary Frances Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Jul 1809 in U.K., England; died on 7 Jun 1886 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Christopher Mouncey Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born on 14 Feb 1812 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England; died on 28 May 1892.

  10. 88.  John Southey was born in 1738 in Somerset, England; was christened on 1 Sep 1745 in Culmstock, Devon, England (son of John Southey); died in 1825 in Culmstock, Devon, England.

    Notes:

    From Capt Robert Southey's "History of the Southey Family " "married Elizabeth Potter of Culmstock in 1776 and by her had seven sons of whom the eldest and natural heir was baptised George at Culmstock on January 12, 1777."

    John Southey
    From Capt Robert Southey's "History of the Southey Family" "married Elizabeth Potter of Culmstock in 1776 and by her had seven sons of whom the eldest and natural heir was baptised George at Culmstock on January 12, 1777."

    John Southey
    ""Twin Trails" does not give the father of John who married Elizabeth Potter. "The Life of Sir Richard Southey, KCMG, etc" doesn't either as far as we can tell. The Mormon IGI (1976) gives at least three possible Johns (see attached) in mid 18th century Culmstock - son of George baptised 1745 appears reasonable - bearing in mind the Cape colonist's name - but mere speculation at this stage. Note: it does not give Lawrence (born 1738, the inheritor). JBH Bostock ( 14/02/2001 Martin Gillham's interpretation...) suggests the missing generation is another John, and ties up two further John generations with the John (died 1684) of "Twin Trails" (i.e. four successive ancestors called John!)."

    John married Elizabeth Potter on 2 Oct 1776. Elizabeth was born in 1751; died on 3 Dec 1820 in Culmstock, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 89.  Elizabeth Potter was born in 1751; died on 3 Dec 1820 in Culmstock, Devon, England.
    Children:
    1. 44. George Southey, 1820 Settler was born on 5 Dec 1776 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 12 Jan 1777 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 14 Jul 1831 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. John Southey was born on 9 Apr 1779; was christened in Culmstock, Devon, England.
    3. Elizabeth Southey was born on 3 May 1781 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 20 May 1781.
    4. Samuel Southey was born in 1784 in Culmstock, Devon, England; was christened on 22 Feb 1784 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 28 Nov 1859 in 8 Markwick Place, Paddington, Greater London, England.
    5. William Southey was born on 25 Jan 1787.
    6. Richard Southey was born on 18 Sep 1789; was christened in Culmstock, Devon, England.
    7. Robert Southey was born on 2 May 1792; was christened in Culmstock, Devon, England.
    8. Henry Southey was born on 4 Jul 1795; was christened in Culmstock, Devon, England.

  12. 90.  Edward Baker
    Children:
    1. 45. Joan Baker, 1820 Settler was born in 1782 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died on 16 Oct 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 8

  1. 168.  Alexander Gilfillan

    Alexander + Kathrin Buchanan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 169.  Kathrin Buchanan
    Children:
    1. 84. Lieutenant John Gilfillan was born on 18 Feb 1759.

  3. 170.  Captain John Bridges

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Captain

    John + Agnes Thompson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 171.  Agnes Thompson
    Children:
    1. 85. Elizabeth Bridges was born in 1775; died in 1826.

  5. 76.  John Camm
    Children:
    1. Peter Camm
    2. Maria Camm
    3. 38. Christopher Thornhill Thornhill, 1820 Settler was born about 1773 in Sutherland, Durham, England; died after 1828.

  6. 176.  John Southey was born on 22 Aug 1696 (son of John Southey and Joane).

    Notes:

    ""Twin Trails" does not give the father of John who married Elizabeth Potter. "The Life of Sir Richard Southey, KCMG , etc" doesn't either as far as we can tell. The Mormon IGI (1976) gives at least three possible Johns (see attached ) in mid 18th century Culmstock - son of George baptised 1745 appears reasonable - bearing in mind the Cape colonist's name - but mere speculation at this stage. Note: it does not give Lawrence (born 1738, the inheritor). JBH Bostock ( 14/02/2001 Martin Gillham's interpretation...) suggests the missing generation is another John, and ties up two further John generations with the John (died 1684) of "Twin Trails " (i.e. four successive ancestors called John!)."

    Children:
    1. 88. John Southey was born in 1738 in Somerset, England; was christened on 1 Sep 1745 in Culmstock, Devon, England; died in 1825 in Culmstock, Devon, England.


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