Jan Dirk Abraham Comley: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

1.	Jan Dirk Abraham Comley was born on 22 Nov 1909 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of William Thomas Comley and Maria Francina van Niekerk); died on 23 Sep 1986. Jan married Christina Maria Francina Buys on 7 Mar 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

William Thomas Comley was born on 27 Oct 1841; was christened on 12 Dec 1841 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of John Comley, 1820 Settler and Catharine Matthias); died on 8 Oct 1911 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

William married Maria Francina van Niekerk on 23 Feb 1903 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Rhoda Garnis Comley was born on 20 Jan 1905.
1. Jan Dirk Abraham Comley was born on 22 Nov 1909 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 23 Sep 1986.

Generation: 3

John Comley, 1820 Settler was born in 1818 in Chieveley, Berkshire, England (son of William Comley, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Morris, 1820 Settler); died on 3 Dec 1876 in Cathcart Vale, Stockenstroom District, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

John married Catharine Matthias on 24 Apr 1838 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Catharine (daughter of Thomas Matthias, 1820 Settler and Ann Matthias, 1820 Settler) was born about 1818; was christened on 3 Jan 1830 in English Church, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catharine Matthias was born about 1818; was christened on 3 Jan 1830 in English Church, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (daughter of Thomas Matthias, 1820 Settler and Ann Matthias, 1820 Settler).

Children:

2. William Thomas Comley was born on 27 Oct 1841; was christened on 12 Dec 1841 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 Oct 1911 in Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
John Benjamin Comley was born on 25 May 1844; died in 1913.
Elizabeth Ann Comley was born on 6 Mar 1846; died on 21 Aug 1908.
Sara Elizabeth Comley was born on 6 Sep 1848.
Catherine Ann Comley was born on 2 Dec 1855; was christened on 16 Mar 1856 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Annie Comley

Generation: 4

8.	William Comley, 1820 Settler was born about 1794; died on 28 Jun 1870 in New St, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. William married Elizabeth Morris, 1820 Settler on 24 Nov 1817 in Chieveley, Berkshire, England. Elizabeth was born in 1796; died on 29 Jan 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Morris, 1820 Settler was born in 1796; died on 29 Jan 1865.

Children:

4. John Comley, 1820 Settler was born in 1818 in Chieveley, Berkshire, England; died on 3 Dec 1876 in Cathcart Vale, Stockenstroom District, Cradock (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Sarah Comley was born on 6 May 1821 in Pigot Park Farm, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Jun 1885 in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
William Comley was born in 1823; died on 11 Feb 1864.

10. Thomas Matthias, 1820 Settler was born in 1797.
Thomas married Ann Matthias, 1820 Settler on 31 Oct 1821. Ann was born in 1794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Ann Matthias, 1820 Settler was born in 1794.
Children:

5. Catharine Matthias was born about 1818; was christened on 3 Jan 1830 in English Church, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.