Richard Mortimer Preston

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Occupation: Carrier
• Residence: Komga District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

Surname:
Preston
First Names:
Richard Mortimer
Year:
1921
Volume:
6/9/2198
Reference:
3547
Source:
Master's Office / Orphan Chamber, Cape Town (MOOC)
Source Location:
Cape Town Archives Repository

Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Uterhardt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lily May Preston was born on 15 Oct 1889; died on 25 Jun 1963.
2. Richard Percy Preston was born on 22 May 1891; died on 7 Aug 1928.
3. Mary Ada Preston was born on 29 Aug 1892 in Komgha, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 31 Oct 1892 in Komgha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
4. Charles Reuben Preston was born on 27 Sep 1893 in Komgha, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Oct 1893 in Komgha, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Oct 1893 in Komgha, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 10 Oct 1893 in Komga Cemetery (Municipal), Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
5. Hugo Harold Preston was born on 22 Sep 1895 in Komgha, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 28 Oct 1895 in Komgha, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 21 Aug 1968.
6. Ruby Beattrice Preston was born on 14 Jan 1898; died on 26 Apr 1904.
7. Gladys Sarah Preston was born on 27 Jul 1901.
8. Donald Douglass Preston was born on 3 Oct 1903; died on 9 Aug 1970.

Notes:

Brother of Richard Preston

Surname:Preston Firstnames: William Place Of Birth: Grahamstown Place Of Residence: n/s
Age Of Deceased: 70 years 1 month Occupation: Retired Farmer Date Of Death: 02 October 1897 Place Of Death:
House in Block B, Komgha Father First Name: William Father Surname: Preston Mother First Name: Alicia
Mother Surname: Preston (b. McCarty) Marital Status: Married Spouse Last: Sarah Preston (b. Calverley)
Place Of Marriage: n/s
Left Property: yes Property Type: Movable & Immovable Left Will: yes
Signed At: Komgha
Dated On: 28/10/1897
Signed Capacity: Eldest son of deceased & Joint Executor Nominate - present at death
Death Notice Signed By: R M Preston
Source: MOOC Source Location: Cape Town Archives Vol Num: 6/9/370 Ref Num:2935 Filed On: 06/11/1897

William married Sarah Calverley on 2 Oct 1857. Sarah (daughter of Richard Calverley, 1820 Settler and Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler, 1820 Settler) was born on 24 Oct 1838 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Sep 1839 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Mar 1914 in Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes

Notes:

Married brother of Richard Preston
Christened by Rev J Richards
KAB MOOC 1914VOLUME_NO 6/9/748 REFERENCE 965

Surname: Preston First names: Sarah Place Of Birth: Grahamstown Place Of Residence: Komgha Age Of Deceased:
75 years 5 months Occupation: nil Date Of Death: 28 March 1914 Place Of Death: House in Block B, Komgha
Father First Name: Richard Father Surname: Calverley Father Details: Deceased Mother First Name: Harriet
Mother Surname: Calverley (b. Wheeler) - remarried to Henry Mortimer Marital Status: Widow Place Of Marriage:
Grahamstown Previous Spouse 1: William Preston Previous Spouse 1 Date Of Death: died 02 October 1897
Child 1 First Name: Elizabeth Ann Child 1 Surname: Preston Child 1 Age: Major Child 1 Date Of Birth: Deceased
Child 2 First Name: Richard Mortimer Child 2 Surname: Preston Child 2 Age: Major
Child 3 First Name: William George Child 3 Surname:Preston Child 3 Age: Major
Child 4 First Name: Thomas Alfred Child 4 Surname: Preston Child 4 Age: Major
Child 5 First Name: Jas Wheeler Child 5 Surname: Preston Child 5 Age: MajorChild 5 Date Of Birth: Deceased
Child 6 First Name: Joseph Calverley Child 6 Surname: Preston Child 6 Age: Major
Child 7 First Name: Alicia Carolina Child 7 Surname: Preston Child 7 Age: Major Child 7 Date Of Birth: Deceased
Child 8 First Name: John Reuben Child 8 Surname: Preston Child 8 Age: Major
Child 9 First Name: Charles Arthur Child 9 Surname: Preston Child 9 Age: Major
Left Property: yes Property Type: Movable Left Will: Mutual Joint Will Signed At: Komgha Dated On: 31 March 1914
Signed Capacity: Eldest Son - Executor Nominate Death Notice Signed By: R M Preston Source: MOOC Source Location: Cape Town Archives Vol Num: 6/9/748 Ref Num: 965 Filed On: 25 April 1914

Service by J Richards

Notes:

Brother of Richard Preston, husband of sister Mary Anne Elizabeth

William + Alicia McCarty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3044
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
• Baptism: 5 Jan 1832, Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Notes:

Christened by Rev William Carlisle. Was 1820 Settler - came as 9 year old. Died at age 49 (KAB MOOC Vol 6/9/384 Ref 338).


Settler:
Stanley's party on the John

Richard married Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler, 1820 Settler on 5 Jan 1832 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Harriet (daughter of James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler) was born on 14 Jul 1811 in Old Bailey London; was christened on 4 Aug 1811 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 15 Dec 1898 in Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in St Paul, Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3557
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

Died age 88 yrs 5 mths
Occ: Domestic
Residence; Lot 4, Block C, Village Komga
KAB MOOC Vol 6/9/384 Ref 338
1820 Settler, arrived at age 9.

Settler:
Willson's party on the La Belle Alliance

Died:
lot 4 Block C

Buried:
South Africa Parish Registers 1801-2004, COGH, Grahamstown, Komga St.Paul, burials 1865-2001, image 29

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3042
• Settler: 13 Jan 1820, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Notes:

County Yorkshire, North Riding
Place (with link) Askrigg
Church name (with link) St Oswald
Register type (with link) Parish Register
Baptism date 24 May 1780
Person forename William
Person sex M
Father forename Richard
Father surname CALVERLEY
Transcribed by Mike Petrescu
File line number 1362

Settler:
Stanley's party on the John

William married Elizabeth Gargate on 22 Jan 1802 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3554
• Name: James Wheeler 1820
• Occupation: a Farmer
• Occupation: Farmer
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

Baptism not yet positively confirmed.
Recorded as shopkeeper in Old Street London (profession) on baptism records of his children
1820 British Settler. Arrived in Port Elizabeth on 3 April 1820 on board La Belle Alliance from Gravesend (Downs) England on 12 February 1820. Part of Willson's Party. According to "The Journals of Sophia Pigot", the ship sailed on 14th. Master of the ship was Rolfe.
Occupation: Farmer.
Drew up will while resident on Beaufort Vale, Districk Albany, Cape on 2 December 1829
Allotments in Beaufort Vale, one which he acquired from Benjamin Hall, transferred to his sons Richard, Peter and James 29/07/1847.
Died due to wounds obtained in one of the Wars with the Xhosas

Settler:
Willson's party on the La Belle Alliance

James married Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler in May 1804 in Christ Church, Southwark, London, England. Harriott (daughter of William Pepper and Elizabeth Major) was born about 1784; was christened on 29 Aug 1784 in St Ann, Blackfriars Rd, Folkstone, Kent, England; died on 24 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 25 Jul 1851 in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old Anglican Section), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Harriot/ Harriett/Hariet/Harriott
• 1820 Lineage: Yes
• Settler ID: 3553
• Name: Harriet Pepper
• Name: Harriet Pepper 1820
• Settler: 12 Feb 1820, The Downs, Deal, Kent, England

Notes:

Second marriage to William Jessamine on Monday 26 March 1832 in the United Church of England, Bathurst, by Rev. George Porter. From this marriage one more child, Isabella Jessamine, christened June 1833, at St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, by Rev J Heavyside from Allensrow, Grahamstown, was born.
Aged 70 yrs at death

Grahamstown Journal, Saturday 2 August 1851: Died at the residence of her daughter at Graham's Town on 24th July, Harriet JESSEMAN, aged 70 years. Burial source St Georges Anglican Church Grahamstown 25 Jul 1851 by Rev John Heavyside.

Settler:
Willson's party on the La Belle Alliance

Notes:

Banns of marriage published on three Sundays, 6/13/20 May 1804