Margaretha Aletta Wilhelmina Wheeler: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Margaretha Aletta Wilhelmina Wheeler was born on 7 Jul 1886 in Blesbokfontein; was christened on 10 Oct 1886 in NG De Wetsdorp (daughter of Richard Thomas Wheeler and Martha Sophia Strauss); died on 5 Feb 1943 in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Margaretha married John Patrick BusschauKimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. John died in Aug 1919. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

Richard Thomas Wheeler was born on 14 Oct 1853; was christened on 6 Nov 1853 in Smithfield (son of Richard James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan); died before 18 Oct 1924.

Richard married Martha Sophia Strauss on 13 May 1885 in NG Church, Dewetsdorp, Free State, South Africa, and was divorced. Martha (daughter of David Jacobus Strauss and Albertje Hendrina Coetzee) was born in 1870 in Onverwaght Dewetsdorp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Sophia Strauss was born in 1870 in Onverwaght Dewetsdorp (daughter of David Jacobus Strauss and Albertje Hendrina Coetzee).

Children:

1. Margaretha Aletta Wilhelmina Wheeler was born on 7 Jul 1886 in Blesbokfontein; was christened on 10 Oct 1886 in NG De Wetsdorp; died on 5 Feb 1943 in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Maria Wheeler

Generation: 3

Richard James Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 18 May 1818 in London, England; was christened on 7 Jun 1818 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England (son of James Wheeler, 1820 Settler and Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler); died on 4 Jan 1902 in Mafeteng, Lesotho.

Richard + Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan. Maria (daughter of Christiaan Jacobus Homan and Martha Maria Claasen) was born after 1817; was christened on 29 Mar 1829 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1865 in Manatha Rouxville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan was born after 1817; was christened on 29 Mar 1829 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of Christiaan Jacobus Homan and Martha Maria Claasen); died in 1865 in Manatha Rouxville.

Children:

James Wheeler was born on 15 Sep 1846 in Cradock District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Oct 1846 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Oct 1893 in Boesmanskop District, Wepener, Free State, South Africa.
Martha Maria Wheeler was born on 17 May 1848 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 20 Jan 1850 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Christiaan Jacob Wheeler was born on 13 Nov 1849 in Farm Flora Winburg; was christened on 20 Nov 1850 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1910.
Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 21 May 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 27 Oct 1851 in Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 1 Sep 1898.
2. Richard Thomas Wheeler was born on 14 Oct 1853; was christened on 6 Nov 1853 in Smithfield; died before 18 Oct 1924.
John Hendrik Wheeler was born on 22 Nov 1859; was christened on 28 Oct 1860 in Fauresmith, Free State, South Africa.
Anna Sophia Wheeler was born on 17 Sep 1860; was christened on 28 Oct 1860 in Fauresmith, Free State, South Africa.
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6.	David Jacobus Strauss was born on 15 Jul 1840 in Smithfield; died on 20 Jun 1905 in Smithfield. David + Albertje Hendrina Coetzee. Albertje was born on 7 Jul 1843; died on 12 Jan 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Albertje Hendrina Coetzee was born on 7 Jul 1843; died on 12 Jan 1863.
Children:

3. Martha Sophia Strauss was born in 1870 in Onverwaght Dewetsdorp.

Generation: 4

James Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born in 1781 in England; was christened on 29 Nov 1781 in Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England (son of Richard Wheeler and Sarah Snelgrove); died about 1831 in Beaufort Vale, Clumber, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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]

Harriott Elizabeth Pepper, 1820 Settler was born about 1784; was christened on 29 Aug 1784 in St Ann, Blackfriars Rd, Folkstone, Kent, England (daughter of William Pepper and Elizabeth Major); 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.

Children:

Martha Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 23 Sep 1805 in London, England; was christened on 5 Jan 1806 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 28 Nov 1852 in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Ann Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 17 Jul 1807 in London, England; was christened on 27 Sep 1807 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 15 Apr 1867 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
James Wheeler was born on 9 Jan 1809 in Old Street London; was christened on 22 Oct 1809 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England.
Harriet Elizabeth Wheeler, 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.
Richard Thomas Wheeler was born about 1816 in London, England; was christened on 15 Sep 1816 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died in England.
4. Richard James Wheeler, 1820 Settler was born on 18 May 1818 in London, England; was christened on 7 Jun 1818 in St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England; died on 4 Jan 1902 in Mafeteng, Lesotho.
Elizabeth Wheeler was born in 1822 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 31 Mar 1870 in Bushman's River, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Peter Wheeler was born on 23 Sep 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 25 Mar 1827 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 May 1892 in Bloemhof, North West, South Africa.
James Wheeler was born about Nov 1828 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Oct 1830 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Jul 1911 in Gwartyn, Dist. Queenstown.

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Christiaan Jacobus Homan (son of Nicolaas Jacob Homan and Maria Susanna du Plessis); died in 1886.

Christiaan married Martha Maria Claasen on 24 Feb 1817 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Martha (daughter of Johannes Barend Claasen and Catharina Elizabeth Roets) was born about 1797; was christened on 3 Dec 1797; died about 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Martha Maria Claasen was born about 1797; was christened on 3 Dec 1797 (daughter of Johannes Barend Claasen and Catharina Elizabeth Roets); died about 1865.

Children:

5. Maria Wilhelmina Dorothea Homan was born after 1817; was christened on 29 Mar 1829 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1865 in Manatha Rouxville.
Gertruida (Geertruyda) Jacoba Homan was born on 12 Dec 1830 in Cradock District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 17 Mar 1833 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.