George Clark, 1820 Settler

1784 -

• Name	George Clark  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	17 Jul 1784	Castleton, Dorset, England   [1, 3]
  Baptism	19 Sep 1784	Castleton, Dorset, England   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Occupation	1820	Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
  Husbandman
  Settler	15 Feb 1820	Gravesend, Kent, England   [5]
  	Sephton's party on the Aurora
  Settler ID	2659
  Residence	England   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I101111	master
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Clark
  Mother	Mary Ann, - wife of Robert Clark
  Family ID	F36218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Keeler, 1820 Settler,   b. 1789, Norfolk, England
  Marriage	29 Dec 1810	Sheldwich, Kent, England   [1]
  Married	29 Dec 1812	Sheldwich, Kent, England   [4]
  Children	1. George Clark, 1820 Settler,   b. 1811, Kent, England + 2. Frances Clark, 1820 Settler,   b. 11 Mar 1813, Doddington, Kent, England d. 31 Mar 1845, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 32 years) + 3. Mary Ann Clark, 1820 Settler,   b. 22 Jul 1815, Doddington, Kent, England d. 1912, South Africa (Age 96 years)   4. Catherine Clark, 1820 Settler,   b. 1818, Doddington, Kent, England   5. Henry Clark,   b. Dec 1821   6. Thomas Clark,   b. 15 Dec 1822, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 30 Aug 1925, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 102 years)   7. Phoebe Clark,   b. 14 Oct 1825, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   8. Elizabeth Clark,   b. 5 Aug 1828, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Family ID	F36217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 May 2013

  
  

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  Birth - 17 Jul 1784 - Castleton, Dorset, England Baptism - 19 Sep 1784 - Castleton, Dorset, England Marriage - 29 Dec 1810 - Sheldwich, Kent, England Married - 29 Dec 1812 - Sheldwich, Kent, England Occupation - Husbandman - 1820 - Eastern Cape, South Africa Settler - 15 Feb 1820 - Gravesend, Kent, England Residence - - England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1820 Settlor - Ship Aurora - Departed 15 Feb 1820 & Arrived 15 May 1820, Final Port Algoa Bay Port Elizabeth - Sephton Party - Occupation = Husbandman Note from: The Settler Handbook by MD Nash Two emigrants died on board the Aurora before she sailed: Elizabeth Croft, the wife of Charles Croft, and Joseph Goode, whose berth and that of his son (who stayed in England) were taken by George Clarke, formerly of Willson's party, and by Thomas Isted. The Rev William Shaw's Journal records that Elizabeth Jones, the 21-year-old wife of John Jones, died at sea, and 'several children were born and some died'. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2144] Jordan, Peter. [S2092] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915. [S2161] Ancestry.com, England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002. Used by permission.Original d). [S2145] Jordan,Peter : extracts from gedcom. [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8), p 21.