John Wesly Shepstone^{[1, 2]}

1827 - 1916  (88 years)

• Name	John Wesly Shepstone
  Birth	29 Mar 1827	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	22 Apr 1827	Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Name	John Wesley Shepstone
  Death	23 Jan 1916	Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa   [3]
  Person ID	I10690	master
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Shepstone, 1820 Settler,   b. 2 Jan 1797, Rowberrow, Somerset, England d. 26 May 1873, Kamastone Mission, Whittlesea (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Brooks, 1820 Settler,   b. 30 Jun 1793, Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire, England d. 19 Jul 1833, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F2172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Eliza Moodie,   b. 15 May 1825, 'Pigot Park', Blaauwkrantz, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 20 Jan 1860, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	25 Apr 1851	KwaZulu Natal, South Africa   [3, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F21213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Maria Geary,   b. Est 1830   d. 1924 (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1863	KwaZulu Natal, South Africa   [3, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Percy William Shepstone,   b. 1864   d. 1944 (Age 80 years) > 2. Rupert Geary Shepstone,   b. 1870   d. 1914 (Age 44 years)   3. Egbert Shepstone,   b. 1872 > 4. Averil de la Pole Shepstone,   b. Est 1874
  Family ID	F21219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2007

  
  

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  Birth - 29 Mar 1827 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism - 22 Apr 1827 - Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 25 Apr 1851 - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Marriage - 3 Sep 1863 - KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Death - 23 Jan 1916 - Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Wesley SHEPSTONE, is notoriously credited with starting the 1879 Zulu War.

  
  

• Sources

  [S750] Gordon, Dr RE and Balkema, AA, "Dear Louisa - History of a Pioneer Family in Natal 1850 - 1888". [S390] Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, Register 29/3/1822 -1860, (CORY MS 15 899/1). [S744] Stobie, Thomas A, Stobie, Thomas A. [S746] Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, (11th Edition 1910 - 1911). [S755] Ibid, Natal 2284/92. [S2596] SA Natal Province Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKG-R9XX?cc=2821281 (Reliability: 3).