William James Glass^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1822 - 1862  (40 years)

• Name	William James Glass
  Birth	1822	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Occupation	a Mason, Farmer  [4]
  Death	26 Dec 1862	Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Grahamstown Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [7]
  	Description: grave BS12
  Person ID	I11198	master
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Glass, 1820 Settler,   b. 1784, Wellington, Somerset, England d. 29 Jul 1849, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ann Fouracre, 1820 Settler,   b. 1787, Wellington, Somerset, England d. 7 Sep 1886, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 99 years)
  Family ID	F4230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Estment,   b. 6 Apr 1828, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 15 Nov 1908, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1847	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4, 8]
  Children	> 1. Sarah Ann Glass,   b. 9 Aug 1848   d. 1893 (Age 44 years) + 2. William James Glass,   b. 8 May 1850, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1 Nov 1944, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 94 years) + 3. Thomas Uriah Glass,   b. 12 Jan 1855   d. 13 Mar 1915, Engcobo, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 60 years)   4. John Henry Glass,   b. 11 Sep 1855   d. 17 Dec 1855 (Age 0 years) + 5. Walter John Glass,   b. 3 Dec 1858, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 13 Feb 1897, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 38 years) + 6. Edward Estment Glass,   b. 1 Jul 1861, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 27 Jul 1940, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 79 years) + 7. Herbert Arthur Glass,   b. 6 Oct 1867   d. 28 Oct 1918 (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F4228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 1822 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 22 Sep 1847 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 26 Dec 1862 - Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Grahamstown Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William went into the Victoria East district and farmed near Alice. He met with an untimely death. While placing a tarpaulin over a loaded wagon of grain, he fell over and broke his neck.

  
  

• Sources

  [S351] Lloyd, Jennifer, DYASON G 1820 GEDCOM, (http://www.barlowd.tripod.com/). [S704] Barlow, David, CAWOOD File, (http://www.barlowd.tripod.com/framecawood.html). [S575] Griffiths, Robin, GLASS 1820 GEDCOM, (http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820). [S348] Whittal, Vernon, WHITTAL Family GEDCOM, (See list of further references below in the note). [S407] Memorial Inscription on Tombstone. [S4831] South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989, 29 Aug 2022, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3R-VJM3 (Reliability: 3). William Glass Age at death :40 Death date :26 December 1862 Probate place : Fort Beaufort, Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa Birth : from 1821 to 1823, Cape Colony South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Folder :007844941, Image : 01544 "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3R-VJM3: 27 April 2020), William Glass, 1861-1863. Image is at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-X9B8-7?i=1543&cc=2517051&cat=331262 Glass, William James(1822-1862) DN Caption Note: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-X9B8-7?i=1543&cc=2517051&cat=331262&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQP3R-VJM3 Keywords: Death Notice [S486] Monumental Inscriptions - Cemeteries in and around 1820 Settler Country, Eastern Cape, Monumental Inscriptions - Cemeteries in and around 1820 Settler Country, Eastern Cape, (compiled by Liz Eshmade, Mary Runciman, John Drury, Lorraine Drury), Published Port Elizabeth, August 1997. [S4233] SA Cape Marriages, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/244034?availability=Family%20History%20Library). Glass, William James and Mary Ann Estment marriage Caption Note: per John Wilmot Keywords: Marriage