Matthew Adams, 1820 Settler

1799 - 1852  (53 years)

• Name	Matthew Adams
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Born	1799	Hackney, London, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	3 Dec 1819	Gravesend, Kent, England
  	Bailie's party on the Chapman
  Settler ID	952
  Occupation	Watchmaker  [1]
  Died	3 Oct 1852	Grave St., Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa   [1]
  		Adams, Matthew (1800-1852) DN.jpg Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-7K9 Media Date: 3 OCT 1852 Keywords: Death Notice
  Person ID	I123834	master
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Rhoda Byrne, 1820 Settler,   b. Abt 1808, Lewes, Sussex, England ,   d. 26 Aug 1839, Grave St., Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age 31 years)
  Married	1825
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Adams,   b. Abt 1830   2. Matthew James Adams,   b. 1833, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa ,   d. 17 Oct 1908, Mossel Bay, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age 75 years)   3. Rhoda Adams,   b. Abt 1835
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F44154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane Nicholson
  Children	1. Ellen Adams,   b. Abt 1840
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2017
  Family ID	F44155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 1799 - Hackney, London, England Settler - 3 Dec 1819 - Gravesend, Kent, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was originally located with Bailie's subdivision at The Hope, probably as a servant of John Bailie or Henry Crause, but he left the party in August 1822 and subsequently established himself as a watch- and clock-maker in Cape Town. He married Rhoda Byrne, eldest daughter of his fellow-emigrant Alexander Byrne, in 1825. After her death he married Jane Nicholson. He installed the tower clock in St George's Church, Cape Town, in 1834. He died at his own house in Grave Street, leaving a widow and five children, Elizabeth, Matthew James, Rhoda and Ellen. His estate included a house and movable property. He was originally located with Bailie's subdivision at The Hope, probably as a servant of John Bailie or Henry Crause, but he left the party in August 1822 and subsequently established himself as a watch- and clock-maker in Cape Town. He married Rhoda Byrne, eldest daughter of his fellow-emigrant Alexander Byrne, in 1825. After her death he married Jane Nicholson. He installed the tower clock in St George's Church, Cape Town, in 1834. He died at his own house in Grave Street, leaving a widow and four children, Elizabeth, Matthew James, Rhoda and Ellen. His estate included a house and movable property.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-7K9 (Reliability: 3), 15 Jan 2016.