William Estment, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1803 - 1869  (66 years)

• Name	William Estment  [6]
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	2 Apr 1803	Woodstock, Dorset, England   [7]
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  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	10 Jan 1820	Bristol, Somerset, England
  	Philipps' party on the Kennersley Castle
  Settler ID	232
  Name	William Estment 1820
  Occupation	a Labourer  [2]
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  Occupation	Between 1824 and 1829	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [8, 9]
  a Sawyer
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  Occupation	1831	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [9]
  a Farmer
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  Occupation	Between 1840 and 1841	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [9]
  a Storekeeper
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  Religion	the Protestant Church  [10]
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  Death	19 Dec 1869	Dundas Bridge, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [7]
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  Burial	19 Dec 1869	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
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  Person ID	I12406	master
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Denton, 1820 Settler,   b. 1803, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England d. 11 Oct 1853, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 50 years)
  MARL Marriage Licence	1 May 1823	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [11]
  Marriage	22 May 1823	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [7, 12, 13, 14]
  		Estment, William and Ann Denton marriage Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-S9RF Keywords: Marriage
  Children	+ 1. William James Estment,   b. 31 Oct 1824, Lower Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 7 Apr 1908, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 83 years) + 2. Uriah Estment,   b. Apr 1826   d. 3 Jul 1851 (Age 25 years) + 3. Mary Ann Estment,   b. 6 Apr 1828, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 15 Nov 1908, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 80 years) + 4. Sarah Estment,   b. 31 Jan 1830, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 27 May 1892, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 62 years)   5. John Estment,   b. 1832   d. 1839 (Age 7 years) + 6. Henry Estment,   b. 6 Dec 1833, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 6 Dec 1899, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 66 years) + 7. Charles Estment,   b. 21 Jun 1835 + 8. James Denton Estment,   b. 1837 + 9. John Walter Estment,   b. 1840, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 21 May 1874, Market Square, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 34 years) + 10. Septimus Joshua Estment,   b. 1841   d. 1912 (Age 71 years) + 11. Elizabeth Denton Estment,   b. 12 Feb 1843   d. 30 Mar 1906 (Age 63 years) + 12. Octavius Edward Estment,   b. 21 Apr 1845   13. Harriett Estment
  Family ID	F4229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Senior, 1820 Settler,   b. 11 Oct 1807, England d. 1855 (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F18073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2007

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Dogherty,   b. Abt 1807, Ireland d. 4 Jan 1880, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1857	St Patrick's Catholic Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1, 15]
  Family ID	F4781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2013

  
  

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  Birth - 2 Apr 1803 - Woodstock, Dorset, England Settler - 10 Jan 1820 - Bristol, Somerset, England MARL Marriage Licence - 1 May 1823 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 22 May 1823 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation - a Sawyer - Between 1824 and 1829 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation - a Farmer - 1831 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation - a Storekeeper - Between 1840 and 1841 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 22 Sep 1857 - St Patrick's Catholic Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 19 Dec 1869 - Dundas Bridge, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - 19 Dec 1869 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  name EASMENT in Matrimonial Court Minutes William Estment was born 2 April 1803 possibly in Dorsetshire. His early life is a bit of a mystery. He sailed on the Kennersley Castle with Phillips' Party. He joined the party as a late replacement for a chap who had decided to marry and stay behind in England. On the official list his name appears as Esmond. He eventually became a dealer in wines and spirits. It seems as if he was also a money lender as there are a number of files in the Cape Archives dealing with court cases wherein he was sueing various people for money owed. Late in life he was a director of the Fort Beaufort Bank. He was involved in the War of the Axe wherein he led an attack on the enemy at Wolfs Crag. After Ann died he married Elizabeth Saynor in 1854. She died in 1856. He then married a widow, Mary Mandy born Dougherty in 1856. He died 18 Dec 1869 at his home near Dundas Bridge in Grahamstown aged 66 years. On 1853 Grahamstown voters list as shopkeeper in Beaufort Street. [16]

  
  

• Sources

  [S440] Lloyd, Jennifer, LLOYD 1820 GEDCOM. [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S380] Bathurst English Episcopal Church, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1829 Bathurst English Episcopal Church, (Cory PR 3448). [S348] Whittal, Vernon, WHITTAL Family GEDCOM, (See list of further references below in the note). [S1948] Richard Wheeler, WHEELER Gedcom. Source for field: _UID [S1948] Richard Wheeler, WHEELER Gedcom. Source for field: GivenSource for field: Surname [S387] Morse Jones, E, "Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa", (A.A. Balkema / Cape Town). [S483] Lower Albany Chronicle, Lower Albany Chronicle, (p84), Part 1 1806 - 1825. [S430] Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, Baptisms 4/7/1826 - 31/12/1848 Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, (CORY MS 14 878/1). [S398] Matrimonial Court Minutes and Special Licences, Albany/ Grahamstown 1821 - 1884, (LDS Microfilm # 1886513), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton. [S398] Matrimonial Court Minutes and Special Licences, Albany/ Grahamstown 1821 - 1884, (LDS Microfilm # 1886513), (Entry# 41), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton. [S12] Ivan Mitford-Barberton & Violet White, "Some Frontier Families", (1968, Human & Rousseau Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa). [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-S9RF (Reliability: 3). [S3798] SA Anglican Parish Registers 1801-2004, Cape Marriages [LDS], (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2338744), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-S9RF?i=2&wc=SFV4-7M8%3A44975801%2C44975802%2C49919501%2C49922501&cc=1468076 (Reliability: 3). Estment, William and Ann Denton marriage Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-S9RF Keywords: Marriage [S1948] Richard Wheeler, WHEELER Gedcom. Source for field: Date [S1948] Richard Wheeler, WHEELER Gedcom.