James Glass, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1815 - 1876  (60 years)

• Name	James Glass  [5]
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	24 Jul 1815	Somerset, England   [2]
  Baptism	18 Jan 1816	Lower Independent Meeting House, Wellington, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	10 Jan 1820	Bristol, Somerset, England
  	Southey's party on the Kennersley Castle from WELLINGTON, SOMERSET
  Settler ID	277
  Name	James Glass 1820
  Occupation	a Carpenter and Builder  [2]
  Occupation	1872	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
  a Farmer
  Death	5 Jan 1876	Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Person ID	I13016	master
  Last Modified	28 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 1	Susannah Leacher Carney,   b. 22 Sep 1825   d. 19 Jan 1867 (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	30 Apr 1844	Trinity Church, South Africa   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Ann Glass,   b. 12 Feb 1845   d. 12 Jul 1893, Beaconsfield, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa (Age 48 years)   2. James William Glass,   b. 20 Oct 1846 + 3. George Glass,   b. 26 Jun 1848   d. Abt May 1896 (Age 47 years)   4. John Glass,   b. 22 Mar 1850   5. Henry Glass,   b. 23 Feb 1852   d. 1 Sep 1908, Sidbury, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 56 years) + 6. Emily Leacher Glass,   b. 16 Jan 1854   d. 20 Aug 1906 (Age 52 years)   7. Edward Thomas Glass,   b. 25 Jun 1856   8. William Amos Glass,   b. 11 Dec 1857   9. Agnes Louisa Glass,   b. 30 Oct 1859   d. 20 Mar 1861 (Age 1 year)   10. Walter Benjamin Glass,   b. 23 Sep 1861 + 11. Herbert Carney Glass,   b. 1 Dec 1863, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 2 Mar 1925, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F5028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2007

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Shone,   b. 24 Jun 1838, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1 Dec 1931, Parkhurst, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1872	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [6]
  Children	1. Nellie Glass,   b. 1 Jul 1871
  Family ID	F5029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2012

  
  

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  Birth - 24 Jul 1815 - Somerset, England Settler - 10 Jan 1820 - Bristol, Somerset, England Marriage - 30 Apr 1844 - Trinity Church, South Africa Occupation - a Farmer - 1872 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 15 Feb 1872 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 5 Jan 1876 - Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James became a carpenter and builder and went to Kimberley when diamond were discovered there, and followed his trade there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S575] Griffiths, Robin, GLASS 1820 GEDCOM, (http://www.geocities.com/settlers1820). [S454] Nelson, Bev, SHONE 1820 GEDCOM. [S403] Grahamstown Presbyterian Church Records, Marriages 1849 - 1896, (LDS Microfilm #1560913), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton. [S3527] 1820 Settler's Centenary Genealogical records, (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/305287), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVZ-YSY6-1?i=1711&cat=305287 (Reliability: 3). [S403] Grahamstown Presbyterian Church Records, Marriages 1849 - 1896, (LDS Microfilm #1560913), (Entry# 138), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton.