Catherine Amelia Forbes, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1788 - 1861  (73 years)

• Name	Catherine Amelia Forbes
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	Abt 1788	Longford, County Longford, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	12 Feb 1820	Cork, Co Cork, Ireland   [1]
  	Parker's party on the East Indian
  Settler ID	2283
  Death	2 Dec 1861	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3]
  Person ID	I135739	master
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2024

  
  

  Family	John Armstrong, 1820 Settler,   b. Abt 1785, Ireland d. 20 Apr 1835, near Kei River, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1819	Temple Michael,Longford,County Longford,Ireland   [1, 2]
  Married	9 Mar 1819	Temple Michael, Longford, County Longford, Ireland   [4]
  Children	1. Mary Jane Armstrong, 1820 Settler,   b. 1816   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Francis Armstrong + 3. John Henry Armstrong,   b. 19 Aug 1824   d. 23 Jul 1891, Hazeldene farm, Queenstown dist, Cape Province, South Africa (Age 66 years) + 4. Catherine Anne Armstrong,   b. 13 Sep 1825   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Helen Amelia (Ellen) Armstrong,   b. 7 Mar 1827   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2024

  
  

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  Settler - 12 Feb 1820 - Cork, Co Cork, Ireland Death - 2 Dec 1861 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  After her husband's death, she was awarded 300 cattle as compensation, which served to clear some of his debts. She maintained her family by running a small shop in Hill St., but later applied for a grant of land in Hare St., for the same purpose.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S3199] Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, Register 29/3/1822 -1860, (CORY MS 15 899/1). [S3198] Morse Jones, E, Lower Albany Chronicles, (p67), Part 1 1806 - 1825. [S5017] Jervois, William.