John Josiah Smith, 1820 Settler

Abt 1803 - 1845  (42 years)

• Name	John Josiah Smith
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	Abt 1803	Bedfordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	13 Dec 1819	Gravesend, Kent, England   [1]
  	William Smith's party on the Northampton
  Settler ID	3003
  Death	2 Apr 1845	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Person ID	I137001	master
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William Smith,   b. 1765, Bedfordshire, England
  Mother	Elizabeth Bensted,   b. Abt 1770, Maidstone, Kent, England d. 1807, Stepney, Middlesex, England (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F49044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet O'Connor, 1820 Settler,   b. 14 Feb 1803
  Marriage	28 Jun 1824	St. Michael & St George Catholic Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Children	+ 1. Charles Bagot Smith,   b. Abt 1826, The Commissariat, Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa d. 4 Dec 1884, Nurney, Albany district, Cape Province, South Africa (Age 58 years) + 2. Letitia Elizabeth Smith,   b. 2 Mar 1829, Grahamstown, , Cape Province, South Africa d. 25 Jun 1860 (Age 31 years)   3. Harriet DeMaine Smith,   b. Abt 1832 + 4. Robert Ward Smith,   b. Abt 1834   d. 17 Jul 1882 (Age 48 years)   5. Henry Allport Smith,   b. Abt 1836, Grahamstown, , Cape Province, South Africa d. 29 Sep 1855 (Age 19 years)   6. William Sanders Smith,   b. 12 Jan 1839, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 30 Jun 1903, Grahamstown, , Cape Province, South Africa (Age 64 years) + 7. Richard Shaw Smith,   b. 1840, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 21 May 1912, London, England (Age 72 years) + 8. George Bensted Smith,   b. 9 Nov 1842, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1 Dec 1914, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F26692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Harriet O'conner,   b. 14 Feb 1803   d. 15 Dec 1863, Barbados,,,West Indies (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1824	Anglican,Grahamstown,Cape Province,South Africa
  Married	28 Jun 1824	Anglican, Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa
  Children	1. John Smith,   b. 23 Sep 1836   d. 1839 (Age 2 years) + 2. Harriet De Maine Smith + 3. Richard Shaw Smith,   b. 1840, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 21 May 1912, London, England (Age 72 years) + 4. George Bensted Smith,   b. 9 Nov 1842, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1 Dec 1914, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)   5. Mary Elizabeth Smith,   b. 27 Jan 1843
  Family ID	F66998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2024

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1803 - Bedfordshire, England Settler - 13 Dec 1819 - Gravesend, Kent, England Death - 2 Apr 1845 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was the Deputy Assistant Commissary General of the army and, as such, was the senior officer of the Commissariat for the Eastern Province. [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S2597] 2517051, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2517051), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-6Y5Z?i=1317&cc=2517051&cat=331262 (Reliability: 3). Smith, John Josiah(1803-1845) DN Caption Note: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-6Y5Z?i=1317&cc=2517051&cat=331262 Keywords: Death Notice [S5020] Jervois, William. Record originated in 1820sttl.ged [S5020] Jervois, William.