James John Surmon^[1]

1821 - 1879  (57 years)

• Name	James John Surmon  [1]
  Birth	18 Jun 1821	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Baptism	9 Jun 1833	St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Death	7 May 1879	Morosi's Mountain, Basutoland   [1]
  Burial	Palmietfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Person ID	I137921	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	William Henry Surmon, 1820 Settler,   b. 1796, London, England d. Abt 1836 (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Louisa Charlotte Hatt, 1820 Settler,   b. 12 Jul 1796, Finsbury, London, England d. Abt 1867 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F22283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Howarth,   b. 18 Nov 1835   d. 6 Feb 1877, Palmietfontein Police Station, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1854	St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Hannah Surmon,   b. 5 Feb 1855, Fish River Rand, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 2. Evelina Maria Surmon,   b. 23 Jul 1856, Grahamstown District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1895 (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F49403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2017

  
  

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  Birth - 18 Jun 1821 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism - 9 Jun 1833 - St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 19 Apr 1854 - St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Palmietfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Served in the Frontier Armed & Mounted Police, as an Inspector, from January, 1856 until his death in action in May, 1879. Maj. D. Hook in "By Sword & Statute", page 267, writes of a battle near Hershel, in southern Basutoland: "Col. Griffith ("Faku") very soon assaulted the mountain unsuccessfully, but with great bravery, the stormers being led by Captains Grant and James Surman. Captain James Surman, C.M.R. fell, as well as several others. I buried Captain Surman at Palmietfontein." He was listed as a J.P. in 1877. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S3424] William Surmon, History of the Surmon Name (Reliability: 2).