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- [S128] Russell, Jackie, 21 Jan 2003, email, jackie@russell62.freeserve.co.uk.
extracted from a supplement to A time to plant
- [S449] Collett, Joan, "A Time to Plant", 28 Feb 2003, p193.
- [S449] Collett, Joan, "A Time to Plant", 28 Feb 2003, p193,168.
In Dec 1871 james junior and Mary were on their way to join the family at Grassridge for Christmas, spending the night with Willaim and Anna at Legkraal. The servant bringing the cows to milk told the children of finding abee's nest at the top of ahill nearby, so next morning, james juniors' two eldest, Ernest (12) and Charles (9) with harry aged 6, William's eldest, climbed up the hillside. The ground was soaked from rain during the night and near the top Charles pulled himself up against a large rock, dislodging it. The other two lower down jumped out of its path but it ricocheted on to Ernset, knocking himunconscious and breaking many bones. Harry ran down to call for help while Charles stayed with his brother, and could never afterwards speak without tears in his eyes. ernest was carried down on a bord but died that evening. They took him to Grassridge and James recorded: 'Buried today my dear boy Cecil ernset, on my eldest son John Collett's farm, grassrideg. His last earthly remains were followed to the tomb by a large number of relatives and friends. It will lie mouldering inthe dust until the Archangels' trunmp shall sound when he will come forth to receive the blessed sentence, 'Come ye blessed of my Father, enter into the joy of the Lord.' A wise and gracious God has taken to himselfin Glory, taken him from the evil to come, and there, far from the wrold of grief and sin, with God eternally shut in, I expect to meet him soon...After the funeral, upward sof 60 sat down to a sumptuous dinner in john's large hall, nearly the whole party was our own family."
- [S449] Collett, Joan, "A Time to Plant", 28 Feb 2003, p193,168.
In Dec 1871 James junior and Mary were on their way to join the family at Grassridge for Christmas, spending the night with William and Anna at Legkraal. The servant bringing the cows to milk told the children of finding abee's nest at the top of ahill nearby, so next morning, James juniors' two eldest, Ernest (12) and Charles (9) with Harry aged 6, William's eldest, climbed up the hillside. The ground was soaked from rain during the night and near the top Charles pulled himself up against a large rock, dislodging it. The other two lower down jumped out of its path but it ricocheted on to Ernset, knocking himunconscious and breaking many bones. Harry ran down to call for help while Charles stayed with his brother, and could never afterwards speak without tears in his eyes. ernest was carried down on a bord but died that evening. They took him to Grassridge and James recorded: 'Buried today my dear boy Cecil Ernest, on my eldest son John Collett's farm, Grassridge. His last earthly remains were followed to the tomb by a large number of relatives and friends. It will lie mouldering inthe dust until the Archangels' trump shall sound when he will come forth to receive the blessed sentence, 'Come ye blessed of my Father, enter into the joy of the Lord.' A wise and gracious God has taken to himselfin Glory, taken him from the evil to come, and there, far from the wrold of grief and sin, with God eternally shut in, I expect to meet him soon...After the funeral, upward sof 60 sat down to a sumptuous dinner in John's large hall, nearly the whole party was our own family."
- [S119] Stanton, Ellen, Stanton, Ellen, 6 Mar 2003, Microfilm #1560965.
Entry #535 Child: Cecil COLLETT Parents: James and Mary Born: 12/31/1859 Baptized: 1/28/1861
- [S172] Collett, Lynne, 12 Mar 2004, Memoirs of LHC, lynne.collett@postino.up.ac.za.
Ernest Cecil was accidentally killed by a rolling rock on his Uncle William’s farm Legkraal near Fish River.
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