James Randall, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1817 - 1860  (42 years)

• Name	James Randall  [10]
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	13 Jul 1817	Westbury, Wiltshire, England
  Baptism	14 Nov 1819	Westbury Church (All Saints), Westbury, Wiltshire   [11]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	7 Jan 1820	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  	James's party on the Weymouth
  Settler ID	676
  Name	James Randall 1820
  Occupation	1853	Mount Pleasant, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [12, 13]
  a Farmer
  Burial	Jun 1860	Mount Pleasant, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [12]
  Death	14 Jun 1860	Mount Pleasant, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [14, 15]
  Person ID	I23179	master
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	James Randall, 1820 Settler,   b. 1775, Westbury, Wiltshire, England d. 19 Jun 1844, Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Watts, 1820 Settler,   b. Oct 1785, Westbury, Wiltshire, England d. 5 Nov 1880, Olive Burn farm, Kleinemonde, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F1868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Hayward, 1820 Settler,   b. 11 Apr 1819, Frome, Somerset, England d. 17 May 1910, Mount Pleasant, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	16 Aug 1836	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5, 6, 8, 17, 18]
  	Description: Rev James Barrow
  		Randall, James and Elizabeth Hayward marriage Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-SW9R Keywords: Marriage
  Children	+ 1. Susannah Randall,   b. 27 Jun 1837, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 9 Jul 1933, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 96 years)   2. James Henry Randall,   b. 9 Mar 1839   d. 10 Oct 1853 (Age 14 years) + 3. Jeremiah Randall,   b. 25 Jul 1841, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 1 Sep 1890, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 49 years) + 4. John Randall,   b. 25 Oct 1843, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 3 Nov 1892, Mount Pleasant, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 49 years) + 5. Mary Ann Randall,   b. 3 Jan 1846, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 20 Dec 1936, Sterkstroom, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 90 years) + 6. Rhoda Maria Randall,   b. 29 Jul 1848, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 31 May 1943 (Age 94 years) + 7. Benjamin Randall,   b. 22 Nov 1850, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 4 Oct 1913, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 62 years) + 8. George Rupert Randall,   b. 10 Jan 1853, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 17 Apr 1944, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 91 years) + 9. James Henry Randall,   b. 21 Mar 1855, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 21 Jan 1919, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 63 years)   10. William Walter Randall,   b. 26 Jul 1857, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa + 11. Sarah Jane Randall,   b. 13 Apr 1859, Peddie, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 20 Nov 1946, Springfontein farm, Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F8471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2019

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Jul 1817 - Westbury, Wiltshire, England Settler - 7 Jan 1820 - Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Marriage - 16 Aug 1836 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation - a Farmer - 1853 - Mount Pleasant, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - Jun 1860 - Mount Pleasant, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  James Jnr arrived in SA with his parents at the age of 3 years. He was given a farm in the Peddie district for services rendered in the 1835 Frontier War. This farm in the Peddie district was named 'Mount Pleasant', which borders on the Umtata River and is adjacent to the farms, Tharfield, Glendower, Falloden and Rush Fountain. It was after the 8th and worst Kaffir war that James and his brother John applied for farms across the Fish River to start over again. James received 'Mount Pleasant', a 659 morgen farm in the district named Victoria County, between the Gualana and Mtati Rivers. John received 'Hoggsback' to the south of James' farm, also between the same two rivers. The government for the Ciskei homeland bought both of these farms. A system of settlement suggested by Thomas Holden Bowker, but called the "Cathcart System", came into being after the 7th Frontier war of 1846. This system embraced the settling of selected farmers within the previously unappropriated portions of this territory. Preference was given to those applicants who had distinguished themselves during the Frontier wars. The farms were granted on condition of personal occupation and under a quitrent system. At some stage James became the owner of a portion of the Lanham allocation No. 5 which was called Orange Grove. Today, Julius Samuels lives there in the original Lanham house, still standing and much enlarged. It is presumed that James would have farmed his family's No. 10 land after the purchase of 'Oliveburn'. His will was witnesses by his two nephews d & William Forrester. It was after the 8th and worst Kaffir war that James and his brother John applied for farms across the Fish River to start over again. James received Mount Pleasant, a 659 morgan farm in the district named Victoria County, between the Gualana and Mtati Rivers. John received Hoggsback to the south of James' farm, also between the same two rivers. Both of these farms were bought by the government for the Ciskei homeland. A system of settlement suggested by Thomas Holden Bowker, but called the "Cathcart System", came into being after the 7th Frontier war of 1846. This system embraced the settling of selected farmers within the previously unappropriated portions of this territory. Preference was given to those applicants who had distinguished themselves during the Frontier wars. The farms were granted on condition of personal occupation and under a quit-rent system.John Mitford Bowker suffered greatly from stock theft. He knew the Kaffirs for what they were, people who could not see a herd of cattle belonging to someone else, particularly a white man, without feeling - and generally acting on - an itch to steal it. At some stage James became the owner of a portion of the Lanham allocation No. 5 which was called Orange Grove. Today, Julius Samuels lives there in the original Lanham house, still standing and much enlarged.It is presumed that James would have farmed his family's No. 10 after the purchase of Oliveburn.

  
  

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  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8), 16 Feb 2003, p86. [S16] King, Tessa, King, Tessa, (emails on South-Africa-L@rootsweb.com Mailing list), 18 May 2003, Randall file, tck19genie.tessaking@gmail.com. 9. JAMES3 RANDALL (JAMES2, JAMES1)106,107,108 was born 13 July 1817 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England109,110,111,111, and died 14 June 1860 in 'Mount Pleasant', Newcastle, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa112. He married ELIZA HAYWARD113,114 16 August 1836 in Eastern Cape, South Africa115,116, daughter of JAMES HAYWARD and TABITHA PRISTOW. She was born 11 April 1819 in Frome, Somerset, England117,118, and died 1910118. Notes from Trevor John Dickerson who has researched this family: James Jnr arrived in SA with his parents at the age of 3 years. He was given a farm in the Peddie district for services rendered in the 1835 Frontier War. This farm in the Peddie district was named 'Mount Pleasant', which borders on the Umtata River and is adjacent to the farms, Tharfield, Glendower, Falloden and Rush Fountain. It was after the 8th and worst Kaffir war that James and his brother John applied for farms across the Fish River to start over again. James received 'Mount Pleasant', a 659 morgen farm in the district named Victoria County, between the Gualana and Mtati Rivers. John received 'Hoggsback' to the south of James' farm, also between the same two rivers. The government for the Ciskei homeland bought both of these farms. A system of settlement suggested by Thomas Holden Bowker, but called the "Cathcart System", came into being after the 7th Frontier war of 1846. This system embraced the settling of selected farmers within the previously unappropriated portions of this territory. Preference was given to those applicants who had distinguished themselves during the Frontier wars. The farms were granted on condition of personal occupation and under a quitrent system. At some stage James became the owner of a portion of the Lanham allocation No. 5 which was called Orange Grove. Today, Julius Samuels lives there in the original Lanham house, still standing and much enlarged. It is presumed that James would have farmed his family's No. 10 land after the purchase of 'Oliveburn'. [S111] Sharon Marshall with input from Dave Raymer, Hayward Gedcom - May 2003. [S380] Bathurst English Episcopal Church, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1829 Bathurst English Episcopal Church, (Cory PR 3448). [S1085] Bathurst English Episcopal Church, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1829, (Cory PR 3448). [S390] Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, Register 29/3/1822 -1860, (CORY MS 15 899/1). [S391] Bathurst Methodist Church Register, Baptisms 1844 - 1867 Bathurst Methodist Church Register, (CORY MS 15 348). [S1146] Bathurst Methodist Church Register, Baptisms: 1844 -1867, (CORY MS 15 348). [S523] Settlers Return, submitted by John Colston of Frome, Somerset. [S3527] 1820 Settler's Centenary Genealogical records, (https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/305287), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVZ-59R7-5?i=1774&cat=305287 (Reliability: 3). [S372] Dickerson, Trevor - DICKERSON Family Tree, DICKERSON Family Tree. [S348] Whittal, Vernon, WHITTAL Family GEDCOM, (See list of further references below in the note). [S484] Kirby, Donald, Peddie - Settlers Outpost, (Edited and compiled by J B Bullock). [S464] Allen, Veronica, Allen, Veronica. [S2597] 2517051, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2517051), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-8FQM?i=1350&cc=2517051&cat=331262 (Reliability: 3). Hayward, Eliza(1819-1910) DN Caption Note: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-8FQM?i=1350&cc=2517051&cat=331262 Keywords: Death Notice [S112] Raymer, David, 21 May 2003. b6 Eliza * 1818 x Bathurst 18.8.1836 James RANDALL (farmer) (son of James & Rebecca Randall) born Wiltshire c.1817 died  14.6.1860 [9 children born of the marriage] [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTWM-SW9R (Reliability: 3). [S3798] SA Anglican Parish Registers 1801-2004, Cape Marriages [LDS], (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2338744), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-WS9Y-M?i=26&cat=244034 (Reliability: 3).