Ann Brookes, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2]}

1788 - 1863  (75 years)

• Name	Ann Brookes
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	1788  [3]
  Baptism	12 Jan 1789	St Mary's, Stafford, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Female
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	13 Jan 1820	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  	Liversage's party on the John
  Settler ID	2109
  Name	Mary or Ann Brooks 1820
  Death	5 Jun 1863	Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3, 4]
  Burial	Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5]
  Person ID	I48769	master
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Brookes
  Family ID	F34201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Mountfort, 1820 Settler,   b. 1785   d. 1 Oct 1869, Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1809	Tixall, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Brooke Mountfort, 1820 Settler,   b. 6 Mar 1811, Hanley, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1869 (Age < 57 years)   2. Mary Brooks Mountfort, 1820 Settler,   b. 8 Aug 1812   d. 2 Jun 1847, Dinapore, India (Age 34 years) + 3. William Mountfort, 1820 Settler,   b. 1817   d. 24 May 1851, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 34 years)   4. Samuel Mountfort   5. Joseph Mountfort   6. Ann Mountfort + 7. Margaret Mountfort,   b. Abt 1830, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 15 Jun 1900, Edendale farm, East London district, eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F17380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2017

  
  

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  Baptism - 12 Jan 1789 - St Mary's, Stafford, Staffordshire, England Marriage - 30 Nov 1809 - Tixall, Staffordshire, England Settler - 13 Jan 1820 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death - 5 Jun 1863 - Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa Burial - - Manley Flats, Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mary on Tombstone 1788 - 1863 per Greg Lewin "I suggest changing this lady's name to Ann Brookes. This is the name and spelling used at her baptism, her marriage and in the death notice her family placed in GJ. The name Mary and spelling on the memorial stone at Manley Flats Methodist Church are almost certainly an error. Probably confusing her with her daughter (who was baptised Mary Brooks [sic] Mountfort). Ann Brookes was baptised at St Mary's, Stafford, England on 12 Jan 1789. The register records that she was born on the same day. Her father, Thomas Brookes, was a baker in Stafford. Shortly after Mary's birth the family moved to St Thomas's, just outside Stafford, where they rented a flour mill. Ann married William Mountfort at Tixall, Stafford, on 30th November 1809. The newly weds appear to have lived in Hanley and then Burslem (both in North Staffordshire) before emigrating to South Africa. Ann died at Manley's Flat on 5th June 1863." ~~~ Staffordshire Advertiser Aug 1 1863 Death notice "On the 5th ultimo, at Manley's Flat near Graham's Town, Cape of Good Hope, Ann, the wife of William Mountfort, aged 75 years. She was one of the 1820 Settlers, and the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Brookes, of Weeping Cross near Stafford." {per Lynn Macleod}

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S390] Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, Register 29/3/1822 -1860, (CORY MS 15 899/1). [S407] Memorial Inscription on Tombstone. [S2070] Greg Lewin, Lewin, Greg, 10 Aug 2012. [S423] Slater, Hugo, Graveyard Visit records by Hugo Slater.