James Gowar Dell^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1847 - 1934  (86 years)

• Name	James Gowar Dell
  Nickname	Duke
  Birth	28 Oct 1847	Barville Park farm, Port Alfred district, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Baptism	30 Jan 1848	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Name	James Dell  [7]
  Death	14 Sep 1934	Port St Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [8]
  Person ID	I64529	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	John Dell, 1820 Settler,   b. 1809, England d. 15 Nov 1897, Frontier Hospital, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Lady Malvinia Harriot Mary Gowar, 1820 Settler,   b. 1819   d. 19 Jul 1874, MacLeantown, East London (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F16905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rhoda Hobbs,   b. 10 Jun 1851, Barville Park farm, Port Alfred district, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 16 Dec 1892, 'Stanmore', Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	1869  [8]
  Children	+ 1. Cecil John Henry Dell,   b. Est 1869 + 2. Violet Evelyn Dell,   b. 18 Sep 1875
  Family ID	F23599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Lavinia Gibbens,   b. 1852
  Marriage	Aft 1892	Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [8]
  Family ID	F23598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2007

  
  

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  Birth - 28 Oct 1847 - Barville Park farm, Port Alfred district, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism - 30 Jan 1848 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - Aft 1892 - Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 14 Sep 1934 - Port St Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He, last surviving son of John Dell, was born at Barville Park in 1847. His first wife Rhoda Hobbs was the grand daughter of another 1820 settler who came in his own vessel. She died in 1896. Later he married Lavinia Gibbens of Cathcart, who survived him. He took part in the early diamond rush where he secured a large diamond which remains an heirloom in the possession of his eldest daughter. He settled near Cathcart and took part in the various wars and also in the defence forces in the Anglo-Boer War. He took an active part in promoting civic interests in his district, being on the local board and at one time District Superintendent. About 1909 he retired and settled at Creighton in the Ixopo District where he was a J.P. and president of the Sporting Club. He was survived by his wife and seven children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S451] Lamusse, Mike G & Thurgood, Wally -, NORVAL GEDCOM. [S380] Bathurst English Episcopal Church, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1829 Bathurst English Episcopal Church, (Cory PR 3448). [S466] Vernon, Carl - KING GEDCOM - East London Museum, KING GEDCOM - East London Museum. [S348] Whittal, Vernon, WHITTAL Family GEDCOM, (See list of further references below in the note). [S372] Dickerson, Trevor - DICKERSON Family Tree, DICKERSON Family Tree. [S1948] Richard Wheeler, WHEELER Gedcom. Source for field: _UID [S1948] Richard Wheeler, WHEELER Gedcom. [S368] King,Tessa, DELL Family Tree.