Henry John Reed, 1820 Settler: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Generation: 1

Henry John Reed, 1820 Settler was born on 7 Mar 1802 in London, England; was christened on 29 Mar 1802 in Old Tottenham Church, London, England; died on 28 Sep 1831 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Other Events and Attributes:

1820 Lineage: Yes
Settler ID: 533
Name: Henry John Reed
Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

Notes:

From London, he emigrated with his father and went into business with him at Port Eliza¬beth on their arrival in the colony. In 1822 he submitted samples of bricks and tiles of their manufacture for government approval, but was unable to fulfil his contracts because of his father's illness. His repeated applications for a grant of land for a brickfield were refused. He left Port Elizabeth about 1825 and was employed by the printer George Greig in Cape Town in 1828.
PRO CO 48/45 p.440, W.Reed to Colonial Department, 20.7.1819; CO 201 no.3, memo¬rial of W.Reed, 14.1.1823; CO 8452 no.79, 16.10.1822; CO 8453 no.8,14.1.1823; CO 8454 no.62, 15.9.1823; RCC XXII, 419, petition of inhabitants of PE, 12.7.1825; MOIC 2/269 no.77b, insolvent estate W.Reed.

Settler:
Bailie's party on the Chapman