Sarah-Caroline Devenish^[1]

1815 -

• Name	Sarah-Caroline Devenish
  Birth	2 Sep 1815  [2]
  Baptism	5 Nov 1815	George, Western Cape, South Africa   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I23994	master
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	John Mears Devenish,   b. 4 Sep 1787, FitzShawbet St, Dublin, Ireland d. 25 Apr 1844, Tyumie Res ? (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Ellen St Ledger Stretch,   b. 9 Apr 1787, Co. Cork, Ireland d. 11 Aug 1873, Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F7858	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Francis McMahon,   b. 1824, Ireland d. 28 Aug 1876 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1849	Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa
  Children	1. Ellen M McMahon   2. Terence McMahon
  Family ID	F8754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2016

  
  

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  Baptism - 5 Nov 1815 - George, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage - 24 Sep 1849 - Victoria West, Northern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S29] Humphries, Margaret Nerine. Emails, (South-Africa-L@rootsweb.com and/or South-Africa-Immigrants-British@rootsweb.com), nerine@yebo.co.za. This I am transcribing from some copies of some writings of C.L Stretch, very difficult to make out some of the writings. John Mears Devenish born at Fitz Shawbet street Dublin no 9 on 4th September 1787 married Ellen Stretch eldest daughter of James and Catherine Stretch 13 Aug1806 in St Mary, London she was born 9 Apr 1787, County Cork died 11.8.1873 Victoria West. John Devenish died at the Tyumie Res on 25th April 1844 aged 57 yrs and was buried in the private burial grounds of Mr C.L. Stretch his brother-in-law and cousin, (Block Drift, Alice) the same burial grounds as where Catherine Stretch mother of C.L Stretch Children of John and Ellen The details of their children I received from Rupert Speyer who has done extensive research on the Stretch and Devenish families, himself having this connection. C.L Stretch only gives the names of the children and the date of the first child John' birth and the places where the children were born. 1 John Donald b Aberdeen 1.7.1807 died at Beaufort West m. 4.8.1830 in Cape Town Catharine Fredrika Dorothea Hesler b. 1.7.1807 d. 10.11.1853 Waayfontein Dist. Graaff-Reinet 2 James Gouldsbury b. 25.9.1808 at Sea off the Isle of Wight d. 16.3.1882 Cape Town m. 2.4.1833 Beaufort Anna Eleonora de Beer b. 30.10.1810 d. 6.3.1836 Beaufort West. 2nd m. 13.5.1837 Beaufort West Elizabeth Francina Keuler b. 1818 d 25.1.1864 Beaufort West 3 William b. 2.7.1810, Wynburg m. 20.5.1839 Beaufort West Sara Juliana Sieberhagen 4 George b. 16.8.1813, Uitenhage died at Beaufort West 10.7.1851 m. 27.8.1842 Beaufort West Amelia Londt b. 22.1.1823 Beaufort West d.Wittekrans dist Nelspoort 5 Charles William st Leger b. 2.4.1814 Commadagga Dist., Somerset East d. 23.9.1893 Stellenbosch m. 21.12.1846 Beaufort West Maria Catharina Keuler b. 1827 Cape Town d. 21.4.1862 Beaufort West. 2nd m. 6.10.1862 Jane Maria Susanna Kinnear b. 13.7.1838 Beaufort West, d. 8.7.1902 Germiston 6.Sarah-Caroline b 2.9.1815 m. 24.9.1849 Victoria West John Francis Mc Mahon b. 1824 Ireland d. 28.8.1876 7.Ellen Anne b. 11.11.1821 near Bedford m. 19.12.1839 David Kretschmar 8 Marcella Susan b. 11.4.1823 near Bedford, d. 30.12.1889 m. 7.9.1846 Beaufort West Jeremias Benedictus Auret b. 14.11.1821 Cape Town c. abt 1900 res Victoria West 8 Anthony Lennox b. 24.6.1825, Somerset East d. 3.11.1913 Victoria West m. 25.8.1845 Victoria West Anna Catharina Maria van der Westhuizen b. 2.2.1828 Victoria West d. 3.6.1867 Victoria West 2nd m 19.9.1868 Victoria West Anna Christina Hitzeroth b. abt 1840 Uitenhage 9. Catherine Hannah b. 22.10.1825 ????, Bivaansrivier, d. 9.11.1853 m. 11.6.1849 Beaufort West Archibald McDermid b. 1819 Killearid Rosshire Scotland d. 7.1.1879 10 Elizabeth b. 17.8.1827, Biviaansriver d. 22.4.1892 m. Thomas Campbell d. abt 1845 2nd m. 5.3.1849 Beaufort West William Cowan b. Thurso Caithnesshire. d. 22.3.1858 Victoria West Further from C.L Stretch Daniel and George Devenish the sons of John Mears Devenish died and were buried in the Town of Beaufort West , leaving families who are doing well. (do dates are given) Where does the Daniel come from as no mention is made of him either by Stretch or Rupert Regards Margaret [S2127] SAG02 (Reliability: 1).