Surname List: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Settler ID	936
1820 Settler Ship	Albury
Party	Calton
Gender	M
Age in 1820	45
Occupation	Carpenter
Date or Year of Birth	1775
Age at Marriage
Age at Death
Other Information	CJ 815, Ref 57 Court of Justice, Landrost, Bathurst, Albany District Summary of evidence: The prisoner, William Sykes, 47 years old, born in Nottinghamshire, England, residing at Clumber, accosted Edward Driver who was moving cattle through a cattle gate. An argument ensued after which Sykes produced a gun and threatened to shoot Driver (a farmer; Nash Record) Driver then provoked Sykes who carried out his threat, wounding Driver quite seriously in the throat, the abdomen and the skin of the breast. It emerged in evidence that Sykes offered no defence for his action, the Landrost stating that there was no good reason for it and, in addition he (Sykes) was in a state of intoxication. Although Driver recovered from the attack, the Landrost took a serious view of this unlawful and violent conduct by Sykes and sentenced him to be transported to New South Wales for 14 years hard labour and to be consigned to Robben Island until such time as transportation had been arranged. Report dated 19.10.1821 Edward Driver died at 88 years of age on 12 August 1882. I wonder what happend to Sykes in the end. {per jennifer LLoyd}

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