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 | The Settler Handbook by M D Nash Caption Note: Author : M D Nash Publisher : Chameleon Press CC First Published : 1987 Size : 255 x 180 Hard Cover 152 pages ISBN : 0 620 10940 8 The latest definitive guide to the 1820 Settlers and their parties. Expect to pay GBP £75 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Story of the British Settlers of 1820 in South Africa Caption Note: Author : Harol Edward Hocklyettlers, Roll of Honour, extensive bibliography. Publisher : Juta & Co First Published : 1948 Size : 220 x 145 Hard Cover 284 pages ISBN : Chronicles the arrival of the Settlers of 1820 on the shores of Southern Africa & their location on the Eastern Frontier of the old Cape Colony as a buffer against the increasing migration of the Xhosa westwards in the Colony. Includes list of s Expect to pay GBP £20.00 Fables Bookshop, Grahamstown. Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The British Settlers of 1820 Caption Note: Author : Lynne Bryer Publisher : Chameleon Press First Published : 1986 Size : soft Cover 32 pages ISBN : Small quarto pictorial card wraps, pp. 32, numerous illustrations. Excellent introduction intended for children Expect to pay GBP £3 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Bowkers of Tharfield Caption Note: Author : Ivan and Raymond Mitford-Barberton Publisher : University Press, Oxford First Published : 1952 Size : 225 x 155 Blue Hard Cover 386 pages ISBN : Picture is of the frontis page. The history of Miles and Anna Maria Bowker, leader of the Bowker party, and their families. Extremely rare and family members who have a copy will not part with them! Expect to pay about GBP £300 Abebooks.com 2010 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Barbers of the Peak Caption Note: Author : Ivan Mitford Barberton Publisher : The University Press, Oxford First Published : 1934 Size : 230 x 155 Blue Hard Cover 258 pages ISBN : picture is of the frontis page. The reference story of the Barber, Atherstone settlers leading to the Bowker connections and eventually the Mitford-Barberton families Expect to pay GBP £75 Abebooks.com November 2010 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Descendants of James and Jane Hoole Caption Note: Author : Wendy and Ross Hoole Publisher : Privately publshed limited to 500 copies First Published : 1993 Size : 230 x 170 HSoft Cover 336 pages ISBN : 0 620 17462 5 The family trees of the descendants of James and Jane Hoole, 1820 Settlers Expect to pay about GBP £10 - £15 from the authors Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Some Frontier Families Caption Note: Author : Ivan Mitford Barberton and Violet White Publisher : Human and Rousseau, Cape Town First Published : 1968 Size : 225 x 160 Hard Cover 304 pages ISBN : Biographical sketch of 100 Eastern Cape families before 1840, mainly of 1820 settler descent. Known to have some inaccuracies in the data. Expect to pay GBP £95 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Tharfield - An Eastern Cape Farm Caption Note: Author : C Thorpeh on the current ecology, natural history, conservation Publisher : Privately publshed First Published : 1977 Size : 245 x 160 Soft Cover 197 pages ISBN : The story of the Eastern Cape Farm, which has been occupied by two families since the 1820s - Bowkers and Webbs. Lists of birds, plants, seaweeds & botanical species, maps, drawings, photographs : the history of 150+ years on the farm with muc Expect to pay GBP £35 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Roll of The British Settlers in South Africa Caption Note: Author : E Morse Jones Publisher : A A Balkema, Cape Town First Published : 1968 Size : 255 x 180 Hard Cover 174 pages ISBN : Another reference book on the 1820 Settlers and their parties, with biographies and ortraits of some of the more prominent settlers Expect to pay GBP £60 - £70 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Southwell Settlers Caption Note: Author : Doris Stirk Publisher : Privately published First Published : 1971 Size : 255 x 160 Soft Cover 122 pages ISBN : A complation and biographical sketchs the farms and familes of the Southwell region, with family trees of the prominent famlies. Expect to pay GBP £15 Abebooks.com November 2015 This book has been reprinted and issued during September 2015 Paperback: 137 pages Publisher: Southwell & District Local History Society (26 Sept. 2015) ISBN-10: 0993244211 ISBN-13: 978-0993244216 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Erythrina Tree and other Verses Caption Note: Author : Mary Elizabeth Barber, nee Bowker Publisher : Private publication by her son F H Barber First Published : 1898 Size : 215 x 170 Hard Cover 126 pages ISBN : Poems and verses written by Mary Elizabeth Barber nee Bowker Extremely rare Expect to pay GBP £200+ Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Speeches Letters and Selections from Important papers Caption Note: Author : John Mitford Bowker Publisher : Godlonton and Richards, Grahamstown First Published : 1864 Size : 220 x 150 Hard Cover 280 pages ISBN : A compilation of the speeches and letters written by John Mitford Bowker. The original book had 500 copies printed, approx 250 lost in a fire, and probably not more than 100 survive in private collections and libraries - very rare. Expect to pay GBP £120 Abebooks.com November 2015 A facsimile reprint was done by C Struik in 1962 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Comdt Holden Bowker Caption Note: Author : I Mitford-Barbertonth & 8th Frontier Wars with Holden Bowker's war journal of the former, extracts from the journal of Mary Elizabeth Bowker, the Tharfield buried treasure, and more. Publisher : Human and Rosseau, Cape Town First Published : 1970 Size : 225 x 160 Hard Cover 274 pages ISBN : Bowker was the son of an 1820 Settler leader and his letters and papers depict life on the north eastern frontier of the Cape Colony in the early nineteeth century. Includes extracts from the Journal of Bertram Egerton Bowker, coverage of the 6 Expect to pay GBP £30 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Man of Many Facets Caption Note: Author : Nerina Mathie, and of course people. His interests included photography, religion, ostrich farming, railways, harbours and bridges, carpentry, building and electricity among others. His copious notes cover topics as diverse as veterinary research, hunting hints, preserving fruit, explosives, measuring instruments, soil analysis, and the utilisation of crayfish refuse! A lifetime's notes have been linked into an 'autobiography' of incredible detail. Publisher : Grocott and Sherry, Grahamstown First Published : 1998 Size : 210 x 150 HSoft Cover in 3 volumes totalling 1182 pages ISBN : 0-620-22741-9 A psuedo-Autobiography of Dr W G Atherstone 1814 - 1898. Dr William Guybon Atherstone was a remarkable man: medical pioneer, scientist, naturalist, parliamentarian, explorer, family man, keen observer of plants, animals, minerals, the heavens Expect to pay GBP £30 per volume Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | A Time o Plant Joan Collett Caption Note: Author : Joan Collett Publisher : privately published First Published : 1990 Size : 245 x 175 Hard Cover 304 pages ISBN : 0 620 14949 3 Biographical sketch of James Lydford Collett, 1820 settler. Expect to pay GBP £20+ Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | A History of South Africa Caption Note: Author : Robert Lacour-Gayet Publisher : Cassell & Co First Published : 1970 Size : 215 x 145 Hard Cover 386 pages ISBN : 0 304 29545 0 History of South Africa from 1652 to 1970. Originally translated from French. Expect to pay GBP £2 Abebooks.com November 2015 ! Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Pioneer Spirit Caption Note: Author : Gareth Mitford Barberton Publisher : privately published First Published : 1998 Size : 195 x 125 Paperback 395 pages ISBN : 9780953453009 An autobiography of a descendant of Miles and Anna Bowker, his family and life in East Africa and England. Expect to pay GBP £20 Amazon.co.uk November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Ancestral Trails Mark Herber Caption Note: Author : Mark Herber Publisher : Sutton Publishing with the Society of Genealogists First Published : 1997 Size : 250 x 180 Hard Cover 874 pages ISBN : A complete guide to British Genealogy and Family History Expect to pay GBP £20 from Society of Genealogists November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Cape of Good Hope John Centlivres Chase Caption Note: Author : John Centlivres Chase Publisher : Pelham Richardson, London First Published : 1843 Size : 200 x 120 Hard Cover 358 pages ISBN : A historical and statistical reference to the Cape of Good Hope in 1843. Reprinted by C Struik as a facsimile copy in 1967 Expect to pay GBP £20 for the reprint Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Thus Came The English D E Rivet-Carnac Caption Note: Author : Dorothy E Rivett-Carnacnce was to be fundamental. . This book is an attempt to give a glimpse of an historic event as a whole for the benefit of those who have no access to source material. Publisher : Howard Timmins, Cape Town First Published : 1961 Size : 245 x 190 Hard Cover 3148 pages ISBN : 0 86978 078 6 The course of history was changed in 1820 with the arrival of 4,000 men, women and children from the British Isles who came to be called "the 1820 Settlers" and who then constituted one-ninth of the white population of the Colony. . Their influe Expect to pay GBP £25 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Major T C White 1820 Settler and his descendants Caption Note: Author : F D C White Publisher : privately published Limited edition First Published : Size : 300 x 215 Hard Cover 160 pages ISBN : Biographies of T C White and his descendants, typeset and published by the author. Unknown quantity printed and given to family members and extremely rare. Expect to pay GBP £100+ Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Tarrs of Rokewood Caption Note: Author : Dennis Adams and Moira Tarr Publisher : Denwood Investments (Pty) Ltd First Published : 1990 Size : 325 x 215 Hard Cover 194 pages ISBN : 0-620-15721-6 A story of Thomas and Ann Tarr from Nottingham, England, and their descendants Expect to pay GBP £280 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The 1820 Settlers - Illustrated Commentary - Guy Butler Caption Note: Author : Guy Butler Publisher : Human and Rosseau First Published : 1974 Size : 315 x 205 Hard Cover 304 pages ISBN : 0-7981-0427-9 Story of the 1820 Settlers Expect to pay GBP £55 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Pawns in a Larger Game Caption Note: Author : A.D.M. Walker Publisher : Calamaish Books, Durban First Published : 2013 Size : 230 x 155 Soft Cover 476 pages ISBN : 9780620556293 The history of the Walker and Cumming familes in the Eastern Cape Expect to pay about GBP £15 Amazon.com 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Twin Trails Caption Note: Author : Marjory Davies Publisher : privately publishe by K B Davies First Published : 1974 Size : 210 x 150 Hard Cover 374 pages ISBN : Following the lives and adventures of the Fynn and Southey families and genealogies of both families. Expect to pay about GBP £? Difficult to find copies Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Descendants of Richard Freemantle Caption Note: Author : Lesley Moseley Publisher : privately published First Published : 2010 Size : 215 x 140 Soft Cover 110 pages ISBN : 9781453769119 Descendants of Richard Freemantle following the line of John Mates Freemantle Expect to pay GBP £10 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Pringles of the Valleys Caption Note: Author : Eric, Mark and John Pringleorn Presbyterian Church, Robert Pringle's reminiscences. Publisher : privately published by Eric Pringle Limited edition of 1000 copies First Published : 1957 Size : 220 x 145 Hard Cover 242 pages ISBN : Biographies of varoius members of the 1820 Settler Pringles of Glen Thorn, Eildon and Lynedoch in the Eastern Cape. Includes 'Reminiscences of William Ainslie'. A detailed genealogy and history of the Pringle family, also details of the Glen Th Expect to pay GBP £150+ Abebooks.com 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | When Boys were Men Caption Note: Author : Guy Butler Publisher : Oxford University Press First Published : 1969 Size : 220 x 150 Hard Cover 274 pages ISBN : A collection of stories told by various narrators before 1874, when the authors were under 21. They are taken from Diaries, letters, journals and memoirs. Expect to pay about GBP £10 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Burke's Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies Caption Note: Author : Burke Publisher : Clearfield Company First Published : 1841 for reprints(2002) Size : 220 x 145 Soft Cover 660 pages ISBN : 9780806307398 Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland Expect to pay about GBP £40 Abebooks.com Novemner 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Encyclopedia of Southern Africa Caption Note: Author : Eric Rosenthal Publisher : Frederick Warne & Co Ltd First Published : 1964 Size : 210 x 140 Hard Cover 605 pages ISBN : A n encyclopedia Expect to pay GBP £5 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Fortress of Faith Caption Note: Author : Shirley Krsic Publisher : privately published First Published : 2002 Size : 215 x 145 Soft Cover 124 pages ISBN : 0-620-10308-6 The Story of St John's Church in Bathurst Expect to pay donation at the church! Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Frontiers Caption Note: Author : Noel Mostert Publisher : Alfred A Knopf, New York First Published : 1992 Size : 245 x 175 Hard Cover 1356 pages ISBN : 9780679401360 Epic story of South Africa' Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People. Not really a reference book, but a novel based on factual information and hearsay. Expect to pay GBP £10 Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | German Settlers to the Eastern Cape Caption Note: Author : Susan C Ziehl Publisher : privately published First Published : 2012 Size : 230 x 150 Soft Cover 76 pages ISBN : 9780620529235 A history of the German settlers and the ancestors of Raymond Beresford Ziehl Available from the author Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Narrative of a Residence in South Africa - reprint Caption Note: Whatever you do, DO NOT BUY this version created by Forgotten Books! The facsimilie reprint is so bad that it is impossible to read, and has blanked out sections where the copying went wrong. Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Diary of Iris Vaughan Caption Note: Author : Iris Vaughan Publisher : first published in installments in Otspan magazine, then 1958 by CNA in book form Size : 215 x 145 Soft Cover 132 pages ISBN : 978-0-620-29250-4 Her diary in her own words. This little book is available in various prints and formats Expect to pay £10 from Amazon.co.uk Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Lower Albany Chronicles - set of 6 Caption Note: Author : E Morse Jones Publisher : The Lower Albany Historical Society First Published : 2002 Size : 215 x 145 Soft Cover average 140 pages per volume ISBN : various A summary of the day by day newspaper artciles pertaining to the 1820 Settlers from 1806 to 1900, plus an index book Expect to pay GBP £100 on Abebooks.com November 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | A Small World - the Descendants of Charles Webber Caption Note: Author : Norma van As Publisher : privately published limited to 1000 copies First Published : 1981 Size : 245 x 195 Hard Cover 492 pages ISBN : 0-620-05226-0 biographies and family trees of the descendants of Charles William Webber Expect to pay BGP £200+ extremely rare Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Philipps 1820 Settler Arthur Keppel-Jones Caption Note: Author : Arthur Keppel-Jones & E K heathcote Publisher : Shuter and Shooter, Pietermaritzburg First Published : 1960 Size : 225 x 155 Blue Hard Cover 372 pages ISBN : Compilation of Thomas Phillips' letters. Expect to pay GBP £50 - £100 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Descendants of Samuel Richard Painter Caption Note: Author : Margie Müller Publisher : privately published, P O Box 140 Robertson 6705 First Published : 2003 Size : 300 x 215 Hard Cover 292 pages ISBN : Summary: descendnants of the Painter family, 1820 settler Expect to pay GBP £ ? Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Journal of Harry Hastings Caption Note: Author : Rev John Ayliff Publisher : Grocott and Sherry, Grahamstown First Published :1963 Size : 220 x 140 Hard Cover pages ISBN : Summary: The Journal of "Harry Hastings", by Rev John Ayliff. Edited by re. Dr. L.A.Hewson, Professor of New Testament Studies, Rhodes University, and Dr. F.G.van der Riet, Librarian of Rhodes University. Expect to pay GBP £15 - £20 Abebooks, Fables, December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Greatheart of the Border Caption Note: Author : Basil Holts of The Clyde in Scotland to the banks of the Tyhume and Buffalo rivers and through the frontier wars in South Africa during which he saw his mission station burned down. Publisher : South African Missionary Museum First Published : 1976 Size : 210 x 150 Soft Cover 147 pages ISBN : 0 86986 048 8 Summary: Greatheart of the Border. A life of John Brownlee, Pioneer Missionary in South Africa, This is the biographical memoir of John Brownlee who was a missionary pioneer and a maker of modren South Africa. His story is traced from the bank Expect to pay GBP £16 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Through the Chequered Path Caption Note: Author : Pamela M Barnes Publisher : Human Sciences research Council First Published : 1983 Size : 215 x 160 Hard Cover 184 pages ISBN : 0 7969 2593 2 Summary: The story of William Howard's party of 1820 Settlers, editied by R T J Lombard vary rare. Expect to pay GBP £80 - £120 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The 1820 Settlers Caption Note: Author : Lynne Bryer and Keith S Huntd of South Africa as a whole. Lynne Bryer is a descendant of John Ayliffe and has written other books on the 1820 Settlers. Publisher : Don Nelson, Cape Town First Published : 1984 Size : 285 x 220 Hard Cover 80 pages ISBN : 0 909238 87 1 Summary: Heritage series 19th century. This extensively illustrated social history of the 1820 Settlers gives a general but reasonably detailed overview of the them. The 4000 immigrants to the Eastern Cape changed the character of the area an Expect to pay GBP £15 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Sword and Assegai Caption Note: Author : Anna Howarthn a Karoo farm and nursed Selina Kirkman with whom she afterwards lived. The South African colonial settings of her 4 novels gave them topical interest in England during and just after the Boer War. Publisher : Smith, Elder and Co., London First Published : 1899 Size : 190 x 130 Hard Cover 344 pages ISBN : Summary: The novelist and poet Anna Howarth was the daughter of a Church of England clergyman. She was born in London and sent to South Africa on her father's death, where she trained as a nurse at Grahamstown Hospital and lived for some time o Although this book was written in quasi-fictional style, it is known to be an accurate chronicle of the experiences of the Kirkman Settler family through the period of the frontier wars. Scarce Expect to pay GBP £65 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Just Ordinary People Caption Note: Author : Liz Eshmade Publisher : privately published? First Published : 2014 Size : A4 Soft Cover 250 pages ISBN : Summary: The lives of some of the forgotten British Settlers of 1820 Expect to pay GBP £ ? Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Irruption of the Kaffir Hordes Caption Note: Author : R Godlonton Publisher : Grahamstown Journal - limited to 750 copies First Published : 1885 Size : Hard Cover 297 pages ISBN : Summary: A narrative of the irruption of the Kaffir Hordes into the Eastern Province of the Cape of Good Hope, 1834 - 1835. Facsimile reprint by C Struik, Cape Town, 1965 of the 1885 edition Expect to pay up to GBP £80 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Frontier Post The Story of Grahamstown Caption Note: Author : Joy Collier Publisher : University Publishers and Booksellers First Published : 1961 Size : 253 x 190 Hard Cover 64 pages ISBN : Summary: The story of Grahamstown, once a South African frontier town. 64 pages, line darwings by the author. Expect to pay up to GBP £24 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | They came from a far Land Caption Note: Author : May Bell; Josie E Wood Publisher : Maskew Millar Ltd, Cape Town First Published : 1963 Size : 210 x 145 Hard Cover 180 pages ISBN : Summary: A rare book that tells the story of the Woods and the Hooles, 1820 settler families who arrived in Algoa Bay in, respectively, the "Aurora" and the "Chapman". Expect to pay GBP £60 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Reminiscences of an Albany Settler Caption Note: Author : Rev Henry Hare Dugmore Publisher : Grocott & Sherry, Grahamstown, South Africa First Published : 1958 Size : 225 x 145 Hard Cover 92 pages ISBN : Summary: A lecture given at the Settler Jubilee in Grahamstown in May 1870. The original is rare. Expect to pay up to GBP £10 for facsimile reprints. GBP£20 for an original Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Highlands of Kaffraria Caption Note: Author : A W Burton, photographs, contemporary illustrations : ' this documental handbook embraces some of the chequered history of the ever-restless eastern frontier of the Cape Colony' originally published in 1942; Publisher : Struik (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town (second edition 1969) First Published : 1942 Size : 220 x 160 Hard Cover 67 pages ISBN : Summary: A Review Of Outstanding Incidents In Kafirland And British Kaffraria Leading Up To The Rise Of King William's Town, Keiskama Hoek And East London, With Special Reference To The History And Situation Of Fort Stokes. 67 pages, ep maps Expect to pay up to GBP £32 for a vg condition Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Frontier Flames Caption Note: Author : F C Metrowichenraad Buys, Colonel John Graham, Emperor Norton 1, R. Gordon Cumming, and many lesser known but equally exciting characters. Publisher : Books of Africa First Published : 1969 Size : 220 x 160 Hard Cover 2860pages ISBN : Summary: The story of the frontiersmen and settlers of Southern Africa,and especially of the Eastern Cape. Stories of the frontiersmen and settlers of Southern Africa, especially in the Eastern Cape. Chapters on such colourful characters as Co Expect to pay GBP £8 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Valiant but Once Caption Note: Author : F C Metrowich Publisher : Howard Timmins (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town First Published : 1956 Size : 210 x 135 Hard Cover 230 pages ISBN : Summary: .In these pages you will be able to read thrilling accounts of border warfare,of the cruel fate which befell the lovely Tyumie villages. Expect to pay GBP £6 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | 1820-1970 150th Anniversary Caption Note: Author : Guy Butler Publisher : 1820 Settler Foundation, Grahamstown First Published : 1970 Size : 220 x 103 Small soft cover booklet 26 pages ISBN : Summary: Booklet issued for the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the British Settlers Expect to pay GBP £ ? Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | 1820 Settler Stories Caption Note: Author : selected by Sydney Hudson-Reedew are here collected by Sydney Hudson-Reed and delightfully illustrated by "Willy', a modern settler with a lively sense of humour and an intensely human touch. This collection will not fail to bring a smile of sympathy and pride to all who recognise the magnificent contribution of the Settlers to the history of South Africa Publisher : SA Baptist Historical Society First Published : 1970 Size : 215 x 145 Hard or soft Cover 127 pages ISBN : Summary: Stories of the 1820 Settlers have been told and re-told during the 150 years since their coming to the desolate looking shores of Algoa Bay during the early winter months of April to June, 1820. Many of the old anecdotes and not a few n Expect to pay GBP £10 to £20 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Thomas Pringle His life and Times Caption Note: Author : Jane Meiring Publisher : A A Balkema, Cape Towm / Amsterdam First Published : 1968 Size : 225 x 140 Hard Cover 186 pages ISBN : Summary: A Biography of an 1820s Cape Settler who was also a prominent anti-slavery campaigner. Expect to pay GBP £24 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | From Manchester to Albany and Beyond Caption Note: Author : Peter Kirkman Publisher : privately published First Published : 2012 Size : A4 Soft Cover 603 pages ISBN : 878 0 620 53063 7. Summary: Genealogy and Chronicles of the 1820 settler John Kirkman and his descendants. December 2015: Expect to pay R350,00 plus postage (+/- R45.00). Also available from GSSA (see their website). Keywords: Reference Book | |
| Cornish Immigrants to South Africa Caption Note: Author : Graham B Dickason Publisher : A A Balkema, Cape Town First Published : 1978 Hard Cover 122 pages ISBN : 0869611038 Summary: Covers history and background of 1820 settlers, miner-immigrants to Namaqualand, Kimberley and Witwatersrand and lists of names of immigrants Expect to pay GBP £65 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
| Irish Settlers to the Cape Caption Note: Author : Graham B Dickasonving vastly exceeding those expected and provided for. Arrangements were made to settle the Irish parties in Clanwilliam in the Western Cape. This led to a crisis of confidence in the settler leadership, contributing to the collapse of the Clanwilliam settlement and the dispersion of the settlers. Some regrouped and moved to the intended destination of Albany. Preliminary chapters on the situation pertaining in Ireland, England, & Europe prior to emigration and another of the emigration scheme and assembly of the four parties. Publisher : A A Balkema, Cape Town First Published : 1973 Hard Cover pages ISBN : Summary: A History of the Clanwilliam Settlers from Cork Harbour. The 1820 Irish parties of Parker, Butler, Ingram, & Synnot were diverted from the Eastern Cape by acting governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin on account of the number of settlers arri Brief outline biographies of the settlers, amended lists of settlers, and appendix on the author's settler forebear, Robert Dickason, and his children. Expect to pay GBP £60 Abebooks,com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Aided Immigration from Britain to South Africa Caption Note: Author : Esmé Bull Publisher : Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria First Published : 1991 ISBN : Summary: Passenger lists and over 12,000 names vary scarce! If you find a copy for sale please let me know! Expect to pay GBP £ lots? Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Narrative of a Residence in South Africa Caption Note: Author : Thomas Pringle Publisher : C Struik, Cape Town limited to 750 copies First Published : 1966 Size : 220 x 145 Hard Cover 352 pages ISBN : Summary: originally published by Thomas Pringle 1835 Expect to pay GBP £ lots! vary scarce If you can find this version, Jackpot! Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Story of the Settlement Caption Note: Author : T Sheffield Publisher : Grocott and Sherry First Published : 1912 Size : 180 x 130 Hard Cover 327 pages ISBN : Summary: Third edition. With a sketch of Grahamstown as it was and Grahamstown as it is. Compiled from the most authentic authorities. Enlarged and illustrated with 29 half-tone and line engravings. With a Centenary Chapter by A.W.Wright. Expect to pay GBP £40 to £80 Abebooks.com December 2015 for an original Facsimile reprints are available, but .... Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Basket Work Harbour Caption Note: Author : Eric W Turpin Publisher : Howard Timmins, Cape Town First Published : 1964 Size : 225 x 190 Hard Cover 136 pages ISBN : Summary: 'The story of the Kowie'. A well researched book about the history of Port Alfred - the Kowie, South Africa. The endeavour of the 1820 settlers to build a harbour at Kowie river. The harbour was not abandoned for nearly a century. Expect to pay GBP £12 to £25 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Memorials of the British Settlers of South Africa Caption Note: Author : Edotir of The Grahamstown Journaltreet, Grahamstown, 1844. South African Library, reprint series 2. Publisher : Grahamstown Journal First Published : 1971 Size : 190 x 110 Hard Cover 126 pages ISBN : Summary: Memorials of the British Settlers of South Africa, being the records of Public Services, held in 1844, in commemoration of landing in Algoa Bay in the year 1820. By The Editor of the Grahamstown Journal. M. Godlonton, Printers, High S Expect to pay GBP £40 - £80 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Assegai over the Hills Caption Note: Author : F C Metrowich Publisher : Howard B Timmins, Cape Town First Published :1953 Size : 215 x 145 Hard Cover 215 pages ISBN : Summary: Tales from the early Colonial days of the Eastern Cape area in South Africa. Expect to pay GBP £15 to £20 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Macoma Xhosa Resistance to Colonial Advance Caption Note: Author : Timothy J Stapleton Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers First Published : 1994 Size : 230 x 155 Hard Cover 261 pages ISBN : 1 86842 015 9 Summary: Expect to pay GBP £ ? Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | British Families in South Africa Surnames and origins Caption Note: Author : C Pama Publisher : Human and Rosseau, Cape Town First Published : 1992 Size : 227 x 155 Hard Cover 192 pages ISBN : 0 7981 2957 3 Summary: divided into two parts; Pt 1 lists families in South Africa by surname giving origin and some further detail; Pt 2 shows Coats of Arms. Expect to pay GBP £15 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Land they Left Caption Note: Author : M Whiting Spilhaus Publisher : Juta and Company, Wynberg First Published : Size : 215 x 145 Hard Cover 120 pages ISBN : Summary: Expect to pay GBP £ ? Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Plantagenet in South Africa Caption Note: Author : Anthony Kendall Millar Publisher : Oxford University Press First Published : 1965 Size : 220 x 145 Hard Cover 293 pages ISBN : Summary: Biography of Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape. Expect to pay GBP £15 - £35 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Dark Bright Land Caption Note: Author : V M Fitzroyed them, and the achievements they wrought over the years. The story actually begins in 1775, and ends in 1881; it is set in the old Cape Colony and the Albany district, Natal in its infancy, and in the Boer Republics. This most vital period in the growth of our country is rich with human passions and purposes, and the author reflects these with meticulous attention to historical accuracy which adds to the authenticity of the story she has to tell. Publisher : Maskew Millar, Cape Town First Published : 1955 Size : 215 x 145 Hard Cover 327 pages ISBN : Summary:Dark Bright Land is the story of four different strains of the same family converging in South Africa between the years 1820 and 1852, the motives that prompted them to come here, the joys and sorrows, excitements and despairs that await Expect to pay GBP £10 to £20 Abebooks.com december 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | From Moscow to The Cape Caption Note: Author : Pamela ffolliott Publisher : Howard Timmins, Cape Town First Published : 1963 Size : 250 x 190 Hard Cover 191 pages ISBN : Summary: Expect to pay GBP £ ? Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Sparks from the Border Anvil Caption Note: Author : A W Burtonc. Publisher : Provincial Publishing Company, King William's Town First Published : 1950 Size : 215 x 145 Hard Cover 295 pages ISBN : Summary: the strivings & achievements of those many people who laid the foundations of peace & prosperity in the Border Districts of the Cape Eastern Frontier, including overcoming "the evils of witchcraft", rise of East London, Xhosa history,et Expect to pay GBP £15 to £50 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | British Residents at the Cape 1795 - 1819 Caption Note: Author : Peter Philip t of streets and squares that have changed their names; some misleading surnames; British regiments and warships which served at the Cape (1795-1819); and a bibliography Publisher : David Philip, Cape Town First Published :1981 Size : 220 x 150 Hard Cover 484 pages ISBN : 0 908396 46 5 Summary: biographical records of over 4,800 pioneers of British stock, including notes, a commentary, street names, British regiments & warships which served at the Cape. These biographies are supplemented by general notes; a commentary; a lis Expect to pay GBP £30 - £40 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | The Dead Will Arise Caption Note: Author : Jeff Pieres Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers First Published : 2003 . (Originally published in 1989 in Great Britain by James Curry Ltd. and in the USA by Indiana Press. First South African edition published in 1989 by Ravan Press (Pty) Ltd.) Size : 223 x 152 Soft Cover 463 pages ISBN : 1 86842 158 9 Summary: Nongquawuse and the Great Xhosa Cattle Killing of 1856-7 Expect to pay GBP £4 - £5 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | South African Place Names Caption Note: Author : Peter E Raper Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers First Published : First edition published by Lowry Publishers in 1987. Second edition published by Jonathan Ball in 1989. revised 2004 Hard Cover 421 pages ISBN : 1 86842 190 2 Summary: A New Dictionary of South African Place Names. Expect to pay GBP £40 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Bailies Party of 1820 Settlers Caption Note: Author : M D Nash Publisher : A A Balkema First Published : 1982 Size : 300 x 245 Hard Cover 174 pages ISBN : 9780869611401 Summary: 1 reproduction of a handbill advertising the emigration meeting of 9 August, 1819. "A new view of Settler society and politics with a detailed biographical section" Expect to pay GBP £50 - £120 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Footprints in the Karoo Caption Note: Author : Joan Southey Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers First Published : 1990 Size : 250 x 190 Hard Cover 275 pages ISBN : 9780947464257 Summary: A story of farming life in the Karoo, by the wife of a descendant of an 1820 Settler. Expect to pay GBP £50 - £120 Abebooks.com December 2015 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | In Search of Ann Mitchley Caption Note: Author : Francis L H De Souza Publisher : Kiaat Creations First Published : 2014 Size : 275 x 2410 Soft Cover 100 pages ISBN : 9780620646697 Summary: Ann Mitchley was one of the 1820 Settlers with Peter Clarke Daniel, and this book is the result of a search to untangle all the family lore surrounding her, and find the truth. Full of genealogy info. Available from In Search of Ann Mitchley.pdf as a free downloadable pdf, courtesy of the late author's nephew. Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Gentlewomen Caption Note: Author : Cecillie Swaisland Publisher : University of Natal press First Published : 1993 by Berg Size : 215 x 145 Soft Cover 202 pages ISBN : 0869808834 Summary: Emigration of Single Women from Britain to Southern Africa 1820 - 1939 Expect to pay GBP £2 - £5 Abebooks.com January 2016 Keywords: Reference Book | |
| Hancock's Drift Caption Note: The story of the Great Wagon Roadrt Elizabeth when the Hancocks lived there. by F. Whinchcombe Powell (Copyright at present extends to 10 Oct 2049) Hard Copies are still to be found, but very rare. Currently listed on all Amazon Kindle platforms (e-book). Also available in a German translation. The Indexes and addenda are full of information and legitimate sources. My father's research was meticulous. There are lists of Settlers mentioned in James Hancock's journal, those on the Sephton Party ration lists at Salem, also residents of Po Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | British 1820 Settlers to South Africa : A Reference Book Caption Note: Author : Paul Tanner-Tremaine Publisher : Paul Tanner-Tremaine First Published : March 2019 Size : 245 x 190 Soft Cover 246 pages ISBN : 9781795408271 Summary: An updated Reference Book with lists all the 1820 Settlers, the Parties and Ships, maps of their locations and a gallery of 150+ settler portraits. A Kindle version with links to this website was launched in August 2019. It dos not have the Portrait Gallery. Expect to pay GBP £16 for the book (new) and £14 for the Kindle version on Amazon https://amzn.to/31jglns Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | Into the Lion's Den Caption Note: Author : Angela d'Egvillea as unwitting pawns in a bloody political struggle. Publisher : Angela d'Egville First Published : October 2020 Size : 6 x9 in Hard Cover pages 256 ISBN : 978-0620631891 Summary: https://amazon.com/dp/B08KXLZ51W Into the Lion’s Den follows the story of dashing Irish jeweller, Samson O’Malia Daniel, and the stunning Amelia Margarith d’Egville from the famous French dancing family of the Drury Lane Theater in London, and how they make their way to Afric Expect to pay GBP £12 - £15 Keywords: Reference Book | |
 | A Burnt Sacrifice Caption Note: Author : Kathleen Satchwell of Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Publisher : Kathleen Satchwell of Port Alfred, Eastern Cape First Published : 2016 166 pages ISBN : 978-0-620-733090-0 Summary: It is the life of Clive Harold Halse. It also deals extensively with siblings, Constance, Frederick, Maude Halse. Expect to pay GBP £ Keywords: Reference Book | |
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