Timeline: Jane Cochrane Smith: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Jane Cochrane Smith

1814 - 1824 (10 years)

1814

Jane Cochrane Smith (1814 - 1824)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1814	1814—1814: SA - The Cape Colony is formally ceded to Britain. Mail packet service started between Britain and the Cape. 1 Jan 1814—1 Jan 1814: Invasion of France by Allies 6 Apr 1814—6 Apr 1814: Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba 13 Aug 1814—13 Aug 1814: Convention of London signed, a treaty between the UK and the Dutch 24 Aug 1814—24 Aug 1814: The British burn the White House 29 Nov 1814—29 Nov 1814: 'The Times' first printed by a 'mechanical apparatus' (at 1100 sheets per hour) 24 Dec 1814—24 Dec 1814: Treaty of Ghent signed ending the 1812 war between Britain and the US
2	1815	1815—1815: SA - Slagter's Nek Rebellion. 1815—1815: Trial by Jury established in Scotland 1815—1815: Davy develops the safety lamp for miners 18 Jun 1815—18 Jun 1815: The Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena
3	1816	1816—1816: SA - Missionaries Read and Hamilton; with Hendriks; Kakkerlak and Sedras establish Kuruman Mission (LMS) 1816—1816: SA - Wesleyan Mission to Nama at Leliefontein 1816—1816: Income tax abolished 1816—1816: For the first time British silver coins were produced with an intrinsic value substantially below their face value ? the first official 'token' coinage 1816—1816: Climate: the 'year without a summer' ? followed a volcanic explosion of the mountain 'Tambora in Indonesia the previous year the biggest volcanic explosion in 10000 years 1816—1816: Large scale emigration to North America 1816—1816: Trans-Atlantic packet service begins
4	1817	1817—1817: SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregation founded in Uitenhage. 1817—1817: SA - Approximately 200 Scottish artisan immigrants brought to Cape by Benjamin Moodie. 1817—1817: March of the Manchester Blanketeers; Habeas Corpus suspended 1817—1817: Constable painted 'Flatford Mill'
5	1818	1818—1818: SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregation founded in Cradock. Settlement of land beyond Orange River. Beaufort West founded. 1818—1819: SA - Fifth Frontier War between Xhosa and whites. Grahamstown attacked. 1818—1818: Manchester cotton spinners' strike 20 Oct 1818—20 Oct 1818: 'Convention of 1818' signed between the United States and the United Kingdom which, among other things, settled the US-Canada border on the 49th parallel for most of its length
6	1819	1819—1819: SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregations founded in Beaufort West and Somerset West. 1819—1819: Primitive bicycle, the Dandy Horse, becomes popular 1819—1819: Britain returns to gold standard 1819—1819: Singapore founded by Sir Stamford Raffles May 1819—May 1819: SS 'Savannah' first steamship to cross Atlantic reaching Liverpool 20 June 1819 (26 Days reaching Liverpool 20 June 1819 (26 Days mostly under sail) 16 Aug 1819—16 Aug 1819: Peterloo Massacre at Manchester ? a large, orderly group of 60,000 meets at St. Peter's Fields, Manchester ? demand Parliamentary Reform ? mounted troops charge on the meeting, killing 11 people and and maiming many others
7	1820	1820—1820: SA - James Read produces first book in SeTswana 1820—1820: SA - Andries Waterboer elected Griqua Captain at Griquatown 1820—1820: SA - Port Elizabeth named by Sir Rufane Donkin. Worcester founded. 1820—1821: SA - Approximately 4000 British settlers arrive in Port Elizabeth as part of the 1820 Settlers immigration scheme, they are settled in the Eastern Cape. 1820—1820: Cato Street Conspiracy ? plot to assissinate British cabinet 1820—1820: Abolition of the Spanish Inquisition 29 Jan 1820—29 Jan 1820: Accession of George IV, previously Prince Regent 1 Aug 1820—1 Aug 1820: Regent's Canal in London opens 17 Aug 1820—17 Aug 1820: Trial of Queen Caroline to prove her infidelities so George IV can divorce her ? George tries to secure a Bill of Pains and Penalties against her ? Caroline is virtually acquitted because bill passed by such a small majority of Lords
8	1821	1821—1821: SA - Robert Moffat; in Namaqualand from 1817; moves to Kuruman 1821—1821: Faraday publishes 'Principles of electro-magnetic rotation' 1821—1821: Constable paints 'The Hay Wain' 5 May 1821—5 May 1821: Napoleon Bonaparte dies on St Helena
9	1822	1822—1828: SA - English becomes the official language of the Cape Colony. 14 Jun 1822—14 Jun 1822: Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society
10	1823	1823—1823: SA - Difaqane (1820s) Battle of Dithakong - MaNthatisi repulsed by Tlhaping with help from Griquas. Tswana to north and east heavily disrupted by Difaqane raids. 1824 Bergenaar rebellion 1823—1823: SA - Approximately 146 Irish settlers brought to the Cape by John Ingram. 1823—1823: New laws concerning marriage by license ? 'very troublesome' according to some the Act was repealed all in a hurry at the beginning of the next session 1823—1823: Peel begins penal reforms ? death penalty abolished for over 100 crimes 1823—1823: Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School 1823—1823: Rubberised waterproof material produced by MacIntosh 1 Jul 1823—1823: SA - Lewis Broadbent born to the wife of the Methodist missionary Samuel Broadbent at Leeudoringstad, 16km from Wolmaranstad, on the 1st July 1823. Lewis later became a missionary to India. 2 Dec 1823—2 Dec 1823: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts (the 'Monroe Doctrine')
11	1824	1824—1824: SA - George Thompson travels inland - naming Augrabies Falls "Cataract of King George" 1824—1824: SA - Construction of road through Fransch Hoek Pass. First Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church. Mission station at Lovedale founded. First lighthouse opened. 1824—1824: RSPCA established 1824—1824: Portland cement patented 4 Mar 1824—4 Mar 1824: Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) founded (called the 'National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck' until 1854) 10 May 1824—10 May 1824: National Gallery in London opens to the public

Date

Event(s)

1814

1814—1814:
SA - The Cape Colony is formally ceded to Britain. Mail packet service started between Britain and the Cape.
1 Jan 1814—1 Jan 1814:
Invasion of France by Allies
6 Apr 1814—6 Apr 1814:
Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba
13 Aug 1814—13 Aug 1814:
Convention of London signed, a treaty between the UK and the Dutch
24 Aug 1814—24 Aug 1814:
The British burn the White House
29 Nov 1814—29 Nov 1814:
'The Times' first printed by a 'mechanical apparatus' (at 1100 sheets per hour)
24 Dec 1814—24 Dec 1814:
Treaty of Ghent signed ending the 1812 war between Britain and the US

1815

1815—1815:
SA - Slagter's Nek Rebellion.
1815—1815:
Trial by Jury established in Scotland
1815—1815:
Davy develops the safety lamp for miners
18 Jun 1815—18 Jun 1815:
The Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena

1816

1816—1816:
SA - Missionaries Read and Hamilton; with Hendriks; Kakkerlak and Sedras establish Kuruman Mission (LMS)
1816—1816:
SA - Wesleyan Mission to Nama at Leliefontein
1816—1816:
Income tax abolished
1816—1816:
For the first time British silver coins were produced with an intrinsic value substantially below their face value ? the first official 'token' coinage
1816—1816:
Climate: the 'year without a summer' ? followed a volcanic explosion of the mountain 'Tambora in Indonesia the previous year the biggest volcanic explosion in 10000 years
1816—1816:
Large scale emigration to North America
1816—1816:
Trans-Atlantic packet service begins

1817

1817—1817:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregation founded in Uitenhage.
1817—1817:
SA - Approximately 200 Scottish artisan immigrants brought to Cape by Benjamin Moodie.
1817—1817:
March of the Manchester Blanketeers; Habeas Corpus suspended
1817—1817:
Constable painted 'Flatford Mill'

1818

1818—1818:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregation founded in Cradock. Settlement of land beyond Orange River. Beaufort West founded.
1818—1819:
SA - Fifth Frontier War between Xhosa and whites. Grahamstown attacked.
1818—1818:
Manchester cotton spinners' strike
20 Oct 1818—20 Oct 1818:
'Convention of 1818' signed between the United States and the United Kingdom which, among other things, settled the US-Canada border on the 49th parallel for most of its length

1819

1819—1819:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregations founded in Beaufort West and Somerset West.
1819—1819:
Primitive bicycle, the Dandy Horse, becomes popular
1819—1819:
Britain returns to gold standard
1819—1819:
Singapore founded by Sir Stamford Raffles
May 1819—May 1819:
SS 'Savannah' first steamship to cross Atlantic reaching Liverpool 20 June 1819 (26 Days reaching Liverpool 20 June 1819 (26 Days mostly under sail)
16 Aug 1819—16 Aug 1819:
Peterloo Massacre at Manchester ? a large, orderly group of 60,000 meets at St. Peter's Fields, Manchester ? demand Parliamentary Reform ? mounted troops charge on the meeting, killing 11 people and and maiming many others

1820

1820—1820:
SA - James Read produces first book in SeTswana
1820—1820:
SA - Andries Waterboer elected Griqua Captain at Griquatown
1820—1820:
SA - Port Elizabeth named by Sir Rufane Donkin. Worcester founded.
1820—1821:
SA - Approximately 4000 British settlers arrive in Port Elizabeth as part of the 1820 Settlers immigration scheme, they are settled in the Eastern Cape.
1820—1820:
Cato Street Conspiracy ? plot to assissinate British cabinet
1820—1820:
Abolition of the Spanish Inquisition
29 Jan 1820—29 Jan 1820:
Accession of George IV, previously Prince Regent
1 Aug 1820—1 Aug 1820:
Regent's Canal in London opens
17 Aug 1820—17 Aug 1820:
Trial of Queen Caroline to prove her infidelities so George IV can divorce her ? George tries to secure a Bill of Pains and Penalties against her ? Caroline is virtually acquitted because bill passed by such a small majority of Lords

1821

1821—1821:
SA - Robert Moffat; in Namaqualand from 1817; moves to Kuruman
1821—1821:
Faraday publishes 'Principles of electro-magnetic rotation'
1821—1821:
Constable paints 'The Hay Wain'
5 May 1821—5 May 1821:
Napoleon Bonaparte dies on St Helena

1822

1822—1828:
SA - English becomes the official language of the Cape Colony.
14 Jun 1822—14 Jun 1822:
Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society

1823

1823—1823:
SA - Difaqane (1820s) Battle of Dithakong - MaNthatisi repulsed by Tlhaping with help from Griquas. Tswana to north and east heavily disrupted by Difaqane raids. 1824 Bergenaar rebellion
1823—1823:
SA - Approximately 146 Irish settlers brought to the Cape by John Ingram.
1823—1823:
New laws concerning marriage by license ? 'very troublesome' according to some the Act was repealed all in a hurry at the beginning of the next session
1823—1823:
Peel begins penal reforms ? death penalty abolished for over 100 crimes
1823—1823:
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School
1823—1823:
Rubberised waterproof material produced by MacIntosh
1 Jul 1823—1823:
SA - Lewis Broadbent born to the wife of the Methodist missionary Samuel Broadbent at Leeudoringstad, 16km from Wolmaranstad, on the 1st July 1823. Lewis later became a missionary to India.
2 Dec 1823—2 Dec 1823:
US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts (the 'Monroe Doctrine')

1824

1824—1824:
SA - George Thompson travels inland - naming Augrabies Falls "Cataract of King George"
1824—1824:
SA - Construction of road through Fransch Hoek Pass. First Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church. Mission station at Lovedale founded. First lighthouse opened.
1824—1824:
RSPCA established
1824—1824:
Portland cement patented
4 Mar 1824—4 Mar 1824:
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) founded (called the 'National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck' until 1854)
10 May 1824—10 May 1824:
National Gallery in London opens to the public

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