Timeline: Mary Ann Lucas, 1820 Settler: British 1820 Settlers to South Africa

Mary Ann Lucas, 1820 Settler

1819 - 1826 (6 years)

1818

Mary Ann Lucas, 1820 Settler (1819 - 1826)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1818	1818—1819: SA - Fifth Frontier War between Xhosa and whites. Grahamstown attacked.
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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')
7	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
8	1825	1825—1825: SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregation founded in Somerset East. 1825—1825: SA - First steamship in Table Bay. Depreciated rix dollar converted into British sterling. The Anglican St. Mary's Collegiate Church started in Port Elizabeth. The Jubilee Park Cemetery in Uitenhage in use circa 1825. 27 Sep 1825—27 Sep 1825: Stockton to Darlington Railway opens ? world's first service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains
9	1826	1826—1826: SA - Adam Kok II establishes Philippolis Griqua Captaincy 1826—1826: SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregations founded in Clanwilliam, Colesberg, Durbanville and Tijgerberg.

Date

Event(s)

1818

1818—1819:
SA - Fifth Frontier War between Xhosa and whites. Grahamstown attacked.

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

1825

1825—1825:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregation founded in Somerset East.
1825—1825:
SA - First steamship in Table Bay. Depreciated rix dollar converted into British sterling. The Anglican St. Mary's Collegiate Church started in Port Elizabeth. The Jubilee Park Cemetery in Uitenhage in use circa 1825.
27 Sep 1825—27 Sep 1825:
Stockton to Darlington Railway opens ? world's first service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains

1826

1826—1826:
SA - Adam Kok II establishes Philippolis Griqua Captaincy
1826—1826:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church congregations founded in Clanwilliam, Colesberg, Durbanville and Tijgerberg.

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