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About George Biggar

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1820 British Settler

George Biggar (born at sea) together with parents and 10 siblings, emigrated to South Africa in their father's Party of Settlers on the Weymouth.

Party originated from Hampshire.
Departure 7 January 1820. Arrival Table Bay, Cape Town - 16 April 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 15 May 1820.

Area Allocated to the Party : Brak River

Children :

Margaret Graham Biggar 20
Ann Harold Biggar 18
Mary John Biggar 16

Jean Straton Biggar 14

Georgina Biggar 12

Agnes Elizabeth Biggar 10

Charlotte Biggar 8

Robert Biggar 7

Alexina Biggar 3

Helen Biggar 1

George Biggar (born at sea)


George, was murdered by the Zulus in the great massacre of the Boers by Dingaan, 17th February, 1838.


Bigger & Dunn Key Dates
1820 - Circa: Alexander Harvy Biggar and Robert Newton Dunn arrive with the Darniel party. The Darniel party was a private party, the arrived on the Duke of Malbourgh.
1824 - The first white settlers were 26 hunter/traders arrived at Port Natal. Before the end of the year only six remained - Spencer.
1826 - October. The Zulus deemed all persons who 'wore clothes' to be Europeans - this included Hottentots (Fynn P129)
1828 - Shaka Zulu. Killed by Dingaan
1828 - Dingaan became paramount chief of the Zulu's
1835 - Other 1820 settlers in Port Natal in 1835 - see list below
1836 - May. Alexander Harvey Biggar moved to Natal with his younger son George
1836 - Robert Newton Dunn and his wife Ann moved to Natal. Ann was the daughter of Alexander Harvey Biggar.
1837 - Port Natal Volunteers under Commandant AH Biggar formed and disbanded - MacKeurtan P198
1838 - February 6. Retief Killed by Dingaan. Two of Alexander Biggars sons are killed at the slaying.
1838 - Robert Newton Dunn (1796-1847) arrived in Natal circa 1836 and purchased the deceased James Collis' farm Sea View in 1838.
- John Dunn Foundation

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George Biggar's Timeline

1820
1820
1838
February 17, 1838
Age 18
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa