1820 Settler Departed 13 Feb 1820 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Calton's party on the Albury

Thomas Hartley and his wife and some of his family emigrated to the Cape as 1820 settlers. They were part of Calton's party of settlers who sailed on the Albury.

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The Story of the British Settlers of 1820 in South Africa by Harold Edward HOCKLY, Second edition SEP 1966, Juta & Co. Limited.

HARTLEY, Thomas (Senior), 48

Party: CALTON

Ship: ALBURY

Wife: Sarah, 39

Family: Susannah, 1; Hannah, 14; Jeremiah, 7; Henry, 4; Elizabeth, 13; Sarah, 10; Nora or Mary, 22; Ann, 20.

Famous big-game hunter. The son, Jeremiah, became a missionary in Kaffraria. The son, Henry, discovered the ancient gold-diggings in Matabeleland; famous elephant-hunter; explored the Hunyani and Sabi Rivers and travelled extensively in Ngamiland. Hartley in Southern Rhodesia is named after him.

HARTLEY, Thomas (Junior), 18.

Party: CALTON

Ship: ALBURY

Added by Y. DROST

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Opened up the Pig and Whistle in Bathurst, South Africa's oldest licenced public house. The name Pig and Whistle was given to the hotel by members of the South African Air Force during World War II as a result of its famous pub.

Main executor of his will was William Monkhouse Bowker.

East London's Dispatch

24 May 2008

SOUTH Africa's oldest pub has finally closed its doors after a record 175 years in business. By David Macgregor, Port Alfred Bureau

Bathurst's historic Pig and Whistle Hotel opened for the last time a month ago - leaving residents of the village in a froth over the closure of the popular watering hole. A second attempt yesterday to sell the 11-room national monument and adjacent supermarket, bottle store, and several cottages proved even more disappointing than a previous bid in December. Originally called the Bathurst Inn, the first buildings were built in 1831 by 1820 settler Thomas HARTLEY as a one-stop accommodation and provisions centre for ox wagons passing through.

SOURCE: http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=205574 -------------------- Thomas Hartley Junior of Bathurst