◦It was apparently the death of their eldest son, John, that was the final straw that prompted Thomas to make the decision to go to the Cape Colony; for John had been murdered. This has been passed down by word of mouth in some parts of the Timm family in South Africa. Thomas and Elizabeth and the entire community knew who had committed the murder, and that justice had not been done. In their pain and grief, they decided to leave England with their remaining children: Charles, Edward, Thomas, Eliza and Louisa. The matter actually came to trial in 1822. We will never know if they knew this, or not.

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From http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?p=1855

Timm, Thomas

• Last Name: Timm
• First Name: Thomas
• Date of Birth: chr. 26 Jan 1775
• Place of Birth: St. Mary Nottingham, Nottingham, England
• Parents – Father: Charles Timm
• Parents – Mother: Elisabeth
• Spouse: Elizabeth Holt chr. 18 Apr 1773 Ticknall, Derby, England to John Holt and Ann, d. 27 Jun 1852 Bathurst.
• Marriage Date: 9 Nov 1795
• Marriage Place: Calke, Derby, England
• Date of Death: 10 Nov 1847
• Place of Death: Bathurst, Cape

Notes: Calton’s party of 1820 settlers. DN 9311/1847, 1551/1852, 117/1886.

Children:

• Charles chr. 18 May 1804 St. Mary Notrtingham, m. 1844 Mary?
• Edward (Ned) b. 20 Apr 1806 Stony Stanton, Nottingham, m. 12 Dec 1829 Grahamstown to Selina Tarr, d. 19 Dec 1886 (13 children)
• Thomas b. 1810
• Elizabeth b. 1812 m. 1832 Wm. Thomas Allen
• Lusia (Lucy) m. 1814 m. 1832 William Stanton Jr., and d. 1877.

-------------------- 1820 Settler in Calton’s party