John Burrell Nelson

Photograph from : http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=2002103 Date: 29 Dec 2011 Contributed by: Richard Seddon

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"South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23580-56490-24?cc=146... : accessed 27 Jun 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown, Bathurst, St John the Evangelist > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1829-1849 > image 1 of 108; citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.

"Reedfountain", Chalumna was/is in the Keiskamma Mouth District. Source: RootsWeb/South-Africa-Eastern-Cape-L Archives/Anne Clarkson/Cory Library MS 18 626.

"Reedfountain" was described as Farm no 1156 in the Warrendale Ward 1, East London District (originally Farm no 11). A quitrent farm of John Burrell Nelson 1829-1901. Grant made 1st October 1864. The annual rental was four pounds, six shillings and sixpence. It was described as being situate on the Lekuani River/Zabu River. The extent of "Reedfountain" was 2,163 acres. It was bounded on the north by Farm no 9, east, Farm no 9 and outspan ground, and west, Farm no 12. Details of "Reedfountain", Post Office, Chalumna, are from the Deeds Office, (Archives) in Cape Town. Info received with thanks from Peter Tuson Still.

Baptism of John Burrell Nelson, a son of Thomas and Mary Ann Nelson, in the English Episcopal Church (Anglican), Bathurst, Sunday 18th October 1829, by the Rev. W Wright MA Chaplain, (born 18th August 1829). Sponsors; William and Catherine Lyall and Thomas Foden. Entry no.1. Take note; this entry mentions the son of Thomas and Mary Ann Nelson being baptized as William Burrell Nelson. This is an obvious error as his name was John Burrell Nelson and not William Burrell Nelson. Source: Register of Baptisms in the English Episcopal Church (Anglican) at Bathurst in the District of Albany, Cape of Good Hope by the Rev. William Wright M.A. of Trinity College, Dublin, Chaplain.

Witnesses to the marriage of John Burrell Nelson and Maria Hodgkinson were; John Hodgkinson and Arabella Hodgkinson. Consent given by her father, George Hodgkinson. Source: Marriage Register for marriages solemnized at Bathurst in the Parish of Bathurst in the Division of Albany in the year 1855. Entry no. 22.

"South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TWM-SWDB?cc=1468076&w... : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown, Bathurst, St John the Evangelist > Marriages 1850-1946 > image 6 of 50; William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.

John Burrell Nelson died aged 71 years 8 months and 11 days. Burial Ceremony was preformed by Albert Shewring, (acting priest in charge). Entry no. 32.