Major Henry Douglas Warden SV/PROG

Major Henry Douglas Warden * 2/2/1800 United Kingdom † 2/12/1856 a British soldier and officer born in London. According to family legend one of his ancestors was an illegitimate child of Charles Edward Louis Philippe Casimir Stuart, also known as Bonny Prince Charlie who was a contender for the British throne in the 18th century. (See notes under his Father's Overview)

He went to the Cape in 1819 and was sent to Natal in 1842, where he paticipated in the Slag of Congela.

Four years later he was appointed magistrate of the Transoranje and bought the farm Bloemfontein where he and his family settled. The town later became the City of Bloemfontein.

After the annexation of the Free State by the British he was the British representative. After independence he farmed in various places and settled in George in the Cape until his death in 1856.

Source - Voortrekkerbegrafplaas Pietermaritzburg - Louis Eksteen Page 41

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Probate Record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-CSW8-X?mode=g&i=137

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Majoor Warden was die Stigter van Bloemfontein. Sy seun Charles was bekende Landdros in Winburg sowel as Harrismith, en die dorp Warden is ook na hom vernoem. Sy seun Stuart is van die gesiene boere van Clocolan.Sy seun Edward was as Kaapse rebel in Tokai in die tronk gehou. Bron: Driehonderd Jaar Nasiebou van Dr DF duTiot Malherbe. Linda Engelbrecht /Mei 2015

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Came to South Africa in 1819. Was appointed Ensign in the Cape Corps in 1820.Appointed Lieutenant in 1822. Transferred to Cape Mounted Riflemen in 1827. Promoted to Captain in 1835. Was Officer in Charge of Sir Benjamin DUrban's 4th Division against the Xhosa. In 1835 a fort on the Eastern Frontier was named after him, (Fort Warden). on 15 January 1846 he was appointed Magistrate and Acting British Resident of Transoranjia. (Orange Free State). On 1 April 1846 Bloemfontein was founded by him.

   Henry Douglas WARDEN was born in London on the 2 Feb 1800 and died

   in the George district, Cape on the 2 Dec 1856. He was a British

   soldier, official and founder of Bloemfontein

He was the youngest son of Charles Frederick WARDEN (1746 - 1815),

   also a soldier, and his wife Mary COOPER, a near relative of the

   duke of York.

According to family tradition, W(arden) was an illegitimate

   grandchild of Charles Edward Louis Philippe Casimer ('Bonny Prince

   Charlie'), a prince of the British royal house of Stuart, and a

   gentlewoman of the Douglas family of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Charles Frederick was placed in a convent to be educated, but

   absconded, changing his surname from Stuart to Warden, two names

   which, in fact, have the same meaning.

A young man without means, HD W(arden) went to the Cape in 1819 to

   seek a livelihood.

W married twice, both his wives being Afrikaans. As a young officer

   he married Antoinette Cornelia HUGO, of Paarl, who died after the

   birth of her son, Henry Douglas. W.'s second wife, whom he married

   in Grahamstown on the 4 July 1834, was Susanna Elisabeth MINAAR, of

   Graff-Reinett (1815-1890), the grandaughter, on her mother's side,

   of Paul Mar'e (1767-1838), who, together with his descendants,

   played a significant part in the Great Trek and in the Transvaal.

   Six sons and three daughters were born of this marriage. W named

   most of his children after members of the Royal house of Stuart,

   and some of their names were in turn given to streets in

   Bloemfontein. His eldest son Charles Frederick (died 1900) became

   magistrate of Harrismith and openly sided with the boers in later

   years, as did several of W.'s other children.