1820 British Settler

Matthew Adams 20, was a member of Bailie's Party of 256 Settlers on the Chapman.

Party originated from London.

Departed London, 3 December 1819. Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town on 17 March 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 10 April 1820

Area Allocated to the Party : Wellington and Palmiet Rivers - Cuylerville

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• Spouse: 1) Rhoda Byrne b. 1808 Lewes, Sussex, to Alex & Elizth. Byrne, d. 21 Aug 1839 age 31 Cape Town. 2) Jane Nicholson.
• Marriage Date: 1825
• Marriage Place: Cape Town, Cape, South Africa
• Place of Death: Cape Town, Cape, South Africa

Notes: Bailie’s party of 1820 settlers; listed in Bailie settler book and Cosser files. DN 6/9/1852, father listed as Matthew Adams, watchmaker. CO 1326 no. 54; CO 178, 9.9.1822. Matthew left the party in August 1822 and established himself as a watch-and clock-maker in Cape Town. He married Rhoda Byrne, eldest daughter of his fellow-emigrant Alexander Byrne, in 1825. DN 3710/1839. After her death in 1839, he married Jane Nicholson. His children were:

Elizabeth 1826 Cape Town; Matthew 1828 Cape Town, James 1830 Cape Town, Rhoda 1832 Cape Town, and Ellen 1834 Cape Town.

He installed the tower clock in St. George’s Church, Cape Town, in 1834.