Robert Henry William Horn, SV/PROG

Brother-in-law: Robert Pirie of Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell,   Friend who eas also at his wedding:  _______________ Pre-immigration

Part of party led by Robert Pirie of Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, which contributed 11 members to Willson's party: https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/pre-1820-letters/p-menu/1...

1 oct: their application under government settlement was rejected. further information shows that they and many more were rejected for the goverment program of land for service. These parties were then included as "free settlers" in the Willson party and other parties Bailie, Parker and Edward Wynne (who was later succeeded by Hezekiah Sephton.

Party director was Thomas Willson, party was from London district. Pg 173

Settlers lost & saved from the Abeona disaster: https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/articles-2/loss-of-the-ab... ___________________ Land allotments

They were located on the Bush River, tributary to the Torrens. River.

The location was known as Beaufort Vale, a name still applied to one of its former allotments.

https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/settlershowparty.php?party=W...

https://archive.org/details/britishsouthafri00camp/page/n8 V\/^ILLSON'S party arrived three months after Bailie's party, and they were- located at some distance from Bailie's people, in a more central position, between the plain called Waai Plaats and the Kowie Bush, a situation, how- ever, fraught with danger in case of Kafir disturbances. Pg 112

Sir Walter Currie may next be mentioned. His father. Lieutenant Walter Currie, a purser in the Royal Navy on half pay, came with Mr. Willson's party in the Belle Alliance, and lived on the location assigned to Mr. Willson's party, south of Manley's Flat, otherwise called Beaufort Vale, near Bathurst.

Another of the name, Mr. John Hancorn Smith, one of Mr. Willson's party of settlers who arrived by the Belle Al- liance, devoted himself to agriculture, and owned one of the largest and most beautiful farms in Lower Albany. Owing to the successive Kafir wars, he became greatly im- poverished, and having a family of ten children, all small, to support, the outlook after the last war was more hopeless, and it was a struggle for existence to the last. Latterly, he lived at Assegai Bush, a farm about sixteen miles from.... ad of a party from Somersetshire by the Henncrsley Castle. He was a married man, and besides his wife brought four sons, two daughters and two servants. His location was the east corner of Mr. Willson's, along the edge of the plains of Mount Donkin, or the Roundhill, a striking landmark showing where the Zuurberg range gradually sinks into the plain near the coast. A signal station, now disused, was formerly erected there

This reference to land allotment of Horne from the Wilson party needs to be researched as this seems to be an error: https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/articles-2/1845-proclomation Willson does not seem to have been enamoured of his prospects, as so early as August lo we find him writing to Government imploring to be sent back to England; and finally, December ii, 1820, he embarked at Port Elizabeth, not, however, without an appeal by Mr. James Collis to the authorities for his detention till the claims of his party were adjusted

Thomas Foden had belonged to a party led by JM Dold of Mile End New Town. Thomas Foden had also enlisted in a proposed party led by Robert Pirie of Turnmill Street, Clerkenwell, which  More info of the voyage is available on: https://www.1820settlers.com/genealogy/settlershowparty.php?party=W... https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/post-1820-letters/s-write... 1823: SETTLER STATEMENT, 1823: 

Many of the settlers were driven from their settlements by British government trade restrictions & lack.of implementation or withdrawl of support, government not upholding agreements with local tribes and during the frontier war of 1834-5, along with massive crop failures, most went to Grahamstown & Bathhurst for work.

settlers who gave their lives during the Frontier Wars of 1834-35, 1846-47 and 1850-53. Transcribed by Sue Mackay from "Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa" by E. Morse: https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/settler-data-tables ______________________

Name is still spelt HORN on passenger returns list. Occupation shown as Farmer : https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/settler-returns/1968-will...

1830: Signing Name as HORN NOT HORNE' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TWM-S9CT?i=41&cc=... Page 42

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20 Sept 1819: Listed By Robert Pirie pre 1820 sail letter as a plumber. https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/pre-1820-letters/p-menu/1...

passenger returns list occupation shown as Farmer : https://egssa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/settler-returns/1968-will...

1830 - Shown as Labourer on birth register for William & Henry Birth register image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TWM-S9CT?i=41&cc=... Page 42

The following reference to his occupation as a mariner is not correct: 1820 English Settler Robert Henry William Horne, mariner aged 21, together with his wife, Ann Griffin, aged 22 were members of Thomas Willson's Party on the Settler ship, La Belle Alliance. Source: The Settler Handbook by M.D. Nash

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Source: London Metropolitan Archives: Robert Henry William HORN, bachelor, married Ann GRIFFIN, spinster, by Licence on 28 November 1819 in St.James, Clerkenwell. Robt Hy Wm HORN (signed) Ann GRIFFIN (X) Witnesses: George RATHBONE and Mary FRANK?.

Source: eGGSA Grahamstown Journal 1867 - 1 - January to March Wednesday 20 February 1867 DIED at Somerset East on the 10th February 1867, after a lingering illness, Robert HORNE. Deceased was one of the Settlers of 1820, aged 68 years. Friends at a distance will please accept of this notice.

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