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Historical records matching Thomas Edward Sephton, b8c1d2 / MBPD-RLR
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About Thomas Edward Sephton, b8c1d2 / MBPD-RLR
Thomas Edward Sephton, "South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996"
Sephton, Thomas Edward
Prisoner number: 7032 Captured: On His Farm 26 Apr 1900 Sent to: South Africa Age: 31 Address: Sephton Source: Anglo Boer War Museum 2016 Boer Forces http://www.wmbr.org.za/view.asp?pg=research&pgsub=databases&pgsub1=...
South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-ZL4L : 8 August 2017), Thomas Edward Sephton in entry for Anna Christina Magdalena Rachel Sephton, 1905.
"South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSLT-LJF : 6 August 2017), Thomas Edward Sephton and Margaretha Wilhelmina Aucamp, 04 Jul 1921; citing p. 206, Marriage, Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 1,670,571.
He is the descendant of an 1820 Settler family. He married the granddaughter of a prominent Voortrekker woman pioneer, Anna Scheepers. His DN and the fact that his gravestone wording is in English, give me the impression that he and his descendants did not Afrikanerize. It is not clear from the married surnames of his daughters which population group they married into though and such deductions may not be reliable.
However, he is one of quite a few SA born Englishmen I found that had Boer republic loyalty. He was captured on his farm and sent to Cape Town for deportation. Whether this actually happened is not known.
The uniform could have been of the Oranje-Vrijstaat Spoorwegen (if spelled Oranje Vrij Staat Spoorwegen
The full profile picture shows a mourning band. The photo was probably taken after the death of his first wife as he still looks relatively young.
He farmed near Dewetsdorp but died in a "dwelling house" in Alberton, according to my understanding of the word dwelling it must have been his own.
– David Abraham Swanepoel
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Thomas Edward Sephton, b8c1d2 / MBPD-RLR's Timeline
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December 23, 1868
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Bloemfontein, Motheo, Free State, South Africa
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September 28, 1888
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August 1, 1894
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Dewetsdorp, Motheo, Free State, South Africa
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1896
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September 25, 1905
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