1820 British Settler

John Purdon 40, Army pensioner, late Sergt, 53rd Foot, together with his wife Mary Clifford Harrison 34, atogether with 4 children, were members of Thomas Willson's Party of 307 Settlers on the La Belle Alliance.

Party originated from London.

Departed London, 12 February 1820. Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town on 2 May 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth May 1820.

Area Allocated to the Party : Beaufort Vale on the Bush River Lynedoch River

Children :

• William Henry Purdon 11
  
• Henry Gordon Purdon 9
  
• Elizabeth Ann Purdon 5
  
• Charles Purdon 2 (died at sea)
  

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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-1942-23580-59321-29?cc=146... : accessed 14 Jul 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown, Bathurst, St John the Evangelist > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1829-1849 > image 43 of 108; citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.

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Methodist Parish Records
Bathurst Burials: 1863-1998 Microfilm #1560854 Item 10 Transcribed by: E l l e n S t a n t o n Reformatted by: M i k e W r i g h t Column headings are: Name of Deceased, Abode, Age Date of Interment, Place Where Interred

Entry #119 William Henry PURDON, Wilson's Party, 86 years 4 Dec 1894, Clumber

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Death Notice : "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-FQMC-B?cc=2517051... : 27 April 2020), 007844966 > image 672 of 2039; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.

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