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1820 British Settler

William John Webster 21, Labourer together with his wife Elizabeth Gray 20, were members of Scott's Party of 37 Settlers on the Settler Ship Nautilus.

Party originated from Surrey
Departure London, 3 December 1819 Arrival Table Bay, Cape Town - 17 March 1820 Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 14 April 1820

Area Allocated to the Party : Krap River

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William John Webster came out in the Nautilus as part of Scott's party. Although some sources show his surname to be Webber, there does not seem to be any further decendants of the Webber in Scotts party. Our family history certainly records WILLIAM coming out on the "Nautilus". In the list of settlers that made up Scott's party, there is not a Webber but William and Elizabeth Webster.

I do not have any knowledge of who the 10 year old child William was. Possibly a child travelling under the care of the Websters.

According to our family history, either William or his son John, became the first "Constable" of Grahamstown.

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Transcribed from the book, The Story of the Settlement: Grahamstown As It Was, Grahamstown As It Is, by T. Sheffield, Published by T. and G. Sheffield, Printers and Publishers, High Street, 1884.

APPENDIX A

List of Settlers of 1820 :

With the Ships by which they came out, the Heads of each “Party” into which they were divided, and the names of each Settler and their Wives, and the Children who Landed with them, with the ages of each in 1820. Copied from the original in the Archives of the Colonial Government.

Per Ship Nautilus - G. Scott's Party :

WEBSTER,

• William, 21
  
• Elizabeth, 20
  
• William child, 10
  

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The Story of the British Settlers of 1820 in South Africa by Harold Edward HOCKLY, Second edition SEP 1966, Juta & Co. Limited.

Possibly the following person:-
WEBSTER, William, 21

Party: SCOTT

Ship: NAUTILUS

Wife: Jane, 21

Family: William Crout, 14 (probably a servant)

Added by Y. DROST

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Elizabeth Gray & William Webster in England Marriages, 1538–1973

Marriage: Nov 8 1819 Saint Mary, Newington, Surrey, England

Wife: Elizabeth Gray

Husband: William Webster

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M05563-1 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 307696, 307697, 307698, 307699, 307700, 307701, 307702, 307703

1820 Settlers - Scott's Party.

• Party Details.
• Leader Captain George Scott.
• Number in the Party 37.
• Area Party originated from Surrey.
• Area Allocated to the Party Kap River.
• 1820 Settler Ship: Nautilus.
• Dates:
• Departure London, 3 December 1819.
• Arrival Table Bay, Cape Town - 17 March 1820.
• Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 14 April 1820.
• Members:
• William John Webster 21, Labourer.
• Wife Elizabeth Gray 20.

Death Notice

• Webster, William
• Last Name: Webster
• First Name: William
• Date of Birth: 1796
• Place of Birth: England
• Date of Death: 28 Apr 1861 age 65
• Place of Death: Grahamstown, Cape
• Notes: DN 8666.3/4/1861. Children, all majors:
• William
• Mary Ann
• George
• John
• Eliza m. to Ant: Fidget
• Henry
• Charles
• Harriet m. to Thomas Dovey
• Joseph