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Post - 1820 British Settlers in South Africa
Settlers to South Africa after the sponsored settlement program of 1820.
1820 - 1830
Main References: Settler Correspondence 1820 - 1829
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List of Individuals
Some on the list made requests to go to the Cape, whilst others were known to have been at the Cape
[Bold links are to Geni profiles; other links are to other biographical notes]
Ships names are in italics.
- Jane Adams 30 - Henry Adams' family Bowker's Party 1820. - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
Children
- Mary Adams 14,
- Jane Adams 14,
- John Adams 13
- Susannah Adams 10
- William Adams 8
- Thomas Adams. (Son of Thomas Adams Bailie's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- Rev James Adamson 1827
- Anthony Alldridge 17 - 1824
- Simon Amm, Master Mariner, Party Leader 1821. Duke of Gloucester Amm's Party
- > Wife Elizabeth Hollett
Children :
- William Amm 15
- Philip Amm 14
- Jane Amm 11
- Elizabeth Amm 5
- William Amm. Mariner - 1821. Duke of Gloucester Amm's Party
- Andrews 1821
- Edward Arnold. Teacher - 1825
- John Atherstone 1826
- Patrick Bagley 31. Army Pensioner -1826. Wife Catherine 31.(Previously in Willson's Party 1820
Child
- Mary Bagley 10
- David Barnes - Retailer - 1821
- Elizabeth Barnes 19. 1826 Shepherd's Party.Stepdaughter of Henry Harper who was in Howard's Party 1820
- James Barry, 1826 See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry_(surgeon)
- William Beddy, 24. Clerk - 1823 Barrosa Ingram's 2nd Party
- John Bennie. Missionary 1821 - Sappho Russell's Party
- Daughters of John Biggs Southey's Party 1820)
- Harriett Biggs 14 -1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Biggs Mary Biggs 16 - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- J Blackbeard - 1822
- Robert Blair. Schoolmaster - 1822 - Arethusa
- Abraham Borrodaile. Merchant - 1825
- Bertram Bowker 12 son of Miles Bowker 1822
- John Bowker 20 son of Miles Bowker 1822
- John Mitford Bowker, 1820 - son of Miles Bowker - Bowker's Party 1820
- Robert Brady. Carpenter - 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party
- William Bridekirk 26. Compositor - 1822
- Joseph Broadbent 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party.
- Son - James broadbent
- Samuel Broadbent. Minister - 1821
- Frederick Brookes - 1825
- Archibald Brown. Schoolmaster - 1822 - Arethusa
- Phineas Buckley, 1827
- James Burchell. Surgeon - 1821. Mrs
- James Burling 19. 1826 - Shepherd's Party. (brother-in-law of James Rathbone Willson's Party 1820)
- Sarah Burling 18. 1826 - Shepherd's Party ( sister-in-law of James Rathbone Willson's Party 1820)
- T Cadogan. Merchant - 1822
- Henry Callaghan - 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party
- Mary Connor, 1826
- Thomas Damant 1826
- Sarah Devenish, 1826
- John Fell, 1820
- Mary Gatehouse, 1822 husband of George Gatehouse Cock's Party 1820 and 4 children
- Charles Colin Campbell 49. Major-General, Party Leader1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party. Wife : Mary Harriet Andrews 19
Children :
- J Carfrae. Merchant - 1822
- William Carlisle. 1825. (Brother of John Carlisle Carlisle's Party 1820)
- John Carroll - 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party
- Francis Cato 34. (Relative of James Howe) - 1826 - Hebe - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Jane
Children
- George Cato 12
- Joseph Cato 12
- Henry Cato 4
- Orlando cato 1
- John Cato
- Thomas Cato
- Edward Cattell. Master Mariner - 1823
- James Clark 3. Merchant - 1821 - Sappho - Russell's Party
- James Collett 21 - 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party
- William Collins - Mariner - 1823
- Francis Collison 27. Wine Merchant - 1822
- Henry Cooke- 1826 - Shepherd's Party (brother-in-law of James Mandy)
- Thomas Couch. Mariner - 1821 - Duke of Gloucester - Amm's Party
- Thomas Cowderoy 23. Army Captain - 1823 - Selina
- Alexander Cowie. Surgeon - 1823 - Kerswill
- Crowley family of Malachi Crowley (emigrated 1823) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife Ann 26
Children
- Eliza Crowley 14
- John Crowley 12
- Catherine Crowley 6
- Elizabeth Crowley 4
- Crowley family of Humphrey Crowley (emigrated 1823) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Elizabeth 50
Children
- Mary Crowley 12
- Thomas Crowley 7
- Humphrey Crowley - 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party
- Malachi Crowley - 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party
- Margaret Crowley 30 (daughter of Humphrey Crowley (emigrated 1923) -1826 - Shepherd's Party
- William Cumming - 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party
- W Cunningham - Master Mariner - 1823
- John Davis - Minister - 1826
- William Davis - Missionary - 1825
- William Dawson - Schoolmaster - 1822 - Arethusa
- Henry de Meillon Royal Navy - 1823
- Joseph Delahunt. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party
- William Dixon. 1824
- Thomas Dobson 27 (son-in-law of Richard Pickstock Sephton's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife Mary 29
Child
- John Dobson 1
- Neil Dogherty. Tanner - 1822
- William Dunn- Clerk - 1821
- Roger Edwards. Lay Missionary -1823 - Wife. Mrs
- Thomas Edwards - Lay Missionary - 1822
- John Elliston - 1825
- John Fairbairn 29. Schoolmaster - 1823
- Fearon Fallows - 32. Astronomer - 1821. Sappho. Wife. Mary Anne Hervey
- Francis Farewell 31. Lieutenant, Royal Navy - 1822
- Daniel Farrell - 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Samuel Field. Army Pensioner - 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party.
- Timothy Field - 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party.
- John Findlay. Merchant - 1822
- E. Flaherty. Merchant - 1822
- John Flyn. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Ann Forbes. (Mother of William Forbes Bailie's Party 1820 - 1821
- Forbes family. (Family of William Forbes Bailie's Party 1820 - 1821 Wife. Mary. 27
Children
- Alexander Forbes 5
- Mary Forbes 5
- Third Forbes child
- Fourth Forbes child
- William Foster - Missionary - 1826. Wife. Mrs.
- Colin Fraser - Minister - 1822
- John Freeland. Boatman - 1825
- Joseph Funston. Mariner - 1821 - Duke of Gloucester - Amm's Party.
- George Furby 52. (Cousin of Charles Croft* Sephton's Party 1820. 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Jane 52
Child :
- Charlotte Furby.
- George Furby 22. (son of George Furby) 1826 - Shepherd'sParty.
- William Gadney - 1822
- Ellen Garrett. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Maurice Garrett. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Gatehouse family. (Family of George Gatehouse - Cock's Party 1820). 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Mary 34
Children :
- Sarah Gatehouse 16
- Francis Gatehouse 8
- Third Gatehouse child.
- Fourth Gatehouse child.
- William Geary. Minister - 1822
- George Gilbert 43. Architect - 1824
- Nicholas Gillie. Schoolmaster -1822
- John Grant. Army Pensioner - 1821
- Benjamin Green. Clerk - 1822
- Charles Green. Mariner -1822
- E Green - 1824
- George Greig 24, Printer - 1823
- Sarah Grubb. 22. (Sister of James Grubb who was with Moodie's party in 1817). 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- Richard Haddy, Minister - 1826
- H Hale - 1822
- James Hallier - 1824
- Robert Hamilton. Missionary - 1823
- William Mathew Harries (nephew of Thomas Philipps Philipps' Party 1820) Wife. Anna Maria Bellairs
William Mathew Harries and his wife Anna Maria, youngest daughter of Abel Walford Bellairs of Haverfordwest - 1830 1820 Correspondence
- Harrigan - 1823. Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Thomas Harris. Clerk - 1823. Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- W Harris. 1823. Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd {arty.
- John Harrison. Mariner - 1825.
- John Hartley. -1824
- Michael Harty. - 1822
- Thomas Heatlie. Merchant - 1824
- Henry Henderson. Merchant - 1823
- Richard Heurtley. Surgeon - 1824
- Thomas Hodgson 35. Minister - 1821
- James Howe - 1826
- John Howe - 1823
- Thomas Howison - 1825
- Isaac Hughes 33. Blacksmith - 1823
- Eve Humphreys. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- H Humphreys. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Richard Humphries 43. (relative of Henry Harper - Howard's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Ann
Children
- Stephen 2
- James 9
- Joseph 6
- Hugh Huntley. Merchant - 1821
- Thomas Ireland. Minister - 1824
- Nathaniel Isaacs. 1825. Wife Mary.
- Hercules Jarvis 19 - 1822
- Thomas Jarvis. Mariner. 1821 - Duke of Gloucester - Amm's Party.
- George Jones 28. Coachman - 1824
- Stephen Jones. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Thomas Jones (1813-1869) Apprenticed as a straw hat manufacturer on 5 April 1830. He arrived at the Cape in 1838 and became a merchant.
- William Jones. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Patrick Keevy. 1824 . Wife Mrs Keevy
Children
- First Keevy Child
- Second Keevy Child
- Third Keevy Child
- Fourth Keevy Child
- Fifth Keevy Child
- Sixth Keevy Child
- Ebenezer Kemp. Merchant - 1821
- George Kemp . Merchant - 1821
- Daniel Kennedy. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party
- Eleanor Kidwell 30. (Sister of Alexander Kidwell Holder's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- James King. Mariner - 1821 - Duke of Gloucester Amm's Party.
- James King. Lieutenant, Royal Navy - 1823
- Thomas Kirk. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party
- Thomas Leaky . 1823 - Barrosa Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Ann Leany 35. Wife of James Leany. - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- James Leany James - 1826
- D Lewis.1826
- Jenkin Lewis - 1824
- John Lewis 14. Relative of D Lewis - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- William Lloyd. Mariner - 1825
- Frederick Logier 25. Musician - 1826
- James Lumsdale. 1825
- Florence MaCarty 36. (Sister-in-law of Dennis Holland Mouncey's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- Patrick MacCarthy. 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- John MacIntosh 34. (Relative of James Devine Butler's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Jane 34
Child
- Jane MacIntosh 1
- Christopher MacKoy. Master Mariner - 1822. wife. Mrs. MacKoy.
Child
- First MacKoy child.
- Donald MacLaine. 1821. Wife Mary.
- John Mahoney. Shoemaker - 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party.
- James Mandy - 1826
- George Marsh. Merchant - 1822
- Mary Marshall 32. (Wife of Henry Marshall Clark's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- John Maskell. Storeman - 1822
- W Maskew - 1826
- Crofts Mayer 47. (Brother-in-law of William Thackwray William Smith's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Catherine 50
Children
- Grace Mayer 19
- Joseph Mayer 18
- Matilda Mayer 13
- Frances Mayer 5
- David Mayer 29. (Son of Mayer Crofts) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Francis Mayer 24. (Son of Mayer Crofts) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Hannah Mayer 23. (Daughter of Mayer Crofts) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Charles Maynard. Merchant - 1826
- Henry Maynard. Merchant - 1822
- John McKenny - 1823
- John McLaren 36. Joiner - 1821 - Sappho - Russell's Party
- John McLean 34. Turner - 1821 - Sappho - Russell's Party
- Joseph William McMaster Arrived before 1827 from London
- Elizabeth Mitchener 25. (Daughter of Robert Mitchener - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Robert Mitchener 47 (Cousin of Robert Pitt Sephton's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party Wife. Jane 44
Children
- Jane Mitchener 20
- Francis Mitchener 19
- John Mitchener 11
- James Mitchener 8
- William Mitchener 21. (Son of Robert Mitchener) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Donald Moodie 1820 – Donald stopped at Cape Town on his way to Bombay, India, and decided to remain in South Africa; allocated some land, with his brother John, on the eastern frontier and tried his hand at farming.
- John Monteath Merchant - 1822
- Nathan Morris 40. (Son-in-law of Stephen Brown Cock's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Sarah 36
Children
- Jane Morris 14
- John Morris 6
- Morrison - Missionary - 1821
- Adam Mulhollan - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Ann Mulligan 42. (Sister of James Mandy) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
Children
- Elizabeth Mulligan 18
- James Mulligan 16
- Amelia Mulligan 14
- Ann Mulligan 6
- Andrew Murray 26. Minister - 1822 - Arethusa
- Rochard Newton - 1826
- Andrew Nicol - 1824
- Hugh Niland 36. (Brother of James Niland) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- Son. Patrick Niland 12
- James Niland - 1826
- Thomas Norris. 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party.
- Ellen O'Donell 22. (Neice of Patrick O'Donell) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Jane O'Donell 18. (Neice of Patrick O'Donell - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Patrick O'Donell - 1826
- William Ogilvie. Merchant - 1825
- Elizabeth Osbourn 34. (Sister of Alexander Kidwell Holder's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
Children
- Charles Osbourn 11
- George Osbourn 9
- Eliza Osbourn 7
- John Osbourn 2
- Benjamin Osler. (Son of Benjamin Osler Osler's Party 1820) - 1825
- Thomas Pankhurst 30. (Brother of John Pankhurst Erith's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife Ann 28
Children
- Ann Pankhurst 5
- Thomas Pankhurst 3
- Elizabeth Pankhurst 1
- William Parkin 44. (Brother of John Parkin * Parkin's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
Children
- William Parkin 20
- Charlotte Parkin 16
- Sarah Parkin 14
- Elizabeth Parkin 12
- Isaac Parkin 11
- John Parkin 10
- Samuel Pask 20. (Cousin of Richard Eva Osler's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- John Paskin 41. (Brother-in-law of Daniel Roberts Sephton's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party Elizabeth 38
- John Paskin. (Son of John Paskin) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Benjamin Philips - 1825
- Charles Pillans 39. Merchant - 1823
- John Pitt 23. (Son of William Pitt) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Sarah Pitt 22. (Daughter of William Pitt) [possibly daughter-in-law; as 23yrold John's wife was named Sarah too. Also see comment on 1 yr old John, below] - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- William Pitt 49. (Brother of Robert Pitt Sephton's Party 1820) - 1826 - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Mary 49
Children
- William Pitt 13
- James Pitt 10
- Thomas Pitt 7
- John Pitt 1 [possibly grandson; & also possibly together with his baby sister Mary Pitt ]
- Joseph Powell - 1824
- George Prince. Merchant - 1822
- William Pringle . (Brother of Thomas Pringle Pringle's Party 1820) - 1822. Wife. Mrs. Pringle
- Son Robert Pringle
- James Rattray. Schoolmaster - 1822 - Arethusa
- William Reeves - Shoemaker - 1823 - Barrosa - Ingram's 2nd Party. Children
- Thomas Reid 26. Lawyer - 1821 - Sappho - Russell's Party. Wife. Agnes 22
- John Roberts. Clerk - 1821
- J Robertson. Upholsterer - 1824
- William Robertson 17. Teacher - 1822 - Arethusa
- Adam Robson 29. Minister - 1823 - Nepes
- John Roche. Shoemaker - 1823 - Barrosa Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Patrick Roche - 1823 - Barrosa Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Roe family. (Family of Robert Roe Gardner's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Hannah 40
Children
- Mary Roe 16
- Elizabeth Roe 11
- James Rose-Innes. Schoolmaster - 1822 - Arethusa Wife. Margaret 22
- Godfrey Saunders. Master Mariner - 1822
- Jane Sayers 22. (Relative of John Hannan Ingram's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Sarah Sayers 26. (Relative of John Hannan Ingram's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- William Sheffield - 1825
- William Shrewsbury. Minister - 1826. Wife Mrs. Shrewsbury
- William Simpson. (Son of Thomas Simpson Cock's Party 1820) - 1824
- John Skirrow. Civil Engineer - 1825
- Sarah Slater 23. (Daughter of Thomas Slater Sephton's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Charles Smith - 1825
- Kezia Starling 19. (Niece of Richard Newton) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- William Starling 18. (Nephew of Richard Newton) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Hannah Still. 1822 - Arethusa
- Charles Stone 43. Merchant - 1822
- Harry Sutherland. Minister - 1822
- John Sweeney - 1823 - Barrosa Ingram's 2nd Party.
- Samuel Taylor. Teacher - 1822 - Arethusa
- Alexander Thompson. Merchant - 1823
- Robert Thompson 30. Bricklayer - 1821 - Sappho - Russell's Party
- William Thomson 26. Minister - 1821 - Sappho Wife. Frances
Children
- First Thomson Child
- Second Thomson Child
- Third Thomson Child
- Fourth Thomson Child
- Fifth Thomson Child
- William Threlfall 22. Minister - 1821
- Thomas Thwaites. Brewer - 1824
- William Tozer. Mariner. 1821 - Duke of Gloucester Amm's Party
- George Upton - 1822
- John Valentine . (Brother of Peter Valentine Calton's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- Benjamin Verity 25. (Son of William Verity Cock's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party
- James Wall - 1823 - Barrosa Ingram's 2nd Party.
- William Watson 60. (Father of William Watson Parker's or Sephton's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Sarah 56
- Charles Webber 54. Tailor - 1826
- Samuel Webber 38. (Cousin of Thomas Young Wainwright's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Martha 30
Children
Eliza Webber 13
- Samuel Webber 9
- Mary Webber 7
- George Webber 5
- Martha Webber 3
- Samuel Weldon - 1825
- William Wells 37. (Son-in-law of Richard Attwell Crause's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Mary 31
Children
- William Wells 7
- Robert Wells 5
- Richard Wells 3
- S Welsford. Shopkeeper - 1822
- Matthew Westerbar. Boatman - 1822
- J Whiston. Merchant - 1822
- James Whitworth. Minister - 1824
- Mrs. Whybone. 1821 - Salisbury - Charles Campbell's Party.
- Son William Whybone.
- Robert Wilde 21. Schoolmaster - 1823
- Frederick Williams - 1824. Wife Sarah
Children
- First Williams Child
- Second Williams Child
- John Willis. 1822
- John Wilton. Mariner - 1821 - Duke of Gloucester - Amm's Party.
- Elizabeth Wood 14. (Relative of Charles Hyman Hyman's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party.
- Benjamin Wright -1823
- Benjamin Peter Wright 26. Lay Missionary - 1822. Wife Margery 24.
- William Wright. Minister - 1821
- Charles Wyatt 45. (Brother of John Wyatt Dixon's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife. Frances 37
Children
- William Wyatt 11
- George Wyatt 9
- James Wyatt 4
- Mary Wyatt 4
- John Wyatt 1
- Henry Yarrington 30. (Cousin of William Shepherd Sephton's Party 1820) - 1826 - Shepherd's Party. Wife Charlotte 28.
- Samuel Young. Minister - 1826.
Reference books
- "The Roll of the British Settlers" by E Morse-Jones
- http://www.ukznpress.co.za/?class=bb_ukzn_reviews&method=view_revie...
- Ships arriving or departing the port of Cape Town, South Africa
Arranged in date order of arrival in Cape Town