Welcome to the South African Settlers Resource Site
This site includes Settlers from the British Isles to South Africa during the 19th century,
particularly those who went in 1820, but also many who arrived before and after that
year. Information has been drawn from Settler files at the Albany Museum and Cory Library in
Grahamstown, South Africa; South African Death Notices (DN); Colonial Office papers (CO);
and the International Genealogical Index (IGI).
The main objective of this site is to try and establish a date and place of an event before the
settlers left the British Isles, thus providing a starting place for family research in local British
repositories.
This collection is the result of many years of research, and is by no means complete;
there are many records still being sifted through, so this is an ongoing endeavor that will
continue for years to come.
We hope shortly to provide a facility for contributors to contact us with additions and
corrections.
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Barrow, Edward William
Last Name: Barrow
First Name: Edward William
Date of Birth: 25 Jul 1816
Place of Birth: Chatham, Kent, England
Parents – Father: John Barrow
Parents – Mother: Mary Ann
Name of Spouse: Elizabeth
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: abt 30 Jul 1854
Place of Death: Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1295097 item 14. Children:
Willliam Edward 2y 9m
Mary Bethnell 12 months
Boyles, Lydia
Last Name: Boyles
First Name: Lydia
Date of Birth: 1810
Place of Birth:
Parents – Father:
Parents – Mother:
Name of Spouse: widow
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 22 Dec 1854 age 44
Place of Death: Durban, Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1295097. Children, minors:
Mary 15
Robert 12
Francis 9
Sarah 6
Blaikie, Anthony Adrian
Last Name: Blaikie
First Name: Anthony Adrian
Date of Birth: chr. 15 May 1827
Place of Birth: St. Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland
Parents – Father: James Blaikie, Esq.
Parents – Mother: Jane Garden
Name of Spouse: Helen Blaikie
Marriage Date: 6 Jul 1852
Marriage Place: Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of Death: 18 Nov 1871
Place of Death: Foxhill, Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1297097. FamilySearch.org. Children:
Agnes Elizabeth b. 1853
Amy Jane b. 1855
James Adrian b. 1859
Thomas b. 1863
Henry b. 1869
Barker, Thomas
Last Name: Barker
First Name: Thomas
Date of Birth: 1806
Place of Birth: Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Parents – Father: Joseph Barker
Parents – Mother: Sarah
Name of Spouse: widower
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 7 Sep 1869 age 63
Place of Death: Durban, Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1295097 item 33. Children:
Aaron, major
Hannah, major
Baker, Job
Last Name: Baker
First Name: Job
Date of Birth: 1821
Place of Birth: Stansted, Essex, England
Parents – Father: Joseph Baker
Parents – Mother: Mary
Name of Spouse: Eliza
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 3 Apr 1869 age 48
Place of Death: Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1295097 item 32. Job Baker of Sydenham near Durban, coffee planter. Children:
Eliza Ann b. 16 Feb 1851
Emily 13 Dec 1852
Banger, Henry
Last Name: Banger
First Name: Henry
Date of Birth: chr. 19 Mar 1825
Place of Birth: (Issel) Yeovil, Somerset
Parents – Father: Esau Banger
Parents – Mother: Hannah
Name of Spouse: Sarah Ann
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place: Natal
Date of Death: 25 Feb 1869 age 44
Place of Death: Durban, Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1295097 item 31. Children:
George Henry
William R.
John Joseph
Mary Jane
Anne Randle b. 19 Ded 1858
Eliza Bacon b. 6 Jun 1861
Evan Lillington b. 29 Apr 1864
Emily Martha b. 16 Dec 1866
Susan Jane b. 10 Oct 1868
Bell, William
Last Name: Bell
First Name: William
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth: Scotland
Parents – Father:
Parents – Mother:
Name of Spouse: Mary Ann
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 10 Apr 1864
Place of Death: Durban, Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1295097 item 30. Children:
Mary Ann Elizabeth Pamela 29
Douglas William 25
Elen Harriet 23
James Colquhoune 20
Sarah Scott 18
Sturges Bourne 17
Eliza Ann 15
Jessie McGregor 13
George George Head 11
Alred Thomas Payne 8
Alice Millican 6
Berry or Stanton, Sarah Jane
Last Name: Berry (nee Stanton)
First Name: Sarah Jane
Date of Birth: 1847
Place of Birth: Newport, Shropshire, England
Parents – Father: James Stanton of Verulam
Parents – Mother: Alice
Name of Spouse: William Berry
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 23 May 1867 age 19y 361d
Place of Death: Astra Plantation near Verulam, Natal
Notes: Natal DN 1295097 item 23. One child:
Sarah Bertha Stanton Berry b. 23 May 1867
Brooks, Joseph
Last Name: Brooks
First Name: Joseph
Date of Birth: 12 Feb 1816
Place of Birth: Surrey, England
Parents – Father:
Parents – Mother:
Name of Spouse: 2 wives, names not given
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 8 Aug 1867 age 51y 6m 27d
Place of Death: Matuans Kloof.
Notes: Natal DN F1295097 item 17. Children:
by 1st wife:
Sarah Susanna 31 m. to Groenewald
Joseph 29
Elizabeth Johannes 29 m. t Talliard
by 2nd wife:
Anna Christina 19 m. to Cartmell
Catherine Elizabeth 14
James Stephanus 12
Johannes Zacharias 9
William Henry Bell 7
Brown, John
Last Name: Brown
First Name: John
Date of Birth: 1827
Place of Birth:
Parents – Father:
Parents – Mother:
Name of Spouse: Sarah
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Date of Death: 9 Aug 1864 age 37
Place of Death: Durban, Natal
Notes: Natal DN F1295097 item 17. Children:
Elizabeth m. to Wellington of Kingsbridge, Devon
Ellen Sophia Brown