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The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

pre 1820 Settler Correspondence before emigration

ALL the 1819 correspondence from CO48/41 through CO48/46 has been transcribed whether or not the writers emigrated to the Cape. Those written by people who did become settlers, as listed in "The Settler Handbook" by M.D. Nash (Chameleon Press 1987), are labelled 1820 Settler and the names of actual settlers in the text appear in red.

PIRIE, Robert, 1820 Settler

National Archives, Kew CO48/45, 153

No. 12 Turnmill St.

Clerkenwell

London

August 23, 1819

Sir,

Having got the given number of persons to emigrate as settlers to the Cape of Good Hope, we wish to be informed with the particulars of your proposals as soon as convenient that we may send a list of the names.

Sir I remain your most obedient humble servt.

Robert PIRIE

 

 

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National Archives, Kew CO48/45, 228

No.12 Turnmill Street

Clerkenwell

20 Sept 1819

My Lord,

I have enclosed a list of fourteen able bodied industrious sober men with eight women and sixteen children desirous of emigrating and are willing to the conditions proposed in the circular, for each of whom I am ready to make the deposit required, and am likewise possessed of sufficient capital to carry into effect the intentions of His Majesty's Government. An early answer my Lord would be esteemed a great favor as it would allow more time to the parties to make the necessary arrangements before embarkation. I am my Lord

Your Lordship's most obedient and very humble serv't

Robert PIRIE

 

[enclosed return misfiled filed under R]

National Archives, Kew CO48/45, 638

 

Name and Description of the Person taking out the Settlers

Robert PIRIE

Baker aged 35

No.12 Turnmill St, Clerkenwell

Mary PIRIE the wife of Robert PIRIE aged 24

Marg't PIRIE daughter of Robert PIRIE aged 11 years

 

Names of the Settlers

Profession or Trade

Age

Names of the Women

Age

Male Children

Age

Female Children

Age

Theo's GYFFORD

Stationer & Gardener

33

Ann GYFFORD

24

 

 

 

 

Wm. KIDSON

Agriculturalist & Wool Stapler

35

Ann KIDSON

30

Two

3/3m

3

11/7/1½

John CARTER

Agriculturalist

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas HUDSON

Butcher

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

John WHYBREW

Gardener

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert HORN

Plumber

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geo. RATHBONE

Carpenter

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jas. RATHBONE

Carpenter

22

Sus'h RATHBONE

22

 

 

One

1 yr

John WILLIAMS

Carpenter

37

Anne WILLIAMS

35

 

 

 

 

Thomas FODEN

Shoemaker

40

Mary FODEN

36

 

 

Two

13/5

Charles J. LUCAS

Oil Man & Agriculturalist

29

Sarah LUCAS

27

One

3

One

3m

Thos. NELSON

Agriculturalist

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dan'l HANCKS

Bricklayer

35

Esther HANCKS

34

Three

12/5/2

Two

10/8m

Rob't TOLLER

Wheelwright

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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National Archives, Kew CO48/45, 248

1st Oct. 1819

12 Turnmill Street

Clerkenwell

Sir,

I have received your answer to my proposal to emigrate to the Cape & am sorry to find it not accepted. I beg Sir you will to me the favour to inform me if a few individuals proposing the means of paying their own passage & of establishing themselves, will be permitted by Government to emigrate and if they will have granted to them the same privileges in respect to the quantity of land &c.as those whose proposals are accepted.

I am Sir Your most obt. Servt.

Robt. PIRIE

[written on reverse by GOULBURN] Mr. PIRIE wishes to go at his own expence.

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