Friday 7 January 1870

BIRTH at Church-square, Grahamstown, the wife of W.E. MOYS of a daughter.

DIED at his son’s residence, at Goodwin’s Kloof, on the 31st December, Francis ALLISON, aged 99 years 2 months and 20 days. Deceased was one of the Settlers of 1820. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.

Friday 14 January 1870

DIED January 13th 1870, at the residence of her Son-in-law John GARDNER, “Mount Pleasant”, Susannah, the beloved wife of Charles PENNY Sen of Salem; aged 74 years 8 months and 6 days.
The Funeral Procession will start from Mr. FISHER’s residence in Salem at 1 o’clock tomorrow (Saturday), 15th January 1870.
Friends at a distance will please accept the above notice.

Friday 21 January 1870

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 20th January, the wife of Mr. M.R. BOWKER, of Olifant’s Kloof, of a son.

DIED at Alexandria on the 17th January 1870, Louisa, the beloved wife of James Edward NIGHTINGALE Esq, aged 32 years and 9 months. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.

Wednesday 26 January 1870

OBITUARY
The Natal papers which have just come to hand record the death of Mr. Alfred WHITE, well known in this city, and indeed along the entire Eastern Frontier. It will not be too much to place the name of the deceased amongst the most enterprising and intelligent men who came to the country with the Settlers of 1820. He may be pronounced to have been one of the hardiest of their pioneers. Few, perhaps, have traversed Kafirland in all its length and breadth more thoroughly than he, or gained by strict honesty and plain dealing more influence among the Kafir people – the Amaponda tribes especially, amongst whom he resided for many years, endeavouring to establish a trading station at the mouth of the Umzimvooboo, or St. John’s River, confessedly the finest estuary on the Eastern Coast of this country. While there he exercised great influence over the late Amaponda Chief, Faku, always using that influence in such a way as might best promote the interests of the colony. Many of his opinions are on record, and go clearly to show that he was a man of enlarged ideas, of unshaken loyalty to the British flag, and of ardent attachment to this, the land of his adoption. Mr. WHITE was the brother-in-law of the late Rev. T. JENKINS, whose labours among the Amapondas were so highly appreciated, and whose name is still a household word throughout that country. Mr. WHITE was not an old man, and hence may be considered to have worn himself out by great physical exertion, and by exposure to those privations which are the inevitable concomitants of a foremost Settler’s life.

Friday 28 January 1870

DIED at Aliwal North on the 21st inst, Charles Benjamin CHARLEWOOD, eldest son of Capt. E.P. CHARLEWOOD RN, of Bideford, England, aged 27 years. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.
Aliwal North
January 25 1870.

DIED this morning, January 28th 1870, Mr. Joseph WALKER Senior, late of Bathurst-street, Grahamstown, in the 73rd year of his age. A Settler of 1820.

Monday 31 January 1870

MARRIED by Special Licence, on the 26th January 1870, at Thornfield, Victoria East, by the Rev Dr Stewart, John Francis, eldest son of Edward SLATER Esq, Port Elizabeth, to Emma Louisa, youngest daughter of the late Charles SLATER Esq of Grahamstown.

Wednesday 2 February 1870

MARRIED this morning (2nd Feb) in the Commemoration Chapel, by the Rev W. Impey, Edward Benjamin Cotterill HOOLE, eldest son of J.C. HOOLE Esq, to Sarah Harriett, youngest daughter of the Hon. R. GODLONTON Esq of this city. No cards.

Monday 7 February 1870

DIED on January 30th 1870, at Maitlands, of apoplexy, while bathing, Mr. Sidney SMITH, of Fort Peddie, aged 43 years; leaving a wife and six children to mourn their irreparable loss.
Mr. SAVAGE begs to express his sincere thanks to the friends at Peddie and Maitlands for their ready help and sympathy to his sister, Mrs. SMITH, in her affliction.

Friday 11 February 1870

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 9th February 1870, Mrs. C.H. HILL of a son.

DIED at his residence, Salisbury Plain, on Sunday night the 6th February, M. Wellem Hendrik GREEFF, at the age of 28 years 2 months and 22 days. He left a widow and 4 children to mourn their irreparable loss. I beg to tender my heartiest thanks to all the friends who attended him during his illness.
C.E.T. GREEFF (born BOSCH)

Friday 16 February 1870 [sic – should be Wednesday]

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 13th, the wife of Mr. J.M. GIBSON of a son.

DIED at Grahamstown on Monday the 14th inst, Herbert Edwin, infant son of John and Elizabeth WEBB, aged 4 months and 15 days.

DIED at his residence, Hell Poort, on the 14th instant, Mr. George GIBBONS, aged 46 years. Mrs. GIBBONS thanks the numerous friends who attended the Funeral for their kind attention.

Friday 18 February 1870

MARRIED in Commemoration Chapel on Thursday the 17th inst, by the Rev George Scott of Fauresmith, the Rev John Healy SCOTT, son of the Rev George SCOTT DD of Bury, Lancashire, to Elizabeth Ann, second daughter of the Rev G.H. GREEN of this city.

DIED at Grahamstown on Tuesday the 15th instant, Stephen, third son of the late Mr. F.H. COLE, aged 23 years.

DIED at Rustenberg, Transvaal Republic, on the 23rd January 1870, Ruth ORSMOND (born GRUBB), the beloved wife of Mr. Edward C. ORSMOND, aged 36 years, leaving a husband and seven children to mourn their irreparable loss.

DIED at her residence, Grahamstown, on the 11th February 1870, Mrs. EDKINS Sen, aged 79 years and 9 months, widow of the late Mr. John EDKINS. Deceased came to this country in 1820; was a native of Reading, Berks. In the days of her youth she sought and found the comforts of true religion, and at length passed through death triumphant home to God.

Wednesday 23 February 1870

MARRIED at Grahamstown in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, on Monday the 21st instant, by the Right Rev Dr Moran, James McCABE, eldest son of John McCABE, H.M.C. Department, to Ellen, eldest daughter of Mr. John McCABE, Fort England.

MARRIED at Grahamstown in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, on Monday the 21st instant, by the Right Rev Dr Moran, Henry DONALDSON, Sergeant 32nd Light Infantry, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Mr. John McCABE, H.M.C. Department.

DIED at Grahamstown, by accident, Alfred James, second son of Charles and Frances Harriet ESTMENT, aged one year, eight months and fourteen days.
February 22nd 1870.

DIED at Edinburgh, Jan 9 1870, Mr. A.N. IRVINE, late of Grahamstown, much regretted by a large circle of friends.

Friday 25 February 1870

BIRTH on the 23rd Dec 1869, at 14 Alderney Road, Mile End, London, the wife of Capt. Marshall SMITH (Elaine) of a son.

Monday 28 February 1870

BIRTH at West-hill on the 27th February, the wife of Captain LEMPRIERE RE, AMS, of a daughter.

Friday 4 March 1870

BIRTH at Oatlands on the 3rd instant, Mrs. STOCKENSTROM of a daughter.

Monday 14 March 1870

DIED at Assegai Bush, March 8th 1870, Thomas Henry, the beloved son of William and Ann PENNY, from injuries received from the capsize of a cart; aged 9 years 2 months and 8 days. Friends will please accept this intimation, which should have appeared on Friday.

Friday 18 March 1870

LIST OF THE NAMES OF THE BRITISH SETTLERS OF 1820, NOW LIVING
BAILEY’s Party: R. GODLONTON, T. STRINGFELLOW, J.C. CHASE
DYASON’s Party: G. RYE, W. BEAR, H. GRAY J. WRIGHT
Nottingham Party: T. PIKE, G. SANSOM, T. GOLDING, B. KEETON, W. HARTLEY, E. BRADFIELD, G. HODGKINSON, G. PALMER, E. TIMM and G. BROWN
HOLDER’s Party: Rev SHEPSTONE
JAMES’ Party: P. HOBBS
HOSLER’s Party: EVERY [sic]
General CAMPBELL’s Party: J. COLLETT
Capt. CAMPBELL’s Party: G. PENNEY
HARRIS’ Party [sic]: H. FULLER, J. DICKSON, J. CARNEY
Capt. BIGGAR’s Party: T. PAGE
WILSON’s Party: FRANCIS, COLLINS, HALL, MUNDEL, GIFFORD
Irish Party: E. FORBES
BRADSHAW’s Party: T. BAKER, W. PRICKETT, BUTLER
WAINWRIGHT’s Party: C. COCKCROFT
OWEN’s Party: J. MOORCROFT, J. PHILLIPS
BOWKER’s Party: W. INGRAM
PERKIN’s Party: LEACH
RICHARDSON’s Party: DENTON
SMITH’s Party: R. HULLEY
COCK’s Party: W. COCK, J. THOMAS
THORNHILL’s Party: J.MILDENHALL, A. GILFILLAN, W. STREAK
FORD’s Party: J. DICKS, R. RALPH, J. RALPH, R. MILES
HYMAN’s Party: W. TROLLIP, J. TROLLIP
Major PIGGOT’s Party: W. COMLEY, J. HISCOCK
Salem, SEPHTON’s Party: C. PENNEY, EVANS, SPARKS, KIDD, MUIR
WHAIT’s Party [sic]: R. WEBB, J. GOLDSWAIN
DULGAIN’s [sic] Party: DENHAM
SOUTHEY’s Party: T. BERRY, W. BERRY
TURVEY’s Party: S. DANIEL, T. DANIEL
T. PHILLIP’s Party: J. MACKIE, J. STIRK, C. HOBSON, HOBSON
CARLISLE’s Party: W. CHADWICK

Monday 28 March 1870

DIED at Grahamstown on Saturday 19th March 1870, Charles William, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles LEVEY, aged 18 years and 6 months.

Wednesday 30 March 1870

MARRIED on the 16th instant, by the Rev G.H. Green, in Commemoration Chapel, Mr. John BELLMAN to Frances Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. H. DAVIS, of Grahamstown.