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

Additonal Information

This is pre 1820 information mainly taken from actual images of UK parish registers and other primary sources which I have personally researched. Further information about the settlers and their families once they reached the Cape can be found at https://www.1820settlers.com/

Sue Mackay

SCANLAN, William - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

(member of PARKER's Party)

 

Death Notice (Cape Archives) says he was born in Longford, Ireland ca 1769, the son of William and Margaret SCANLAN

 

He was in the Longford Yeomanry. See correspondence.

 

Death Notice (Cape Archives) for his son Charles says that his wife's maiden name was Hannah ROSS

 

Family Search [online transcripts of registers]

George SCANLAN son of William and his wife Hannah ROSS was baptised 1 July 1798 in Temeplemichael, Co. Longford (died in infancy?)

Anne SCANLAN daughter of William and wife Hannah alias ROSS was baptised 21 October 1800 in Templemichael, Co. Longford (died in infancy?)

John son of Wm and Hanna ROSS was baptised 25 September 1806 in Templemichael, Co. Longford

Charles son of William SCANLAN and Hannah ROSS was baptised 23 April 1809 in Templemichael, Co. Longford

Thomas son of William SCANLAN and Hannah ROSS was baptised 29 March 1812 in Templemichael, Co. Longford (born 25 March)

Hannah daughter of William SCANLAN and Hannah ROSS was baptised 25 September 1814 in Templemichael, Co. Longford (born 17 September)

George son of William SCANLAN and Hannah ROSS was baptised 10 December 1817 in Templemichael, Co. Longford

 

baptism of William not found but assumed to be in Longford ca 1803

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