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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.

COCK, H. Benjamin

National Archives, Kew CO48/42, 96

July 28th 1819

Sir,

I received a letter from you some time since at Hitchin in Herts respecting the settlement in NSW but have declined think any more about that Province. Now Sir I should take it a favour if you would be kind enough to send me government's propositions for a settlement in the Cape & be good enough to favour me with them this afternoon if convenient as I wish to leave London. I am well known to many noblemen whose letters if required I could obtain.

Your obedient servant

H. Benj. COCK

 

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National Archives, Kew CO48/42, 315/317

2 Great Suffolk Street

Borough

Sept 17 1819

My Lord,

I have taken the liberty of enclosing your Lordship's List of the Names of Persons who are desirous of becoming settlers at the Cape of Good Hope under the conditions required by His Majesty's Government and who have selected me to make application to your Lordship for your Lordship's approbation. The joint capital is about £2,000. An answer from your Lordship as early as possible will oblige.

Your Lordship's most obed't and humble servt

H. COCK

Name and Description of the Person taking out the Settlers:

William COCK, agricult. aged 26

Eliz. COCK his wife age 27 years

William F. COCK aged 4 years and John A. COCK aged 2 years

Selected by a Society of Persons whose names are herein stated, possessing a joint capital of £2,000

All members of the Church of England

Names of the Settlers

Profession or Trade

Age

Names of Women

Age

Male Children

Ages

Female Children

Ages

Thomas COCK

Agriculturalist

24

Ann

22

       

Richard NICHOLLS

Carrier

26

Elizabeth

22

 

 

Mary

3

Robert NICHOLLS

Agriculturalist

30

Mary

29

 

 

 

 

John THOMAS

Do

25

           

John WILLIAMS

Do

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

John HOSKINS

Do

31

   

John/Wm

10/9

 

 

Joseph STONE

Do

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

George BRYAN

Do

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wm MINCHIN

Do

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

James RICHARDS

Do

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

George HOSKINS

Do

28

Ann

27

Rich/George

6/5

   

Joseph HOSKINS

Do

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wm. GROVER

Do

28

Mary

27

 

 

 

 

John JOHNSON

Do

35

 

 

Benj.

16

 

 

John GROVER

Do

38

Kitty

36

 

 

Kitty

16

Henry PELLY

Carpenter

31

Sarah

31

Samuel/Thos

11/10

 

 

Alfred SPILSBURY

Farmer

32

Fanny

28

 

 

 

 

John ROBERTSON

Cabinet Maker

31

Eliz

22

 

 

 

 

Ralph GODDARD

Carpenter

25

Sarah

25

George

6

 

 

William FORWORD

Mason

33

Eliz

28

William

2

   
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