Thursday 9 January 1840

BIRTH on the 26th December at Eland's Kloof, the lady of Gage HEATHCOTE Esq of a daughter.

MARRIAGES
Solemnised by the Wesleyan Ministers residing in Graham's Town from October 1 to December 31 1839
By the Rev J. Richards
Oct 23 Thomas MITCHLEY to Harriet Esther MARSHALL
Nov 10 David Jacobus BENIGER to Sabian AUGUST
Nov 13 Adam ADAM to Katalyn PLAATJES

BAPTISMS
Performed by the Wesleyan Ministers residing in Graham's Town from October 1 to December 31 1839
By the Rev J. Richards
Oct 13 A daughter of James and Matilda DANSON baptised Mary Sarah
Oct 13 A son of James and Ann SMITH baptised Ebenezer
Nov 10 A son of Brooke and Sarah ATTWELL baptised Benjamin Booth
Nov 10 A son of Edward Mortimer and Sophia TURVEY baptised Edward Henry
Nov 10 A son of Henry and Susannah Mary PAXTON baptised Henry
Nov 10 A son of Charles and Sophia ROBINSON baptised Charles Edmund
Nov 24 A son of Thomas and Sarah FOXCROFT baptised Robert John
Dec 8 A son of Joseph and Sarah Ann LEVEY baptised George James
Dec 8 A son of William and Eliza FARLEY baptised Daniel William
Dec 11 A son of Thomas and Hannah SINTER baptised Ann Elizabeth
By the Rev W. Impey
Nov 10 A daughter of Edward and Eliza DELL baptised Sarah Ann
Nov 10 A son of James and Elizabeth USHER baptised James
Dec 1 A daughter of Thomas and Frances VENABLES
Dec 22 A son of Joseph Ebenezer and Mary THACKWRAY baptised James
Dec 26 A daughter of James and Elizabeth CAWOOD baptised Susannah Hartley Smith
Dec 28 A daughter of Stephen and Margaret GRADWELL baptised Betsey

Thursday 16 January 1840

PIER HOTEL, PORT ELIZABETH
James REED begs respectfully to inform his Friends and the Public that he has taken the commodious Premises, the property of Mr.TENNANT, situated near the new Jetty, Port Elizabeth, which he has opened as an Inn and Boarding House, where he hopes by moderate charges and assiduous attention to merit a share in the public patronage.
Port Elizabeth 8th Jan 1840
NB - An excellent Billiard Table.

Thursday 23 January 1840

BIRTH on Sunday 10th Jan, the lady of Charles PESHALL Esq of a daughter.

BIRTH on the 18th inst, the lady of T. SHEPSTONE Esq, Resident Agent for Peddie, of a son.

Thursday 30 January 1840

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 23rd inst, Mrs. BLACKBURN of a son.

MARRIED at Graham's Town on the 27th inst, by the Rev J. Richards, Mr. Charles HAW to Miss Emma CYRUS

Thursday 6 February 1840

DIED at Graham's Town this morning, Katherine Anne Eliza, daughter of Captain MACLEAN, 27th Eniskillin Regt.
Feb 6 1840

Thursday 13 February 1840

MARRIED at Fort Beaufort February 3 1840 by the Rev.G.Green, Mr.Charles HOLIDAY to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr.John NILAND of that District.
Fort Beaufort, Feb 11th 1840

BIRTH at Graham's Town on Tuesday 11th February, Mrs. C.W. PAKENHAM of a daughter.

Thursday 27 February 1840

BIRTH at Fort Peddie on the 28th int, the lady of Dr. DELMEGE, 27th (Enniskillin) Regt., of a daughter.

Early on the morning of the 2nd inst. Mr. Robert DANIEL, a son of P.C. DANIEL of Grobler’s Kloof, in Albany, his brother-in-law Jacobus VAN ZYL and a little Hottentot boy called Aaron, went out riding at [Spreew] Kloof, in the Field-cornetcy of Groote River, and were overtaken by a heavy hail storm. They in consequence returned home, and shortly afterwards the weather cleared up and the day appeared one of the finest that they had witnessed for some time. The party again left, and as VAN ZYL was riding a young horse it was coupled to that of Aaron’s. They had left the house but a few minutes when Mrs. DANIEL’s attention was suddenly attracted by a single black cloud, travelling with wonderful velocity from the north. All at once a stream of fire issued from it and descended in the direction her husband had just gone, followed by an awful clap of thunder but no rain. About two hours afterwards Aaron came running home, half stupefied, saying his master was killed; but Mrs. DANIEL’s thinking her husband might only have been hurt by the horse, took a bottle of vinegar and ran to the spot which Aaron pointed out about 300 yards from the house, where she beheld her husband lying prostrate on his back, his face perforated with small holes – his right hand at his heart, and his left one on the reins of the bridle – his clothes were completely shattered to rags – his eyes wide open and streaming with water. Mrs. DANIEL commenced washing his face with vinegar, with the faint idea that her husband was still living, when she found that his under jaw was broken to splinters, and that he had breathed his last. The horse was lying dead by his side – the saddle perforated with a number of holes resembling those made by a bullet – one of the buckles of the stirrup leathers and a nail in the saddle were completely melted, and the horse scorched on the breast. Part of the stock which Mr. DANIEL wore was found, but the buckle was not to be seen. About 3 or 4 yards from her husband lay her brother on his back, quite dead. His shoes and hat were off and he was much scorched on the breast, but his clothes were not shattered like those of Mr. DANIEL. The disconsolate widow with wonderful presence of mind desired Aaron to go home and order a wagon to be brought to carry home the bodies, while she remained weeping over the corpse of her husband. The wagon came and she then wrote to the nearest neighbour for assistance, who promptly attended, and in less than three hours the report had spread far and wide, when a number of persons came offering their assistance. On the 4th inst. they were interred, followed to the grave by a number of the inhabitants of that Field-cornetcy.
Aaron says they were riding along very merrily talking of the spirit of the horses when all at once there was silence. He awoke and found he was lying between the two horses that were coupled – the horse that VAN ZYL had been riding was lying on the ground, and his own standing. His master and VAN ZYL were lying on their backs – he was stupefied and ran off, not knowing where to, he became better and returned to his master and called him, but “alas!” he heard no answer. He then ran away, again falling down continually, and returned the second time to call his master, but got no answer. By this time he had sufficiently recovered from the shock to discover the horse, which he immediately ran to, but still in that state of alarm that he could hardly articulate. Mrs. DANIEL calculates that the occurrence must have happened about two hours before Aaron came to give information, and had it not been for some rising ground she must have witnessed the awful and sudden death of her husband and brother. It is also remarkable that the very dogs which were in the habit of feeding out of Mrs. DANIEL’s hands daily, and who had followed her husband, would hardly allow her to approach his corpse. Thus have two young men been cut suddenly off in the prime of life; the former only 23 years of age, and who has left a disconsolate widow of 17 years. The other was only 15 years of age.

Thursday 12 March 1840

DIED at Uitenhage on the 1st March last, Dorothea DE VILLIERS, widow of the late Jacob DE VILLIERS (John Pietson) Esq at the age of 88 years an 7 months, much regretted by many friends.

Thursday 19 March 1840

CHRISTENING at Bathurst on Sunday 15th inst, by the Rev J Barrow, a son of Mr. Edmund Lombard KIFT, baptised Edmund Lombard.

MARRIED on the 11th inst at Riet Fontein, by the Rev James Barrow, William CAMPBELL Esq, son of the late Major General Charles Colin CAMPBELL, to Jessie Malet, youngest daughter of Charles LUCAS Esq.

Thursday 9 April 1840

MARRIED on the 20th inst, John Francis TERLING Esq, youngest son of Charles H. TERLING Esq. of Belfast, to Eliza, youngest daughter of the late Eugene COLLAGHAN Esq. M.D. of Kanturk, County Cork.
Dublin 30th Nov 1839

REMOVAL
W.M. JAFFRAY has moved to the stores of Mr. OGILVIE, opposite the Church.
Graham’s Town, 1st April

NOTICE OF SEPARATION
Whereas George TURNER and his wife Ann TURNER, of Port Elizabeth, executed before me, the Notary, and witnesses, on the 17th day of March last, a Deed of Separation from Bed, Board and Community of Property, notice whereof is hereby given to the public, and likewise that from henceforth the said George TURNER and his wife Ann shall not, nor will be, answerable or liable for each other’s debts – but that the same shall be solely for account and risk of him or her who shall or may contract the same from and after the day of the date of the said Deed of Separation.
John Centlivres CHASE
Notary Public
Port Elizabeth, 30th March 1840

Thursday 23 April 1840

Whereas Henry SMITH and his wife Sarah SMITH, of Port Elizabeth, executed before me, the Notary, and witnesses, on the 2nd April instant, a Deed of Separation from Bed, Board and Community of Property, notice whereof is hereby given to the public, and likewise that from henceforth the said Henry SMITH and his wife Sarah shall not, nor will be, answerable or liable for each other’s debts – but that the same shall be solely for account and risk of him or her who shall or may contract the same from and after the day of the date of the said Deed of Separation.
John Centlivres CHASE
Notary Public
Port Elizabeth, 8th April 1840

Thursday 7 May 1840

MARRIED by Special Licence in St.George’s Church, on the 5th inst, by the Rev. John Heavyside, Mr. Richard ORSMOND to Elizabeth, only daughter of Mr. Christopher DALE.

MARRIED by Special Licence in St. George’s Church, Wynberg, on Saturday the 25th April, by the Rev. Holt Okes DD, George D. DRURY Esq, of the Madras Civil Service, to Henrietta Margarita, daughter of Lieut. General Sir Benjamin D’URBAN K.C.B.

Thursday 21 May 1840

MARRIED on Wednesday the 13th inst, by the Rev. William Shaw, Wesleyan Minister, Mr. Edward NELSON, eldest son of Thomas NELSON Esq. of Graham’s Town, to Loveday Ann Amelia, eldest daughter of William COCK Esq, of the same place.

Thursday 4 June 1840

Mr. Edward PARKER, Attorney of the Queen’s Bench and other Courts at Westminster, and Mr. William SMITH of Graham’s Town, sworn Land Surveyor and General Agent, beg to inform the inhabitants of the Eastern Province that they have entered into Partnership, and that all business in the above Professions entrusted to them will be conducted with due attention to the interests of their Clients. Office at the residence of Mr. W. SMITH, High Street, Graham’s Town.
Graham’s Town, 27th May 1840.

DIED on the 12th December 1839, at his residence No. 66 Exchequer Street, Dublin, Christopher [TERLING] Esq. M.D., aged 84 years, the Senior of the Dublin Physicians. In the Catholic convention, in 1792, Dr. [TERLING] represented Carrickfergus.

Thursday 18 June 1840

NOTICE
All persons indebted to the Insolvent Estate of Geo. Alfred WHITEHEAD are hereby cautioned not to pay any person except to the Undersigned. Any person purchasing anything belonging to the said Estate, from any person except the Undersigned, will be doing wrong.
W. KIDSON, Sole Trustee
Graham’s Town, 18th June 1840

Thursday 25 June 1840

DIED at Double Drift, Fish River, on the 18th inst after a severe illness, which she bore with exemplary patience and resignation to the Divine Will, Elizabeth, wife of Henry WARNER of the Commissariat Department aged 56 years.