The Grahamstown Journal

Saturday 5 April 1862

DIED on the 21st March at New Gloucester, District of Peddie, William NELSON, aged 45 years and 4 months, leaving a widow and two children and a large circle of relatives and friends to deplore his loss.

[issues missing]

Tuesday 15 April 1862

NOTICE
The Funeral of the late Mr. Adam TODD will leave from the residence of [illegible], Donkin-street on Thursday afternoon at ½ past 3 precisely. The friends of the deceased will please accept of this notice.
Thos. E. PASSMORE, Undertaker
Grahamstown, April 15th 1862

BIRTHS MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

BIRTHS

BROTHERTON - At Grahamstown on Sunday morning the 23rd March, the wife of the Revd. R.H. BROTHERTON of a son. [sic – Death column shows a daughter dying two days later]
LUCAS - At Grahamstown on the 8th April, the wife of W. Tyndal LUCAS Esq. of a son.
MASON - At Port Elizabeth, on the 6th inst, the wife of Capt. MASON of twin daughters.
NORTON - At Port Elizabeth on Friday the 4th inst, Mrs. Edward H. NORTON of a daughter.
MURRAY: At King William’s Town on Thursday the 13th March 1862, the wife of Alfred E. MURRAY [sic]

MARRIAGES

ATTWELL – FERREIRA – Married by Special Licence on Thursday 27th March by the Rev. R. Birt, at Mrs. FERREIRA’s residence, James ATTWELL, Jun, to Maria Charlotte, eldest daughter of the late P. FERREIRA.
CHALMERS – RAWSTORNE – At Fort Beaufort on the 6th March, by the Rev. T. Henchman, W.B. CHALMERS Esq. to Clara Sophia, youngest daughter of the late W. H. RAWSTORNE, [illegible]
MUDIE – ROBERTSON – At Port Elizabeth on the 3rd inst, by the Rev. John Harsant, Mr. John MUDIE, to Margaret, second daughter of the late David ROBERTSON Esq, of Dundee.
WHINFIELD – TOPPER – Married on the 26th March at St.Paul’s Church, Port Elizabeth, Dr. Charles Reynell WHINFIELD to Eliza, daughter of T.R. TOPPER Esq. of London.
AUSTEN – SARGEANT – At Bly River, District of Somerset East, on Wednesday the 5th inst, by the Rev. John Wilson, Mr. George Frederick AUSTEN to Miss Hannah SARGEANT, daughter of Benj. SARGEANT Esq. of Bly River.
BIDDULPH – McNAMARA – At Coeb Ray Farm, British Kaffraria, by the Revd. J. O’Neil, [illegible], Mr. Chas. Henry BIDDULPH to Miss Margaret McNAMARA, eldest daughter of Mr. James McNAMARA.

DEATHS

[CAWOOD] – At the [illegible] on the 5th April, [Mrs. M. CAWOOD], aged [36] years.
BROTHERTON – At Grahamstown on the [25th] March, the infant daughter of the Rev. R.H. BROTHERTON, Baptist Minister, aged 2 days.
NELSON – At New Gloucester, District of Peddie, on the 21st March, William NELSON, aged 45 years and 4 months.
LOWRIE –At Hill’s Farm, near Grahamstown, on the 23rd March, Elizabeth LOWRIE, aged 80 years.
BLAINE- At Grahamstown, on Saturday the 29th March, Walter, and on Thursday the 10th of April, Catherine Agnes Lucas, children of H. and M.A. BLAINE.
CALLAGHAN – At Port Elizabeth on the 7th inst, George John CALLAGHAN, youngest son of John and Jannet CALLAGHAN of Ranaga.
USHER – At his residence in Grahamstown on the 20th March, James USHER Sen. aged 79 years 5 months and 10 days.
MILLER – On the 31st March, Mary Ellen, the beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. MILLER

Saturday 19 April 1862

BIRTH at [Aliwal North] on the 11th April 1862, the wife of Mr. [Jo..] [GREEN] of a son.

DIED at his residence in Peddie, 7th April 1862, Mr. Richard TAINTON, aged 64 years. He leaves a large family and [circle] of relatives to deplore their loss.

DIED at Middelburg at the age of 9 months and [20] days, Maude, [infant] daughter of Fred’k ZIERVOGEL Esq. M.R.C.S.

DIED at Grahamstown on the 4th April 1862, after a short illness, Sarah Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Charles James HYMAN and eldest daughter of the late Mr. William A. DOLD, aged 25 years and 8 months, leaving a husband and three children with a large circle of relatives and friends to deplore their loss.

Saturday 26 April 1862

MARRIED on the 22nd instant at Trinity Church, Port Elizabeth, by the Rev. W.A. Robinson, Arthur Newman STREET to Miss Mary Ann Elizabeth BEZANT.

DIED at the Umgwali Mission Station, British Kaffraria, on the 18th April, Eliza Jane CHALMERS, wife of the Revd. John A. CHALMERS and daughter of the Revd. William LINDSAY DD, Professor of [illegible] Theology in the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

DIED of consumption on the 19th April, at the residence of [his father] Bly River, Somerset East, William Henry SARGEANT, aged 23 years and 10 months. Regretted by a beloved wife and a large circle of relatives and friends. It may be truly said “His end was peace”.

Tuesday 29 April 1862

MARRIED at Clumber on Thursday the 24th April by the Rev. P. Smailes, Mr. Thomas BRADFIELD to Miss Lydia Grace TARR, eldest daughter of Mr. Thos. TARR of Mount Pleasant, Trappes Valley.

Saturday 3 May 1862

DIED in Queenstown [at Mr. Charles BROWN’s residence], on Friday 25th April, Jane, the beloved wife of John BRADFIELD, aged 57 years. [Deeply regretted by a large circle of relatives and friends.]

Saturday 10 May 1862

BIRTH at [illegible], Grahamstown, on the 7th instant, the wife of William COCKCROFT of a daughter.

[illegible death notice – print totally faded]

KILLED by lightning on the 8th April [illegible…]. Mr. John HAM of Quagga’s Flat, [illegible] in the [forty first year of his age, leaving a large circle of friends.]
[Transcriber’s Note: This notice is very faint, but his Death Notice shows that he was killed at Philipolis, OFS.]

Saturday 17 May 1862

BIRTH at Middleburg on the [-th] inst, the wife of [E.C.M.] [illegible] Esq of a daughter

BIRTH at [Grahamstown] on the [--] April 1862, the wife of Mr.James GARDNER of a son.

DIED at Grahamstown on the 28th April 1862 at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Joseph WALKER of Bathurst street, Mr. Benjamin BOOTH Sen. of Bathurst, in the 75th year of his age. Deceased was one of the British Settlers of 1820, belonging to the Salem Party.

[Transcriber’s Note: There is an alphabetical listing in this issue of Births, Marriages and Deaths, similar to the mid-month lists in April and June, but it is so faint that it is impossible to read]

Tuesday 20 May 1862

DIED on the 16th inst at Grahamstown, George CYRUS, Government Interpreter and Superintendent of Fingoes, aged 50 years and 6 months. Deceased came to this Colony with the original Settlers in 1820.

Saturday 24 May 1862

BIRTH at Clifton, [Baviaan’s] River, on the 18th May 1862, Mrs. J.E. HOWSE of a daughter.

DEATH OF THE REV. JOHN AYLIFF
The [illegible] mail of yesterday brought in the sorrowful intelligence of the death, at Fauresmith, on the 17th inst, of the Rev. John AYLIFF, so [advantageously] known as the missionary [under whose auspices] the Fingoes were liberated from Kafir bondage in 1835. Mr. AYLIFF’s [illegible] in the country was an eventful one. Coming [here] amongst the British Settlers of 1820 he, at an early period after his arrival, attached himself to the Rev.W. SHAW, under whose auspices he proceeded to Kafirland as one of the earliest missionaries in that country….
[Transcriber’s Note: The obituary continues to the foot of the column but is too blurred to read]

Saturday 31 May 1862

DIED at Fauresmith, Orange Free State, on [Saturday morning] the 17th May 1862, the Rev. John AYLIFF, Wesleyan Missionary, late [illegible], aged [65] years, after a severe illness, borne with [illegible]. He died as le lived – a Christian.

Tuesday 3 June 1862

MARRIED by Special Licence at Fort Beaufort on the 22nd May, by the Revd. J. Smith, Richard, second son of William CAWOOD Esq. to Erilda Louisa Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Edward BUCKLEY.

DIED at her residence in Beaufort-street, Grahamstown, on Wednesday the 28th May, Elizabeth Margaret BARNETT, wife of Alexander N. IRVINE, Brass Founder, aged 55 years and 5 months, after a severe illness of 8 months, borne with Christian patience, and deeply regretted by a large circle of friends and relatives.

Saturday 7 June 1862

MARRIED at Somerset East on the 28th May 1862, by the Revd. J. Wilson, Wesleyan Minister, George Edmund ROBINSON, eldest son of Samuel J. ROBINSON Esq, of Stapleford, Graaff-Reinet District, to Malvina TROLLIP, eldest daughter of Alfred TROLLIP Esq. of Grahamstown.

DIED at his residence in Beaufort-street, Grahamstown on Tuesday the 3rd inst, Mr. Charles Thomas CROFT, aged 69 years and 7 months, one of the original Settlers of 1820, leaving a Wife and a numerous Family to deplore their loss.

DIED at Buccleuch, the residence of her son-in-law, on Wednesday the 28th inst, Beatrice PRINGLE, relict of the late Robert PRINGLE [of the ……settlement of Glen Lynden], in the 89th year of her age. Her remains were conveyed to Clifton, the residence of her late husband and [deposited] beside [illegible.]
Friends will please accept of this notice.

DIED at Grahamstown on the 4th June 1862, of Diphtheria, Lydia Cock, aged 3 years and 7 months, daughter of Mr. J.C. HOOLE

DIED on Sunday morning 1st June 1862, at his residence, Grahamstown, John Barnabus [CLARKE], aged [86] years.

DIED at Grahamstown on the 3rd June 1862, Mr. Joseph CURRIE, aged 41 years and 2 months.

Our obituary of today [mentions] the death of Mr. C.T. CROFT sen. Deceased came to this colony in 1820, with the Salem Party, and took up his abode at Salem, where he lived until about 12 years since, and has removed to Grahamstown. In [this city] he resided up to the time of his death. Mr. CROFT has [achieved] a very wide celebrity in connection with his Tincture of Life, which has [illegible] saved the life of many persons bitten by snakes and other venomous reptiles when every other remedy had failed. He also practised extensively as a physician, and in this capacity enjoyed the confidence of hundreds of persons in this city and neighbourhood. Those who were intimately acquainted with Mr. CROFT say that he had some excellent [illegible] both of […. and ….]. He had long been suffering from the illness which caused his death. His funeral took place last Thursday, and was attended by nearly 100 persons.

Mr. Joseph CURRIE died on [Tuesday] last, after great suffering, from consumption, at the early age of 41 years. Deceased was a brother of Sir Walter..

Saturday 14 June 1862

MARRIED on Saturday 7th June 1862, at Trinity Church, Grahamstown, by the Revd. R. Johnstone, Mr. Edwin TIDMARSH to Charlotte Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Thos. G. DICKERSON.

DIED on the [9th] inst, at his residence, Grahamstown, Mr. William Henry [TR….], aged [--] years, deeply regretted.

DIED on the [--] inst. of Diphtheria, [illegible], aged 2 years, the beloved child of Edward and Mary Ann [illegible] of Grahamstown, deeply [lamented].

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS

BIRTHS

FYNN, the wife of W.R.D. of a daughter, at Port Elizabeth, on the [10th] ult.
HOWSE, Mr. J.E. of a daughter on the 18th ult at Clifton.
[illegible], Mrs. [illegible] of a daughter on the [18th] ult at [Middleburg].
[V…], the wife of Mr. W. of a son on the [14th inst] at Port Elizabeth.
WEBB, the wife of Mr. John of a son on the [illegible] at Grahamstown.

MARRIAGES

CAWOOD, Richard Esq. to Miss Erilda Louisa Elizabeth BUCKLEY, on the 22nd ult at Fort Beaufort.
ROBINSON, George Edmund to Miss Malvina TROLLIP, on the 28th ult at Somerset East.
TILBROOK, William to Miss Louisa STOKES, on the 3rd Inst, at Grahamstown.

DEATHS

AYLIFF, Rev. John, aged 64, on the 17th ult, at Fauresmith, Orange Free State. Deceased was a Wesleyan Missionary and late Governor of the [illegible] [Institution].
CYRUS, George, aged 50 years, on the 16th ult, at Grahamstown. Deceased came to this Colony in 1820 with the original settlers and was interpreter and superintendent of Fingoes.
COPEMAN, [Wil….] [M..], youngest child of [Rev] P.W., aged 17 months, on the 18th ult at Alexandria.
CROFT, Charles Thomas, aged 69 years, on the 3rd inst, at Grahamstown. Deceased had been in the Colony since 1820.
[CLARKE], John Barnabas, aged 86, on the 1st inst, at Grahamstown.
CURRIE, Mr. Joseph, aged 41, on the 3rd inst, at Grahamstown.
HOOLE, Lydia Cock, daughter of Mr. J.C., aged 3 years, on the 3rd inst at Grahamstown.
[H….], Elizabeth Ann, aged 54 years and [-] months, on the [illegible], at Fort Beaufort.
HYMAN, Sarah, relict of the late William, aged 54, on the 8th inst, at [Grahamstown].
IRVINE, Margaret Barnett, the wife of Mr. Alexander, at Grahamstown, aged 55, on the 28th ult.
[NUGENT], Thomas Samuel, son of Edward, aged 7, on the [13th] inst, at Grahamstown.
PRINGLE, Beatrice, aged 89, on the 28th ult. at Buccleuch. Deceased was the relict of the late Mr. Robert PRINGLE of the [illegible] settlement of Glen Lynden.
[illegible], Revd. J.P., aged [--] years, on the [--th] inst, at Port Elizabeth.
[illegible], the wife of William Esq. at Penge, Surrey on the [--th] March 1862.
[TA…], Elizabeth Louise, the wife of Mr. J.M., aged [31] on the [--th] ult, at Port Elizabeth.
YELLING, William Henry, aged [--], on the 9th inst, at Grahamstown.

Tuesday 17 June 1862

DIED on the 9th inst at […..-street], Grahamstown, Mr. William Henry YELLING, aged [--] years, deeply [lamented.

Tuesday 24 June 1862

BIRTH at Beaufort-street, Grahamstown on the 23rd inst, the wife of the Rev. Robert JOHNSTON of a son.

Saturday 28 June 1862

BIRTH on the [22nd] June, at [Middleburg], [illegible], the wife of Mr. W.H.D. MATTHEWS of a son.

Tuesday 1 July 1862

BIRTH at [illegible] [Hoek] on Thursday [illegible], Mrs. W.C. [illegible] of a daughter.

BIRTH on the [18th] instant at [……. Mission Station], the wife of Mr. [H..] WHITEHORN of a son.

DIED at his residence in Grahamstown on the [28th June], Mr. Frederick JONES, aged 40 years.

Saturday 5 July 1862

MARRIED at Fort Beaufort on Tuesday 1st July [instant], by Special Licence, Charles von Notter POTE Esq, Captain in Her Majesty’s Cape Mounted Rifles, to Marie Antoinette, daughter of the late John PENNIE of Colchester, Essex, England.

MARRIED at Commemoration Chapel on Tuesday the 1st July by the Rev. Wm. Impey [G.W.M.], Mr. Charles CAWOOD of Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Maria, the only daughter of Mr. G. GOLDING of this city.

Saturday 12 July 1862

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the [30th inst], the wife of [Colin] [MARRAN] of a son.

DIED at her residence in Grahamstown on the 4th July, Mary, relict of the late Geo. [OSBORNE], aged [60] years and 11 months.

Tuesday 15th July 1862

DIED of Diphtheria, at Grahamstown, on the morning and evening of the same day, Monday the 14th July, [illegible] aged 6½ years, and Fanny Emily, aged [1½] years, children of W.A. and S.E. [illegible].

DIED at Farmersfield, Wednesday the 9th July 1862, Martha, the beloved wife of Mr. Richard WALKER, in the [69th] year of her age; deeply lamented by a large family and numerous circle of friends. Deceased had been a member of the Wesleyan Society upwards of 50 years. She died as she had lived, [illegible….] in the service of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Saturday 19 July 1862

DIED at Fort Beaufort on Sunday the 13th inst, after a lingering illness, Mr. James SAVORY, of this town, aged 48 years and 5 months.

Tuesday 22 July 1862

DIED at Nanaga Farm, Robert NEWCOMBE Sen. Esq., on this day, aged 75 years. Deceased was [born at] Bishop’s Clyst, near the city of Exeter, Devonshire, and came to this colony with the British Settlers in 1820. His end was peace.
Grahamstown
3rd July 1862

DIED at her residence, Fort England, Grahamstown, on the [28th] June, Mary Ann, wife of George GRAHAM Esq, aged 72 years.
Friends will please accept this notice.

Saturday 26 July 1862

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 11th inst, Mrs. P. AMM Senr. of a son.

DEPARTED THIS LIFE Robert NEWCOMBE Sen. Esq., at the advanced age of 75 years. Deceased, one of the British Settlers of 1820, was born at Bishop’s Clist, near the city of Exeter. He [lived] the full number of days allowed to him and [after…illegible], quietly fell asleep, [illegible] as a [illegible] of the [remarkable…….] of those [….. Fathers] of 1820 [rest illegible].
Nanaga Farm, July 3rd 1862.

DIED at Fort Beaufort on the 13th July 1862, Mr. James SAVORY, aged 48 years, leaving a Widow and five children and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. Deceased was a kind husband, an indulgent father and a faithful friend; and as his life was blameless, so his end was resigned and peaceful.
The Widow and relatives of the deceased hereby return their most heartfelt thanks for the sympathising kindness displayed by the numerous friends of the deceased during his last illness.
Fort Beaufort July 15 1862.

DIED at King William’s Town on Sunday the 13th July 1862, Edwin, the youngest son of Samuel and Margaret S. DREDGE; aged 7 months.

DIED at his residence in Bathurst-street, Grahamstown, on Tuesday [night] 22nd inst, Mr. Joseph TROLLIP, aged 87 years. Deceased came to this Colony with the British Settlers of 1820. During his long life he was justly esteemed for his integrity, modesty and [illegible]. He was a [illegible] member of the Wesleyan Church for upwards of [60] years, [… illegible…] confidence in Christ his Redeemer. He leaves behind and aged widow with a large circle of relatives and friends.

DEATH OF MR. JOSEPH TROLLIP
We regret to announce the death of Mr. TROLLIP Sen.. Deceased was one of the oldest inhabitants on the Frontier, having reached the advanced age of eighty-seven. Mr. TROLLIP, who was much respected, has left behind him upwards of two hundred living descendants, including children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Tuesday 29 July 1862

DIED on the 25th July at the residence of his son, Colonel J. ARMSTRONG, Cape Mounted Rifles, near King William’s Town, Lieut. Colonel A.B. ARMSTRONG, Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Bathurst, formerly Capt. Cape Mounted Riflemen. Aged 73 years and 7 months.
July 26 1862

Saturday 2 August 1862

DIED at [illegible] Dale, [Ty….] on the 2nd instant, Mrs. Margaret [illegible], after a prolonged illness [illegible], deeply regretted by all who knew her. Friends will please accept of this [intimation].

Tuesday 5 August 1862

DIED at Somerset on Sunday the 20th July instant, after a painful and [lingering] illness, Jane Jackson, the beloved wife of James McMASTER, of Grahamstown, aged [56] years and eight months, deeply regretted by her bereaved husband and sorrowing family.

[several issues missing]

Tuesday 19 August 1862

MARRIED on the 6th August in Commemoration Chapel, by the Revd. William Impey, John LOCKE, eldest son of the late Revd. John LOCKE, to Jane, [second] daughter of the late Mr. James THACKWRAY.

Tuesday 26 August 1862

BIRTH on the 1st August, Mrs. John AUSTEN of Alfred’s Drift, [Nanaga], Albany, of a son.

BIRTH on the [23rd] June at [10] Cleveland-square, Hyde Park, London, the wife of Charles H. MAYNARD Esq. of a son.

MARRIED on the 13th August at Fort Beaufort, John Chas. JAY, only surviving son of Mr. Ince Jas. JAY, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. N. ELLIOTT of Fort Beaufort.

MARRIED at Port Elizabeth on Wednesday the 20th inst, by the Rev. Edward Pickering, Colonial Chaplain, Henry Rudkin VIGORS Esq, Capt. in the 2nd Bat. of her Majesty’s 10th Regt. of Foot, to Mary Harriet, eldest daughter of John CAMPBELL Esq, Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Port Elizabeth.

DIED at Whittlesea on Thursday 14th August 1862, after a few days’ illness, C.T. NETTLETON, second son of Mr. J. NETTLETON Sen. of Keiskamma Hoek, aged 27 years 6 months and 6 days, leaving a widow, three young children and a large circle of friends to mourn their loss.

“In the midst of life we are in death”
DIED at [Vaal …], […. River], District of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, on Sunday morning 20th July, Margaret Louisa, eldest daughter of Thos. HOLMES Esq, now the beloved wife of Mr. Charles A. DANIEL, after a short and painful illness of [5] days, which she bore with Christian [fortitude]. The deceased [died] at the early age of 28 years [leaving] a bereaved husband and two young children to mourn their [untimely] loss.
Relations and friends will please accept of this notice.
[illegible], Orange Free State
July [21st] 1862.

DIED at half past [3] on the afternoon of Wednesday the 20th August at the residence of Dr. W.G. ATHERSTONE, [in consequence of injuries received …..in Bathurst-street] Cecilia Douglas, only child of Dr. William BROWN.

Saturday 30 August 1862

BIRTH at Grahamstown on Saturday 23rd August 1862, Mrs. [E.] Thos. [TO….] of a daughter.

MARRIED on the 6th August 1862 in the Episcopal Church at Alice, by the Rev. J.R. Wilson, Lieut. [J.D.] MOONY 13th Lt. Infantry, to Elizabeth Ann, eldest daughter of Captain [Harold] DAVIES, [….. Lt. Infantry].

DIED at [Kei River], of Hooping Cough, on the [6th] August 1862, Harriet Margaret, only daughter of Henry Edward and Mary Jane [….Y], aged 1 year and [3] months

DIED at Keiskamma Hoek on the 23rd inst, suddenly, of disease of the heart, Sergeant Timothy COUGHLIN, 2nd Bat 10th Regiment, aged 37 years. Deceased served with the [rest illegible].

Saturday 6 September 1862

MARRIED on the 20th inst. at Commemoration Chapel by the Rev. George Chapman, Francis William George PENN to Sarah Ann, eldest daughter of E.H. DELL Sen.

DIED on the night of Sunday the 31st August, Elizabeth, wife of James [illegible] of this city, aged 35 years.

Tuesday 9 September 1862

BIRTH at Cradock on Sunday 3rd August, Mrs. Joseph COLLETT of a daughter.

DIED at his residence at Port Elizabeth on Thursday the 7th August 1862, George DYASON Esq, late Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate of Graaff-Reinet, and formerly Resident Magistrate of Bathurst; aged 71 years.

DIED of Consumption [illegible….] on the [--th] July 1862, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Mr. W. [MA…], deeply regretted by [a large circle] of relatives and friends.
Friends at a distance please accept this notice.

DIED at West Hill, Grahamstown, at her residence, on Sunday evening the 7th inst at [¼ to 8] o’clock, aged [--] years and 10 months, Martha [Ellen], born [L….], wife of [Abraham] William [B…] of Grahamstown.
The death of this esteemed woman took place under circumstances more than [unusually sorrowful]. After giving birth to [twins] at [¼ to 6 this morning] she seemed to [illegible..] afterwards, exclaiming Lord Jesus Christ… [rest of obituary illegible]

Saturday 13 September 1862

MARRIED on the 9th Sept.in Trinity Chapel by the Revd. Robert Johnston, Mr. Isaac SANDERSON to Caroline Petrie UPTON, daughter of the late William UPTON

Saturday 20 September 1862

BIRTH on the [16th] inst, the wife of Hamilton FINLAY Esq, [illegible], of a son.

MARRIED at the Wesleyan Chapel, Cradock, Wednesday the 10th Sep. 1862, by the Rev. G.H. Green, William COLLETT Esq of [“Wonder Heuwel”] in the district of Colesberg to Anna Maria, youngest daughter of the late Rev Edw. COOK, Wesleyan Missionary. No cards.

MARRIED on the 29th July at Christ Church, St.Pancras, George Edward COTTERILL Esq, eldest son of the Right Rev. the Bishop of Grahamstown, to Annie Manuela, second daughter of G.S. WALTERS Esq of Chester Terrace, Regent’s Park, [and] granddaughter of Frederick [Andrew] HUTH.

[three illegible death notices, all thought to be of young children]

Tuesday 30 September 1862

NOTICE TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
DIED at her residence on the [--th ] 1862, at the early age of [24] years and [2] months, Amelia [F…. ………] [rest illegible]

Saturday 4 October 1862

[Transcriber’s Note: There are four BMD announcements on the front page of this issue, but the scan is so bad that they are virtually illegible, apart from the occasional word. I suspect that at least two of them are repeated in the issue of 11 October, thankfully more legible, so I have not attempted to transcribe them here. ]

Saturday 11 October 1862

BIRTH at Grahamstown on Monday the 6th inst, the wife of Mr. Thos. E. PASSMORE of a daughter.

MARRIED by Special Licence on Monday the 6th instant, in St.Bartholomew’s Church, by the Very Rev. Archdeacon Merriman, William Peter HELLET Esq. to Emily Smith, third daughter of the Hon. Mr. Joseph CAWOOD of this city.

DIED on October 2nd at the residence of her son-in-law, Windsor Farm, district of Fort [Beaufort], Ann [MAHONY] aged [82] years, after a long and painful illness of [--] months. She was one of the early settlers of 1820.

DIED at Fauresmith, Orange Free State, on Friday morning, Arthur, the second beloved son of John AYLIFF Esq, King Williamstown, and grandson of the late Rev. John AYLIFF, aged 8 years and 7 months. He was a [illegible] and obedient child, beloved by all who knew him.

DIED at Grahamstown October the [10th] 1862 of [illegible], [….. Maria], aged 7 days, infant daughter of M.D. and B.A. [illegible]. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.

Saturday 18 October 1862

MARRIED in St. Mark’s Mission, [T….an] Territory, on the 13th October, by the Rev. H.T. Watson, assisted by the Rev. H.K. Wordsworth, the Rev. [J…..] GORDON, […est] son of [the late Lieut. and Adjt.] GORDON, HM 91st Regt, to [illegible], third daughter of William [C…] Esq of Walmer, Kent.

MARRIED at Armagh, Ireland on the [1st May]1862, Charles PRINGLE Esq to Eliza, eldest daughter of [the late Lieut. and Adjt.] GORDON, HM 91st Regt.

DIED at Grahamstown, 14th Oct, Sarah Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Wm. GOLDSWAIN, at the early age of 36 years, after a long and painful illness which she bore with Christian fortitude. She leaves a large circle of friends and a large family, and a surviving husband, to lament her loss.

DIED at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. KEW (Tarka) on Sunday the 12th inst, after a lingering illness of many years, Sarah, the relict of the late Mr. Ralph GODDARD of this city, in the 68th year of her age, leaving a very large family and a numerous circle of friends to mourn their bereavement. Deceased was one of the Settlers of 1820

DIED on the 5th September, at his residence, 12 Cavendish Square, London. Charles MAYNARD Esq, aged 67 years.

Tuesday 21 October 1862

DIED at Cradock on the [--th] instant, Henry James, youngest son of Mr. Thomas C. SCANLEN, aged 16 months and 13 days.

Saturday 25 October 1862

BIRTH at the [illegible] Mission Station on Sunday morning, the [19th] inst, the wife of the Revd. [illegible] of a son.

BIRTH on Monday the 20th at West Hill, the wife of Mr. [COMSFORD] of a son.

MARRIED on the 15th instant at Commemoration Chapel, by the Rev. George Chapman, Gibson Napier Holmes, second son of Mr. Wm. CROZIER Esq. of Blackheath, to Harriette Porter Rhodes, third daughter of the Hon’ble George WOOD Esq, Woodville House, Grahamstown.

DIED at King William’s Town on the 22nd October 1862, Alexander [WILLIAMSON], aged [54] years, after a long and painful illness. He leaves a large circle of friends, a sorrowing wife and six small children to lament his loss. Friends at a distance please accept of this notice.

Saturday 1 November 1862

MARRIED on the 23rd inst at Burnt Kraal, near Grahamstown, by the Rev. G. Chapman, Wesleyan Minister, John Sinclair MACKAY Esq. to Lydia, fifth daughter of Daniel ROBERTS Esq. of Burnt Kraal.

DIED at Graaff-Reinet on the [18th] October, John [TREADWELL Esq. aged[--] years.

DIED at [M……], Alice on the [--th] inst, [John], the third and youngest son of [Henry and Sarah WHITEHORN], after a short illness of 18 hours, aged 4 months and 4 days.

DIED as he lived, a […able] Christian, at the residence of his elder son, Market-square East, Grahamstown, on [Sabbath morning] at 8 o’clock, the 24th October last, Cumberland HILL, aged 84 years and 4 days. [Illegible sentence]
Friends at a distance will please to accept this notice.

DIED at Smithfield, Orange Free State, on 24th October 1862, at the age of [--] years and [-] months, Mr. Alfred WHITE, late of Queenstown, and eldest son of Capt. WHITE R.N. of this town, after a short but severe illness of six days, leaving a widow and three children to deplore their [irreparable] loss.

Saturday 8 November 1862

DIED at Heald Town on the 4th November 1862, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of James VERITY and eldest daughter of Mr. Richard WALKER of Farmersfield, aged 43 years, leaving a husband and seven children to deplore their irreparable loss.

Friday 14 November 1862

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 3rd instant, Mrs. T.I. COCKCROFT of a daughter.

MARRIED by Special Licence in Grahamstown on the 12th November, by the Revd. Rob’t Johnston, Minister of Trinity Church, John William HILL, eldest son of John HILL Esq, Market-square East, to Sarah Anne, eldest daughter of Alfred MOORCROFT Esq. of Winterberg. No cards.

Tuesday 18 November 1862

BIRTH at Fort Beaufort on Sunday the 16th inst, the wife of Owen H. STRONG Esq, Lieut. H.M. [13th] Regt., of a son.

DIED at Smithfield, Orange Free State, on the 1st November 1862, Benjamin Rufus, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.HARVEY, aged 2 years and 9 months.
And on the 6th November, Ruth, the beloved wife of Mr. J. HARVEY, aged 44 years and 8 months, deeply regretted by her husband and numerous friends.

DIED at Cradock on the 14th November 1862, deeply regretted by all who knew her, Caroline Ellen CAMPBELL, aged 15 years, 11 months and [18] days, daughter of the late Francis CAMPBELL and his surviving widow Clara CAMPBELL of this place. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.

DIED at [Salem] on the [19th] inst, Mr. Thomas [OR….] aged [67] years.

DIED on Sunday November 16th 1862, aged 65 years and 11 months, James TEMLETT Sen., [Deacon] of the Baptist Church in Bathurst-street, Grahamstown, who was a liberal supporter of religious and [illegible] subjects. He was born in Somersetshire and came out with the early settlers of 1820. He leaves a [illegible] family, Church and many friends to mourn their irreparable loss.
[Transcriber’s Note: Although the date of death is blurred it is definitely a Sunday in November. His Death Notice, which has been incorrectly indexed on NAAIRS as FERNLITT, gives his date of death as 16th December, which cannot be correct. The date of death as 16th November 1862 is in the Family Bible on eGGSA.]

THE LATE MR. TEMLETT
The sudden and unexpected death of Mr. TEMLETT leaves another gap in the [ranks] – now rapidly growing thinner – of the men, “the workers who made the [illegible] to give an impetus to that progress which, in the [illegible], has advanced this Province to the position of the most prosperous of the British African [illegible]. Mr. TEMLETT was a passenger by the good ship Brilliant, one of the first vessels that reached Algoa Bay in 1820…
[Transcriber’s Note: The obituary continues for the rest of the column but is totally illegible on the scan.]

Friday 21 November 1862

BIRTH at West Hill, Grahamstown, on the [--th] instant, Mrs, Jonathan AYLIFF of a daughter.

NOTICE
DIED at his residence, “Glen Stewart”, Water Kloof, District of Fort Beaufort, on Sunday the 16th instant, Michael UPTON Esq. M.L.A., deeply regretted by his Family and Friends.
A. UPTON
Born HEATLIE
Glen Stewart,
20th Nov. 1862

DIED in London on the 29th September 1862, [a few short days] after her arrival from the Cape of Good Hope, Elizabeth Maria, aged 25 years, the beloved wife of Asst. Com. Gen’l [Geo. J.] WEBB

Tuesday 25 November 1862

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 25th Nov, the wife of Mr. W. Wilberforce SMAILES of Clumber of a daughter.

DIED at Queenstown on the [10th], Mr. John [illegible], late of Grahamstown, in his 44th year.

DIED at Grahamstown on the [--th] instant, [through injuries] received by a wagon passing over [him………] amputation of the legs, after [several] days’ severe suffering, my beloved husband Mr. Jan [K….] VAN [illegible] of [illegible], aged [29] years and [2] months.
Anne G.W. VAN [Illegible]
Born [GIBSON]
Uitenhage, [--th] Nov 1862

Friday 28 November 1862

[one illegible birth notification from the Orange Free State]

BIRTH at Fort Beaufort on the [22nd] inst, Mrs. E. HOCKLEY of a daughter.

Tuesday 9 December 1862

MARRIED at Oakwell on the 5th November 1862, by the Rev. H.H. Dugmore, John FRANK, eldest son of John FRANK Esq, of [illegible], to Anne Elizabeth, second daughter of Bertram Egerton BOWKER Esq.

DIED at Lyndoch, the residence of her son-in-law, on Tuesday 2nd December 1862, after a long and painful illness, Elizabeth HOCKLY, aged 72 years, leaving a large family and many friends to deplore her loss.

Friday 12 December 1862

BIRTH at King Williamstown, the wife of Corporal [illegible], C.M. Rifles, of a daughter on the 7th inst.

MARRIED by Special Licence in Grahamstown on the 26th Nov by the Rev. R. Johnson, George Christiaan Hermann ZIMMERMAN of Queenstown to Sarah Jemima FLINT, Widow of [Grahamstown]

Friday 19 December 1862

BIRTH at Somerset East, 11th Dec, the wife of Mr. F. [CAR….] of [P….] of a daughter.

BIRTH at [illegible] Villa, near Somerset East on Thursday December 11th, the wife of Mr. J.T. [sic] HARTLEY of a son.
[Transcriber’s Note: I think this is the son of James Weeks HARTLEY]

[two illegible death notifications]

Friday 26 December 1862

BIRTH at Grahamstown on Friday 26th inst, the wife of Mr. Charles [H.] [illegible] of a daughter.

BIRTH at Fort Beaufort, [--th] Dec, the wife of [illegible] [FORBES], Cape Mounted Riflemen, of a daughter.

DIED in Grahamstown on Saturday the 20th December 1862, at the residence of her son-in-law, Wm. ROBERTS and deeply regretted by her surviving husband and children, Ann, the beloved wife of James KIDD in the 72nd year of her age. Deceased was one of the Original Settlers of 1820 and was deservedly beloved and [esteemed] by all who knew her [sterling worth as a Christian and a friend].

Friday 2 January 1863

DIED [date obscured] at the Wesleyan Mission Station, Emilie Eliza, the beloved daughter of the Rev. Arthur BRIGG, aged 1 year and four months.

DIED at Grahamstown on Thursday night the 25th December 1862, Fabian SOMOJE MD, of Peddie, Surgeon G.M. Settlers, in the 36th year of his age; his melancholy and untimely death is deeply and sincerely regretted by the whole of the inhabitants of the district; he was kind and affectionate to all without distinction, as a medical friend universally beloved and respected, he was always willing and ready to attend the poor and needy, a kind and liberal supporter to all religious and other institutions which tended to the welfare of mankind, and the division in general. His sterling worth and kindness of heart is the more to be regretted.
Peddie, 1st January 1863.

Tuesday 6 January 1863

DIED in Grahamstown on Sunday 4th January 1863 at the residence of his son-in-law Mr. Chs. POULTON, Mr. Wm. MARSH Senr, aged 86 years 8 months and 12 days. Deceased came to this Colony with the British Settlers of 1820.

Friday 9 January 1863

BIRTH at Burghersdorp on Sunday the 4th inst, the wife of Mr. Thos. GREGOROWSKI of a daughter.

DIED at Port Elizabeth, the 4th inst, Edward Sidney, aged 11 months and 7 days, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace HUTCHONS of Dordrecht.

DIED at King William's Town on Sunday morning the 4th Jan'y, 1863, Matthew Ben, the beloved child of Matthew Ben and Annie SHAW, aged 1 year 4 months and 25 days.

DIED at Tylden on the 31st December 1862, William Ellis RANDALL, aged 30 years, deeply regretted by his family and friends.

Tuesday 13 January 1863

DIED of consumption at Port Elizabeth on the 11th inst, Mr. Walter ROBINS, aged 25 years, son of Alfred ROBINS Esq, Southampton-street, London, England.

DIED at Cradock on the 8th January 1863, Kate, the beloved child of James and Mary Ann FARNHAM, aged 6 months and 24 days.

Friday 16 January 1863

BIRTH at Queenstown on the 8th January 1863, the wife of Mr. Walter J. BRADFIELD of a daughter.

MARRIED at Whittlesea on Thursday the 8th inst, by the Rev W.H. Holden, Wesleyan Minister, Patrick, eldest son of D. McGILLEWIE Esq, Manager of the Central Bank of Scotland, Pitlochry, Perthshire, to Emily, second daughter of Samuel LOXTON Esq JP, of Tylden Park, district of Queenstown.

MARRIED at Commemoration Chapel on the 7th January by the Rev W. Impey, General Superintendent of Wesleyan Missions, Mr. John WALKER, third son of Mr. Joseph WALKER of Bathurst-street, Grahamstown, to Margaret Maria, only daughter of Mr. John ROBERTS of Oak Terrace. (No Cards)

DIED at King Williamstown on the 8th January 1863, James Cameron, only child of Mr. James McINTYRE, aged 4 months and 15 days.

To Relatives and Friends
DIED, at Kniehalter's Nek, Division of Albert, on Saturday morning 10th January 1863, Catherine Elizabeth Mary, widow of the late Mr. Thomas DOYLE, of Grahamstown, aged 74 years 2 months and 12 days. She died as she lived, a sincere Christian, with a faith full of hope and a hope full of immortality.

Tuesday 20 January 1863

DIED at Sipton Manor Farm, near Fort Beaufort, on the 15th January 1863, after a few hours illness, in his 69th year, George Frederick STOKES Sen of Odi[h]am, Hampshire, and one of the British Settlers of 1820. Loved and honoured. Friends will please accept of this notice.

Friday 23 January 1863

MARRIED on the 20th November 1862 at St.Mary's of the Angels, Bayswater, by the Right Revd Dr. Manning, Edward L'ESTRANGE MD, C Mounted Riflemen, to Mary Rebecca, eldest daughter of S.D. MANDY Esq, 28 Stanley Gardens, Bayswater, London. No Cards.

MARRIED at Ebenezer Chapel, Grahamstown, on the 21st January 1863 by the Rev A Hay, Baptist Minister, G. WINSTANLEY of Liverpool to Caroline Amelia SOLE of Graham's Town.

Tuesday 27 January 1863

BIRTH at Grahamstown on Friday 9th instant, the wife of Mr. A.R. GOOCH of a daughter.

DIED at King Williamstown on the 6th inst, Matilda, 4th daughter of Samuel and Maria ELSE, of Grahamstown, aged 21 years and 4 months. Also on 22nd inst, at the same place, Jane, 2nd daughter of the above, aged 24 years and 5 months; deeply regretted by patents and friends.

Friday 30 January 1863

DIED on the 26th instant, Bridget, the beloved wife of Richard WELLBELOVE Senr, of Grahamstown, born O'DONNELL, aged 59 years – deeply regretted. Friends at a distance please to take notice.

DIED at Port Alfred on the 26th January 1863, Caroline Sarah Louise, the only child of Dr. ARENHOLD, aged 1 year and 7 months.

DIED at Gretna on Sunday last, the 25th instant, by a stroke from lightning, Charles LINTON Esq of Gretna, in the division of Queenstown. Deeply regretted by a large circle of relatives and friends.

Tuesday 3 February 1863

NOTICE
The bereaved parents and family of the late lamented Matilda and Jane ELSE are desirous of tendering their sincere thanks to those friends who so kindly rendered assistance to them in their absence from home on the melancholy occasion, and beg to assure them that the sympathy which tended to lessen their grief in this the dark hour of trouble will ever be remembered by them with feelings of the most profound gratitude.

Friday 6 February 1863

DIED at Grahamstown, February 6th 1863, Jesse, the beloved wife of William PAXTON, aged 59 years.

DIED here on Wednesday afternoon the 4th instant, Mr. Samuel Fyfe BROWN, late of Haddington, Scotland.
Grahamstown, 6th February 1863.

DIED of croup at "Hartfel", near Somerset East, on the 30th Jan 1863, Anna Maria, daughter of George and Eliza HISCOCK, aged 2 years 9 months and 6 days.

DIED at Grahamstown, Feb 5th 1863, after a long and painful illness, Mary, the beloved wife of James GODDARD, aged 83 years. Deceased came to this Colony with her husband and family with the PIGOT Party in 1820. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.

Tuesday 10 February 1863

MARRIED at Commemoration Chapel, Grahamstown on the 3rd inst by the Rev G. Chapman, Mr. Edwin ORCHARD of Fort Beaufort to Elizabeth, second daughter of Mr. Thomas BONE of Grahamstown.

DIED on the 6th instant, Richard Law CRUMP, of Port Elizabeth, aged 35 years.

DEPARTED this Life at Alexandria on the morning of the 3rd February 1863, James Lloyd TILBURY Esq, in his 55th year, deeply regretted by his relatives and numerous friends.

Friday 13 February 1863

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 20th ult, Mrs. J. LAWRANCE of a daughter.

DIED at Alice on the 5th February 1863, James STEWART, aged 71 years. Friends will please accept of this notice.

DIED at Smithfield, Orange Free State, on the 28th January 1863, Thomas John CURRAN, eldest son of the late Capt. John CURRAN, of Capetown, aged 39 years and 10 months. Deeply regretted by his family and friends.

DIED at Cradock on 9th inst, Robert Sallows, the beloved son of Robert and Isabella HARE, aged 5 years and 4 days.

Tuesday 24 February 1863

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 23rd instant, the wife of H.H. GOING Esq of a son.

MARRIED at Grahamstown on the 18th Feb 1863, by the Rev Alexander Hay, Frederick William HEPBURN to Elizabeth Rhoda, youngest daughter of the late S.T. JAMES Esq. No cards.

DIED at Uitenhage on the morning of the 21st February 1863, after an illness of 14 days, Mr. Isaac WIGGILL, in the 73rd year of his age. Deceased was one of the Settlers who came to the Colony in 1820. Friends and relatives will please accept of this notice.

Tuesday 3 March 1863

BIRTH at West Hill on the 25th instant, the wife of George WOOD Jr Esq of a daughter.
West Hill, 27th February 1863.

BIRTH at St. Bartholomew-street, Settler's Hill, Grahamstown on the 2nd instant, the wife of Mr. Fred. HALL of a daughter.

DIED at Manchester, England on the 29th December 1862, Hannah, relict of the late Mr. George PEACOCK of that city, in her 66th year.

Friday 6 March 1863

DIED suddenly at Queenstown, 1st March 1863, Anjer Brock PENNY, aged 48, deeply regretted by his wife and a large circle of relatives and friends.

DIED on Tuesday last, 3rd March, at her residence Howse Street, Grahamstown, Sophia, the beloved wife of Mr. Robert WEBB, in the 35th year of her age.

DIED on the 22nd Feb, at Fort Beaufort, Angelina, the beloved wife of Clarke MORRIS Esq, CM Rifles, aged 49. Friends will please accept this intimation.

Friday 13 March 1863

BIRTH on the 5th inst, the wife of Mr. A.N. STREET of a daughter.

MARRIED at Bathurst on the 10th inst, Robert William DICKS to Emily, third daughter of Mr. W.E. CROUT of this city. No cards.

MARRIED at Commemoration Chapel, Grahamstown on the 4th inst by the Rev G Chapman, Archibald COOK, Grahamstown, to Marion, eldest daughter of Mr George THOMSON, Calside, Paisley.

DIED at Mr. J.F. NAUDÉ's farm, Springs, division of Peddie, on Sunday morning the 1st March 1863, Thomas Henry GRACE, in the 52nd year of his age, leaving a wife and son to regret their loss. Friends at a distance will please accept of this notice.

DIED at King William's Town on the 9th instant, age three months and two days, Mary Constance, infant daughter of Colonel J. ARMSTRONG, Cape Mounted Riflemen.

Tuesday 17 March 1863

BIRTH on the 13th inst, at Grahamstown, the wife of W.J. STOKES Esq, HM War Department, of a son.

DIED at Hastings on Friday January 30th, Thomas NELSON Esq of Grahamstown, aged 77 years. During his short illness he was abundantly sustained by the religion of Jesus Christ, which he had experimentally known for more than half a century. He was one of the original Settlers, and senior Deacon of the Baptist Church, Hill-street.

[Transcriber's note: This is Thomas NELSON of WILLSON's Party. For Thomas NELSON of CALTON's Party, who also died aged 77 in 1863, see the announcement for 14 July 1863]

Friday 20 March 1863

MARRIED at Bedford on Tuesday 17 March by the Father of the Bride, Charles Walter WEBBER to Mary Hannah Isabella SOLOMON, second daughter of the Rev E. SOLOMON, Bedford. No Cards.

MARRIED at Alice on the 18th instant, by the Rev W. Govan, A.H. GARDINER to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of J.B. TEMLETT. No Cards.

DIED on the 14th instant, aged 10 months and 10 days, Ellen Highton, the beloved child of Mr. Jesse WILLIAMS of Fort Beaufort.

Tuesday 24 March 1863

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 24th inst, Mrs. Thomas C. STREET of a son.

Friday 27 March 1863

DEPARTED this Life Mr. Charles HILL, at his residence, Long Rugge, after a severe illness of about eighteen months. He died perfectly resigned at 3:30am on the 24th inst in perfect peace. He was buried at Mr. James HILL's, Kareiga, on the 26th at 12 o'clock. Friends will please accept of this intimation.

Tuesday 31 March 1863

MARRIED at Wheatlands on the 26th inst, by the Rev Geo. H. Green, Mr Daniel James ROBERTS, District of Graaff-Reinet, to Emma Bevans, second daughter of the late Thomas PARKES Esq of Uitenhage. No Cards.

DIED at Hopewell, near Graaff-Reinet, on Sunday the 22nd instant, Richard, the beloved and only son of W.E. and M.A. BLAND, aged 2 years seven months and nine days. Deeply regretted.