Names in South Africa
Peter Philip, British Residents at the Cape 1795-1819, Biographical Records of 4 800 Pioneers (Cape Town: David Philip, 1981)
from Guy Barker
This article was originally published in the April 2007 edition of Soul Search, the journal of The Sole Society
p. 369
SAUL, Thomas, Lt 8th Light Dragoons. Served SA 1796-1803 (162/21). 4.5.1797 his wife arr. Cape with the Barnards in ‘Sir Edward Hughes’. She was ‘an Irishwoman, going out to ‘surprise’ her husband at theCape, an amiable person much ‘tazed by the gintlemen sweet craturs’’ (Lady A Barnard) (156). 1798 list of English persons: ‘Mrs Saul’ (27). 1800 T S was Adjutant of the 8th (162). Through Lady Anne’s good offices he was to have charge of foraging the horses at the Dragoons quarters. June 1802 the Sauls shared Andrew Barnard’s quarters at the Castle (156).
p. 375
SEWELL, W H, Capt. 60th Foot. Served SA 1817-19 (21)
p. 393
SOLER, Thomas, Q’master 89th Foot. Served SA 1807-08 (21)
21 |
African Court Calendar / Kaapsche Courant |
27 |
Macartney Papers 481/482 |
156 |
Letters of Lady Anne Barnard, ed. by Dr A M Lewin Robinson |
162 |
British Army Lists |
Harold Edward Hockly, The Story of the British Settlers of 1820 in South Africa (Wynberg: The Rustica Press, Pty. Ltd)
p. 242
SELEY, William, 26; p. Damant’s; s. Ocean
M D Nash, The Settler Handbook, A new list of the 1820 Settlers (Diep River: Chameleon Press CC)
p. 30
SELEY, William 26 p. Damant’s.
p. 65
Damant’s Party
The Party was recruited in Norfolk. Deposits were paid for 25 men, and the party embarked at Deptford in the regular transport ship Ocean, sailing from Portsmouth on 1 January 1820 and arriving in Table Bay on 29 March and Algoa Bay on 15 April.
SELEY, William 26. Husbandmen.
Esmé Bull, Aided immigration from Britain to South Africa 1857-1867 (Pretoria: Sigma Press (Pty) Ltd). Genealogy Publication No. 36. ISBN 0 7969 1014 6
LIST OF BRITISH IMMIGRANTS TO SOUTH AFRICA
PERMIT |
NAME |
AGE |
OCCUPATION |
TO |
FROM |
SHIP |
DATE |
R228/P223 |
Soley, Thomas |
79 |
Bootmaker |
Mr Cornelius v.d. Schalk |
Middlesex |
Vocalist |
Jan. 59 |
|
Anne |
64 |
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ANNEXURE 3
BRITISH SETTLERS 1848-1851
NAME |
OCCUPATION |
SHIP |
DATE |
Sole, Alfred & wife |
Labourer |
Glentammer |
13.2.50 |