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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

GREEN, John - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

(member of MENEZES' Party)

 

See correspondence of William MENEZES, which says that "The Person Named Jno. GREEN with a Wife and Six children has been 15 years in the Army, and was 3 years & 6 months a pay serjeant in the 4 Regt. of Infantry; and 7 years serjeant in the Northampton Militia and belongs to Walmer Parrish out of Employ"

 

Northamptonshire County Council

 

Parents:

William GREEN, widower, and Hannah HARDWICK, widow, were married by banns on 31 May 1778 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Both made their mark

Witnesses: Wm ADCOCK and Mary HILL 

 

Hannah the daughter of Richard ELCE was baptised 16th September 1739 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

 

Thomas HARDWICK, widower and Hannah ELSE, spinster were married by licence on 26th January 1775 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Thomas HARDWICK (signed)

Hannah ELSE (X)

Witnesses: John KESTING and Mary PAGE (X)

 

John son of Wm. GREEN was baptised 29 April 1779 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (born 27 April)

Thomas son of Wm. GREEN was baptised 30th December 1782 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

 

William GREEN, Plasterer was buried 23rd December 1790 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Hannah GREEN, widow, was buried 29 March 1812 in All Hallows, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

 

Family Search

 

John GREEN married Ann ROWNEY on 16 October 1808 in St.Paul's, Bedford

 

See memorandum wriiten by Ann ROWNEY in 1865 about her life in England.

 

National Archives, Kew, London

 

RG4/1656 Registers of Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel, Deal, Kent

Hannah daughter of John & Ann GREEN of Deal was born 18th December 1810 and christened January 20th 1811

 

Northamptonshire County Council

 

Mary Ann daughter of John & Ann GREEN, Daventry, Cordwainer, was baptised on 25 May 1814 in Daventry, Northamptonshire

John, son of John & Ann GREEN, Daventry, Cordwainer, was baptised on 25 May 1814 in Daventry, Northamptonshire

 

Canterbury Cathedral Archives

 

William son of John & Ann GREEN, Ewell, Shoemaker, was baptised June 7th 1818 in Temple Ewell, Kent

Thomas son of John & Ann GREEN, Ewell, Shoemaker, was baptised June 7th 1818 in Temple Ewell, Kent

James son of John & Ann GREEN, Ewell, Shoemaker, was baptised June 7th 1818 in Temple Ewell, Kent

 

 [With such a common name as John GREEN it is not possible to be 100% certain that the baptisms of John and Ann's children are the correct ones, but they do seem to fit the facts as known]

 

 

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