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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.

BEALEY, Daniel

National Archives, Kew CO48/41, 650/651

Branch Place

Rosemary Branch

Hoxton

11th Oct 1819

My Lord,

Independent of the list of names handed me by the Church Wardens of the Parish of Tottenham there are a few more persons whose names are annexed to this from the Parishes of Stoke Newington, Edmonton, Hackney, Poplar, South Lambeth and St.Pancras, who are willing to proceed under my direction to the Cape of Good Hope and for whom I am willing to comply with the terms specified in the circular issued by His Majesty's Government. An early answer to this stating whether I am approved of will greatly oblige your Lordship's

Most obedient and humble servant

Daniel BEALEY

Name

Age

Profession

Parish

Daniel BEALEY

23

Wool Stapler

 

Alice BEALEY

23

   

Solomon BEALEY

16mo

   

Wm. BEAVAN

23

 

St.Pancras

Mary Ann BEAVAN

22

   

John PARKER

35

Gardener

Stoke Newington

Marg't PARKER

34

   

George Francis PARKER

12

   

William Frederick

10

   

Thomas Daniel

5

   

George ANDERSON

28

Gardener

Poplar

Francis MATTHEWS

38

Gardener

 

Eleanor MATTHEWS

26

   

Walter YATES

29

Gardener

Hackney

Sophia YATES

21

   

Male

6 mo

   

George HOLT

27

Farmer

St.Pancras

Harry BARTLET

29

Butcher

South Lambeth

John WILLESHAM

16

 

Edmonton

Tottenham Middlesex

October 1819

The Churchwardens of this parish at the request of Mr. BEALEY dutifully inform him for the satisfaction of the proper officers of the Government that they propose to send under him the undermentioned persons to the projected colony of the Cape of Good Hope and to advance the Monies required by Government on their account on such conditions as shall be deemed reasonable by them, provided a grant of land shall be obtained by Mr. BEALEY in respect of such persons and they also add that such emigration will be perfectly voluntary on the part of the persons nominated and will tend to the relief of a parish exceedingly oppressed by poor.

Name

Age

Profession

Thomas GASSON

29

Labourer

Elizabeth GASSON

30

 

William

6

 

Henry

5

 

Emma

3

 

Thomas

6 wks

 

Thomas HILL

19

Gardener

Richard SAMPSON

18

Labourer

Abraham WARRIN

45

Labourer

Henry Hill

22

Gardener

Hannah HILL

25

 

Thomas

2

 

William ALDRED

38

Farmer

Elizabeth ALDRED

38

 

Matilda

13

 

Anthony

12

 

Susanna

9

 

Elizabeth

3

 

Emma

1

 

Samuel BARTON

28

Labourer

Anne BARTON

28

 

Benjamin BOOTE

19

Butcher

George GRAY

28

Painter

Mary Anne GRAY

19

 

Thomas JONES

50

Gardener

Thomas JONES

27

Brickmaker

James PATRICK

21

Farmer

Benjamin NICHOLLS

18

Farmer

James CAPEL

34

Farmer

William NICHOLLS

22

Farmer

Elizabeth NICHOLLS

21

 

Emma

2

 
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