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Grahamstown Journal

Grahamstown Journal 1863 - 3 - July to September

Tuesday [sic] 3 July 1863

DIED of Bronchitis and Typhoid Fever on Friday 26th June 1863, at his residence in Hill-street, Mr. Joseph W. YELLING. Deceased was for many years a respected inhabitant of this city; he died in the 57th year of his age, leaving a widow and three children to mourn their loss.

Tuesday 7 July 1863

BIRTH at Fair Lawn on Sunday the 5th inst, Mrs J.H. GREATHEAD of a son.

DIED at Cullendale near Bedford on the 30th June, Harry, second son of William and Mary HOCKLY, aged 4 years and 7 months.

Friday 10 July 1863

DIED after a short illness of 14 days, Dinah, second daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth GRADWELL of Palmiet Fontein, Graaff-Reinet, aged 18 years 5 months and 9 days. Her end was peace. Friends at a distance please accept this notice.

Tuesday 14 July 1863

BIRTH at Bloemfontein on the 25th June 1863, Mrs. L. PAPENFUS of a son.

BIRTH at St. John's River on the 11th June 1863, the wife of Mr. F. HUGHES of a daughter.

DIED by drowning at St. John's River on the 26th June 1863, James Collie, second son of Mr. F. HUGHES, aged 11 years.

DIED on the 8th instant at his son's farm Begha Mouth, division of Peddie, Thomas NELSON Senior, original Settler of 1820. Aged 77 years and 3 months. Deeply and sincerely lamented by his aged widow and children.

[Transcriber's note: This is Thomas NELSON of CALTON's Party. For Thomas NELSON of WILLSON's Party, who also died aged 77 in 1863, see the announcement for 17 March 1863]

Tuesday 21 July 1863

DIED at Somerset East on the 10th July 1863, Paul Jacobus MARE, aged 65 years and 5 months, leaving a widow and eight children to deplore his irreparable loss.
C.S. MARE, born VAN NIEKERK

DIED at Philippolis, Orange Free State, May 7th, after a painful illness of 20 hours, Timothy Swain Mills KNIGHT, eldest son of the late Captain KNIGHT, 7th Dragoon Guards, at the age of 37 years, leaving a widow with four children.
Philippolis, May 11th 1863.

Friday 24 July 1863

BIRTH at Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France on the 2nd May, the wife of Captain Henry VIGORS of the 2nd Batt 10th Regiment of Foot, and of Erindale, County Carlow, of a son and heir.

BIRTH at Burghersdorp on the 20th July, Mrs. Jno. MARCUS of a daughter.

Tuesday 28 July 1863

BIRTH, the wife of Mr. L.C. FRANK on the 20th inst, of a daughter.

BIRTH on the 24th inst, at Hill Street Grahamstown, the wife of Mr. M.H. PRATT of a daughter.

MARRIED in Commemoration Chapel by the Rev G Chapman, James Munro GIBSON to Emily Jane, eldest daughter of William WEBB Esq of this City.

DIED at Table Farm, Albany on the 25th inst, Edward DAMANT, aged 79 years.

DIED on Saturday 25th inst, of Diphtheria, Alice Amie Martha, daughter of C.H. CALDECOTT, West Hill House, this City. Aged 5 years and 10 months.
Grahamstown, July 28th 1863

Friday 31 July 1863

MARRIED in Commemoration Chapel on the 29th inst, Peter Cornelis VAN NIEKERK Esq of Oliphant's Hoek to Miss Charlotte Grove DUNSTERVILLE, fourth daughter of the late Captain Henry DUNSTERVILLE, formerly Harbour Master of Algoa Bay.

DIED at Queenstown on the 24th instant, Ethel Amelia, the beloved child of Frederick BROWN; aged nine months.

Tuesday 4 August 1863

BIRTH at Alexandria on the 28th July, the wife of W.H. GIBBON Esq JP of a son.

BIRTH on the 2nd inst, the wife of Mr. Robert CAMPBELL, Koonap Hill, of a son.

DIED at Port Alfred on Tuesday the 28th July, Mr. Edward IRVING, Resident Engineer to the Kowie Harbour Works, aged 38 years.

Friday 7 August 1863

BIRTH this morning, 7th instant, Mrs. John WEDDERBURN of a daughter.

MARRIED at the Wesleyan Commemoration Chapel, Grahamstown, on Tuesday the 4th inst by the Rev G. Chapman, Mr. John ANDREWS, late of Bayswater, London, to Amelia Jane Couch PRAED, eldest daughter of Mr. James PRAED of this City. No cards.

DIED at Aliwal North on the morning of the 31st July, Mary Ann NORDEN, the beloved child of Mr. L. NORDEN, aged 3 months and 6 days.

DIED on the 3rd instant at his residence in Prince Alfred-street, George MONTAGU Esq, Deputy Surveyor General, aged 37 years. Mr. MONTAGU was a son of the late Honorable John MONTAGU Esq, Colonial Secretary of the Colony. His loss, both in official and private life, will long be deeply felt and deplored by all who knew him.

DIED at Fort England, Grahamstown, on Tuesday the 4th August 1863, Harriet (born GODDARD), wife of Mr. Michael HARTY, aged 54 years and 1 month. Deceased came to this Colony with her parents in 1820; and though passing through all the hardships and trials to which the early Settlers were exposed, she bore them all with cheerfulness, and met her last end with humble resignation to the Divine will. She leaves a husband and 8 children to mourn her death. Friends will please accept of this notice.

Tuesday 11 August 1863

DIED at Smithfield, Orange Free State on 31st July 1863, Rosa, infant daughter of C.S. and R. ORPEN, aged 7 days.

Friday 14 August 1863

BIRTH at Cradock on the 9th inst, the wife of Mr. James FARNHAM of a daughter.

DIED on Sunday the 9th August, Jane, widow of the late Daniel VENABLES, aged 84 years. Deceased came to this Colony with the Settlers of 1820. Her end was peace.

Tuesday 18 August 1863

MARRIED by the Rev G Chapman at Fort England, August 12th, Ambrose WEBB to Mary Arabella, eldest daughter of the late William Henry DIXON, Somerset East. No cards.

Friday 21 August 1863

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 15th instant, the wife of Capt. George Hamilton GORDON, Royal Engineers, of a daughter.

MARRIED in the Commemoration Chapel, Grahamstown on Thursday the 20th August 1863, by the Rev G Chapman, Edward Perks SHINGLER to Harriet, third daughter of Thomas Francis KING Esq.

MARRIED on the 13th August at St.George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, W.J.B. MARTIN Esq, HM 10th Regt, to Ida, second daughter of Dr. W.G. ATHERSTONE.

DIED August 17th, David William Iverson HUME, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. HUME Jun, Hilton; aged 1 year 11 months and 14 days.

DIED near East London on Wednesday the 12th inst, Mrs. Elizabeth GUNN, the relict of the late Mr. J.J. GUNN, for many years Serjeant-Major C.M. Rifles and Barrack Serjeant of this City. Deceased was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. James USHER of Grahamstown. But though "childish some time" by her expressions she dwelt on her Saviour in all her wanderings. She was buried in the Churchyard in East London by the Rev Mr Wallace, and followed by her sons and the principal inhabitants of that Port to her last resting place. Friends please accept this notice.
Fort Beaufort, Aug 18 1863
W.C.H.

DIED on West Hill, Grahamstown, on Wednesday the 18th instant, at 5 o'clock am, Edward henry St.Leger, infant son of A,W. BECK, aged 11 months and 11 days.

Tuesday 25 August 1863

MARRIED at Uitenhage on the 19th instant, by the Rev J.J. Steytler, Reuben George VERITY Esq of Queenstown to Hester Susannah, second daughter of J.L. FROST Esq of Uitenhage. No cards.

Tuesday 1 September 1863

BIRTH at Queenstown on the 22nd ult, Mrs. W.J. NETTELTON of a son.

MARRIED on the 1st September 1863 at the Cathedral, Grahamstown, by the Right Rev the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, Commissary-General W.H. DRAKE CB, Knight of the Legion of Honor, Officer of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazare, and of the Medjidie &c &c, to Elizabeth Lucy, daughter of the Hon'ble George WOOD, Member of the Legislative Council, of Woodville House in this City.

MARRIED June 23rdat St.John the Evangelist, Redland, Bristol, by the Rev W.F. FISHER, Cousin of the Bride, J. SLATER Esq of Hampton Park, Bristol to Dorathea Mounsey, eldest daughter of the late Rev Edward COOK, Wesleyan Missionary, South Africa.

DIED on the 29th August in Grahamstown, at the residence of her Nephew W.H. GARNER, Agnes HINDE, aged 81 years; she was for nearly half a century a Member of the Methodist Society. Her end was peace.

DIED at Wapping Wall, London on the 5th July, Mr. William L. WELLS, aged 74 years; leaving a wife and seven children to mourn their loss.

Friday 4 September 1863

DIED at Crediton, Devonshire, in the house of his father, on July 2nd, aged 22, Mr. R.H. DYMOND, late of Grahamstown. With a faint hope of regaining health he had returned to England, where only three weeks after his arrival he breathed his last. Throughout his long affliction he was graciously sustained by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and died in hope of a blessed immortality.

Tuesday 15 September 1863

MARRIED at Somerset East on the 8th instant, Wm. B. TAYLOR Esq of Vine Park, district of Uitenhage, late of East Lothian, Scotland, to Margaret Eliza, eldest daughter of James LEONARD Esq, Somerset East. No cards.

Friday 25 September 1863

BIRTH at Somerset East on Thursday morning, the 17th inst, the lady of Mr. Robert P. CHURCH of a son.

MARRIED at Fauresmith on the 11th September by the Rev A.A. Louw, George REED Esq, Smithfield, to Isabella, youngest daughter of the late Captain HUMPHREYS, Hull, Yorkshire, and sister to the late Mrs. BARRETT of Fauresmith. No cards.

DIED at Grahamstown on the 24th September, Rowland Hill, infant son of Jonathan and Matilda Ann WEBB, aged 5 weeks.

Tuesday 29 September 1863

BIRTH at Port Alfred on Tuesday the 22nd Sept, the wife of Capt. WELLS, Prince Alfred Tug, of a daughter.

MARRIED on the 22nd in the Union Chapel, Port Elizabeth, by the Rev John Richards, Mr. Charles HARPER, of Alice, to Emily, daughter of Mr. WILCOX of Bristol, and niece of Thos. DIX Esq, Solicitor of the same place. No cards.

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