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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

BOLD, John Southward - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 (member of HAYHURST's Party)

 

Lancashire Archives:

 

Parents:

William BOLD of the Parish of Liverpool, Watchmaker and Mary SOUTHWARD of the same place, Spinster, were married by banns on the 26 April 1772 in St.Nicholas, Liverpool

Both signed (Mary's signature appears to read SUDERT)

Witnesses: John WRIGHT and Geo. BARKER

 

John son of William BOLD Watchmaker and Mary his wife born 29 January and christened 31 January 1773 in St.Mary, Prescot, Lancashire

 

William BOLD of Prescot, Watchmaker, buried 21 January 1797 in St.Mary's, Prescot

 

John BOLD of Prescot in this Parish, Watchmaker, and Ann MANCHESTER of Prescot in this Parish were married by banns on 6 August 1792 in St.Mary's, Prescot, Lancashire

John BOLD (signed)

Ann MANCHESTER (X)

Witnesses: Charles BIGLEY and James BRADSHAW

 

Baptisms in St.Mary's, Prescot

Robert son of John BOLD, Watchmaker, and Hannah his wife baptised 25 December 1792 (born December 9th) - buried 7 January 1793

William son of John BOLD, Watchmaker, and Hannah his wife baptised 7 May 1794 (born April 18th)

Hannah daughter of John BOLD, Watchmaker, and Hannah his wife baptised 30 September 1798 (born September 2nd)

John son of John BOLD, Watchmaker, and Hannah his wife baptised 24 May 1801 (born April 25th)

Joshua and Peter sons of John BOLD, Watchmaker, and Hannah his wife baptised 14 August 1803 (born July 26)

Caleb son of John BOLD, Watchmaker, and Hannah his wife baptised 6 April 1806 (born March 22nd) - buried 25 July 1807

Martha daughter of John BOLD, Watchmaker, and Hannah his wife baptised 17 April 1808 (born March 9th)

Sarah daughter of John and Hannah BOLD, Prescot, Watchmaker baptised 23 March 1814

 

National Archives, Kew

 

RG4/3125/f8 Register of Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel in Liverpool.

Mary BOLD baptised 17 July 1796, daughter of John BOLD and Hannah (born 23 June 1796). Place of abode Prescot.

 

RG4/134/f4 Register of Houghton Street Wesleyan Chapel, Prescot, Lancashire.

Caleb Southward, son of John BOLD, watchmaker, residing in Prescot, and Hannah his wife, whose maiden name was MANCHESTER, was born 30 August and baptised 7 October 1810.

 

Liverpool City Council:

 

Elizabeth Emma daughter of John and Hannah BOLD, Pall Mall, Watchmaker, baptised 31 May 1818 in St.Nicholas, Liverpool

 

Elizabeth Emma BOLD married John HAROLD on 2 June 1844 in St.Philip, Liverpool. Her father was listed as John Southward BOLD, Watchmaker (Dead)

 

John FOSTER of the Parish of Liverpool, Watchmaker married Hannah BOLD of the Parish of Liverpool, Spinster, by banns on 10 October 1819

Both signed

Winesses: Wm. BOLD and Mary BOLD

 

Prescot, Lancashire was a great centre for watchmaking. See here.

 

 

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