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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

MARSDEN, George - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

(member of DIXON's Party)

 

London Metropolitan Archives

 

George MARSDEN, bachelor, married Elizabeth GREEN, spinster, on 22 November 1806 in St.George in the East

George MARSDEN (signed)

Elizabeth GREEN (X)

Witnesses: E. TRIMBY and Thos. Harmar LACON

 

George, son of George MARSDEN, carpenter, by Elizabeth, Martha Street, baptised 24 March 1811 in St.George in the East (born 18 May 1809)

Elizabeth, daughter of George MARSDEN, carpenter, by Elizabeth, Martha Street, baptised 24 March 1811 in St.George in the East (born 28 February 1811)

 

Freedom of the City of London Admission Registers (Held at the LMA)

This day Mr. George TEMPLE, Keeper of the Guildhall, having presented unto this Court George MARSDEN to be made free of this City as the last of three granted unto the Three Serjeant Carvers by this Court the fourth day of October 1796 for the Mayoralty of Mr. Alderman CURTIS. It is ordered that the same George MARSDEN be admitted to the freedom of this City by Redemption in the Company ofGlovers, paying unto Mr. Chamberlain for this City's use the sum of forty six shillings and eightpence

Beneath this the word Merchant is written and ringed, to indicate current occupation

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