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The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

Settler Returns

These are the final settler returns for each party, transcribed from CO48/47 at the National Archives, Kew, London. They formed the basis of "The Settler Handbook" by M.D. Nash, although there are some differences, as she used returns held at the Cape as well. Earlier versions of the returns can often be found amongst the 1819 settler correspondence. With the exception of capital letters for surnames, the tables are true transcriptions of the file in the National Archives, although occasionally comments have been added below in square brackets. The returns held in the Cape Archives can be found in CO6138 Volumes 1 and 2. 

There are no returns in CO47/48 for Charles CAMPBELL, Richard DANIELL, Christopher THORNHILL or William WAIT, all of whom sailed later (see post 1820 correspondence), or for the ill-fated RUSSELL's Party who sailed on the Abeona. There is also no return for WILKINSON's Party, who sailed in the privately chartered Amphitrite, but the names are listed in the returns for NIGHTINGALE's Party transcribed from CO6138/2/104 at the Cape Archives. The return for STANLEY's Party can be found in his correspondence dated 4th January 1820, although an earlier return from the Cape Archives (CO6138) is transcribed here.

BAILIE's Party

Written by Sue Mackay on .

No.33

RETURN of SETTLERS proceeding to the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE under the Direction of Mr. John BAILIE Esq of 7 Manchester Buildings, Westminster

Total Number of the Men 90
Total Number of the Women 58
Total Number of Persons above Fourteen Years of Age 9
Total Number of Children under Fourteen Years of Age 99
Total Number of the Whole Party 256
Total Amount of Deposit Money for the Whole Party £1240

 

  Names of the Men
Their
Age
 Profession or Trade Names of the Women
Their
Age 
Names of the
Male Children
Their
Age
Names of the
Female Children
Their
Age
Deposit Money
payable by the
respective settlers
1 GOODES, John 25 Plumber Anna, his wife 24     Sarah 3 £10 
                Charlotte 1  
2 GOODES, Joseph 29 Plumber  Ann, his wife 28     Mary Ann 3 £10 
                Elizabeth 2  
3 FLANEGAN, Timothy 38   Gunsmith Mary, his wife 40  James Frederick  10 Mary Anne 15 £17:10 
            Arthur Stephen  7 Elizabeth 3  
4 KING, Richard 27 Farmer  Rose, his wife 25 John  3     £10 
5 PLOWMAN, Thomas 23 Cabinet Maker              £10 
6 PLOWMAN, Mich'l 40
Pensioned as Serjeant of
Marines, Portsmouth Div
 Isabella 37         £10
7  BIDDULPH, Simon 50 Farmer Ann (his wife) 48 William 14     £25 
        Louisa (his daughter) 24           
 8
STOKES Rich'd 
BIDDULPH, George
26
24
 Farmer             £10 
 9 BIDDULPH, John Burnett 22 Farmer              £10
10 BIDDULPH, James Henry 20 Farmer             £10 
11 GUNNING, Bartholomew 42  Hatter  Mary, his wife 32          £10
12
BOVEY, Robert
MATTHEWS, Benjamin
26
25
 Farmer             £10
13 ADAMS, Thomas Price 39 Merchant Mary, his wife 30     Mary 4 £10 
                Frances 1  
14 LEADER, James 28  Farmer  Ann, his wife 30 James 1 Ann 3 £10
15 HOOLE, James 31 Farmer and Harness Maker Jane, his wife 32 Abel 8 Jane 1 £12:10 
            James 4      
16 FORBES, William 27 Shoemaker             £10
17 GODLONTON, Robert 25 Printer Mary Ann, his wife 27 HEX, William  17 Mary Ann 4  £15
18 STRINGFELLOW, Thos. 30 Printer Anne, his wife 30     Anne 5  £12:10
                Mary 3  
                Sarah 1  
19 CRAUSE, Henry 29
Capt. half pay of
2nd Garrison Batt'n 
 Helen, his wife 25 Charles  6 EVENDEN, Mary 17 £20
20  VOKINS, Henry 38 Shoemaker  Lucy, his wife 35     Mary Anne 17 £15
21 CHASE, John Centlivres  24 General Merchant  Arabella, his wife 21     Louisa  1 £10
22 BALL, William 31
Pensioner 24th
Regiment Foot
 Mary, his wife 30         £10
23 [illegible], John 34 Farmer             £10
24 LAWLER, John 32 Sawyer Ann, his wife 30 John 6     £10
25 MATTHEW, Augustus Thomas 19 Labourer             £10
26 LOVEMORE, Henry † 36 Spirit Merchant Ann, his wife 29 Robert 6 Eliza 14 £20 
            John 5 Maria 2  
                Ann 3  
27 BELLMORE, Henry 29 Labourer Ann, his wife 28         £10
28
COLLINS, Thomas
CRAWFORD, Edward
28
55
 Farmer             £10
29
DUFFY, John
42
 Pesioner 80th Regt Foot Ann, his wife 44 Charles 10     £10
            George 4      
30 COX, Edward John 25 Watchmaker Emma, his wife 26 Edward 2     £10
31 BARTON, George 21 Farmer             £10
32 ROSE, John 27 Farmer             £10
33 HOCKLY, Daniel 32 General Mechanic Elizabeth, his wife 29 Daniel 6 Elizabeth 4 £12:10 
                Harriett 3  
34 GRIFFIN, Thomas 34 Gunsmith Sarah, his wife 31 Thomas 8 Sarah 9 £20
            Joseph 3 Elizabeth 5  
            James 2 Harriet 4  
35 GRAY, William 19 Laborer             £10
36 SIMS, John 23 Farmer Sarah, his wife 23 Charles 5     £10
            John 3      
37 COWPER, William Devereux 21 Farmer     James 10     £10
38 SMITH, James 43 Schoolmaster Jane, his wife 38 John James 15 Harriet 11 £30
            William Sydney 13 Mary Jane 3  
            Frederick 8 Rosina 2  
            William Zachary 6      
            Charles 5      
            Alfred 1      
39 LOW, James 20 Carpenter Susan, his wife 19         £10
40 LOW, William 19 Carpenter             £10
41 FRANTZ, Christopher 29 Vine Dresser Ann, his wife 25     Ann 7 £10
                Helen 4  
42 ROWLES, John 29 Farmer Sarah, his wife 27 John 1 Amelia 2 £10
43 GARLAND, Joseph 44
Pensioner Warrant Office
Royal Navy
 Ann, his wife 42 John LONG his nephew 17     £20
44 NOBBS, William 31
Farmer
             £10
45 MILLS, Thomas 21
Corn Trader
             £10
46 SAUNDERS, John 22
Shoemaker
             £10
47 MEAD, Thomas 19
Wheelwright
             £10
48 ADAMS, Matthew 20
Wheelwright
             £10
49 KING, George 31
Second Lieut.
Royal Marines on half pay
 Elizabeth, his wife 27         £10
50 BLAIR, William 45
Baker & Mealman
 Jane, his wife 50         £10
51 REED, William 45
Farmer
 Elizabeth, his wife 37 Charles 11 Louisa 9 £25
        Eliza 20 James 7      
            George 1      
52 REED, William 22 Farmer             £10
53 REED, Henry 18 Farmer             £10
54 WALKER, John 21 Surgeon             £10
55 THOMPSON, John 26 Baker Mary, his wife 29 John 6     £10
56 illegible entry heavily scored out                 £12:10
57 OLDHAM, Thomas 27 Farmer Anne, his wife 24         £10
58 OLDHAM, Edwin 21 Farmer             £10
59 TAYLOR, Richard 30 Farmer             £10
60 OLDHAM, Joseph 33 Mariner Dorcas, his wife 30     Harriet 12 £15
                Mary Anne 7  
                Lucretia 3  
                Josepha 1  
61 HEATH, John Henry 26 Gardener Maria, his wife 23 John Henry 2     £10
62 *BAGLEY, Patrick 25 Pensioner 48 Regt. Foot Catherine, his wife 25     Mary Anne 4 £10
63 BYRNE, Alexander 36 Shoemaker Elizabeth, his wife 33 Robert 4 Rhoda 11 £15
            Alexander 2 Jane 5  
64 ROBERTS, Edward 27 Surgeon             £10
65 ANDERSON, George 48 Carpenter Isabella, his wife 45 Benjamin 14 Isabella 8 £15
66 ANDERSON, Robert 26 Carpenter             £10
67 ANDERSON, George 24 Carpenter             £10
68 ANDERSON, William 21 Carpenter             £10
69 HARRISON, William 30 Farmer & Miller  Ann, his wife 30  Thomas  13     £10 
70 MARTIN, James 22  Farrier  Helen, his wife 22  £10 
71 SHORT, Richard 35 Merchant Elizabeth Anne, his wife 29 Richard 12 Martha 17 £15
72 FORD, James Edward 50 Woolstapler Frances, his wife 40 James Samuel 13 Frances Jane 14 £25
            George Henry 11 Adelaide Elizabeth 8  
            Edw'd Stransham 9 Jane Murray 6  
            John Henry 3      
73 MARILLIER, Philip Rich'd 27 Farmer             £10
74 HARDEN, William 25 Cabinet Maker Maria, his wife 25     Jane 4 £10
                Maria 2  
75 HART, William 46
Cornet half pay
Royal Waggon Train
     Henry George 10     £10
            Samuel Hood 8      
76 O'FLINN, Daniel 27
Physician & Surgeon
 Margaret, his wife 28         £10
77 GOODWIN, John † 46
Grazier
 Mary Ann, his wife 40 John Francis 12 Mary Ann 14 £15
            Henry Samuel 10      
78 SEYMOUR, William 32 Baker Sarah, his wife 29         £10
79 WADE, William 20 Druggist             £10
80 SHORTMAN, James 19 Labourer             £10
81 HEZELL, Thomas 19 Labourer             £10
82 BISHOP, John
 50 Shipbuilder Maria, his wife 32 John 17 Sarah 20 £30
        Jane [illegible] servant 19 James 16      
83 HOGARTH, William 27 Farmer             £10
84 HEWSON, Thomas William 42 Gunsmith Elizabeth, his wife 38 Frederick William 3 Isabella 14 £17:10
                Eliza 11  
                Emma 8  
85 HEWSON, Edwin Benj'n 19 Gunsmith             £10
86 DEVINE, Timothy 33 Carpenter Eleanor, his wife 30 John 11 Bridget 6 £15
            Jeremiah 4 Catherine 2  
87 LODGE, John 24 Gardener & Nurserymaster Mary, his wife 24         £10
88 BURNETT, Bishop † 32 Farmer Mary Anne, his wife 28 Edward Burnett David 6     £10
            Thomas Deans 5      
89 LEONARD, John 29 Tanner Elizabeth, his wife 25     Mary Ann 3 £10
                Elizabeth 2  
90 WAKEFORD, Thomas 34 Gardener Mary, his wife   Thomas 13     £10
            William 12      
91 FUTTER, George 38 Shoemaker Sarah, his wife 35 George 9 Sarah 5 £15
            John 7 Elizabeth 2  
92 MASON, Edw'd 43 Farmer Elizabeth, his wife 37 Edward 13 Eliza 1 £17:10
            Alfred 11      
            John 7      
            Henry 5      
93 CAMPBELL, Peter † 33 Surgeon Sarah, his wife 32 Margaret Ann 2 £20
        Martha HILL, servant 16     Sarah Lucy 1  
94 TUCKER, Henry 31 Druggist Elizabeth, his wife           £10
95 LLOYD, Henry 28 Worsted twister Rebecca, his wife 26 Henry 6     £12:10
            William 4      
            Charles 1      
96 BALHAM, William 23 Shoemaker Julia, his wife 25 William 2 Sarah 1 £10
97 SOMERVILLE, James 29 Farmer Johanna, his wife 29 Robert 9     £10
          James 1      
98 FULGON, George 23 Farmer Mary Ann, his wife 20         £10
99 WHITTAL, Francis 22 Farmer             £10
100 LEECH, John 39
Pensioned as Corporal
from 22nd Light Dragoons
             £10
  BAILIE, John 31
 
 Amelia, his wife 28 Charles Theodore 10     £25
        Susan KENT, servant 19 Archibald Hope 8      
            Thomas Cockburn 6      
            John Amelius 4      

*This man and his family were forwarded by one of the vessels, having been left behind by Mr. BAILIE [Transcriber's Note: He sailed with WILLSON's party]

[Transcriber's Note: Those marked † (my notation) did not sail with BAILIE's Party but did proceed to the Cape.

Bishop BURNETT sailed in the 'Ocean' (see his correspondence)

John Foulis GOODWIN sailed in the 'Medusa' (The Settler Handbook)

Henry LOVEMORE sailed in the 'Sir George Osborn' (see his correspondence)

Peter CAMPBELL appears in The Settler Handbook under SEPHTON's Party, having previously tried to join TURVEY (see his correspondence)]

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