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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

ADCOCK, Christopher - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

(member of DALGAIRNS' Party)

 

(see 1825 correspondence of R.H. ADCOCK)

 

Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland

 

Will ADCOCK married Bridget STAVELY by banns on 26 June 1776 in St.Mary's, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

William ADCOCK (signed)

Bridget STAVELY (Signed)

Witnesses: Robert HILL and Sarah STAVELY

[Banns Register for St.Mary's, Melton Mowbray lists Will. ADCOCK and Bridget STAVELY of Sysonby, both of this parish]

 

Baptisms in St.Mary's, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire:

Edw'd son of Will'm and Bridgett ADCOCK baptised 26 June 1777 (born May 16)

Ann Marie daughter of Will'm and Bridgett ADCOCK baptised 6 November 1778 (born Sept 23)

Christopher son of William and Bridget ADCOCK baptised 12 November 1779 (born Sep 30)

Virtue daughter of William and Bridget ADCOCK baptised [19?] March 1786 (born twelfth day)

Robert Hill ADCOCK son of William and Bridget ADCOCK baptised 17 January 1789, born same day [died 29 August 1789]

Robert Hill ADCOCK son of William and Bridget ADCOCK baptised 16 October 1790 (born 13th)

Harriet ADCOCK, third daughter of William ADCOCK of M.M., chandler, son of William ADCOCK of M.M., blacksmith by Bridget his wife, daughter of Christopher STAVELY of M.M., architect, born May 31st baptised 1st June 1792

Mary Ann ADCOCK, fourth daughter of William ADCOCK of M.M., chandler, son of William ADCOCK of M.M., blacksmith by Bridget his wife, daughter of Christopher STAVELY of M.M., architect, born Feb 29th baptised March 3rd 1796

 

Bridgett, daughter of Christopher STAVELY, stone cutter, by Sarah his wife was baptised 11 April 1757 in St.Mary's, Melton Mowbray 

 

Register for St.Mary's, Melton Mowbray

Feb 1750 Christopher STAVLEY and Sarah HILL both of this town pub. and mar'd at Sisonby

 

Christopher ADCOCK married Elizabeth Sarah SIMMONDS (see her Death Notice, Cape Archives). She was born in Oxford.

 

London Metropolitan Archives

 

William son of Christopher and Elizabeth ADCOCK, Little Chelsea, Tallow chandler, baptised 13th November 1814 in St.Mary Abbots, Kensington (born 18 April 1813)

Robert son of Christopher and Elizabeth ADCOCK, Little Chelsea, Tallow chandler, baptised 13th November 1814 in St.Mary Abbots, Kensington (born 4 October 1814)

George Frederick son of Christopher and Elizabeth ADCOCK, Little Chelsea, Tallow chandler, baptised 11th August 1816 in St.Mary Abbots, Kensington

 

Baptism of Edward not found. 

 

Correspondence of Henry SHEPHERD (1826) shows that Christopher ADCOCK requested to bring a son out from England.

 

Pigot's London Directory 1839

 

Robert Hill ADCOCK, Wine and Spirit Merchant, 6 Argyle St, Regent St, London

 

London Metropolitan Archives

 

Elizabeth Sarah, dau'r of Henry Delahay SYMONDS born 22nd January, bapt. 21st Feb 1790 in St.Faith under St.Paul, City of London

 

Henry Delahay SYMONDS of the parish of St.Martin, Ludgate, London and Jane GLOVER of this parish, spinster, were married by licence on 5 October 1783 in St.Michael, Cornhill.

H.D. SYMONDS (signed)

Jane GLOVER (her mark)

Witnesses: John WHITE, Thos. HOLLAND, Phoebe Camfield and Ann BATSFORD

 

 

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