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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

REED, William - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

(member of BAILIE's Party)

 

From "Bailie's Party of 1820 Settlers" by M.D. Nash:

William REED (1775-1827). He served in the Royal Navy and saw action on the "glorious first of June" under Lords Howe.

 

See his correspondence where he applied to take out a party of settlers.

 

Internet Archive: Parish Registers of Horton Kirbie, Kent

 

Charles REED of Dartford married Lucy CANE of this parish Sep 30 1767

 

Family Search

 

William son of Charles and Lucy REED was baptised on 17 July 1775 in Dartford, Kent

 

The older children listed in the Settler Returns are from William's first marriage. His wife was Sarah, but there are several marriages of a William REED to a Sarah in the London area about this time and it is impossible to know which is the correct one.

 

London Metropolitan Archives

 

Mary daughter of William REED and Sarah his wife was born July 3rd and baptised August 21 1797 in St.Gabriel, Fenchurch

William son of William READ and Sarah his wife was born Jan 13th and baptised Feb 13th 1799 in St.Gabriel, Fenchurch

Sarah Eliza of William and Sarah REED baptised 15 December 1799 in St.James, Pentonville (born 20 Nov 1799)

Henry John son of William and Sarah REED was born 7th day of March and baptised 29th day of March 1802 in All Hallows, Tottenham

Charles Proctor son of William and Sarah REED baptised 14 June 1809 in St.Mary's, Lambeth (born 24th August 1807)

Louisa daughter of William and Sarah REED baptised 9 October 1811 in St.Mary's, Lambeth (born 21 November 1810)

 

William's second wife was born Eliza GOUGH. Her Death Notice (Cape Archives) gives her maiden name as GOUGH and her married surname as POWELL, despite her two children being listed as REED. It may be that after her marriage to Mansel POWELL she and William did not in fact marry, but simply emigrated as husband and wife.

 

London Metropolitan Archives

 

Mansel POWELL and Eliza GOUGH were married by banns on 7th July 1806 in St.Pancras

Both signed

Witnesses: G. HAMP and Jas. YOUNG

 

James Samuel son of William and Eliza REED, Globe Place, Master Mariner, was baptised Sept 19th 1813 in St.Matthew, Bethnal Green

 

 Baptism of George Thomas not found

 

 

 

 

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