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

pre 1820 Settler Correspondence before emigration

ALL the 1819 correspondence from CO48/41 through CO48/46 has been transcribed whether or not the writers emigrated to the Cape. Those written by people who did become settlers, as listed in "The Settler Handbook" by M.D. Nash (Chameleon Press 1987), are labelled 1820 Settler and the names of actual settlers in the text appear in red.

WILLIAMS, John et al

Written by Sue Mackay on 09 April 2015.

National Archives, Kew CO48/46, 344

No.8 Taylor Buildings

St.Martins Lane

[Received Aug 13 1819]

We the undersigned wishing to go out to the Cape of Good Hope humbly beg information on the subject

Your humble obedient servants

John WILLIAMS 35

Peter McKEW 17

John SAUNDERS 26 Wife & 2 children

Wm. LOWRY 39 Wife & 2 children

Barnard McGILL 40

Robt ERNSFORD 24

Wm. GEDDISS 18

John BENNETT 39 Wife & 3 children

Tim DRISSHELL 16

George DRISSHELL 25

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