1820 Damant's Party

The list below contains details of the members of the above party which formed part of the British government-assisted emigration scheme to the Cape Colony, South Africa.

The settler's age in 1820 in years is reflected in brackets.   Where no age is given it is either unknown or less than one year in the case of children.

Surname

Name

Spouse,
if applicable

Children,
if applicable

Occupation/
Other

 Atherstone

John (29)

Elizabeth (37)

William Guybon (5)

Catherine (4)

Elizabeth (3)

Emily (2)

Surgeon

 Atherstone

Thomas (26)

 

 

Husbandman

 Cooper

John (27)

 

 

Bricklayer

 Damant

Ann (13)

 

 

In the care of her uncle, Edward Damant.

 Damant

Edward (33)

 

Louisa (2)

Lieutenant, 38th Regiment

 Damant

John (34)

 

 

Commissary (half-pay)

 Durrell

Henry (27)

 

 

Husbandman

 Francis

John (24)

 

 

Husbandman

 Frost

Philip (32)

Elizabeth (30)

Philip (11)

James (10)

William (7)

Edward (6)

John (4)

Mary

Husbandman

 Gibbon

Edward (21)

 

 

Husbandman

 Hames

Joseph (20)

 

 

Husbandman

 Jacobs

John (21)

 Catherine (20)

 

Husbandman

 Lake

John (19)

 

 

Husbandman

 +Price

John (25)

 

 

Husbandman

 Purvis

Henry (32)

 

 

Blacksmith

 Seley

William (26)

 

 

Husbandman

 Smith

Stephen (27)

Ann (27)

Henry (5)

+Harriet (1)

Carpenter

 Sterley

Thomas (19)

 

 

Husbandman

 Sterley

Thomas (54)

Ann (44)

Thomas (17)

John (15)

Mary (12)

Lydia (8)

Maria (6)

William (3)

James (1)

Husbandman & army pensioner

 Tee

Richard (34)

Sarah (29)

Richard (7)

Frances (6)

Susannah (4)

Elizabeth (1)

Husbandman

 Thompson

William (21)

 

 

Husbandman

 Wells

John (20)

 

 

Tanner

 White

William (28)

 

 

Husbandman

+ = Died at sea
* = Born at sea
# = Did not disembark
@ = Originally part of party, however, sailed as independent settlers on other ships


References acknowledged in preparation of the above information.
The Settler Handbook : A new list of 1820 Settlers by MD Nash.
Supplement to the East London Daily Dispatch Christmas number 1919.   Article by GE Cory.
Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa by E Morse Jones.

Thank you to David Boardman who captured this page in the interest of Genealogy.


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