Hello Dennis A tidewaiter is a customs officer. He would check the goods as they came off the ship or were loaded on and of he confiscated the goods, probably took them home to his family. My great great grandfather was a tidewaiter and so was his father. There are hundreds of references on Ancestry24.co.za for the surname of Field. Many of them were from District Six. I found this in the SA Genealogies book: FIELD George Bridges Plantaganet Field arrival 15.1.1807 per Merlin van Suid-Amerika married Engelse kerk, Kaapstad 9.9.1822 Aletta Jacoba BORCHERDS born 30.3.1807 b 1 Charlotte Jeannette Plantaganet born 1.4.1824 baptised Kensington, Engeland 15.5.1824 b2 Alerta Planraganer born 9.12.1826 baptised Bengale b3 Thomas Peter Plantaganet born 29.12.1828 baptised Wynberg 17.2.1829 sterf: 12.12.1829 John Coote Field, boer op die plaas Brakfontein, Bredasdorp married Bredasdorp 4.9.1843 Elizabeth Catharina SWART born 6.6.1828 d.v. Daniel Johannes Swan en Sara Johanna Swart b Susara Johanna born 11.8.1844 baptised Bredasdorp 8.12.1844 William Jones Field married Susanna Elizabeth SCHLEMMER bl Esther Anna born 14.7.1871 baptised Uitenhage 6.9.1871 b2 William Joseph born 12.9.1872 baptised Uitenhage 17.11.1872 William Henry Field married Port Elizabeth 5.12.1888 Wilhelmina Anthoinette Sophia FROST * circa 1869 William Field arrival 1834, staatsamptenaar married Grace NN b? William Swan born Dublin, lerland 27.4.1821 died Kaapstad 14.4.1865, staatsamptenaar (see Dictionary of SA Biography III) Heather MacAlister Channel Manager E [email protected] T +27 (021) 468 8957 M + 27 (0)82 8082251 F +27 (0)86 5810390 twitter.com/ancestry24 | skype.com/ancestry24 7th Floor , 11 Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8000 | www.ancestry24.co.za -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Grubb Sent: 23 September 2010 10:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Field Family in South Africa from 1820 to1855 Information on the family of Thomas Field born somewhere in England about 1797. Thomas migrated to Cape Town, South Africa either about 1820 and/or 1840. He married Ann Harris 8 July 1841. He was a member of the Christian Israelite Church. Occupation was "tide Waiter" ???? If anyone can give a description of this occupation appreciated. Children born in South Africa were Thomas Field 30 Jun 1842 Ann Field 15 Oct 1844 Richard Field 15 Jul 1846 Henry Field 30 Jul 1848 Ephraim Field 7 Nov 1850 Manasseh Field 7 Nov 1850 (twins) Moses Field 11 Mar 1853 The family migrated to South Australia in 1853 Thomas migrated first with friend Ardolph Thielemann on the Lady Sandys. And Ann with 7 children a few months later on the Anne Dashwood. 2 more children were born in Adelaide, South Australia, Aus. Viz Caleb Field 21 Jan 1855 Rhoda Field 9 Jan 1858 Any and all information about the family sought particularly where in England they came from Ann Harris was possibly from Ireland Thanks in anticipation Dennis Grubb - Adelaide, South Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ##################################################################################### Scanned by MailMarshal - M86 Security's comprehensive email content security solution. Download a free evaluation of MailMarshal at www.m86security.com #####################################################################################

Hi Dennis I have a Dennis FIELD who married Mavis Edythe (Maisie) born ETHEREDGE. Maisie died in 1986 at the age of 81 years which makes her year of birth 1905. This FIELD family lived in East London and their children were Eric, Barry and Robin FIELD. Are they part of your tree? Vivienne ________________________________ From: Heather MacAlister - Ancestry 24 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, 23 September, 2010 9:45:43 Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Field Family in South Africa from 1820 to1855 Hello Dennis A tidewaiter is a customs officer. He would check the goods as they came off the ship or were loaded on and of he confiscated the goods, probably took them home to his family. My great great grandfather was a tidewaiter and so was his father. There are hundreds of references on Ancestry24.co.za for the surname of Field. Many of them were from District Six. I found this in the SA Genealogies book: FIELD George Bridges Plantaganet Field arrival 15.1.1807 per Merlin van Suid-Amerika married Engelse kerk, Kaapstad 9.9.1822 Aletta Jacoba BORCHERDS born 30.3.1807 b 1 Charlotte Jeannette Plantaganet born 1.4.1824 baptised Kensington, Engeland 15.5.1824 b2 Alerta Planraganer born 9.12.1826 baptised Bengale b3 Thomas Peter Plantaganet born 29.12.1828 baptised Wynberg 17.2.1829 sterf: 12.12.1829 John Coote Field, boer op die plaas Brakfontein, Bredasdorp married Bredasdorp 4.9.1843 Elizabeth Catharina SWART born 6.6.1828 d.v. Daniel Johannes Swan en Sara Johanna Swart b Susara Johanna born 11.8.1844 baptised Bredasdorp 8.12.1844 William Jones Field married Susanna Elizabeth SCHLEMMER bl Esther Anna born 14.7.1871 baptised Uitenhage 6.9.1871 b2 William Joseph born 12.9.1872 baptised Uitenhage 17.11.1872 William Henry Field married Port Elizabeth 5.12.1888 Wilhelmina Anthoinette Sophia FROST * circa 1869 William Field arrival 1834, staatsamptenaar married Grace NN b? William Swan born Dublin, lerland 27.4.1821 died Kaapstad 14.4.1865, staatsamptenaar (see Dictionary of SA Biography III) Heather MacAlister Channel Manager E [email protected] T +27 (021) 468 8957 M + 27 (0)82 8082251 F +27 (0)86 5810390 twitter.com/ancestry24 | skype.com/ancestry24 7th Floor , 11 Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8000 | www.ancestry24.co.za -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Grubb Sent: 23 September 2010 10:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Field Family in South Africa from 1820 to1855 Information on the family of Thomas Field born somewhere in England about 1797. Thomas migrated to Cape Town, South Africa either about 1820 and/or 1840. He married Ann Harris 8 July 1841. He was a member of the Christian Israelite Church. Occupation was "tide Waiter" ???? If anyone can give a description of this occupation appreciated. Children born in South Africa were Thomas Field 30 Jun 1842 Ann Field 15 Oct 1844 Richard Field 15 Jul 1846 Henry Field 30 Jul 1848 Ephraim Field 7 Nov 1850 Manasseh Field 7 Nov 1850 (twins) Moses Field 11 Mar 1853 The family migrated to South Australia in 1853 Thomas migrated first with friend Ardolph Thielemann on the Lady Sandys. And Ann with 7 children a few months later on the Anne Dashwood. 2 more children were born in Adelaide, South Australia, Aus. Viz Caleb Field 21 Jan 1855 Rhoda Field 9 Jan 1858 Any and all information about the family sought particularly where in England they came from Ann Harris was possibly from Ireland Thanks in anticipation Dennis Grubb - Adelaide, South Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ##################################################################################### Scanned by MailMarshal - M86 Security's comprehensive email content security solution. Download a free evaluation of MailMarshal at www.m86security.com ##################################################################################### ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message