Good evening everyone - please find listed below part 5 of British Families in South Africa ALLEN* Meaning: Personal name from old Gaelic Ailéne (rock). Charles, b. Londonderry 1791, d. Uitenhage 1833. Auctioneer. M. Cape Town 12.10.1817 Maria J. Mentz, 2 c. James Franklin Swithin, b. Liscongil, Ireland, 15.7.1852, d. Pietermaritzburg 13.8.1913. S.o. William and Clare Allen. Arr. 1875. Medical practitioner. M. 1882 Jane C. Campbell, 5 c. Richmond Robert, of Pietermaritzburg, b. 1852. Surgeon. M. 1882 Clara E. King, d.o. Richard Philip King, Dick King, 1 c. ALLISON Meaning: Son of Alice. James (44), fr. London. Turner. Arr. 1820 on the East Indian with wife Ann (Maxwell) (39), 6 c. Francis (40), fr. Nottingham. Labourer. Arr. 1820 with wife Elizabeth (30), 5 c. James, b. Edinburgh 4.7.1802, d. Pietermaritzburg 1.4.1875. Arr. 1820 on the East Indian. Minister Methodist Church and missionary. S.o. James and Ann Allison. M. Grahamstown 4.1.1827 Dorothy Thackwray, d. 23.6.1864; rem. Mary McCarthy, 3 c. Joseph, b. Cork, Ireland 30.11.1817, d. Tempe nr. Bloemfontein 5.9.1869. Arr. 1820. S.o. James Allison and Ann Maxwell. Civil servant and farmer. M. Johanna E. F. du Plooy, 10 c. ALLSOP Meaning: From Alsop (Derby). John, b. Leicestershire 30.3.1812, d. 11.1.1890. M. England 21.5.1833 Elizabeth Webster, b. 2.8.1811, d. 27.5.1851, 3 c. ALMOND Meaning: From river Almond. John, b. Glasgow 13.4.1837, d. Napier 8.8.1870. Furniture maker. M. Napier 7.11.1864 Susan J. M. Groenewald, 3 c. AMOS Meaning: Amis, friend. Henry (16), Thomas (7), Edward (4) and 4 sisters, stepchildren of Richard Bowles, fr. Dover. Arr. 1820 on the Weymouth. Children of the late Henry and Elizabeth Amos. (See Bowles.) ANDERSON Meaning: Son of Andrew. William, b. London 1.12.1769, d. Pacaltsdorp 24.9.1852. S.o. William Anderson and Catherine Turner. Arr. 1800. LMS missionary. M. Cape Town 17.8.1806 Johanna M. Schonke, d.o. Bartholomeus S., b. 1777, d. 1848, 9 c. Alexander, b. Dundee, Scotland, 14.12.1839, d. Port Elizabeth 17.5.1884. M. Cherryline Manners, 6 c. George (48), fr. London. Carpenter. Arr. 1820 on the Chapman with wife Isabella (45), 2 c. In same ship their sons George (24), Robert (26) and William, all carpenters. ANDREWS Meaning: Son of Andrew. Ceasar, b. England 1807, d. Port Elizabeth 17.3.1879. M. Maria J. Heugh, 5 c. ANNANDALE Meaning: Place in Dumfries. George, b. Great Britain, ca. 1799, d. distr. Wodehouse 24.12.1879. S.o. John and Maria Annandale. Smith. M. Somerset East 3.9.1826 Susanna J. de Beer, d.o. J. M. de Beer, d. 22.5.1873, 11 c. APPLEYARD Meaning: From Appleyard, Yorkshire. John Whittle, b. Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 15.6.1814, d. King William's Town 4.4.1874. S.o. Rev. John Appleyard. Arr. 1840. Wesleyan missionary and publisher. M. Salem 13.4.1841 (first name unknown) Archbell, 1 c. APSEY Meaning: Son of App or Abb (Abraham). George, wid. Mary Ann Chapman. M. Cape Town 12.8.1833 Caroline Roach, wid. J. Rauch, 2 c. ARBUCKLE Meaning: Place in Lanark. (Sir) William, b. Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 25.7.1839, d. Durban 4.8.1915. S.o. William Arbuckle and Margaret Marshall. Arr. 1850 as a Byrne settler. Businessman and politician. M. 1865 Henrietta Shire, 8 c. ARBUTHNOT Meaning: From Arbuthnott, nr. Aberdeen. James, b. Peterhead, Scotland, ca. 1817, d. Umzinto, Natal 4.5.1861. Sugar farmer. S.o. William A. and Susan Marshall. Arr. 1850 on the Unicorn. M. 1842 Jane M. Cordiner, 9 c. ARCHBELL Meaning: Precious bold. James, b. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, 1798, d. Pietermaritzburg 30.3.1866. Wesleyan missionary, Voortrekker minister, journalist, businessman, politician. M. 25.10.1818 Elizabeth Haigh, d. 1855, Leeds; rem. Sarah Anna Strickland née Haigh, 10 c. ARCHER Meaning: Bowman. John, b. Leicestershire, ca. 1794, d. Kookfontein 5.11.1866. Land surveyor. Arr. 1820 on the East Indian with wife Jane Hart, b. Longford, Ireland, ca. 1798, d. Keerom, Namaqualand 7.11.1835, d.o. William and Catherine Hart; rem. Charlotte Newman, d.o. John and Charlotte Newman, b. Cumberland, ca. 1799, d. Kookhuis 7.5.1865, 7 c. ARCHIBALD Meaning: Precious bold. Robert Montgomery, b. Acton, Middlesex, 7.1.1838, d. Umzinto 21.6.1913. S.o. Robert Archibald and Helen Paterson. Arr. 1842. Businessman and politician. M. 1867 Mary E. Wheatland, 3 c. ARLOW Meaning: From Harlow (Essex) or Harlow Hill (Northumberland). John, b. England. M. Uitenhage 3.4.1820 Aletta C. J. Brits, d.o. J. J. Brits, 8 c. ARMSTRONG Meaning: Strong in the arm. Alexander Boswell, b. Dublin 21.12.1787, d. King William's Town 25.7.1862. S.o. John Armstrong and Thomasine Tucker. Arr. 1818. Soldier and magistrate. M. Mary Frazer, 5 c. ARNOT Meaning: From Arnot in Portmoak, Scotland. David, b. Fife, Scotland, 1795. Arr. 1817 with Moodie settlers. Cooper. M. Uitenhage 2.10.1819 Catharina van der Jeugd, d.o. Jacobus v. d. J.; rem. 13.3.1833 Mary Turvey, wid. George Nelson, 4 c. ARROWSMITH Meaning: Smith who makes arrows, especially iron arrow-heads. Joseph, fr. London. Arr. 1820 on the Duke of Marlborough. M. Cape Town 12.7.1824 Rose Gordon, wid., 2 c. ASHBROOK Meaning: Eastern brook. George (27), fr. Manchester. Labourer. Arr. 1820 on the John with wife Catherine (24), 4 c. ASHBY Meaning: Place name in several counties. John Ashby, b. ca. 1840. Shopkeeper Swellendam. M. Swellendam 26.3.1867 Susanna J. Steyn, 5 c. ASHTON Meaning: Place name in several counties. William, b. Heaton Norris, Lancashire, 13.7.1817, d. Barkly West 29.3.1897. S.o. Thomas Ashton. Arr. 1843. Missionary. M. Sarah Dixon, d. 1859; rem. Catherine Henslie, d. 1879; rem. Martha J. Hardy, d. 1928, 6 c. kind regards Heather Please note that no part of this information may be reproduced without prior permission on the list-owner in any electronic or paper format whatsoever Heather's South African Genealogy Help List at www.genealogy.co.za is soon due to be re-vamped and re-launched. 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