Hello Elaine, Edward and Charles are our family names and come from the Field who came out with the 1820 Settlers. They still have the family farm at Thomas River between Stutterheim and Cathcart. I have not researched that side of the family yet. Regards Colleen Bowers nee Field. -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Van Zyl [mailto:elainevz@absamail.co.za] Sent: 11 February 2015 10:47 AM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] Edward Charles Field Edward Charles Field was in the 32nd Regiment of Foot fr0m 1872 - 1875 and in the 80th Regiment of Foot from 1877 - 1879. He was married to Annie (?) and four of their six children Alice Elizabeth, Edward Charles, John William and Harriet Laura were baptised in King Williamstown. I have found no baptism for Sarah Ann who was born in about 1869. In 1881 the family was living in Cape Town and Edward Charles snr was a constable. He died on 4 May 1881 and was buried at St George's on 6 May 1881. Cannot find information on how he came to be in South Africa - did he join the military here or elsewhere? Where was he from? I am trying to find out Annie's maiden name and where she was from. She remarried in 1883. Her death was on 15 July 1915 but, this is unconfirmed. It is possible that she died in Natal as this is where Sarah Ann was married. We have estate files for most of the family members. Any information would be most welcome Regards Elaine --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com