Hi Graham, I am of Irish descent on my father's side, and would love to know if my Ancestors were amongst the Irish settlers in your book. I intend on purchasing the book if they do feature. John Arnold Esq. , born in Belfast in 1825, was my 3xgreat grandfather. He married Susanna Elizabeth Fischer in 1851 in Cape Town, and they are both buried in East London. This is the only information I have on them - I dont know how they got to S.A at all. Any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks, Leigh Thomas [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Graham Dickason Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 2:03 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: [ZA-EC] IRISH SETTLERS TO THE CAPE 1820 With consent, much appreciated: The book "Irish Settlers to the Cape" authored by myself, Graham Brian Dickason, is shortly to be published as a facimilie copy of the original. This was first published in 1973 by A.A.Balkema, Cape Town, in their series of South African Biographical and Historical Studies. The book dealt primarily with the Irish Parties of 1820 Settlers. They were to be grouped under John Ingram from Cork; William Scanlan from Longford; Walter Synnot from Armagh and Capt. Butler from Wicklow. Small groups of English settlers, mainly from the London area, were to be joined with those settlers of William Parker of Cork, who was appointed by the Colonial Office as the overall Leader. They were first disembarked at Saldanha Bay and moved inland to their land allotments in Clanwilliam. This year, 2014, marks the 200th Anniversary of Clanwilliam and the book is published to commemorate this historic event. The book is to be published by DFSA Publishers and will retail at R200 per copy. Those interested in puchasing a copy should contact DFSA Publishers at [email protected] or alternatively write to DFSA Publishers, P.O. 1347, SEA POINT 8060 Graham Dickason --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com