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The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

Additonal Information

This is pre 1820 information mainly taken from actual images of UK parish registers and other primary sources which I have personally researched. Further information about the settlers and their families once they reached the Cape can be found at https://www.1820settlers.com/

Sue Mackay

JEFF(E)RIES, Edward George and Gad - Extra Data

Written by Sue Mackay on .

 

(members of HOWARD's Party,  in the care of their uncle James WATTS)

 

London Metropolitan Archives

 

Parents:

Gad the son of George JEFFREYS, Bargemaster in Old Brentford, and Sarah his wife was baptised March 3rd 1783 in the Albany Congregational Chapel, Brentford.

 

Gad JEFFERIES married Mary Ann WATTS on 31 March 1805 in St.Mary's, Hanwell, Middlesex

Witnesses: Richard SLADER and Daniel PEGLER

 

Surrey History Centre

 

Edward George, son of Gad and Mary Ann JEFFERIES, was baptised on 14 June 1807 in All Saints, Kingston upon Thames (born 28 April last)

 

Death Notice (Cape Archives) of younger brother Gad suggests he was born in Banff, Scotland ca 3 January 1809

 

London Metropolitan Archives

 

Possible baptism for James WATTS

James, son of James and Mary WATTS, baptised 23 September 1787 in St.Mary, Ealing (born August 30th)

 

George JEFFREYS of this parish, widower, and Sarah COLLINS of this parish, spinster, were married by banns on 13 January 1777 in St.Mary, Ealing

Both signed

Witnesses: Chas. BLAKE and Anna WOOD

 

Baptisms and Burials in Albany Congregational, Brentford:

Phebe the daughter of George JEFFREYS, Bargemaster in Old Brentford, and Sarah his wife was baptised October 12th 1777 (presumed to have died in infancy)

Joseph the son of George JEFFREYS, Bargemaster in Old Brentford, and Sarah his wife was baptised August 2nd 1779

Phebe the daughter of George JEFFREYS, Bargemaster in Old Brentford, and Sarah his wife was baptised August 26th 1781

Gad the son of George JEFFREYS, Bargemaster in Old Brentford, and Sarah his wife was baptised March 3rd 1783 

Jabez the son of George JEFFREYS, Bargemaster in Old Brentford, and Sarah his wife was baptised January 15th 1785

Phebe JEFFREYS daughter of George and Sarah JEFFREYS of New Brentford in the parish of Hanwell in the County of Middlesex, aged 5 years, was buried in the Protestant Dissenting Burying Ground in Brentford Butts on the 3rd day of May 1786.. [Note by minister on adjacent page] This same Phebe JEFFREYS is registered in the old book as the daughter of George JEFFREYS, Bargemaster in Old Brentford. He is still a Bargemaster and has a house in Old Brentford & he is a Linen Draper and has a house in New Brentford. I mention this to prevent a mistake.

Joseph son of George and Sarah JEFFREYS of New Brentford in the parish of Hanwell in the County of Middlesex, aged 7 years, was buried in the Protestant Dissenting Burying Ground in Brentford Butts July 30 1786

Lydia the daughter of George JEFFREYS, Linen Draper, in New Brentford in the parish of Hanwell in the County of Middlesex and Sarah his wife was born August 17th and baptised August 26th 1786 by me Matthew Bradshaw, Dissenting Minister. 

Lydia JEFFREYS, daughter of George and Sarah JEFFREYS of New Brentford in the parish of Hanwell in the County of Middlesex, aged 6 weeks, was buried in the Protestant Dissenting Burying Ground in Brentford Butts October 11th 1786

Jabez the son of George JEFFREYS and Sarah his wife of New Brentford in the parish of Hanwell in the County of Middlesex, aged one year ten months, was buried in the Protestant Dissenting Burying Ground in Brentford November 22nd 1786

Deborah daughter of George JEFFREYS and Sarah his wife of New Brentford in the parish of Hanwell in the County of Middlesex, born the 23rd day of December 1791, was baptised on the 14th day of January 1792 by me Robert Winter, Dissenting Minister.

Tryphena JEFFERIES born 10 Jun [17]94 bp'd 22 do.

 

 

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