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have you got any info on familys smith range from 1940's onwards?
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[ZA-IB] Descendants of William SMITH (1820) and Rebecca HANCORN Dear All I know that there were some interested in this family last week. Many, many thanks to William Jervois for his generosity in allowing me to place this on the list, as 99% of this is his research. John SMITH Generation 1 John SMITH from the Willson’s Party of 1820 Settlers on the Belle Alliance, and Rebecca HANCORN. He was a Boatswain for Lord Nelson in the British Royal Navy. Settler entry: Smith, John (42)Rebecca (34)John Hancorn (15)Thomas William (8)William (4)Boatswain, Royal Navy John SMITH was born in 1778. He died in 1857 at Assegai Bosch. Although formerly a boatswain for the Royal Navy, he farmed at Assegai Bosch until his death. Rebecca HANCORN, born Westminister. Parents; John HANCORN and Rebecca. Baptised 25th October, 1775 Source : William Jervois CHILDREN: 1) John Hancorn SMITH born c1805, married Mary Ann STRINGFELLOW 2) William Hancorn SMITH, born July 1814, married Emily PEACOCK 3) Thomas Joseph Hancorn SMITH, born 1816, married Catherine Pettick JEFFERY 4) Edwin SMITH, born 1821, Married Petronella BERTRAM Generation 2 1) John Hancorn SMITH, born 1805 in England, arrived at the Cape in Willson's party of 1820 Settlers, died before 1871 at Melville Park. He acquired Melville Park in 1841 from James WARD. At the time of his youngest son’s baptism, he is described as Field Cornet, Grahamstown . Mary Anne STRINGFELLOW, born circa 1817 in England, arrived at the Cape in Bailie's party of 1820 Settlers, died 16 November 1871 at De Beer's New Rush, Kimberley. Source for the above data is William Jervois, the genealogist at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown. John and Mary married on 8 November 1832 in Graham's Town. Source: the Graham's Town Journal (in the Cory Library at Rhodes University, Grahamstown), volume I, number 47 of 15 November 1832. Seen in the Grahamstown Journal , 1832: Jan 6 JH SMITH begs leave to inform the inhabitants of Grahamstown and vicinity that he has taken out a wholesale spirit licence, and has at present for sale, good old Cape brandy, bottled ale and Porter, and few hogsheads of Letterstedt's superior Pale Ale and will shortly receive foreign wines and spirits which will be sold at reduced prices. They had the following children: 1.1) Hancorn SMITH b. 12 September, 1833, Grahamstown 1.2) John Stringfellow Hancorn SMITH b. 25th August, 1836. Died 8th April 1872, “in his own tent’ De Beers New Rush, Kimberley. Married; Magdalena Maria TEUBES b. 1842 d. 1876.02.15 1.3) Mary Ann Hancorn SMITH b. 2nd September, 1838 1.4) Rebecca Ann Hancorn SMITH b. 12th Ocotber, 1840 Married; William C. NICHOLSON 1.5) William Stringfellow Hancorn SMITH b. 21st May, 1842 at Melville Park. Died about 1893. d. ABT 1893 m. 1874.10.27; Fanny Augusta BIRD b. 1853 d. ABT 1893 3rd Generation: 1.5) William Stringfellow Hancorn SMITH born 21 May 1842, Melville Park, baptised 17 Sep 1848, Grahamstown Anglican, married 27 Oct 1874, in St George's, Grahamstown, Fanny Augusta BIRD, born 1853, Nazaar (near Melville Park), died abt 1893. William died abt 1893. He was farming at Melville Park at the time of his marriage. 1.5.1. John Hancorn SMITH born 16 Feb 1875, Assegai River, baptised 7 Jun 1880, Grahamstown Anglican. 1.5.2 Gertrude Mary Hancorn SMITH born 17 Aug 1876, Assegai River, baptised 7 Jun 1880, Grahamstown Anglican. 1.5.3 Alice Bird Hancorn SMITH born 22 Mar 1879, Assegai River, baptised 7 Jun 1880, Grahamstown Anglican. 1.5.4 Frederick Lawrence Hancorn SMITH born 30 Apr 1880, Assegai River, baptised 7 Jun 1880, Grahamstown Anglican. 1.5.5 Nina Maud Hancorn SMITH born 30 Oct 1881, Assegai River, baptised 6 Oct 1889, Grahamstown Anglican, died 29 Sep 1966, East London. 1.5.6 Daisy Louisa Hancorn SMITH born 1 Jun 1883, Assegai River, baptised 6 Oct 1889, Grahamstown Anglican, died 30 Dec 1932, Pretoria prison. * 1.5.7 Fanny Augusta Hancorn SMITH born 11 Aug 1884, Assegai River, baptised 6 Oct 1889, Grahamstown Anglican, married 29 Jun 1910, in Kimberley, William Malcolm MacLACHLAN born 27 Apr 1875, St John's, Antigua, died abt 1935. Fanny died 18 May 1961, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Although baptised by the names given, she was later known as Florence Augusta Matilda. She arrived in Bulawayo by coach, in 1896, and was in the laager at Bulawayo during the Matabele Rebellion of that year. 1.5.8 Ella Minnie Hancorn SMITH born 24 Jun 1886, Assegai River, baptised 6 Oct 1889, Grahamstown Anglican. 1.5.9 Effie Victoria Hancorn SMITH born 18 Nov 1887, Assegai River, baptised 6 Oct 1889, Grahamstown Anglican. 1.5.10 Stella SMITH born 24 Jun 1890, died 1 Mar 1968, Emsworth, Hampshire. After her parents' death in 1893, she was adopted by her uncle and aunt, Colonel Edward LYONS, R.A. and Mrs. Alice LYONS. She was with them during the siege of Kimberley and was later educated in Belgium, serving in the Red Cross there at the start of World War I. She finally settled in Britain. 1.5.11 Dorothy SMITH born 1891. She married firstly to a Mr. HUNTER, then to Mr. THURTELL. Source: William Jervois 1.6) Emily Lucy Hancorn SMITH . Married; George HARDING 1.7) Alice Sarah Hancorn SMITH b. 20th August 1844. Died 1931 Emsworth Hampshire Married 1862.05.15 ; Edward LYONS b. 1836.11.28 1.8) Maria Louisa Hancorn SMITH b. 12th November, 1846. Died 29th November, 1922 d. 1922.11.29 m. 1873.07.24 Sir Drummond Miles DUNBAR b. 1845.11.21 d. 1903.01.04 1.9) Jane Hancorn SMITH b. 23rd August, 1848. Died 20th December , 1916. Maried; Charles TABERER b. CIR 1843.04 d. 1916.10.15 1.10) Thomas Stringfellow SMITH b. 30th December, 1850 Source: William Jervois 2) William Hancorn SMITH and Emily PEACOCK William Hancorn SMITH born July, 1814. Died January 1862, in Somerset East. He was the son of John SMITH and Rebecca HANCORN. At the time of his children’s baptism, he was described as a storekeeper of Somerset East. He married Emily PEACOCK. Born DEC 1815 England. Died SEP 1861 Somerset East. Children of William Hancorn SMITH and Emily Peacock are: CHILDREN: 2.1). John Peacock SMITH. Born Somerset East. Married Frances Ann McMASTER at Somerset East, 15.09.1862 2.2). Maria Rebecca SMITH. Born Somerset East,1841. Died “ La Verna ” District of Ladysmith, Natal. 19.08.1918. She married John Frederick William McMASTER at Somerset East, 15.09.1862 2.3). Emily Ann SMITH. Born Somerset East. Married Joseph Lamont McMASTER 2.4). William George SMITH. Born 3 APR 1849 Somerset East. Died 1885 . 2.5.). Harriet Amelia SMITH. Born 11 SEP 1851 Somerset East. Married Frederick James McMASTER. Siblings of William Hancorn SMITH 1. John Hancorn SMITH Born 1805 . Died BEF 1871 Melville Park. 2. Thomas Joseph Hancorn SMITH. Born 1816 . Died 1872 Kimberley. 3. Edwin Hancorn SMITH. Born 1821 . Died 11 NOV 1861 Port Alfred. 3rd Generation: 2.2) Maria Rebecca SMITH & John Frederick William McMASTER had the following children: 2.2.1) Clement Wingrove McMASTER, b. 14 July, 1863 , married Vivien Mildred McMASTER 2.2.2) James Douglas McMASTER, b. 22 February, 1865. Unmarried. 2.2.3) Edgar Stanhope McMASTER b. 31st March, 1867. Unmarried 2.2.4) Catherine Galbreth McMASTER b. 6th December, 1868. Married Thomas DARKE 2.2.5) Mabel Gladstone McMASTER, b. 2nd October, 1870. Married Argyle Frederick Hird MCMASTER 2.2.4) Agnes Grey McMASTER, b. 28th October, 1871. Married : 1. Arthur Leopold McMASTER 2.James George BREMNER 2.2.7) Amy Maitland McMASTER, b. 28th August, 1874. Married Frank LEE 2.2.8) Harriet Beaconsfield McMASTER, b. ? . Married …. SMITH 2.2.9) Edith Wi

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