South Africa

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	Last updated 29 July 2007
South Africa

One main thing that I will tell more about is James Henry Greathead and the 1820 settlers who sailed on the Kennersley Castle
At age twenty four James became Head of the Greathead party from Worcestershire arrived with his wife Martha (nee Hewitt) age twenty with their son James Henry Greathead age one month, came out on the Kennersley Castle, arriving on Table Bay on 26 March 1820. They were refused permission to land because of a measles epidemic and told to be in quarantine for 42 days (epidemic claimed the lives of eighteen children). The ship was only allowed to continue its journey to Algoa bay (Now Port Elizabeth) where they were allowed to land. The settlers and their belongings were dumped on an inhospitable beach and accommodated in a tented camp from where they were eventually allocated land between Grahamstown and Port Alfred. He built a house in Bathurst where he resided till his death
This page will be updated shortly I want to talk about those who travelled to South Africa and how they got there but need more time to investigate. If YOU know any information that would help me do let me know

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from 20 May 2007