William John Earle (1803 - 1869)

Born 3 Oct 1803 in Winchester, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary (Boardman) Earle — married 6 Feb 1823 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1869 at age 66 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South Africa

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Biography

He formed part of the 1820 British Settler programme, arriving at Algoa Bay on 24.5.1820. He was on board the ship "la Belle Aliance". He was killed during the 8th Eastern Frontier War at Albany in the Eastern Cape. in 1832 He and Mary ran the Bathurst Grammar School and the Cuylerville School, founded by his father-in-law.

William John was born in 1803. He passed away in 1869.

Sources

• "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2D-75LN : Thu Oct 26 11:49:43 UTC 2023), Entry for William John Earle, 8 Dec 1869.

• "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-NZ4H : Fri Oct 20 09:03:01 UTC 2023), Entry for William John Earle and Hannah Ubsdell, 18 Feb 1842.