William Hayes Acutt (1821 - 1896)

Born 14 Dec 1821 in Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes Mary (Williams) Acutt — married 5 Aug 1853 in Durban, Colony of Natal, South Africa

Husband of Mary Caroline (Gower) Acutt — married 6 May 1882 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa

Died 29 Jan 1896 at age 74 in Lidgetton, Natal, South Africa

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William Acutt migrated from England to Natal, South Africa.

Biography

William was born in 1821. He is the son of Robert Acutt and Julianna Cotton. ^[1]

His father died in 1849.

William was the first Acutt to move to Natal SA.

On 9 January 1850 William emigrated to South Africa, leaving from Gravesend on the Thames on the 680 ton barque Edward under Captain Robertson and arriving 4 months later on 10 May 1850 in Port Natal (Durban). Also on the same ship were the Groom family: Groom, Richard (25), his wife Elizabeth (20), Betsy (27), Ellen (23), Thomas (21), Mary (19), Edward (10). They travelled under the Joseph Byrne scheme, and are still known as the "Byrne Settlers"

William had been allotted 50 acres in Natal.

He married Agnes Mary Williams on 5 August 1853 at D'Urban, Natal, South Africa. His occupation was recorded as Merchant.^[2]

They went on to have 10 children.

His wife Agnes died in 1881.

He married, secondly, Mary Caroline Gower.

Marriage Record

William Hayes Acutt

Spouse Mary Caroline Gower

Marriage Date 4 May 1882

Marriage Place Pietermaritzburg, Natal ^[3]

William died in 1896 at the age of about 72. He was pre-deceased by five of his children.

Probate:

Event Date: 1896

Event Place: Natal, South Africa^[4]

Probate:

Event Date: 27 May 1915

Event Place (Original): Natal, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Jan 1896

Beneficiary's Name: Mary Caroline Acutt

Second Beneficiary's Name: Cotton Acutt^[5]

William Hayes Acutt 14.12.1821 Modbury – 21.1.1896 Lidgetton • MYCR-4PD​​

Marriage: 5 August 1853 Durban, Colony of Natal, South Africa

Agnes Mary Williams 1832 – 4.2.1878 Berea • 9QCP-9B9​​

Children of Agnes Mary Williams and William Hayes Acutt (10)

Isabel Hope Acutt 1854–1932 • G3LB-LJB​​

Harriet Jessie Jermyn Acutt 1855–1857 • G3FZ-7WB​​

Henry Callaway Acutt 1857–1893 • G3FZ-86L​​

Arthur Blaine Acutt 1861–1865 • M93P-WHY​​

Frederic William Acutt 1863–1871 • G3FZ-Z4X​​

Agnes Maud Emily Acutt 1865–1951 • G3FZ-HLY​​

Ethel Laura Acutt 1866–1940 • G3L1-7W4​​

Philip George Benjamin Acutt 1869–1936 • G3FZ-MXG​​

Ronald Conway Acutt 1871–1962 • G3LB-K69​​

Cecil Acutt 1874–1874 • G3FZ-Q8S​​

William Hayes Acutt 1821–1896 • MYCR-4PD​​

Marriage: 6 May 1882 Pietermaritzburg

Mary Caroline Gower 1832–1913 • M955-535​​

Parents and Siblings

Robert Acutt 1780–1849 • GZPT-78K​​

Marriage: 12 January 1805 Stratton, Cornwall, England

Juliana Cotton 1782–1855 • 2Z96-GXM​​

Children of Juliana Cotton and Robert Acutt (10)

Cotton Acutt 1805–1876 • LYPC-5ZW​​

Richard Courtney Acutt 1807–1883 • LYFX-4TY​​

John Acutt 1808–1896 • MDMP-GZC​​

Ann Cotton Acutt 1812–Deceased • LYPZ-W2H​​

Robert Acutt 1814–1894 • LYPZ-9YH​​

Henry Acutt 1816–Deceased • LYPZ-QFG​​

Juliana Acutt 1818–1878 • LYPZ-7VG​​

William Hayes Acutt 1821–1896 • MYCR-4PD​​

Mary Jane Acutt 1824–1909 • LYPZ-WL9​​ ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Michael Acutt, Mar 20, 2013
2. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 March 2020. National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCK-DRL
3. ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-JT52 : 28 June 2022), William Hayes Acutt, 1882. Added on 5 Sep 2022 by Ian McArthur
4. ↑ "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 4 March 2020. Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRL-XHWX
5. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 27 January 2020. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLH-L6ZX
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MYCR-4PD Added on 5 Sep 2022 by Ian McArthur

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Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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• SEE: Passenger Ship List: The 'Edward'

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYPZ-H8Q

• https://www.geni.com/people/William-Hayes-Acutt-SV-PROG/6000000005960388400