Born in London, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of Samuel Bonnin
and Sarah (Glover) Bonnin
Sister of
Susanna (Bonnin) Hobson
Wife of
Richard Bland
— married
3 Nov 1825 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony
Wife of
Charles Grubb
— married
28 May 1841 in Salem, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
William Carey Bland
Died
at age 68
in Queenstown, Cape Colony
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Biography
Caroline (Bonnin) Grubb was born in the City of London, England.
Caroline Hepzibah (Old Testament name; Hebrew meaning "my delight is in her") was born in 1803. She was the daughter of Samuel Bonnin and Ann Glover. She was baptised on 6 November 1803 at St Luke’s, Old Street, London, England.
Her father, Samuel Bonnin, aged 40, joined Sephton's Party of 1820 Settlers. She was only 17 when they landed in Algoa Bay. The party were settled in what became the lovely village of Salem
She was 22 years old when she married 23-year-old Richard Bland on 24 November 1825 in Grahamstown, Cape Colony:[1]
- Richard Bland, Status: Bachelor
- Residence: of the District of Albany
- and
- Caroline Bonnin, Status: Spinster
- Residence: of the same District
- were married here by Banns, this 24th day of November 1825 by me Thomas Ireland, Chaplain
- Witnessed by: [ ]Bonnin, A Bonnin, W C Hobson, S Hobson, Wm Howard
There were four children born of this marriage:
- Sarah Ann Bland
- David Bland
- Richard Samuel Bland
- William Carey Bland
Richard was killed in 1835 in one of the Frontier Wars; Caroline then married widower Charles Grubb on 28 May 1841 in Salem, Cape Colony.[2]
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| Marriage of Caroline Hepzibah (Bonnin) Bland to Charles Grubb) |
There were three children born of this marriage:
- James Grubb
- Samuel Bonnin Grubb
- Susannah Hobson Grubb
Caroline passed away at the age of 68 at her daughter's home in Queenstown on 22 November 1871.[3][4]
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| Death Notice of Caroline Hepzibah (Bonnin) Grubb, formerly Bland |
Sources
- ↑ Grahamstown - St George (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. marriage register, 1823-1826, page 28, entry no 108. Repository: Cory Library, MS 14 877-1. Transcribed by Lynn MacLeod as part of the eGGSA Project, from photographs by William Jervois
- ↑ Civil Registrations (Marriages), Cape Province, 1696-1899 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-WSJX-S?i=318&cat=244034
- ↑ State Archives, Cape Province, KAB, Death Notices, MOOC, Caroline Hepzibah (Bonnin) Grubb, formerly Bland, Vol 6/9/137, Ref 7707/1871 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-CV6Y?i=793&cc=2517051&cat=331262
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 19 July 2022
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