James Frederick Flanegan (abt. 1809 - 1893)

Born about 1809 in London, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ann (Hulley) Flanegan — married 31 Aug 1831 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1893 at about age 84 in Balfour, Seymour, Cape Colony

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Biography

James Flanegan was born in the City of London, England.

James Flanegan South African 1820 Settler and Descendants

James was born in London in about 1809; he was the son of Timothey Flanegan and Mary (Coleditch) Flanegan. His family joined Bailie's Party of 1820 Settlers:^[1]

FLANEGAN, Timothy 38. Gunsmith. w Mary 40. c Mary Anne 15, James Frederick 10, Arthur Stephen 7, Elizabeth 3.

A party of 256 from London led by Lieutenant John BAILIE, R.N. sailed in "Chapman". The Chapman sailed from Gravesend on 3 December 1819; she was the first of the settler ships to anchor in Algoa Bay on 10 April 1820. The party was escorted by the Landdrost of Uitenhage, Colonel Cuyler, to its location at the mouth of the Great Fish River. Sixty-four one-acre lots were measured for a village which was named Cuyler Town (later Cuylerville).

It is mentioned in the Lower Albany Chronicles that on 3(1) August 1831:^[2][3][4]

James, son of Timothy Flanegan was married at Bathurst by the Reverend George Porter to Ann, daughter of Richard Hully. Witnesses were Richard and Sarah Hulley.

Marriage James Frederick Flanegan to Ann Hulley

They had the following children:

Mary Ann Flanegan

Elizabeth Flanegan

Sarah Margaret Flanegan

Louis Flanegan

James Morris Flanegan

Caroline Flanegan

Louisa Flanegan

James Arthur Flanegan

Johanna Wilhelmina Flanegan

Lydia Isabella Jessie Maria Flanegan

Ann died in 1889; the widower married Elizabeth Catharina Frederica Laas.

James was 75 years old when he passed away on 17 August 1893 at Balfour, Cape Colony.^[5][6]

Death Notice of James Frederick Flanegan

Sources

1. ↑ "Heese, J.A. & Lombard, R.T.J. “South African Genealogies 1” Human Sciences Research Council, 1992, ISBN 0-620-23962-1 v.17 p. 390"
2. ↑ Morse-Jones, E., The Lower Albany Chronicle, Part 2, 1826 – 1840, Page 45
3. ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6N3D-8GSQ : 3 June 2023), James Frederick Flannegan, 1831
4. ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:83NH-XHPZ : 22 September 2022), James Frederick Flannegan, 1831
5. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKG-G988 : 4 November 2019), James Frederick Flanegan, 1893
6. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 4 October 2023

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