Harriet (Hockly) Pringle (abt. 1817 - 1874)

Born about 1817 in Holborn, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Edward Joseph Townsend — married 21 Dec 1836 in Bathurst

Wife of William Dods Pringle — married 7 Nov 1848 in Cradock, Cape Colony

Descendants

Died 29 Jul 1874 at about age 57 in Lynedoch, Bedford, Cape Colony

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Biography

Harriet was born in 1817 in Holborn, England; she was the daughter of Daniel Hockly and Elizabeth (Moore) Hockly. She was baptised on 22 May 1817 in St Andrew, Holborn, England, on 22 May 1817:^[1]

Harriet Hockly

Sex: Female

Christening Date: 22 May 1817

Christening Place: St Andrew Holborn Above the Bars with St George the Martyr, Holborn, London, England, United Kingdom

Christening Place: (Original) Saint Andrew, Holborn, London, England

Father's Name: Daniel Hockly

Father's Sex: Male

Mother's Name: Elizabeth

Mother's Sex: Female

It was reported in the South African Commercial Advertiser, Saturday 31 December 1836 edition that:^[2]

MARRIED at Bathurst on Tuesday the 20th inst by the Rev.Mr. Burrows, Mr. Edward Joseph TOWNSEND to Miss Harriett HOCKLY.

Children born of this marriage were:

Sarah Elizabeth Townsend

William Blore Townsend

Mary Ann Townsend

Edward passed away in 1840 and she then married widower William Dods Pringle at her residence in Cradock, Cape Colony, on 7 November 1848.^[3]

Marriage William Dods Pringle to Harriet (Hockly) Townsend

Children born of the second marriage were:

Ellen Pringle

Edward Dods Pringle

Beatrice Scott Pringle

Harriet Pringle

Alice Dods Pringle

Agnes Ruth Pringle

Jessie Dods Pringle

Harriet was 57 years old when she passed away at Lynedoch, Bedford, on 29 July 1874.^[4]

Death Notice of Harriet (Hockly) Pringle, formerly Townsend

She is buried in the Lynedoch Rural Cemetery near Bedford, Cape Colony:^{[5] [6]}

Pringle, Harriet

Born:

Died: 29 Jul 1874

Buried: Lynedoch, Rural, District Bedford, Eastern Cape, RSA

Note: Harriet Pringle. Wife of W D Pringle. Died at her residence Lyndock [sp?] aged 57 years and 4 months.

Sources

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1J1-VQH : accessed 2 November 2015), Daniel Hockly in entry for Harriet Hockly, 22 May 1817; citing Holborn, Middlesex, England, reference Yr 1817-1818 p 38; FHL microfilm 374,357.

1. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3ML-XHD : 21 March 2020), Harriet Hockly, 1817
2. ↑ South African Commercial Advertiser 1836 - 4 - October to December, Saturday 31 December 1836, Written by Sue Mackay. Posted in The South African Commercial Advertiser 1824-1856
3. ↑ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-QPC8 : 18 March 2021), Williams Dods Pringle, 1848
4. ↑ 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:QGYC-83PD : 4 November 2019), Harriet Pringle, 1874
5. ↑ SA Genealogical Society Graveyard Project, Revision: 17 and before
6. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 27 April 2021