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Note for:   Joseph Arthur Taylor,   ABT 1812 -          Index

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     1861 census of England: listed as Commandant Army Artillery School of Gunnery, , age 48.

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Note for:   Fitzwilliam John Taylor,   25 Dec 1817 - 1896         Index

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Death Note: Source:    Age 78 at death.

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Note for:   Pierce Joseph Taylor,   ABT 1754 - 14 Aug 1832         Index

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     Creator(s):Legacy Duty Office, 1812-1853Legacy and Succession Duty Office, 1853-1899FILE [no title] - ref. 1078/IRW/T/174 - date: 1833[from Scope and Content] Pierce Joseph Taylor of West Ogwell, Devon

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Note for:   Richard Hutton,    -          Index

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     Chief Justice

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Note for:   William Blore Townsend,   29 May 1839 - 1910         Index

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     Townsend, Willianz Blore

Surname:
          

Townsend

First Names:
          

Willianz Blore

Residence:
          

Lyndoch

Provincial District:
          

Eastern Cape

Electoral Division:Somerset East
Cornetcy:Baviaansriver
Notes:Resident Magistrate's Office, Somerset East, 9th September, 1878
Source:Voters List. Western Cape 1878. Cape Colony Publication Vol 11\1\8
Source Location:Cape Town Archives Repository

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Note for:   Mary Ann Bentier Birt,   21 Jan 1842 - 1869         Index

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     Filed will 1869 in South Africa.

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Note for:   Richard Burt,    -          Index

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     Missionary

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Note for:   Francis Henchman,    -          Index

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     In Cornwall Record Office:
Cross Close, Kenwyn
Catalogue Ref. X494
FILE [no title] - ref. X494/15 - date: 7 September 1767[from Scope and Content] Witd. Francis Henchman; John Brabant

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Note for:   Stanford ,    -          Index

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     of 2nd Lifeguards

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Note for:   Robert Stanford,   abt. 1838 -          Index

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     Farmed near Cape Town, South Africa.

The town of Stanford as a romantic history. It is named after Sir Robert Stanford who had bought the land when he retired from the army in 1838. He was a progressive farmer for his day supplying fresh produce in abundance to Cape Town markets, ships, the Government and Army. In 1849, he became the victim of anti-convict agitation, protesting against the British Governments decision to settle convicts in the Cape. While he agreed with the protest, as he was still being paid by the army, he had to supply the convict ship, Neptune, using his ships to ferry the goods by sea from Stanfords Cove to Cape Town. Because of this he was completely ostracized by the Cape Colony and even his dying child was refused medical attention. Robert Stanford went to England to seek help from the Government but all he received was £5000 and a Knighthood. On returning to the Cape, he found that documents has been falsified and his farm auctioned off against his wishes to a buyer to divided the farm into erven for a new town. He paid the buyer £50 to have the town named after him.

This little town was founded on the farm Klein River and was named after the owner Captain Robert Stanford. In 1849 the British decided to establish a penal colony in the Cape. When the local farmers refused to supply food for the convicts Captain Stanford was the only one who did not stand with the other farmers. This loyalty to the Crown earned him his knighthood.

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