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Marion Johansson
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PS My Mom has a lovely photo of Robert on his horse with his uniform on ! She was unaware of what had happened to him and would love to hear more. Regards Marion
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peep
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I have found a G T Hesom born 1843 in Rugby England. It appears that most of the Hesoms came from around that area.
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Marion Johansson
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That is very interesting ,we did not know where he came from or what his parents did. There was never any mention of his father, I think that he died. They must have had some means, to be able to send them to Africa. I would be very interested to hear if you get any further back. I have had my mom ask me to give her one cousin this website because she is busy looking into the family tree. Have a nice weekend.
PS How do you get the info, in the archives? I am not very good with the computer, and this is my first time on a chat site.
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peep
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Hi Marion. George Thomas had a son Robert and on the !8th July 1905 he married my great aunt Ida Constance Bowen In St Leonards church Bilston England. You can view that church at www. genuki bilston. For enquiries in South Africa look a Rutti Tuttis post above Bilston to South Africa and go to National Archives gov.za. On that sight there is loads of info on the hesom family. They really were pioneers. I havent so far been able to find a brother for George Thomas. Hesom is an unusual name in the uk and they all appear to come from Warwickshre. On the marriage record G.T is listed as a gentleman.
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Marion Johansson
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Thanks, I will have a look.
My grandfather was George Plummer Cyril Hesom, his father was George Thomas Hesom, and his father was George Thomas Hesom. I think that is what my mom said - which one is then Robert's brother? It sounds as though it was my grandfathers fathers brother. My grandfather was born 1898 in SA his father must then have been born at least 25 years before, he being the oldest. That would put it at 1873. So The GT senior was born in 1843. Yes the name is unusual. The name has died out on our branch there are no more men. All the offspring were girls. I have often wondered if they came down from Vikings, I live up Denmark and there is a place called Husum here .My grandad was very tall and blond a real Kirk Douglas/Spencer Tracey look alike, only better looking!!!!! There are also German Hesom's, I found one in Northern Germany.
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SW19
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Hi Marion, Peep and Rosie – It is interesting for me to hear from others of the Hesom line. My grandfather was Vaughan Hesom and he lived in Dundee (Northern Natal) where he had a farm. There are still Hesoms farming in the area. We have a family tree going back many generations which I don’t have with me in London but I’ll ask my dad in Durban for it. I can never remember which of the two brothers I am descended from. The person who has the most knowledge of how the Hesoms fit together is my uncle, Sandy Hesom, who lives in Northern KwaZulu Natal. Regards, John.
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peep
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Hi folks. Have just been recapping, and noticed that Rosi was mentioning the Wade line. On sept 28th 1841 George Hesom married Elizabeth Wade in St Andrews church Rugby. On that same day a George Hesom was baptised and only the name of his mother is given. I have also found Robert Hesom with same parents baptised in same area on 7th dec 1845. I presume that these are the two brothers that were sent to their mothers relatives ( the Wade family) out in SA. Peep.
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Marion Johansson
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Hi,
I am now really confused, Peep -would mean that my great great grandfather George Thomas was baptised and at that time his mother had died or was no more and his dad married a Wade, am I right? That means that they were sent out to the Wades- as family- I never knew what the connection was. I wonder what his deceased mom's name was. We always thought his mom had sent them out. Gosh how extraordinary. He was a real go- getter he left an awful lot of money to his son, which was frittered away and he died a pauper. My grandfather ended up putting his brothers through an education, after he came back from WW1.
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peep
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Hi Marion.Have sent you a personal message. Peep.
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peep
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Hi again. I misread my notes! G T Hesom was born 1843! I have found him and Robert on the Nile steamship leaving London and arrving Port Natal Sept 1850 Also on this boat. Mrs Alice Wade,J B Wade, Jos Wade.M Wade, W Wade, Wm Wade. On 26th apr1850 John Wade, carpenter, wife Charlotte sons John B, Henry B left London on the Minerva arriving at Port Natal 3rd Jul. Prior to this John Wade farm servant wife Elizabeth, dr Eliza Mary left London 18th Apr1849 arr P Nat18th Jul. James Arbuthnot,w Jane, Children William T, McDuff,Eva, Hubert, arrived in Natal 19th Sept 1850
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Marion Johansson
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My mom is really interested in the story. She had to swallow hard after the one with the marriage and baptism at the same time! There was a moment of silence and then a wry comment. My admiration on the other hand has risen. They were really pioneers. In more than one way or other!
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peep
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Hi Marion. This is a good sight. National Archives Of South Africa. Put Hesom in on each sight, and see what comes up. This G.T Hesom, and indeed Robert were real pioneers. Regards Peep.
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rosi
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Hi Peep, Marion and John, I have unearthed two very interesting articles from some of my Dad's old family information papers - one about the original GT Hesom who arrived with the Wades and another about a Kennard from whom stem the Wades... I will need a few moments than I have right now to type them out for you, but hopefully will get a chance sometime later on today - I can't wait to share them with you! Cheers Rosie
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rosi
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Hi Peep, Marion & John
Here is one of the articles I found amongst my Dad's papers. It is a newspaper clipping with nothing to indicate which newspaper, nor the date of publication, but presumably it would have been the local Pietermaritzburg paper.
"City Streets ... No 10. An Interesting Life.
Both his parents being deceased, George Thomas Hesom came to Natal with the Byrne settlers (in the Nile under Lidgett's scheme) with his stepfather, Mr Owen and his aunt Mrs Wade.
In the middle 1850s, at the age of 13 years, Hesom traded in Zululand and Swaziland with his stepfather and Mr Vicar Brayhurst. These three Europeans penetrated north of the Lebombo mountains and to many Africans there. Hesom was the first white child they had seen.
As a lad Hesom knew the Zulu chief Chamu very well and had the almost unique experience of being held hostage by Mswazi, leader of the Swazis, on account of some alleged horse trading swindle by another white man.
Hesom was released but forbidden thereafter to enter Swaziland. Among the boers of the Transvaal, Hesom and Brayhurst bartered draperies and groceries for farming stock and wool. When he reached his majority, Hesom traded on his own account but heavy losses during years of depression made him give this up in favour of stock farming in the Biggarsberg vicinity.
In 1882 he came to Pietermaritzburg where he joined his brother, Robert, as a butcher. When the latter died he took over the establishment and bought several others of like kind.
George Hesom retired from business and sat on the Pietermaritzburg City Council from 1908 to 1910. When he died in 1920 a 75 year link with Natal's history was broken."
Isn't it fascinating and quite amazing to know what courage, tenacity and spirit young George Hesom had!
I have another article about somebody Kennard who was the father-in-law of V Wade, will post that next time.
Until then, cheers everyone. Rosie
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peep
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Hi Rosi. That is just fantastic. What an amazing person G.T was. There is loads of info about him on the NASA sight. He applied for import licences, and permission to colonise various areas. I take it that it was his brother Robert that died of sunstroke. I dont think that I have any Bowen relatives in S.A, as Bernard Malim Bowen did not marry prior to his death. I am short of only one Bowen Percy St John. Can't find him anywhere. Slippery little critter! Can't wait for the next instalment. Cheers Patricia.
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