Hi,
One of my ancestors - John CADWALLADER emigrated to South Africa sometime between 1851 and 1857. He is on the English 1851 census living in Birmingham and I know he married a South African girl named Evalina Rebecca BUDGE on the 10th Nov 1857 in Cape Town. I got this marriage date from my mother but she can't remember where she got the date from. Evalina BUDGE was born about 1830 in Simons Town. They had two children that I'm aware of, Olivia Marian CADWALLADER born 1859 and Rose Florence CADWALLADER born about 1863. John CADWALLADER died about 1873 in Cape Town and Evalina died 8th Sept 1902 at Haba Ncho (sp?), Cape Town. All this information is passed down from my mother who has no recollection where she got this information from.
I looked up the name CADWALLADER on the SA archives website and found the following entry:
DEPOT VAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE B3018
PART 1
DESCRIPTION REID, EVELINA REBECCA NOOIENSVAN BUDGE EGGENOTE JOHN CADWALLADER
WILLIAM REID.
STARTING 19020000
ENDING 19020000
Can someone please translate for me what the above means? I'm presuming that she remarried someone named William Reid? I'm not even sure what this entry is relating too. It's dated 1902 so possibly something about her death?
I have no idea exactly when John CADWALLADER arrived in South Africa but would love to find out some more information about him. I have the following entry from a diary that John's sister-in-law kept on her voyage to Australia in 1859. It may be of interest to those of you who are familiar with Cape Town. It may also give some clues as to where John lived or what/where his shop business in Cape Town was.
"Diary of the passage from Bristol to Melbourne on Board Auxilliary Screw Steamer “ROYAL BRIDE” (982 tons burthen). Alexander Newlands Commander. Ship steaming about 7 knots.
Sunday 24th October, 1859
All excitement now on board. Many of the passengers going on shore. The Cape appears, at the distance, a pretty, quiet little village at foot of very high mountains and the sea in front off the houses, generally one or two storeys high, at night about 8 o’clock the streets were lighted up. Did not look like a foreign land, could scarcely think it is Africa.
November 1st. Since I last wrote have been on shore. John Cadwallader came on board on October 25th to fetch us to his home at Cape Town. The day far too rough for me to venture. William went with his Uncle John to his home at Cape Town. They were nearly 3 hours crossing the water about 3 miles. Tacking about expecting to be lost. On Tuesday the sea being more calm I went across in a small boat with Arthur and Sidney. Willie having gone the day before with his Uncle. Had a pleasant row across the water to Cape Town. Surprised to find I so large and so pretty with a long Cab Stand as on New Street at home – and dozens of bullocks drawing casks of wine made from the grapes that grow plentiful at the Cape. Called at the shop for John, the shop being the first in appearance at the Cape, something like Boultons at home.
John has an excellent situation there. He then went forth with us to his home which is about a mile in the country. A very gentle English like home and a very amiable young lady his wife and one little girl 3 months old. He with his dear wife gave us a hearty welcome. He stayed from business. John and his amiable wife accompanied us to the Botanic Gardens and did all they could to make us welcome and entertain us. We all slept at their hospitable home and next day Brother John accompanied us in the small boat back again to the “Rolling” Bride with our spirits broken again at parting to sail again 5000 miles....."
"Willie" referred to in the diary is my Great Great Grandfather, William CADWALLADER.
Sorry for the length of this post. If anyone can help me out or point me in the right direction to find out more about John CADWALLADER I'd be very grateful.
Alison
