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From: "Tessa King" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] LUCAS / THORNHILL
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:04:23 +0200
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Hi Russell

Thank you for helping flesh out this branch of the THORNHILL tree. Here is a
bit more for interested parties:

Ernest Alphonso THORNHILL died at 'Helm Farm', Marondera, Zimbabwe and was
married to Emma Pownall THACKWRAY b. 6 Oct 1867 Cradock d.. 1938
Marandellas, Zimbabwe. They had 6 children and if anyone is interested I can
post the names.

Take care
Tessa

----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] LUCAS / THORNHILL


> Dear Craig
>
> Not in my genetic line but I have some additional but unreferenced info as
> below.
>
> Regards
>
> Russell
>
> Christopher Mounsey THORNHILL
>
>
>
>
>
> First Generation
>
>
>
> 1. Christopher Mounsey THORNHILL was born on 14 Feb 1812 in
> Bishopwearmouth, Durham. He died on 28 May 1892.
>
>
> Christopher married (1) Letitia Margaret ROBERTSON daughter of Alexander
> ROBERTSON and Jane MACALLISTER on 15 Dec 1837 in Grahamstown. Letitia was
> born on 24 Mar 1817 in Uitenhage. She was christened on 14 Dec 1817 in
> Uitenhage. She died on 4 Jun 1843 in Cradock.
>
>
>
> They had the following children:
>
>
> 2 F i. Caroline Elizabeth THORNHILL was born on 12
> Nov 1838. She died on 3 May 1898.
>
> Caroline married Arthur Alexander WALKER .
>
>
> 3 F ii. Letitia Margaret THORNHILL was born in
> 1841.
>
> Letitia married James Robertson SOUTTER . James died in 1883.
>
>
> 4 M iii. Alexander Robertson THORNHILL was born on
> 20
> Nov 1841. He died on 10 Dec 1842 in Cradock.
>
>
>
>
> Christopher married (2) Johanna Christina TAYLOR on 13 Aug 1844 in
> Cradock.
>
>
>
> They had the following children:
>
>
> 5 F iv. Frances Taylor THORNHILL was born on 24 Dec
> 1845 in Cradock.
>
> Frances married John Edward GREEN on 12 Mar 1867 in Cradock. John was
> born
> in 1845.
>
>
> 6 M v. Christopher Armstrong THORNHILL was born on
> 12
> Jul 1847 in Cradock. He died in 1906.
>
>
> 7 F vi. Phillip Camm THORNHILL was born on 10 Jan
> 1849 in Cradock.
>
>
> 8 M vii. John David THORNHILL was born on 1 Mar 1853
> in
> Cradock.
>
>
> 9 M viii. William Isaac THORNHILL was born on 5 Aug
> 1854 in Cradock.
>
>
> 10 M ix. Samuel THORNHILL was born on 19 Mar 1857 in
> Cradock.
>
>
> 11 M x. Ernest Alphonso THORNHILL was born in Mar 1858
> in Cradock.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig Hilton-Taylor" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] LUCAS FAMILY
>
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> Thanks Tessa, this all seems to match what I have for this
>> lot.
>>
>> Some additional dates that I have are:
>>
>> Letitia Margaret ROBERTSON born 24 March 1817 in Uitenhage,
>> and baptised in same place on 14 Dec 1817 (source: Russell
>> Clayton)
>>
>> Christopher Mouncey [note this should be Mounsey - after his
>> mother's maiden name] THORNHILL married Johanna Christina
>> TAYLOR on 13 Aug 1849 in Cradock (source: 2 different
>> families trees I have that were passed down the family). But
>> there is doubt about this year because their first child
>> Philip Camm THORNHILL was supposedly born on 10 Jan 1849 in
>> Cradock. Other years that I have seen listed for this
>> marriage include 1843 (source: IGI) and 1848 (source: SAG).
>> I don't know which Church they were married in - the
>> THORNHILL's were staunch Methodists, but Johanna's father
>> was the Minister of the Cradock Dutch Reformed Church, so he
>> possibly married them in his own Church. Would be great to
>> get this clarified.
>>
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Craig
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tessa King" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:24 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] LUCAS FAMILY
>>
>>
>>> Hi Russell & Lynn
>>>
>>> Thanks Russell for clarifying this for me. I guess we
>>> still haven't cleared up the Dorcas query.
>>>
>>> Thank you Lynn for the additional info you have sent me.
>>> Always nice to have the full details and I was able to
>>> make the link to the data I already had for the Thornhill
>>> and Bailie marriages which was great. So for the sake of
>>> clarity for the list I will post it here.
>>>
>>> Jane MACALLISTER b. abt 1799 Scotland married Capt
>>> Alexander ROBERTSON abt 1816 and possibly in Uitenhage. He
>>> must have died between abt 1818-1820 and Jane then married
>>> William LUCAS around 1820. Anyone know the date of their
>>> marriage? I can't find it in the Anglican register.
>>>
>>> Letitia Margaret ROBERTSON was born bet 1817-1818 and died
>>> 4 June 1843 at Cradock. Her first marriage to Charles
>>> Theodore BAILIE took place on 10 Dec 1833 at St. George's
>>> Anglican Church (Entry 359). Charles was born 19 Aug 1810
>>> in England d. 26 June 1835 Umnxesha River, E Cape. they
>>> had a son named Henry John BAILIE on 3 Sept 1834 at
>>> Cuylerville.
>>>
>>> Letitita's second marriage was on the 15 Dec 1837 when she
>>> married Christopher Mouncey THORNHILL at St. George's
>>> Anglican Church, Grahamstown (Entry 67). This was
>>> Christopher's first marriage. After her death in 1843 he
>>> married Johanna Christina TAYLOR probably around 1845.
>>>
>>> Hope this makes sense.
>>>
>>> Take care
>>> Tessa
>
>
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