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From: "Becky Horne" <>
Subject: [ZA] Putting the fun back into Genealogy - DAMANT
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:22:09 +0200


Edward DAMANT, 33, head of Damant's Party from Norfolk on the ship
Ocean, with his wife Mary, daughter of Hugh ATHERSTONE of Nottingham,
an a daughter Louisa, 2 and a niece Ann DAMANT, aged 13, daughter of
Capt. Thomas DAMANT who came out privately in 1816. General John
DAMANT was another brother, in the same party, returning to South
Africa.

Edward DAMANT, (1786 - 1863) was a Lieut. in the 38th Regt. and served
through the Peninsular War, taking part in the Siege of Walcheren and
the storming of Badajos. Two breaches had been blown through the walls
of the Badajos and so an assault was planned. The main attack was to be
on the large breach while Lt. Edward DAMANT was to lead the 'forlorn
hope' on the small breach, not a very pleasant duty. The main attack
met with such strong resistance that they were unable to get through
while DAMANT's forlorn hope stormed through the smaller breach and
managed to set fire to the powder magazine. Up went the magazine and
down came the flag, and Badajos was captured.

The DAMANT family held the manor of Lammas near Norwich for nearly a
century, and some of their ancestors are buried in St. Andrew's Church,
Lammas, where there are several memorial stones showing the arms of
DAMANT impaled with Eyre, Sancroft, Guybon and Castell. Thomas DAMANT
inherited the Manor of Lammas by his marriage with Maria, daughter and
heiress of Edward EYRE (+1709). Thomas married secondly Alice, dau. of
Francis SANCROFT and great niece of Archbishop SANCROFT. Their son
Thomas DAMANT m. Mary GUYBON and their grandson
William DAMANT (1743 - 1808), m. Elizabeth CASTELL - f. 6 sons, 5 dau.

1. William Castell, b. 1774, m. TAYLOR - f. 1 son, 2 dau.
2. Thomas (Capt.) (1779 - 1846), m. Anna GRANT. Their daughter m. Lt.
Thomas Charles WHITE
3. Guybon (Dr.) (1778 - 1852), m. Harriet JAMES. Their son Guybon
DAMANT and his wife are buried in he Old Cemetery, Grahamstown.
4. Castell DAMANT (1783 - 1823) Surgeon
5. Elizabeth m. Dr. John ATHERSTONE. Both buried at Table Farm,
Grahamstown.
6. John Sancroft (1785- 1825) Comdt. Was a General at the Cape before
1818. Married Sophia KORSTEN. Left many descendants.
7. Edward DAMANT, Lt. (1786 - 1863), m. Mary ATHERSTONE.

b1. Hugh (1830 - 1898), m. Catherine Ann CUMMING - 3 sons and 1 dau.
Lived in Kimberley.
c1. Frederick b. 1854 Col. C.M.G., C.B., D.S.O. m. Maria du TOIT - 3
sons
c2. Edward Herbert DAMANT 1862 - 1905
c3. George Cumming b. 1861, m. Maria MUDE - 2 sons

b2. William DAMANT went to America. Issue.

A large portrait of Mary ATHERSTONE (Mrs. Edward DAMANT) was painted by
Thomas BARBER of Nottingham and is now in the possession of the DAMANT
family in Durban.

Best wishes
Becky
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Researching: HENWICK; HILL; HORN(E); MEREDITH; DEYZEL; LARSEN; WILSON;
LYNAR; HENNING; STERLEY; THECK; BEST; BRAUN, GREENER; GLANVILLE.

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