Person:Charlotte Whitfield (1)

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Charlotte Whitfield
b.Feb 1789
d.21 Jun 1875 Gum Grove, Fort White
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  • H.  John Brown1791 - 1835
  • W.  Charlotte Whitfield1789 - 1875
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  1. John Whitfield1828 - 1909
  2. Henry William Lancaster Whitfield1829 - 1872
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Name Charlotte Whitfield
Gender Female
Birth? Feb 1789
Marriage to John Brown
Death? 21 Jun 1875 Gum Grove, Fort White

1820 Settler (Clark's Party). Travelled unaccompanied. Became common law wife of John Brown after he dumped his wife Anne. All 5 of their children retained the surname Whitfield. Charlotte's descendants were mainly traders and farmers in the Eastern Cape and Transkei. They have since spread throughout Southern Africa and to places like Australia, New Zealand and England.

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