Person:Richard Hulley (1)

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Richard William Hulley
  • HRichard William Hulley1785 - 1880
  • WAnn Brangan1786 - 1844
m. 1809
  1. Sarah Hulley1815 - 1888
  2. Edward John Hulley1820 - 1875
  3. Joseph Hulley1823 - 1896
  4. Benjamin Hulley1826 - 1901
Facts and Events
Name Richard William Hulley
Gender Male
Birth? 26 May 1785 Ecclesfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Christening? 5 Jun 1785 Ecclesfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandSt. Mary's
Marriage 1809 , , , Irelandto Ann Brangan
Emigration[2] 13 Jan 1820 Liverpool, Lancashire, Englandas party of Ricardson's party Travel
Occupation? Farmer
Other[3] 22 Jul 1866 Griqualand, South Africagranted by Adam Kok, Chief of the Griqua Nation Land
Death? Mar 1880 Cradock, Cape, South Africa
Burial[1] 12 Mar 1880 Cradock, Cape, South AfricaCradock South Africa Wesleyan Methodist Church - Cradock
Ancestral File Number 1BNR-4MK

Richard and Ann were 1820 settlers. Arrived on the ship Stentor as members of Richardson's Group. They landed at Algoa Bay (now Port Elizabeth) with their four children Richard Brangan, Ann, Sarah and Francis Turner and settled in the Clumber area of the Albany District on the farm "Claxton". Richardson's Party, sailed aboard Stentor from Liverpool on 13 January 1820 and arrived in Table Bay on 19 April 1820 and then transferred to the HM Store Ship Weymouth and arrived at Algoa Bay on 15 May 1820. N.B. his age is given in burial register as 99 yr 10 mo, but this is incorrect (94 ys 10 mo). There is no gravestone for Richard in the Cradock cemetery. Cutler's apprentice 1797. Richard and Ann had 9 children

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References
  1. Methodist Parish Registers "Cradock Methodist Church Register of Burials. Rev E Gedye."
  2. Aged 34. Arrived in Table Bay on 19 April 1820 and then transferred to the HM Store Ship Weymouth and arrived at Algoa Bay on 15 May 1820.
  3. I the undersigned Adam Kok Chief of the Griqua Nation hereby grant a farm in the above named district to Richard Hully subject to bona fide occupation and to an annual [unreadable] Rent. Given under my hand and seal on the twenty second day of July 1866