Joseph Ebenezer Thackwray (1812 - 1867)

Born 1 May 1812 in Scotland Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Mary (Weakley) Thackwray — married 29 Jul 1834 in Grahamstown, South Africa

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1867 at age 54 in Stockenstroom Street, Cradock, Cape, South Africa

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Biography

1820 British Settler

William Thackwray 40, Agricultural implement maker, together with his wife Dorothy Pownall 43, and their 5 children, were members of William Smith's Party of 40 Settlers on the Settler Ship Northampton.

Party originated from London.

Departed Portsmouth 13 December 1819 Arrived Table Bay, Cape Town - 26 March 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth 30 April 1820

Area Allocated to the Party : Stoney Vale, Trompetters Drift

Children :

Dorothy Thackwray 15 Ann Thackwray 13 William Thackwray 11 Joseph Thackwray 9 James Thackwray 4

Obituary

Tuesday, March 12, 1867 DEATH OF MR. THACKWRAY. – Late last evening intelligence was received of the death of Mr Joseph THACKWRAY of Cradock after a long and painful illness. The immediate cause of death was disease of the heart and lungs. On Thursday morning the unfortunate gentleman suffered a serious relapse, having been comparatively better for the preceding few days, and lingered on until Friday morning, at 8 o‘clock, when death put a period to his sufferings. Throughout the while of his illness he had manifested a spirit of Christian resignation, a full reliance in the boundless love of that Saviour of whom he had been had mble follower. The deceased came out to this colony with the British Settlers of 1820, and took a prominent part in the wars of ‘35, ‘46,and ‘50. In the last war may now resident in the Queenstown district will remember that he was one of the gallant band who, in spite of Mapassa‘s hordes and, UITHAALDER‘s rebels, forced their way from Cradock to the relief of the beleaguered garrison of Whittlesea. It was during his stay at this place that he gave a remarkable display of that extraordinary skill with the rifle, which has gained him a reputation throughout the frontier. At the time when one of the fiercest of the many fierce attacks made upon the village was occurring, a chief clad in a tiger skin kaross made himself particularly conspicuous, and it was evident that he was the life and soul of the party. Unfortunately he was out of range (or considered so) but a pause was permitted, whilst Mr. THACKWRAY tried a bullet upon this redoubtable chief. Although it appeared an impossibility to touch the man, THACKWRAY knew his power, and in a few seconds the hero of the tiger skin was lying prone upon the earth, mortally wounded. The attack, upon this, was suspended for the day. Upon the occasion of Prince Alfred‘s visiting the colony it will be remembered that Mr THACKWRAY carried off the rifle for which there was so much competition, and the trophy still remains in the family. The intelligence of this death will doubtless be a source of sorrow to many in Queenstown, since he was well known and respected. Our esteemed townsman, Mr John WEAKLEY, was brother-in-law to the deceased, and he was likewise connected by marriage with other families here. He was 65 years of age at the time of his death. ^[1]

Buried: Cradock, Stormberg District, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sources

1. ↑ 3 PRESS Queenstown Free Press (March 1867 & April 1867) Sun Mar 13, 2016 11:29 pm (PDT) . Posted by: "Sunelia Heath" Added by Ronel Olivier Aug, 2018.

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