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CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS to THE SETTLER HANDBOOK
by MD Nash (16 Nov 2004)

BAILIE'S PARTY
Sir George Osborn NOT Sir John Osborn (Ship's name)

CALTON'S PARTY
For ELLIOT (William and Mark) read ELLIOTT

DUNCAN CAMPBELL's PARTY
Captain Duncan Campbell was married on 1 May 1820, NOT 29 April.

CARLISLE'S PARTY
For William ROWE read William ROE (died in the Eastern Cape).

DANIELL'S PARTY
DANIELL, James aged 32 (NOT 28)

GURNEY'S PARTY
The South African Commercial Advertiser of April 21 1824 reported the sudden death of EDWARD SPENCER of the Deal Party on April 6, aged 27 years.

HYMAN'S PARTY
For WEAKLEY read WEAKLY

MAHONY'S PARTY
Cape Archives CO2626/108-9 confirms that the names of some of Mahony's people were falsified.
It makes mention of Charles (not Samuel) JEFFRIES.

MANDY'S PARTY
MILLER, Thomas
The names of this family should read:
w Mary Ann, c Sarah, Thomas, Sophia.
Porteus SMITH and his wife Maria had no children.

OWEN' PARTY
Captain Walton of the Nautilus married Thomas Pullen's second daughter Adelaide, NOT her older sister Dorothy.

PIGOT'S PARTY
Picture on Page 107:
The caption should read 'war of 1834-5', NOT 'war of 1835-6'.

ROWLES' PARTY
John Smith, ropemaker, was NOT boatswain of the Impregnable.
He has been confused with another John Smith of Willson's Party.

SCOTT'S PARTY
For WEBBER read WEBBER (or WEBSTER)
WILLIAM CLARKE witnessed George Scott's Will in 1822 (Cape Archives MOOC 7/1/95 nos. 24 and 25).

TURVEY'S PARTY
KEMP, John
The names of his family should read:
w Ann NOT Mary, youngest children Barbara 4, William, NOT William 4, Ann.
(The others are correct.)

WHITE'S PARTY
Add HOLLAND, Joseph (See Quartlery Bulletin of the S.A. Library VIII, 92)