Kathy's search for ancestors: Search begins

I have decided to put all of the memorabilia on a blog so that others can easily find the stuff.

This comes from finding the one name that my mother used to always talk about. Well she actually existed. I found a picture of her grave and once a few rudimentary calculations had been done I found out some more.

I have always thought it is pretty hokey to find out who your ancestors were. So lets get hokey.

Here is her grave.

Here are the other facts that have emerged about her. She was part of the 1820 settlers that came to this country from England.

Entry #104B

Child: Emma ROGERS

Parents: Robert and Sarah

Born: 4/5/1821

Baptized: 8/3/1827

Abode: James' Party, near Bathurst

Minister: John DAVIS

Emma Rogers

Birthdate: April 5, 1821

Birthplace: Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death: (Date and location unknown)

Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Rogers, SV/PROG and Sarah Rogers, SM/PROG

Sister of Rebecca Trollip; Emma Rogers; Elizabeth Rogers; Sarah Rogers; Maria Rogers, Mary Ann Rogers and Elizabeth Brooks

here are links. I will attempt to add links wherever I find them.

emma and her father

I think I will come back to each collection as it goes. Maybe I will just write new entries. Who knows.

Is this the Welch she married or was there another one

National Archives, Kew CO48/46, 519

Rectory Bulvan near Orsett

7th Octr 1819

Sir

I have herewith inclosed an accurate list of the party intending to go out to the Cape in a private ship as already explained & respectfully request that you will have the goodness to inform us of the documents which must be taken with them to satisfy Lord SOMERSET that they come with the approbation of this Government & are therefore entitled to the specified quantity of land. It will also be esteemed a great favor, if those documents be speedily prepared as they hope to sail by Oct 20th.

Your obliged humble servt

Thomas WILKINSON

The sealed paper is on a different subject.

please to turn over

As the party have been fortunate enough to engage a ship which will take them to any part of the Coast, it would be of advantage & a saving of considerable expence if they could have the place [plan] of landing assigned before they sail and if they might be permitted to they would prefer Saldanha Bay.

Mr W will be in London at Barnard's Coffee House Holborn the beginning of next week where an answer is requested to be sent, if not sent before that time.

[Enclosed list]

http://www.eggsa.org/1820-settlers/index.php/pre-1820-letters/com-spupgrade-tables-submenu/w-menu/1298-2011-01-03-19-26-07

James WELCH, 26, farming labourer born then (1819 - 26) 1793

Here is some more info