Brooke Attwell[1, 2, 3]
Richard Atwell
Birth 12 May 1771 Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England
Died 6 May 1852 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Buried Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Father Richard Atwell, b. 21 May 1735, Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England
Mother Lydia Colins, b. 8 Nov 1738, Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England
Family Ann Labrun, b. 3 Dec 1772, Walton, Northamptonshire, England
Married Abt 1794
1. Mary Ann Attwell, b. 14 May 1795, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
2. William Atwell, b. 22 Mar 1797, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
3. Richard Labrun Attwell, b. 26 May 1800, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
4. Edwin Attwell, b. 2 Feb 1803, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
5. Sarah Attwell, b. 2 Jun 1805, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
6. James Attwell, b. 27 Mar 1807, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
7. Brooke Attwell, b. 22 Jan 1809, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
8. John Attwell, b. 14 Mar 1811, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Ann Labrun
Birth 3 Dec 1772 Walton, Northamptonshire, England
Died 27 Mar 1837 Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Father William Labrun, b. Est 1748
Family Richard Atwell, b. 12 May 1771, Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England
Birth 1813 Lambeth, London, England
Died 4 Sep 1892 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Father Benjamin Booth, b. 11 Feb 1787, Richmond, Surrey, England
Mother Margaret Mortimer, b. 1792, London, England
Family Brooke Attwell, b. 22 Jan 1809, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Married 1 Aug 1832 Grahamstown Church (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1. Margaret Ann Attwell, b. 19 May 1833
2. Sarah Jane Attwell, b. 29 Apr 1835
3. Benjamin Booth Attwell, b. 28 Sep 1839, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4. George Brooke Attwell, b. 28 Aug 1841, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
5. James Mortimer Attwell, b. 8 Sep 1845, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
6. Emma Ellen Attwell, b. 11 Feb 1849, South Africa
7. Marianne Thackwray Attwell, b. Abt 1851, South Africa
8. Letitia Harrietta Attwell, b. Abt 1853, South Africa
9. Joseph Lavrum Attwell, b. 1855, South Africa
Margaret Ann Attwell
Birth 19 May 1833
Died 10 Apr 1908
Buried Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Father Brooke Attwell, b. 22 Jan 1809, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Mother Sarah Booth, b. 1813, Lambeth, London, England
Family William Henry Dawson Matthews, b. 17 Oct 1831
1. Arthur Dawson Matthews, b. 1861
2. George Edward Matthews, b. 1862
3. Mary Marion Matthews, b. Est 1863
4. Frances Annie Booth Matthews, b. Est 1865
5. Margaret Eliza Matthews, b. 23 Sep 1868, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa
6. Mildred Henriette Matthews, b. 11 Mar 1868, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa
7. Eddie Matthews, b. Est 1871
8. Reginald Croxton (Rev) Matthews, b. 30 Sep 1872, Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Sarah Jane Attwell
Birth 29 Apr 1835
Died 18 Nov 1914 South Africa
Family Edward Bailey Driver, b. 3 May 1831
Married Abt 1855 South Africa
Benjamin Booth Attwell
Birth 28 Sep 1839 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died South Africa
Family Cordelia Lee, b. 16 Apr 1842
1. George Brooke Attwell, b. 15 Jun 1864, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
2. Alfred Benjamin Attwell, b. 9 Feb 1866, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
3. Arthur Joseph Attwell, b. Oct 1867, Cape Colony, South Africa
4. Edwin Attwell, b. Abt 1868
5. Herbert Booth Attwell, b. 21 Feb 1869, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
6. Theresa Maud Attwell, b. 11 Jun 1872, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
7. Ernest Mortimer Attwell, b. 31 Jan 1874, 'Oatlands', Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
8. Alice Winifred Attwell, b. 19 Apr 1875, 'Oatlands', Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
9. Sarah Helen Attwell, b. 25 Jan 1878, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
10. Wilfred Bertram Attwell, b. 18 Aug 1879, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
11. Wreford Leslie Attwell, b. 1881, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
George Brooke Attwell
Birth 28 Aug 1841 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died 17 Sep 1923 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Family Marianne Shepperson, b. 2 Jun 1846, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Married 3 Aug 1864 Commemoration Church, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1. Alice Marion Attwell, b. 8 Aug 1865, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
2. Robert George Attwell, b. 10 Mar 1867, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
3. Florence Attwell, b. 21 Feb 1869, King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4. Ada Shepperson Attwell, b. 22 Jun 1873, Fauresmith, Free State, South Africa
5. Edgar Percy Attwell, b. 22 Jan 1876, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
6. Herbert Norman Attwell, b. 6 Jun 1889, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
James Mortimer Attwell
Birth 8 Sep 1845 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died 7 Aug 1896 Memorial Hospital, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Family Alletta Elizabeth Erasmus, b. 4 Aug 1854, Colega, Cape, South Africa
Married Abt 1874 Komga, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1. Amy Maria Booth Attwell, b. 13 Feb 1872, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
2. Desiderius Attwell, b. 29 Oct 1869, Kwelega-Maclean, Eastern Cape, South Africa
3. Eleanor Florence Attwell, b. 11 Apr 1874, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4. Mortimer St Clair Attwell, b. 16 May 1876, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Emma Ellen Attwell
Birth 11 Feb 1849 South Africa
Died 11 Jul 1924 South Africa
Family George Daniel Page, b. 29 Mar 1845, South Africa
1. Edith Alice Page, b. 2 Sep 1872
2. Arthur Page
3. Reginald Page
4. May Page
5. Georgina Page
6. Neil Ross Page
Marianne Thackwray Attwell
Birth Abt 1851 South Africa
Family Arthur Jubb, b. Abt 1848, South Africa
1. Arthur Edward Jubb
2. Margaret Jubb
3. Ella Jubb
4. Nina Jubb
5. Winifred Jubb
6. Kate Jubb
7. Alice Jubb, b. Est 1884
8. Mary Jubb
Letitia Harrietta Attwell
Died 25 Jan 1944 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Family Alfred Carter Galpin, b. 30 Apr 1851, Western Cape, South Africa
1. Ethel Mary Galpin, b. 27 Jul 1886, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
2. Georgina May Galpin, b. 24 Jan 1889, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
3. Cecil Carter Galpin, b. 31 Jul 1892
Joseph Lavrum Attwell
Birth 1855 South Africa
Died 8 Apr 1953 South Africa
Name Brooke Attwell
Born 22 Jan 1809 Toddington, Bedfordshire, England [4]
1820 Settler 3 Dec 1819 Gravesend, Kent, England
Crause's party on the Nautilus
Settler ID 69
Name Brooke Attwell 1820
Occupation a Shoemaker [2]
Occupation 27 Feb 1832 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa [5]
a Bootmaker
Died 6 Dec 1892 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa [3, 6]
Buried Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa [7]
Father Richard Atwell, b. 12 May 1771, Battlesden, Bedfordshire, England , d. 6 May 1852, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 80 years)
Mother Ann Labrun, b. 3 Dec 1772, Walton, Northamptonshire, England , d. 27 Mar 1837, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 64 years)
Family Sarah Booth, b. 1813, Lambeth, London, England , d. 4 Sep 1892, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 79 years)
Married 1 Aug 1832 Grahamstown Church (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa [8]
Description: Rev William Carlisle
1. Margaret Ann Attwell, b. 19 May 1833, d. 10 Apr 1908 (Age 74 years)
2. Sarah Jane Attwell, b. 29 Apr 1835, d. 18 Nov 1914, South Africa (Age 79 years)
3. Benjamin Booth Attwell, b. 28 Sep 1839, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa , d. South Africa
4. George Brooke Attwell, b. 28 Aug 1841, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa , d. 17 Sep 1923, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 82 years)
5. James Mortimer Attwell, b. 8 Sep 1845, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa , d. 7 Aug 1896, Memorial Hospital, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Age 50 years)
6. Emma Ellen Attwell, b. 11 Feb 1849, South Africa , d. 11 Jul 1924, South Africa (Age 75 years)
7. Marianne Thackwray Attwell, b. Abt 1851, South Africa , d. South Africa
8. Letitia Harrietta Attwell, b. Abt 1853, South Africa , d. 25 Jan 1944, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age ~ 91 years)
9. Joseph Lavrum Attwell, b. 1855, South Africa , d. 8 Apr 1953, South Africa (Age 98 years)
Born - 22 Jan 1809 - Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Crause's party on the Nautilus - 3 Dec 1819 - Gravesend, Kent, England
Occupation - a Bootmaker - 27 Feb 1832 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Married - 1 Aug 1832 - Grahamstown Church (Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died - 6 Dec 1892 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Buried - - Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
[S6] "The Settler Handbook", M D Nash, (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8).
[S390] Register 29/3/1822 -1860, Grahamstown Methodist - Commemoration Chapel, (CORY MS 15 899/1).
[S407] Memorial Inscription on Tombstone.
[S377] BRUMMER GEDCOM, Brummer, Hansie, (http://www.sun.ac.za/gisa/home.asp).
[S483] Lower Albany Chronicle, Lower Albany Chronicle, Part 2 1826 - 1840, (p 49).
[S473] "They seek a City: Methodism in Grahamstown", Hewson, Leslie A, (ISBN 0 86810 068 4).
[S425] ISBN 0 7970 3604 0, Genealogy Society of South Africa, (First Editon ISBN 0 7970 3604 0), National Archives of South Africa., Volume 1 Abbott - Cyrus.
[S431] Marriages: 20/2/1826 - 8/6/1835, Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, (CORY MS 14 879/1), (Entry# 320).