MINCHIN, William
626
52 Belvedere Place
Great Suffolk Street
Borough
Sept 22 1819
My Lord,
It is the wish of the persons hereinafter annexed that I should apply to your Lordship for a grant of land at the Cape of Good Hope. Should your Lordship aprove of my request I am ready to enter into and abide by the rules and regulations laid down for the same.
I have always been in the Farming Business and my object at the Cape will be solely that of cultivating the land aforesaid for that purpose. I beg your Lordship will as soon as convenient after a selection as taken place inform me of the result of this my request.
I am my Lord
Your Lordship’s most obedient and most humble servant
Wm. MINCHIN
The Names and Ages of the Persons inclined to go out with me as follows:
Names of Person and Family whom as applied for this grant:
William MINCHIN
Aged 31
3 children under 12 years of age
Amount of capital £1000
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Names of Persons to be taken out |
Age |
Names of Wives |
Age |
Boys |
Age |
Girls |
Age |
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William FROST |
35 |
Elizabeth FROST |
33 |
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Elizabeth/Jane |
10/2 |
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Henry FROST |
20 |
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George FROST |
28 |
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Robert HAWKINS |
25 |
Mary Ann HAWKINS |
24 |
Edwin/George |
4/1 |
Fanny |
2 |
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Joseph STONE |
22 |
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Joseph HAWKINS |
21 |
Elizabeth HAWKINS |
24 |
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William HAWKINS |
29 |
Harriett HAWKINS |
26 |
James E/George B |
5/6 |
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George HAWKINS |
27 |
Elizabeth HAWKINS |
27 |
Richard/George |
6/4 |
Fanny |
2 |
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Thomas HUNTER |
23 |
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John RICKETTS |
25 |
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Andrew BONHAM |
30 |
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John SMITH? |
22 |
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John MARNE? |
24 |
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David BROWN |
26 |
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William MILLER |
20 |
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16 men |
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5 women |
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8 boys |
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5 girls |
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