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Ann Smith nurse and midwife 1 of Taylor Street, King William's Town 2 born circa 1814, England 3 died 6 September 1874, King William's Town 4 will dated 8 July 1874, King William's Town and filed 6 November 1874

married 24 February 1834 at St. Luke, Old Charlton, Kent 5 Alexander Spalding circa 1812-1888 Colour Sergeant, Royal Sappers and Miners (1852) 6 of King William's Town Barracks

Anne b.1835 children Sarah 1836 - 1917 children John 1838 - bef.1888 Robert c1839 - 1885 children Albert Alexander c1841 - 1930 children Emma Isabel 1843 - 1847 Joseph James 1846 - 1915 children George b.1849 Margaret born and died 1851 Martha b.1852 Dina Maria b.1854 Charles Smith b.1857 children

children of Ann and Alexander Spalding Anne Spalding born 1835 born 8 March 1835 baptized 3 June 1835, St Luke, Old Charlton, Kent, by the Revd. A. Drummond, Rector  married 12 June 1850 Holy Trinity, King William's Town James Hampson 7 born circa 1824 corporal, Royal Engineers of Fort Murray Sarah Spalding 1836-1917 born 3 October 1836, Halifax, Nova Scotia baptized 23 October 1837, Halifax, by the Revd. J.T. Twining D.D. died 25 July 1917, Fort Jackson, Eastern Cape buried St. Stephen's, Fort Jackson, Eastern Cape  married 16 February 1852 Holy Trinity, King Williams Town Henry James Adkins 1827-1914 general dealer (1903) of Gonubie District John Spalding 8 1838-before 1888 born 2 July 1838, Halifax, Nova Scotia 9 baptized 22 July 1838, Halifax, Nova Scotia died before 1888 10 Notes: there is a death notice for a John Spalding, parents unknown, aged about 31 years, store and canteen keeper, who died in the Masonic Hotel, Hebron, 11 April 1872. It is noted that his wife had run off with Cruikshank. (MOK 1/1/3, 138) Robert Spalding circa 1839-1885 born circa 1839, Halifax, Canada died 23 January 1885, Spitzkop, District of Barkly, Griqualand West  married 15 January 1861 Trinity Church, King William's Town Sarah Jane Abernethy circa 1844-1891 of King William's Town Albert Alexander Spalding circa 1841-1930 born circa September 1841, Nova Scotia died 16 August 1930, Red Hill, Tabankulu  married East London Catherine Ann Treasurer 11 died after 1930 Emma Isabel Spalding 12 1843-1847 born 15 February 1843, Halifax, Nova Scotia 13 baptized 7 March 1843, Halifax, Nova Scotia 14 died March 1847, Fort Beaufort 15 buried 24 March 1847, Fort Beaufort 16 Joseph James Spalding 1846-1915 born 29 June 1846, Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony baptized 23 July 1846, Fort Beaufort, by the Revd. H. Beaver died 9 August 1915, at the house of H R Wade, Tsolo, Tsolo District  married 14 December 1868 Holy Trinity, King William's Town Charlotte Elizabeth 1840-1911 George Spalding born 1849 born 10 February 1849, Fort Cox, Cape of Good Hope 17 baptized 19 February 1849, Fort Cox, Cape of Good Hope Margaret Spalding born and died 1851 born March 1851 18 died 19 August 1851 buried King William's Town Martha Spalding born 1852 born 23 May 1852, King William's Town, Cape of Good Hope 19 baptized 27 May 1852, King William's Town Dina Maria Spalding born 1854 born 27 May 1854 20 baptized 25 June 1854, Holy Trinity, King Williams Town  married 1 December 1875 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Kimberley, Cape 21 Alexander Coltman butcher 22 of Kimberley 23 Charles Smith Spalding born 1857 born 5 March 1857, King William's Town baptized 23 April 1857, Methodist Church, King William's Town  married 27 June 1892 Makeking - Wesleyan Methodist Church Martha Johanna Louw born circa 1866

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23 Rootsweb South-African Immigrants, Ellen Stanton, transcribed records, http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ZAF/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH.html, Message-ID: <003001c333b4$1095f9e0$250110ac@@gateway.2wire.net> 98 COLTMAN SPALDING 1875/12/01 Alexander Full Age Bachelor, Butcher of Kimberley Dinah Maria Full Age Spinster of Kimberley Maria VILJOEN, W DIBELL? Kate ANDERSON

22 Baptism Transcripts for Cape, OFS and TVL, Ron Smit's e-Family web site 98 COLTMAN SPALDING 1875/12/01 Alexander Full Age Bachelor, Butcher of Kimberley Dinah Maria Full Age Spinster of Kimberley Maria VILJOEN, W DIBELL? Kate ANDERSON

21 Baptism Transcripts for Cape, OFS and TVL, Ron Smit's e-Family web site His_Surname COLTMAN Her_Surname SPALDING Marriage_date 1875/12/01 Husband Alexander His_info Bachelor, Butcher of Kimberley Wife Dinah Maria Her_info Spinster of Kimberley Her_Age Full Age Witnesses Maria VILJOEN, W DIBELL? Kate ANDERSON Entry No 10 Film 1560952 Church Wesleyan Methodist - Kimberley Transcribed_By Nolene Lossau

20 Register - King William's Town - Holy Trinity, Cory Library, Grahamstown, South Africa, Cory MS 19 baptisms no. 140 25 June 1854 - Dina Maria, daughter of Alexander and Anne Spalding of King William's Town Barracks

19 Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register no: 2744 birth:23rd May 1852, baptism:27th May 1852 at King William's Town, Cape of Good Hope, name:Martha, parents:Alexander &Ann Spalding, rank:Color Serjeant, chaplain:The Revd. Dacre Military Chaplain, adjutant:A.C.B.Moody, Captn. R.Engs.

18 Memorial inscriptions - King Williams Town old cemetery, Photograph by Gail Röthlin, 2006 and Cemetery tanscript from William Jervois Margaret, the baby daughter of Alex and Ann Spalding, who died 19 Aug 1851, aged 4 months and [19] days

17 Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register no: 3138 birth:10th Febr. 1849, baptism:19th Febr. 1849 at Fort Cox, Cape of Good Hope, name:George, parents:Ann &Alexander Spalding, rank:Color Serjeant, chaplain:The Revd. H. Beaver, adjutant:Rd. Tylden, Capt.R.Engs.

16 Register - Fort Beaufort, St John page 7, Burials 1847, March 24th - Emma Spalidng aged 3, residence: Fort Beaufort

15 Register - Fort Beaufort, St John page 7, Burials 1847, March 24th - Emma Spalidng aged 3, residence: Fort Beaufort

14 Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers

13 Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers GRO Regimental Indexes - Halifax 1843 S&M 131 14 birth:15th Feb. 1843, baptism:7th Mar. 1843, name:Emma Isabel, parents names:Alexr. &Ann Spalding, rank:corpl, corps:S&M

12 Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers

11 Death notice - Spalding, Albert Alexander - 1930

10 Death notice - Spalding, Alexander - 1888

9 Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers GRO Regimental Indexes - Halifax 1838S&M 129 10 birth:2 July 1838, baptism:22 July 1838, name:John, parents names:Alexr. &Ann, rank:Spalding, corps:Priv.S&M

8 Death notice - Spalding, Alexander - 1888 this is his position in the list of children

7 Register - King William's Town - Holy Trinity, Cory Library, Grahamstown, South Africa, Cory MS 19 marriages 12 June 1850, James Hampson, 26 yrs, bachelor, Corporal Royal Engineers, Fort Murray, and Anne Spalding, 16 yrs, spinster, Fort Murray, Alexander Spalding, Sergt. R. Engn, father married in the temporary church at King Wms Town, British Kaffraria

6 Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register British Army Discharge records WO 97/1152 occupation prior to joining the army Royal Marines Records - Description Books for the Woolwich Division ADM 158/66 It shows that he attested on 25 October 1831 aged 19 and was 5-7 3/4 tall. On the 2nd April 1833 he transferred to the Sappers and Miners. Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Marriage register Royal Marines Records - Description Books for the Woolwich Division ADM 158/66 It shows that he attested on 25 October 1831 aged 19 and was 5-7 3/4 tall. On the 2nd April 1833 he transferred to the Sappers and Miners. Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register

5 Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Marriage register entry no. 644 name and condition of the soldier: private Alexander Spalding, bachelor name and condiiton of the woman: Ann Smith spinster place of marriage: Charlton, Kent, 1834 24 Feby. Signatures of the parties married: Alexr. Spalding, Ann Smith Signature of two witnesses: Joseph Smith, E. Marshall Signature of the chaplain or other clergyman...: Rev. A Drummond, rector Certificate of the Adjutant that the Registry is correct: G.C Alexander, Capt. Rl. Engrs. Remarks: Without leave

4 Death notice - Spalding, Anne - 1874

3 Death notice - Spalding, Anne - 1874 died 6 September 1874 aged 60 born England, parents not known

2 Inventory - Spalding, Ann - 1874 MOOC 7/1/339,90

1 Death notice - Spalding, Anne - 1874