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Alexander Spalding circa 1812-1888 Ann Smith circa 1814-1874

Robert Spalding farmer (1861) of Gonubie (1861), Delport's Hope, Pniel(1872) born circa 1839, Halifax, Canada 1 died 23 January 1885, Spitzkop, District of Barkly, Griqualand West 2

married 15 January 1861 at Trinity Church, King William's Town Sarah Jane Abernethy circa 1844-1891 of King William's Town

Alexander William b.1861 Henry Herbert c1859 - 1896 Joseph Robert b.1863 Louisa Sarah Ann b.bef.1865 Clementina May b.1870 Jessie Ivy b.1872 Victoria Ann Abernethy b.aft.1870

children of Robert and Sarah Jane Spalding Alexander William Spalding born 1861 trader 3 of Barkly West (1884) born 18 October 1861 4 baptized 22 October 1861, King William's Town - Holy Trinity 5  married 2 December 1884 Queenstown 6 Louisa Ellen Jackson Henry Herbert Spalding circa 1859-1896 born circa 1859 7 died 26 May 1896, Matabeleland 8 Notes: age at death given as 37 which would make birth date around 1859 informant was A W Spalding, signed at Taungs - got age wrong? Joseph Robert Spalding born 1863 born 25 September 1863 9 baptized 17 October 1863, King William's Town, Methodist Church 10 Notes: Not mentioned on the Death Notice of his father in 1885 so presumably died before that date. Louisa Sarah Ann Spalding born before 1865 born before 1865 11 Notes: on her mother's death notice her name is given as Louisa Sarah Jane Fourie  married unknown Fourie Clementina May Spalding born 1870 born 21 January 1870 12 baptized 15 May 1870, King William's Town, Methodist Church 13 Notes: on her mother's death notice her name is given as Christina May van Hees  married unknown Van Hees Jessie Ivy Spalding born 1872 born 30 June 1872 14 baptized 15 January 1873, Kimberley, 15 Victoria Ann Abernethy Spalding born after 1870 born after 1870 16

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16 Death notice - Spalding, Sarah Jane - 1891 this child notes as being a minor

15 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> Kimberley Methodist Baptisms SPALDING Jessie Ivey Sanjtler?, parents: Robert and Sarah Jane of Delports Hope Pniel, born: 1872/06/30, baptised: 1873/01/15, source Item # 22 Microfilm# 1560952 Wesleyan Methodist - Kimberley

14 Death notice - Spalding, Sarah Jane - 1891 this child notes as being a minor South African e-Family web site, http://www.e-family.co.za/, transcribed by Nolene Lossau, Cape Baptisms database

13 Register - King William's Town - Methodist Church, Ron Smit's eFamily web site, under BMDs baptisms Entry #489 Child: Clementina May SPALDING Parents: Robert and Sarah Jane Born: 1/21/1870 Baptized: 5/15/1870

12 Death notice - Spalding, Robert not listed as major so presumably a minor in 1885 (along with Jessie and Victoria) Death notice - Spalding, Sarah Jane - 1891 this child notes as being a major at that date, although she is now named as Christina May Register - King William's Town - Methodist Church, Ron Smit's eFamily web site, under BMDs baptisms Entry #489 Child: Clementina May SPALDING Parents: Robert and Sarah Jane Born: 1/21/1870 Baptized: 5/15/1870

11 Death notice - Spalding, Robert listed, along with the two previous children (Alexander and Henry), as being a major (1885)

10 Register - King William's Town - Methodist Church, Ron Smit's eFamily web site, under BMDs baptisms Entry #561 Child: Joseph Robert SPALDING Parents: Robert and Sarah Jane Born: 9/25/1863 Baptized: 10/17/1863

9 Register - King William's Town - Methodist Church, Ron Smit's eFamily web site, under BMDs baptisms Entry #561 Child: Joseph Robert SPALDING Parents: Robert and Sarah Jane Born: 9/25/1863 Baptized: 10/17/1863

8 Death notice - Spalding, Henry Herbert Spalding - 1896 died 26 May 1896 aged 37 years parents Robert and Sarah Spalding information given by A W Spalding

7 Death notice - Spalding, Henry Herbert Spalding - 1896 says age at death 37 - informant is A W Spalding, signed at Taungs this would make birth date around 1859

6 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> Queenstown Methodist Marriage Records Entry #451 Husband: Alexander William SPALDING, Full, Bachelor, Trader, residing Barkly West Wife: Louisa Ellen JACKSON, 19, Spinster, residing Essex Date: 2/12/1884 Witnesses: Robert John JACKSON, Selina Dinah JACKSON Minister: Samuel CLARK

5 Baptism Transcripts for Cape, OFS and TVL, Ron Smit's e-Family web site Surname SPALDING First_Names Alexander William Parents Robert and Sarah Jane Birth_Date 1861/10/18 Baptised_Date 1861/10/22 Place_Baptised Kingwilliamstown Christenings: 1848-1865 Entry 369 Item_No 17 Film 1560855 Church Methodist Parish Records Remarks_Transcriber Ellen Stanton

4 Baptism Transcripts for Cape, OFS and TVL, Ron Smit's e-Family web site Surname SPALDING First_Names Alexander William Parents Robert and Sarah Jane Birth_Date 1861/10/18 Baptised_Date 1861/10/22 Place_Baptised Kingwilliamstown Christenings: 1848-1865 Entry 369 Item_No 17 Film 1560855 Church Methodist Parish Records Remarks_Transcriber Ellen Stanton

3 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> Queenstown Methodist Marriage Records Entry #451 Husband: Alexander William SPALDING, Full, Bachelor, Trader, residing Barkly West Wife: Louisa Ellen JACKSON, 19, Spinster, residing Essex Date: 2/12/1884 Witnesses: Robert John JACKSON, Selina Dinah JACKSON Minister: Samuel CLARK

2 Death notice - Spalding, Robert

1 Register - King William's Town - Holy Trinity, Cory Library, Grahamstown, South Africa, Cory MS 19 marriages - 1861 of full age Death notice - Spalding, Robert - 1885 MOK 1/1/87 ref no: 6737, filed on 5/2/1887 date of death: 23 January 1885 age at death: 46 years 3 months birthplace: Halifax, Canada GRO Regimental Indexes Halifax 1839 S&M 130 4, 1839 RE 658 137 this suggests he was born in 1839. Death notice suggests October 1838 but his brother John Spalding was born 2 July 1838 - birth certifcate not yet obtained