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From: "Conrod Mercer" <>
Subject: Henry Douglas WARDEN
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 22:56:01 +0000


Hi All,

I received a request for information about Henry Douglas WARDEN and
his descendants here in South Africa, from a Janelle Warden at:


I sent her all the information I could find from a rather lengthy
article about him in the Dictionary of South African Biography, (Vol
1 pp 863 and 864) with the pertinent facts being:

Henry Douglas WARDEN was born in London on the 2 Feb 1800 and died
in the George district, Cape on the 2 Dec 1856. He was a British
soldier, official and founder of Bloemfontein

He was the youngest son of Charles Frederick WARDEN (1746 - 1815),
also a soldier, and his wife Mary COOPER, a near relative of the
duke of York.

According to family tradition, W(arden) was an illegitimate
grandchild of Charles Edward Louis Philippe Casimer ('Bonny Prince
Charlie'), a prince of the British royal house of Stuart, and a
gentlewoman of the Douglas family of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Charles Frederick was placed in a convent to be educated, but
absconded, changing his surname from Stuart to Warden, two names
which, in fact, have the same meaning.

A young man without means, HD W(arden) went to the Cape in 1819 to
seek a livelihood.

W married twice, both his wives being Afrikaans. As a young officer
he married Antoinette Cornelia HUGO, of Paarl, who died after the
birth of her son, Henry Douglas. W.'s second wife, whom he married
in Grahamstown on the 4 July 1834, was Susanna Elisabeth MINAAR, of
Graff-Reinett (1815-1890), the grandaughter, on her mother's side,
of Paul Mar'e (1767-1838), who, together with his descendants,
played a significant part in the Great Trek and in the Transvaal.
Six sons and three daughters were born of this marriage. W named
most of his children after members of the Royal house of Stuart,
and some of their names were in turn given to streets in
Bloemfontein. His eldest son Charles Frederick (died 1900) became
magistrate of Harrismith and openly sided with the boers in later
years, as did several of W.'s other children.
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Does anyone have any information to add to the above?

Regards

Conrod Mercer
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