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From: "William Jervois" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] PIKE
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 15:39:09 +0200
In-Reply-To: <017a01c2cb2e$7c6abfa0$411258db@macleodfamily>


On 3 Feb 2003 at 15:46, Don.MacLeod wrote:

> Can anyone help... In The Story of the British Settlers of 1820 by
> Hockly he mentions that Thomas Pike (son of settler William) died in
> the Seventh Kaffir War 1835-1846 - not so, as I have his DN of 1876.
> There is an * against Norden's name commanding the Grahamstown
> Yoemanry stating a memorial tablet, erected by his comrades in arms may
> be seen in St. George's Cathedral, Grahamstown. Is this only for
> Norden or all those killed in the 7th War?

The tablet commemorates only Capt. Joshua Norden.

>
> There is an entry in the MI for a James Pike 11 April 1846 - Botha's Hill
> His name is on the Cenotaph engraved with SA War Graves. I cannot find a DN for this James
> though - could this be the correct Pike?

Although Hockly's book is a valuable tool, it does contain errors. James was the only
Pike whose death was recorded as a casualty of the 1846 War of the Axe. I cannot
find any record of his having had a D.N.


with best wishes

William

William Jervois
Resident Genealogist
Albany Museum, Somerset Street, Grahamstown 6139, South Africa

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