• General Notes

  On board ship to SA, "John" as a leader of a party of 1820 Albany settlers
  
  VOORTREKKER Travelled from Eastern Cape with the Voortrekkers. He and his family originally settled on the farm "Broughton on the Umgeni River at Albert Falls, and later moved to the area between York and Reitvlei
  He is NOT listed as a Voortrekker in Voortrekkerstamouers by Jan C Visagie.
  
  3 JUL 1788 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. 
  1820 Settler 13 JAN 1820 Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [2]
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  Liversage's party on the John
  Arrived in South Africa MAY 1820 On board "John" as a leader of a party of 1820 Albany settlers 
  Notes (Facts Pg)     1837     Travelled from Eastern Cape with the Voortrekkers. He and his family originally settled on the farm "Broughton on the Umgeni River at Albert Falls, and later moved to the area between York and Reitvle 
  Occupation     Farmer 
  Reference Number     1435
      4 JUN 1872     York, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa 
      York, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa 
      I36590     Master
      03 Jun 2012
  
  1     Anne, - wife of Samuel Liversage,   1785, Ireland ,   AUG 1820, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa   [1]
      1811     Stafford, England 
      
      1. Elizabeth Liversage,   14 OCT 1811, Tean, Checkley, Cheshire, England.
      2. Ann Liversage,   2 NOV 1812, Over Tean, Checkley, Cheshire, England ,   1860, South Africa
      3. Catherine Henrietta Liversage,   1817, Stafford, Staffordshire, England.
      04 Sep 2005
      F12584     
  
  2     Harriet Elizabeth Bond,   1795,   2 JUN 1867, York, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa   [1]
      1820
      
      1. Hannah Liversage,   7 APR 1821, Salem, Eastern Cape Province, Cape, South Africa
      2. Sarah Liversage,   1823, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
      3. George Liversage,   13 MAY 1825, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa ,   4 SEP 1837
      4. Samuel Liversage,   3 APR 1827, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
      5. William Liversage,   27 SEP 1829, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa ,   13 JUN 1905, Kokstad, Natal, South Africa.
      6. Thomas Liversage,   31 JAN 1832, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa ,   27 JUL 1897, Zietover, Melmoth, Natal, South Africa
      7. Charles Liversage,   19 OCT 1833, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa ,   22 AUG 1906, Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
      8. Henry Bond Liversage,   30 AUG 1835, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa ,   13 AUG 1910, Babanango, Natal, South Africa
      9. Victoria Liversage,   13 MAR 1840, Manley Flats, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa ,   28 JUL 1914, Greytown, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
      04 Sep 2005
      F12583     
  
      
  Travelled from Eastern Cape with the Voortrekkers at the end of 1837. He and his family originally settled on the farm "Broughton on the Umgeni River at Albert Falls, and later moved to the area between York and Reitvlei. His children married into Voortrekker families such as Martens, Uys, Van Niekerks, Van Jaarsveld and Muller. [1]
  
      
  [S237] Liversage gedcom, Hylton Oliver.
  
  [S6] The Settler Handbook, M D Nash, (Chameleon Press ISBM  0 620 10940 8).
  
  The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2012.
  
  Notes from Shelagh Spencers work now available online.
  Old Mr Liversage d. this morning aged 89 years. (Ibid. 04.06.72). Died at the residence of his dau. Mrs C. Martin [sic] near the Seven Oaks aged 84. He was of Ford’s [sic] Rest. (NM  11.06.72). Died aged 89, buried by Revd James Langley in the graveyard on Success. In a note in the register the Revd Langley wrote: Died at Mrs Martens’ farm Fairfield, Seven Oaks. Samuel Liversage was a leader of a party of 1820 Settlers from Staffordshire, ship John, which were settled on Manley’s Flat, Albany. Born July 3rd 1788. Died June 4th 1872, aged 83yrs 11mths 1 day. (R. Wes. York [JL]). The inscription on Samuel’s gravestone reads – In loving remembrance of Samuel Liversage in whose house the Gospel was first preached in this locality on August 7th 1865. He lived to see his family and neighbours greatly blessed and died in peace June 4th 1872, aged 89 years. (Tomb Success, trans. by JKG)
  He was from the farm Success.
  

Details of Samuel's family with Anne

Details of Samuel's family with Harriet Elisabeth Bond