John Carey Blewett, 1804–
- Name
- John Carey /Blewett/
- Given names
- John Carey
- Surname
- Blewett
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Birth
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Citation details: Marriage: James BLEWETT and Polly BLEWETT (1886), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_848177425%2F2 : accessed 21 Sep 2020 Text: Father: James Blewett Citation details: Census: John BLEWETT and household (1881), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1881/0010573841 : accessed 21 Sep 2020 1881 England - Census transcript - John Carey Blewett - Household
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Marriage
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Citation details: Census: John BLEWETT and household (1881), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1881/0010573841 : accessed 21 Sep 2020 1881 England - Census transcript - John Carey Blewett - Household
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War
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Source citation: Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region. |
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Town founded
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the Nautilus and the Chapman. 1 May - The Albury reaches Cape Town bringing settlers to Albany, South Africa. They arrive in Algoa Bay on 15 May. 2 May - La Belle Alliance reached Cape Town. She brought British settlers to Algoa Bay. 4000 British settlers started arriving in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), they settled in Grahamstown and along the frontier. |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza. |
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War
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Source citation: Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War. |
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Marriage of a son
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Citation details: Marriage: James BLEWITT and Sarah Jane DANIEL (1867), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8M7-YZT?cc=1769414&wc=3CB7-PYM%3A138123201%2C140206301%2C140277701 : 2 February 2018), Cornwall > Paul > Marriages, 1863-1884 > image 62 of 504; Cornwall Records Office, Truro : accessed 21 Sep 2020 |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution. |
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Citation details: Census: John BLEWETT and household (1881), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1881/0010573841 : accessed 21 Sep 2020 1881 England - Census transcript - John Carey Blewett - Household
Citation details: Birth: Caroline Ann BLEWETT (1870), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FB%2F1870%2F1%2FAZ%2F000061%2F090 : accessed 21 Sep 2020 Text: Mother's maiden name: Daniel |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. |
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War
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Census
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Citation details: Census: John BLEWETT and household (1881), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1881/0010573841 : accessed 21 Sep 2020 1881 England - Census transcript - John Carey Blewett - Household
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria) no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area. |
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Marriage of a son
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Citation details: Marriage: James BLEWETT and Polly BLEWETT (1886), https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_848177425%2F2 : accessed 21 Sep 2020 Text: Father: James Blewett Citation details: Marriage: James BLEWETT and Polly BLEWETT (1886), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77T6-NTR?cc=1769414&wc=3CBQ-2NB%3A138123201%2C140206301%2C140291001 : 28 October 2015), Cornwall > Paul > Marriages, 1884-1904 > image 25 of 249; Cornwall Records Office, Truro : accessed 21 Sep 2020 |
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War
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902. |
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Source citation: Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province. |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precursors to the biggest discovery of all, the Main Reef/Main Reef Leader on Gerhardus Oosthuizen's farm Langlaagte, Portion C, in 1886, the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the subsequent rapid development of the gold field there, the biggest of them all. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: Union of South Africa established. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban. |
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War
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world. |
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Descendants of John Carey Blewett
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Generation 1
John Carey Blewett was born calculated 1804 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England.
He married Mary A …. She was born calculated 1807 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England.
Children of John Carey Blewett and Mary A …:
- James Blewett (1839–)
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Generation 2 back to top
James Blewett, son of John Carey Blewett and Mary A …, was born calculated 1839.
He married 2 times. The first time he married Sarah Jane Daniel on February 5, 1867 in Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England. She was born calculated 1840 in Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England and died on December 15, 1871.
The second time he married Mary
Polly
Blewett, daughter of James Blewett and Mary Ely, on October 26, 1886 in Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England. She was born about 1838 in Cornwall, England and died between July 1913 and September 1913 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.Children of James Blewett and Sarah Jane Daniel:
- Caroline Ann
Carrie
Blewett (1870–)
James Blewett and Mary
Polly
Blewett had no children.- Caroline Ann
Ancestors of John Carey Blewett
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Generation 1
John Carey Blewett was born calculated 1804 in Mousehole, Cornwall, England.
