Alexander James Kidwell (1820 Settler) b. 1782 London, Middlesex, England d. 13 Jun 1844 Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

1782 - 1844 (62 years)

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Name	Alexander James Kidwell (1820 Settler)
Born	1782	London, Middlesex, England
Gender	Male
1820 Settler - Holder's Party on "Kennersley Castle"	10 Jan 1820	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
	Age: About 35-36
1820 Settler - William Holder's Party on "Kennersley Castle"	10 Jan 1820	Kings Road, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
	Departure to the Cape Colony
	Age: About 35-36
Occupation	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
	Proprietor of "Stone & Kidwell" an extensive retail business
Occupation	5 Jul 1832	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
	Pound-master
	Age: About 47-48
Record ID Number	MH:I500192
_UID	591579ebf17bf1e7832b90489afb2ec4
Buried	Abt 1844	Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died	13 Jun 1844	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
	Died from injuries sustained from a vicious cow 2 days prior to his death - his was to remarry on the day of his death
Person ID	I500192	Gilby main
Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

Father	James KIDWELL, b. 1760, Plymouth, Devon, England , d. Aft 1792, Malta (Age > 33 years)
Mother	Anne Hiett, b. 1769, d. Aft 1792 (Age > 24 years)
Married	England
Record ID Number	MH:F500149
_UID	5a983c4eea09a1e8999100e0600029a3
Family ID	F500149	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Phebe Tubb, b. 16 Jan 1791, Lampeter, Wales, UK , d. 3 Aug 1837, Grahamstown, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Age 46 years)

Married 9 Oct 1816 Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate, London, England

Record ID Number MH:F500055

_UID 591579ebcc1bd1e7832b90489afb2ec4

Children

	1. Thomas Richard Kidwell, b. 6 Feb 1819, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England , d. Oct 1819, Taunton, Somerset, England (Age 0 years)
	2. Richard Thomas Kidwell, b. 24 Feb 1821, Salem, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa , d. 11 Sep 1859, Murdered on road between Bathurst and his farm BaviaansRiver, E. Cape, South Adrica (Age 38 years)
	3. Charles James Kidwell, b. 8 Sep 1824, Grahamstown, Albany, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa , d. 29 Apr 1896, Woodstock Farm, Maclear, Griqualand East, South Africa (Age 71 years)
	4. Alexander Josiah Kidwell, b. 25 Jun 1828, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South , d. 19 Aug 1889, Burgersdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 61 years)
	5. Alfred Benjamin Kidwell, b. 5 Feb 1831, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa , d. 1885, Bethulie District, Orange Free State, South Africa (Age 53 years)
	6. Kidwell, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Kidwell, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 3 Apr 2020

Family ID F500055 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?cat=9&paged=498

Last Name: Kidwell
First Name: Alexander
Date of Birth: 1781
Place of Birth: of London, England
Parents – Father:
Parents – Mother:
Spouse: Phebe Tubb b. 1787
Marriage Date: 9 Oct 1816
Marriage Place: Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate, London, England
Date of Death: 1844
Place of Death: Grahamstown, Cape

Notes: Holder’s party of 1820 settlers. IGI. Children:

Richard Thomas b. 1821 Salem m. Mary, was killed in 1861
Charles James b. 9 Sep 1824 m. Caroline Newhouse Beal
Alexander Josiah b. 28 Jun 1828 m. 1853 Sarah Miller, and d. 31 Oct 1889
Alfred Benjamin b. 5 Feb 1831 m. 1851 Lucy Mary Ann Lydia Hescot Curle.

Grahamstown Journal

Thursday Jun 20 1844

CO53/14 National Archives, Kew, London

Transcribed by Sue Mackay

Died at Graham's Town on Thursday 13th instant of an injury received from a vicious cow two days previous, Mr. Alexander KIDWELL, aged 60 years. Deceased was one of the British settlers of 1820 and formed one of the Committee for the Commemoration services recently held at Graham's Town. He had been for many years a widower, but was to have been re-married on the day of his death. For some years he was engaged in a rather extensive retail business at Graham's Town, under the firm of "STONE & KIDWELL", since which he has had to pass through many trying vicissitudes. He was much esteemed by his friends and maintained an unblemished character for integrity. He belonged to the Baptist Church which, together with his family and acquaintances, now have to deplore the loss of a valuable member of their respective circles.
http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/cape-frontier-times/999-cape-frontier-times-1844-2-april-june - The Cape Frontier Times - Thursday 20 June 1844

Mr. A. KIDWELL, of this Town, met his death last week under painful and melancholy circumstances. He had been engaged for some time past in conducting Mr. FORD's butchering establishment in Bathurst-street, and upon his entering the cattle kraal for the purpose of securing a refractory cow, the animal ran at him and gored him severely in the thigh. The unfortunate man lingered for several days, when mortification of the limb ensued and he died last Thursday, on the day on which he was to have been married.

Sources

[S500027] Munro Web Site, Morag Lewer (nee Munro), Alexander Kidwell (1820 Settler) (Reliability: 3), 8 May 2017.
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[S500008] Gilby Web Site, Mark Gilby, https://www.myheritage.com/person-5003206_227757331_227757331/alexander-kidwell-1820-settler (Reliability: 3).
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[S500008] Gilby Web Site, Mark Gilby, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500106_262877081_262877081/alexander-kidwell (Reliability: 3).
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[S500008] Gilby Web Site, Mark Gilby, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500012_276971311_276971311/alexander-kidwell (Reliability: 3).
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[S500008] Gilby Web Site, Mark Gilby, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500318_330609981_330609981/alexander-kidwell (Reliability: 3).

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Has an alternative marriage location

Newgate St, Hertfordshire, England (but that contradicts the settlers notes below)
[S500008] Gilby Web Site, Mark Gilby, https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500050_460006571_460006571/alexander-kidwell (Reliability: 3).
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[S500008] Gilby Web Site, Mark Gilby, https://www.myheritage.com/person-7003936_74861941_74861941/alexander-james-kidwell (Reliability: 3).
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[S500013] England Marriages, 1538-1973, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30043-2576081/phebe-tubb-and-alexander-kidwell-in-england-marriages (Reliability: 4).
Phebe Tubb & Alexander KidwellMarriage: Oct 9 1816 - Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate, London, London, EnglandWife: Phebe TubbHusband: Alexander KidwellIndexing Project (Batch) Number: M00134-1System Origin: England-ODMGS Film number: 417980, 417981, 417982, 417983, 417985, 417986, 417987, 417988, 417989, 417990, 942 B4HA V. 21
[S500020] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-37217013/alexander-kidwell-svprog-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 4).
Alexander Kidwell, SV/PROGGender: MaleBirth: Circa 1782 - London, Middlesex, EnglandMarriage: Spouse: Phebe Kidwell (born Tubb), SM/PROG - Oct 9 1816 - Christ Church Greyfriars Newgate, London, EnglandDeath: June 13 1844 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South AfricaBurial: Grahamstown, Cape Colony, South AfricaFather: <a>James Kidwell, Capt.</a>Mother: <a>Anne Kidwell (born Hiett)</a>Wife: <a>Phebe Kidwell (born Tubb), SM/PROG</a>Children: <a>Charles James Kidwell</a>, <a>Thomas Richard Kidwell</a>, <a>Thomas Richard Kidwell</a>, <a>Alexander Josiah Kidwell</a>, <a>Alfred Benjamin Kidwell</a>Siblings: <a>Eleanor Kidwell, SM/PROG</a>, <a>Elizabeth Orsmond (born Kidwell), SM/PROG</a>

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