George Fredrick Watkins Kershaw was born May 15, 1824, at Clarkwell, London, England. Son of George Kershaw, and Sally Watkins. George Kershaw is the son of George Kershaw, born in London, England, in 1800, and died in the year 1863.
Mother, Sally Watkins Kershaw, was born 1798, in Wales and died May 15, 1824; she died when George F.W. was 3 hours old.
His father had a stationary business. But George F.W. was educated in the Ministry of the Church of England. However, he was not interested in that so learned a trade and apprenticed as a free masonry, which usually starts at the age of 14. He also liked to mold patterns from clay, and many models of buildings.
In the year 1849, the English Government was sending colonizers to South Africa. George had a choice of joining the "Boer War" or sailing with a group of colonizers, who settled in Cape Colony and Port Elizabeth.
To pay his way there, George helped with the cooking. As a reward for colonizing, they would receive 100 acres of land, and could borrow 10 lbs. (5.00) from the English Government, and pay it back in three payments.
He met his future wife on board the ship, 30 days after landing, he married Eliza Byard, December 17, 1849, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
George F.W. Kershaw was a builder by trade; being able to construct a building from the first Architectural plans to the masonry and carpentry work.
On April 12, 1865, the Kershaw family sailed from Port Elizabeth on the 'Mexicana', bound for New York. Mr. Kershaw was engaged as cook.
George took sick on the 10th of May, and was very sick until June 6, when he died at 4 o'clock p.m., at the age 41.
A lot of the passengers became ill from dysentery. George was one of them, he was given some medicine, but he died. Another source suggests that he may have actually died from a drug over dose by the ships Captain as he had a heavy hand with the medicine.
He was buried at sea, in Lat. 2516 North and Long. 66.25 West. Distance from New York 980 miles.
Mother, Sally Watkins Kershaw, was born 1798, in Wales and died May 15, 1824; she died when George F.W. was 3 hours old.
His father had a stationary business. But George F.W. was educated in the Ministry of the Church of England. However, he was not interested in that so learned a trade and apprenticed as a free masonry, which usually starts at the age of 14. He also liked to mold patterns from clay, and many models of buildings.
In the year 1849, the English Government was sending colonizers to South Africa. George had a choice of joining the "Boer War" or sailing with a group of colonizers, who settled in Cape Colony and Port Elizabeth.
To pay his way there, George helped with the cooking. As a reward for colonizing, they would receive 100 acres of land, and could borrow 10 lbs. (5.00) from the English Government, and pay it back in three payments.
He met his future wife on board the ship, 30 days after landing, he married Eliza Byard, December 17, 1849, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
George F.W. Kershaw was a builder by trade; being able to construct a building from the first Architectural plans to the masonry and carpentry work.
On April 12, 1865, the Kershaw family sailed from Port Elizabeth on the 'Mexicana', bound for New York. Mr. Kershaw was engaged as cook.
George took sick on the 10th of May, and was very sick until June 6, when he died at 4 o'clock p.m., at the age 41.
A lot of the passengers became ill from dysentery. George was one of them, he was given some medicine, but he died. Another source suggests that he may have actually died from a drug over dose by the ships Captain as he had a heavy hand with the medicine.
He was buried at sea, in Lat. 2516 North and Long. 66.25 West. Distance from New York 980 miles.
George Fredrick Watkins Kershaw was born May 15, 1824, at Clarkwell, London, England. Son of George Kershaw, and Sally Watkins. George Kershaw is the son of George Kershaw, born in London, England, in 1800, and died in the year 1863.
Mother, Sally Watkins Kershaw, was born 1798, in Wales and died May 15, 1824; she died when George F.W. was 3 hours old.
His father had a stationary business. But George F.W. was educated in the Ministry of the Church of England. However, he was not interested in that so learned a trade and apprenticed as a free masonry, which usually starts at the age of 14. He also liked to mold patterns from clay, and many models of buildings.
In the year 1849, the English Government was sending colonizers to South Africa. George had a choice of joining the "Boer War" or sailing with a group of colonizers, who settled in Cape Colony and Port Elizabeth.
To pay his way there, George helped with the cooking. As a reward for colonizing, they would receive 100 acres of land, and could borrow 10 lbs. (5.00) from the English Government, and pay it back in three payments.
He met his future wife on board the ship, 30 days after landing, he married Eliza Byard, December 17, 1849, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
George F.W. Kershaw was a builder by trade; being able to construct a building from the first Architectural plans to the masonry and carpentry work.
On April 12, 1865, the Kershaw family sailed from Port Elizabeth on the 'Mexicana', bound for New York. Mr. Kershaw was engaged as cook.
George took sick on the 10th of May, and was very sick until June 6, when he died at 4 o'clock p.m., at the age 41.
A lot of the passengers became ill from dysentery. George was one of them, he was given some medicine, but he died. Another source suggests that he may have actually died from a drug over dose by the ships Captain as he had a heavy hand with the medicine.
He was buried at sea, in Lat. 2516 North and Long. 66.25 West. Distance from New York 980 miles.
Mother, Sally Watkins Kershaw, was born 1798, in Wales and died May 15, 1824; she died when George F.W. was 3 hours old.
His father had a stationary business. But George F.W. was educated in the Ministry of the Church of England. However, he was not interested in that so learned a trade and apprenticed as a free masonry, which usually starts at the age of 14. He also liked to mold patterns from clay, and many models of buildings.
In the year 1849, the English Government was sending colonizers to South Africa. George had a choice of joining the "Boer War" or sailing with a group of colonizers, who settled in Cape Colony and Port Elizabeth.
To pay his way there, George helped with the cooking. As a reward for colonizing, they would receive 100 acres of land, and could borrow 10 lbs. (5.00) from the English Government, and pay it back in three payments.
He met his future wife on board the ship, 30 days after landing, he married Eliza Byard, December 17, 1849, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
George F.W. Kershaw was a builder by trade; being able to construct a building from the first Architectural plans to the masonry and carpentry work.
On April 12, 1865, the Kershaw family sailed from Port Elizabeth on the 'Mexicana', bound for New York. Mr. Kershaw was engaged as cook.
George took sick on the 10th of May, and was very sick until June 6, when he died at 4 o'clock p.m., at the age 41.
A lot of the passengers became ill from dysentery. George was one of them, he was given some medicine, but he died. Another source suggests that he may have actually died from a drug over dose by the ships Captain as he had a heavy hand with the medicine.
He was buried at sea, in Lat. 2516 North and Long. 66.25 West. Distance from New York 980 miles.
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