Second Generation  

2. Richard TAINTON [43126] (Richard¹) was born on 11 Apr 1797 in Bristol Gloucestershire England, was baptised on 16 Apr 1797 in St Paul's Bristol Gloucestershire England, and died on 7 Apr 1862 in "Vermont" Peddie District of Cape of Good Hope at age 64. The cause of his death was Apoplexy [Stroke].

General Notes: Richard married Ann Brooks who was of Quaker parentage. His family refused to accept this marriage of his to a Quaker girl as they were all Church of England. They came out in 1820 in company with the Rev. Mr. Shepstone, father of Sir Theophilus Shepstone who had married Mrs. Tainton's sister.
Richard G. Tainton (Special Magistrate of King William's Town), John Tainton (his brother, Inspector of Police) and Mr. W.C. Brown (Field-Cornet) were murdered at a farm on the Kwelegha River during the Gaika-Galeka War (9th Kaffir War) on the 31st December 1877. He died at Vermont in the Peddie District.
Elizabeth Tainton, daughter of Mr. Tainton of the British Kaffraria translated the Anglican Prayer Book into Zulu with her cousin, Sir Theophilus Shepstone. She became the mother of Mr. L'Ange a grandson of the Chief Physician of the Russian Court at the time of Napoleon Bonapart when he married Princess Gunther of Schleswig Holstein. L'Ange was born at Fort Pedie in 1848 and was educated at the Blue Coat College in Jersey. He was trained for the diplomatic service but came to South Africa when the Kimberley diamond mines were opened. In 1883 he went to the Transvaal where he married Ernestine Rex daughter of Wellington Rex.

Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: from Bristol, England aboard the Kennersley Castle, 10 Jan 1820, Algoa Bay South Africa.

Richard married Ann BROOKS [43127], daughter of George BROOKS [56318] and Ann JONES [56351], on 9 Nov 1819 in Holy Cross Church Temple Street Bristol Gloucestershire England. Ann was born in 1799 in Westbury on Trym Bristol Gloustershire England, was baptised on 8 Dec 1799 in Holy Trinity Church Westbury on Trym Bristol Gloustershire England, and died on 13 Nov 1876 in East London Cape of Good Hope at age 77.

Noted events in her life were:

• Immigration: from England aboard the 'Kennersley Castle', 10 Jan 1820, Cape of Good Hope [South Africa].

Children from this marriage were:

+ 3 F    i. Ann Maria Elizabeth TAINTON [56317] was born on 12 Nov 1820 in New Bristol Cape of Good Hope.

   4 F    ii. Mary TAINTON [56352] was born on 22 Jun 1822 in New Bristol Cape of Good Hope and died on 3 Aug 1823 in Kowie [Port Frnacis[ Cape of Good Hope at age 1.

   5 F    iii. Mary Lydia TAINTON [56353] was born on 7 Aug 1824 in Kowie [Port Frnacis[ Cape of Good Hope, died on 24 Dec 1888 in King William's Town Cape of Good Hope at age 64, and was buried in King William's Town Cemetery Cape Colony South Africa.

Mary married Lieut., John CROSS [56354] on 21 Jul 1847 in Fort Peddie Eastern Cape South Africa. John died in 1851.

Mary next married Major, William LEE [56355] on 27 Oct 1858 in Peddie Eastern Cape South Africa.

+ 6 M    iv. Richard George Henry TAINTON, JP [42995] was born on 12 Jun 1826 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa, died on 31 Dec 1877 in Kwelega Eastern Cape South Africa at age 51, and was buried on 28 Aug 1878 in King William's Town Cemetery Cape Colony South Africa.

   7 F    v. Julia Catherine TAINTON [56356] was born on 25 Apr 1828 in Mount Coke Cape of Good Hope, was baptised on 6 Jul 1828 in Methodist Church Albany Cape of Good Hope, died on 13 Jul 1890 in Cradock Eastern Cape of Good Hope at age 62, and was buried in King William's Town Cape of Good Hope.

+ 8 M    vi. Samuel Abel TAINTON [56357] was born on 19 Dec 1829 in Mount Coke Cape of Good Hope, was baptised on 24 Jan 1830 in Methodist Church Albany Cape of Good Hope, and died on 10 Oct 1861 in Grahamstown Albany Cape of Good Hope at age 31.

   9 F    vii. Margaret Ann TAINTON [56359] was born on 16 Oct 1831 in Grahamstown Albany Cape of Good Hope and died on 12 May 1923 at age 91.

Margaret married Maxmilliam Knapp Charles KAYSER [56360] on 25 Nov 1857 in Fort Peddie Eastern Cape South Africa. Another name for Maxmilliam was Max.

   10 M    viii. William Joseph TAINTON [56361] was born on 20 Sep 1833 in Buntingville Cape of Good Hope.

William married VIX [56362].

   11 F    ix. Martha Cheryth TAINTON [56363] was born on 12 Oct 1835 in Buntingville Mission Transkei Cape of Good Hope. Another name for Martha was Cherry TAINTON.

Martha married Dr., Charles William VIX, M.D. [56364] on 7 Sep 1864 in Wesleyan Chapel Peddie Cape of Good Hope.

   12 M    x. Allan Benjamin Brooks TAINTON [56365] was born on 1 Aug 1837 in Wesleyville Cape of Good Hope and died on 8 May 1880 in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa at age 42.

   13 M    xi. John James Henry TAINTON [43227] was born on 23 Jul 1839 in Mount Coke Cape of Good Hope, was baptised in 1841 in Gwanga Mission Station near Peddie Cape of Good Hope, died on 31 Dec 1877 in Kwelega Eastern Cape South Africa at age 38, and was buried on 28 Aug 1878 in King William's Town Cemetery Cape Colony South Africa. The cause of his death was Murdered by Gaikas.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Inspector of Police, King William's Town Eastern Cape South Africa.

John married Margaret Elizabeth JANION [56366] in Port Elizabeth Cape of Good Hope South Africa. Margaret was born in 1858 and died in 1910 at age 52. Another name for Margaret was Lily JANION.

+ 14 F    xii. Sarah Jane TAINTON [56334] was born on 7 Mar 1841 in Gwanga Mission Station near Peddie Cape of Good Hope, died on 29 Apr 1890 in Walstray Devon England at age 49, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery Middlesex England.