Third Generation  

3. Ann Maria Elizabeth TAINTON [56317] (Richard², Richard¹) was born on 12 Nov 1820 in New Bristol Cape of Good Hope.

Ann married Carl Robert L'ANGE [56323], son of Andreas L'ANGE [56341] and Christiana Friederika GUNTHER [56348], on 26 Jul 1842 in Grahamstown Albany Cape of Good Hope. Carl was born on 29 Jul 1812 in Dresden Saxony Germany and died on 12 Sep 1881 in Boshof Orange Free State South Africa at age 69. Other names for Carl were Charles Robert L'ANGE and Ladislaus L'ANGE.

General Notes: With an eMail dated April the 4th, 2008, Chloris Mary [Dees] Peck sent a Photo of Carl with the following Comment:
The inscription on the back of the picture reads:
First German Medical Missionary to the Cape of Good Hope. Met from Algoa Bay by the Richards TAINTON (Snr. & Jnr). On the journey from the coast to their place of residence the cavalcade was attacked by Kaffirs but the attack was repelled. Later married Richard TAINTON'S daughter Elizabeth.

The child from this marriage was:

   15 F    i. Augusta Louise Ann L'ANGE [56324] was born on 29 Jul 1843 and died in 1905 at age 62.

Augusta married Benjamin Shaw BLAINE [56325]. Benjamin was born on 16 Jun 1842 in Grahamstown Albany Cape of Good Hope and died in 1923 in Cape of Good Hope Province South Africa at age 81.

6. Richard George Henry TAINTON, JP [42995] (Richard², Richard¹) 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. The cause of his death was murdered by Gaikas.

General Notes: THE KWELEGHA TRAGEDY: COMMANDANT BOWKER'S REPORT.
6th January 1878, King William's Town.

To the Hono'able Charles Brownlee, Secretary for Native Affairs

Sir,
For the information of His Excellency the Governor, I have the Honour to enclose report of Proceedings that took place at the Newlands Mission Station on Saturday 5th instant.
According to the wish of the Government on Friday evening last I started with about 180 men, hoping to capture some connected with the murder of the brothers Tainton and Mr. W. Brown. My best thanks are due to Captain Lonsdale and all officers and gentlemen who accompanied me.
We mustered at Berlin on Friday night, and started at one o'clock on Saturday morning, arriving at the Station at day-break. I immediately sent Captain Lonsdale with part of the men to occupy the heights and surround the huts on the opposite side of the river, so as to prevent any chance of escape.
I immediately went to the Rev. Mr Magg's house, taking the Headman of the Station with me. While in conversation with the Rev. Mr. Maggs, information was sent that some of the Kaffirs we were looking for were escaping into the Bush.
I gave orders to stop them, if possible, without firing; but to shoot them if necessary. I then proceeded to the kraals over the river with the Rev. Maggs and found about fifty Kaffirs surrounded by the men under Captain Lonsdale. That officer reported that a number had made their escape into the bush below.
Not being a very large bush I ordered a number of men to scour it, which they soon did, bringing out about twenty Kaffirs, and reporting that two were shot. The prisoners were all disarmed, and searched all who were in possession of Snider ammunition, guns etc. were immediately marched down to the Station.
While at the kraal I heard of a saddle which was put into the cart which took the coffins down to the scene of the murder, and which saddle did not arrive in Berlin with the cart. On return I made enquiry about it at the Station and eventually discovered it, after some talk, at the house of one of the Station people. I could get no satisfactory accout of the saddle from the occupants of the house, so I gave orders to have the establishment searched. I found four pounds of powder, seventy-one new balls made of zinc, together with Snider ammunition and four or five boxes of caps; also a white
pocket-handkerchief in possession of a woman whose husband we had previously caught.
The handkerchief was marked 'J. Tainton'. I also gave the woman in charge, after which the prisoners were started off for town. As most of these men were at the scene of the murder, I am in hopes that with proper investigation some light may be thrown on the subject. The prisoners were all lodged in gaol the same evening.
I am sorry to have to commence a search in the midst of a Mission Station; but from what had occurred I thought myself justified in doing it. I have to thank the Rev. Mr. Maggs for giving me all the information in his power; but from what I saw and heard I quite think that all the stations in our midst are becoming dangerous institutions; and should be searched and purged by force of arms.
The Rev. Mr. Maggs is in a most unfortunate fix - having only five hundred acres of ground over which he has control, and surrounded by large Commonage, over which he has no authority, which is being filled up rapidly with armed Galekas with their cattle, hundreds of which, with two wagons were the fair spoils of war, being recognised by some of my 'Rovers' who were with me on my Transkei expedition.
I have no doubt in my own mind that the ammunition in possession of the school natives as being quietly turned over to Gelekas and Gaikas, in proof of which I may mention that when I asked the man who had the powder where his gun was, he immediately pointed to a new Galeka kraal, and it was there, but is now with some of our men - so it must have been taken from one of the men who bolted into the bush.
The Rev. Mr. Maggs is of opinion that the plan of the Kaffirs is to strengthen all locations about us with a view of making a combined attack on the towns when the opportunity occurs, and I have no doubt from what we saw yesterday his opinin is not likely to alter at present.
He also said that he stayed where he was as a matter of duty, as he quite thought that a general rising of the people was prevented by his presence. If such is the case, the Reverend gentleman must be in a dangerous position. From all I have seen the last few days my own opinion, as expressed in my previous letter, is strengthened, as I verily believe that had it been a small patrol we should have been attacked, as all guns were loaded and assegais sharpened, and we were told on all sides we were expected, which no doubt was the case, as at man of the large kraals we found hundreds of women and children and no fighting men, simply a few old men watching proceedings on an elevated position.
I am sorry I was not able to send in my report this morning.
I have, Sir....
B.E. Bowker, Commandant.
(Note by the Commandant: I must apologise to the gentleman of the expedition for not publishing this report sooner, but as it was in the hands of the Government, who had repeatedly promised to publish it, and forgot to do so, I take this opportunity of making it public. B.E.B.

THE FUNERAL OF RICHARD GEORGE TAINTON, JOHN JAMES HENRY TAINTON AND WILLIAM BROWN IN KING WILLIAM'S TOWN.
From:
THE GRAHAMSTOWN JOURNAL MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1878. KING WILLIAM'S TOWN. From our own correspondent.
The public funeral of the brothers Tainton and Mr. W.C. Brown, which took place yesterday was the most imposing pageant ever witnessed in King William's Town, or, excepting the Jubilee in Grahamstown ever seen in the Colony. The weather was everything that could be wished, and the arrangements were splendidly carried out. Thanks to the undaunted perseverance and untiring energy of our worthy Magistrate I Rose-Innes Esq., who as chairman of the funeral committee was responsible for the success of the undertaking, there was no hitch in the proceeding, and nothing was wanting to render the ceremony complete. The bodies, though seven months buried, were found in a remarkable state of preservation attributable, no doubt, to the fact that they were buried without coffins, and that there has been scarcely any rain since.
The disinternment was entrusted to Commandant Von Linsingen, who accomplished his task with the greatest delicacy and the greatest care. As both the Taintons were members of the Artillery corps, Captain Giddy took charge of the bodies, and kept them under guard till they were deposited in the graves. On the evening of Thursday, when the undertaker had put the finishing touches to the decorations the widows and near relations of the deceased were admitted to an hour in sacred meditation over the remains of the dead, and then to take their last farewell of the dust of their loved ones. The very sentinels seemed to catch the spirit of the occasion, and bowed their heads in sympathy with the sorrowing. During the whole of Friday, the different corps of Europeans and Town Hall, which was deemed the most convenient spot to marshal the procession. Precisely at 4 o'clock the military with their band headed the cavalcade and moved slowly on, playing the Dead March in Saul. Under the quiet but vigorous influence of the Marshal A. Duncan Esq., the different orders and corps took their respective places, and the vast procession was formed and moved off without the slightest confusion or delay. A large concourse of people had gathered on the hill above the cemetery, which was perhaps the only point along the route from which the whole cortege could be seen. No less than 16 clergymen were in the procession, four of whom conducted the united service at the grave. When opening sentences and the psalms were read by the Rev. W. R. Rayner, the lesson by the Rev. G. Parsonson, the service was continued by the Rev. J. Gordon, and concluded by the Rev. Archdeacon Kitton. J. Tainton was a Mason and no sooner was the religious service concluded than the Grand Master, Dr. Egan read, on behalf of the fraternity, the beautiful Masonic ritual. The firing party was furnished by the local artillery, and then three volleys brought the public ceremony to an end. Opposite the main entrance of the Cemetery there is a circular spot of neutral ground planted with evergreens, in the centre of this spot the common grave was dug, but each coffin was separated from the others by a wall of brick work about 3 feet high; and as the three beautifully finished coffins lay side by side each ' in his various bed' and covered with crosses of everlasting flowers and rich evergreens, we felt that everything was done that man could do to honour the sainted dead. In the evening a crowded meeting was held in the Town Hall to inaugurate a scheme for securing a National Monument to perpetuate the memory of the men who have fallen in the war. Everything was proceeding satisfactorily when a stranger - who turned out to be a Mr. Nelson from Grahamstown - rose in the body of the hall, and in a speech of the true stump-orator type tried to lead the meeting off the scent by advocating an educational subscription, and by moving an amendment that the character of the memorial should be subsequently decided on by subscribers. His idea was a stained glass window, a brass tablet, and a little school and a good many in the meeting thought that it smacked strongly of Grahamstown Cathedral and Grahamstown's Dean. But whether he came by his own sweet will or as the emissary of the astute man down there who pulls the wires, King William's Town saw through the dodge, and he got nine votes in an audience of 400. Our aim is to erect a work of art worthy of the occasion and costing about Five thousand pounds. The mayor led off with a subscription of 100 guineas, the Tainton family followed with One hundred and fifty pounds; but for the waste of time caused by the unseasonal remarks of Mr. Nelson, there is no doubt but the first of One thousand pounds would have been subscribed in the hall.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Captain, 1854, Fort Peddie Eastern Cape South Africa.

• Occupation: Magistrate & Superintendent of Fingoes, 1872, King William's Town Eastern Cape South Africa.

Richard married Amelia Lockington STANGER [42994], daughter of Samuel STANGER [42992] and Amelia Sarah FREEMAN [42993], on 12 Jun 1854 in Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel Grahamstown Cape Colony South Africa. Amelia was born on 15 Dec 1833 in Chesham Buckinghamshire England and died on 9 Mar 1892 in King William's Town Eastern Cape South Africa at age 58.

Children from this marriage were:

   16 M    i. Richard Albert Samuel TAINTON [43075] was born on 1 May 1855 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa and died on 1 Sep 1855 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa. (Infant Death)

+ 17 M    ii. Lockington George Henry TAINTON [43076] was born on 4 Oct 1856 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised on 30 Aug 1878 in King William's Town Eastern Cape South Africa, died on 19 Nov 1926 at age 70, and was buried in East Bank Cemetery East London Eastern Cape South Africa.

   18 M    iii. William Herbert Stanger TAINTON [43077] was born on 6 Jan 1859 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised in Grahamstown Baptist Church Eastern Cape South Africa, and died on 16 Nov 1880 in Cape Colony South Africa at age 21.

+ 19 M    iv. Richard Allen Knolden TAINTON [42996] was born on 14 Dec 1861 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised in Grahamstown Baptist Church Eastern Cape South Africa, and died on 20 Nov 1905 in Cathcart Eastern Cape South Africa at age 43.

+ 20 M    v. John Warwick Hyde TAINTON [43078] was born on 1 May 1864 in Peddie Eastern Cape South Africa and died on 31 Jul 1929 in Bognor Regis Sussex England at age 65.

   21 M    vi. James Percy Melbourne TAINTON [43079] was born on 26 Apr 1866 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised in Grahamstown Baptist Church Eastern Cape South Africa, and died on 8 Jun 1871 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa at age 5.

   22 F    vii. Amelia Ann Ellen TAINTON [43080] was born on 20 May 1868 in Grahamstown Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised in Grahamstown Baptist Church Eastern Cape South Africa, died on 28 Nov 1945 in Pietermaritzburg Natal South Africa at age 77, and was buried in Commercial Road Cemetery Pietermaritzburg Natal South Africa.

Amelia married Cyril PRENTICE [43187]. Cyril was born about 1865 and died about 1918 aged about 53.

   23 M    viii. Charles Lennox Weir TAINTON [43081] was born on 27 Aug 1870 in King William's Town Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised in Grahamstown Baptist Church Eastern Cape South Africa, and died on 30 Apr 1873 at age 2.

+ 24 M    ix. Cecil Fern Grey TAINTON [43082] was born on 31 Oct 1872 in King William's Town Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised in Grahamstown Baptist Church Eastern Cape South Africa, and died in 1930 in Kei Road Eastern Cape South Africa at age 58.

+ 25 M    x. Alfred Charles Melbourne TAINTON [43083] was born on 31 Jan 1875 in King William's Town Eastern Cape South Africa and died on 18 Nov 1941 in Kei Road Eastern Cape South Africa at age 66.

8. Samuel Abel TAINTON [56357] (Richard², Richard¹) 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.

Samuel married Martha Emma PRICE [56358], daughter of George PRICE [82278] and Mary BOLD [82279], on 22 Jun 1854 in Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel Grahamstown Cape Colony South Africa. Martha was born in 1831 and died on 12 Aug 1905 in Queenstown Eastern Cape South Africa at age 74.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 26 M    i. Richard George Altham Price TAINTON [56367] was born on 31 Mar 1855 in Fort Peddie Eastern Cape South Africa, was baptised on 3 Jun 1855 in Methodist Church Peddie Eastern Cape South Africa, and died on 20 Feb 1936 in Johannesburg Transvaal South Africa at age 80.

   27 M    ii. Arthur Samuel Able TAINTON [56368] was born on 12 Mar 1856 and died in 1866 at age 10.

   28 M    iii. Clifton Faunce Brooks TAINTON [56369] was born on 17 Sep 1857.

14. Sarah Jane TAINTON [56334] (Richard², Richard¹) 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.

General Notes: In an eMail, dated April the 23rd, 2008, Chloris Mary [Dees] Peck stated:
Sarah 'Jane' was the youngest daughter of Richard and Ann BROOKS TAINTON (1820 Settlers in Holder's Party on the Kennersley Castle which sailed from Bristol, England on the 10th January 1820.
Sarah 'Jane' and her husband travelled to and lived in India for some years. Her husband was promoted Assistant Adjutant General in Bombay, India in 1881.
They lived in Decca, India after May 1865; 1868 Parrandar, India, 1872 Devon, England.

Sarah married DeLacy Richard Frederick WOOLDRIDGE [56335] on 12 Nov 1863 in Peddie Cape of Good Hope. DeLacy was born in 1839 in Camelford Cornwall England, died in 1889 in Hampstead Middlesex England at age 50, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery Middlesex England.

Children from this marriage were:

   29 M    i. James DeLacy WOOLDRIDGE [56336] was born in Aug 1864 in Cape of Good Hope [South Africa] and died in 1925 at age 61.

James married Emily Anne DAWSON [83373] in 1898 in Rangoon Yangon Burma. Emily was born in 1872 in Burma and died in 1956 at age 84.

   30 M    ii. Linzee Tainton WOOLDRIDGE [56337] was born in 1866 in Poona Mahåråshtra India and died in 1947 in Southampton Hampshire England at age 81.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Member of the Royal Navy Reserve and the Merchant Navy.

Linzee married Mazarina Florence GIBSON [83374] in 1895 in Swindon Wiltshire England. Mazarina was born in 1868 in Bristol Gloucestershire England and died in 1944 in Oxford Oxfordshire England at age 76.

   31 M    iii. William Hugh WOOLDRIDGE [56338] was born in 1868 in Poorundah Karnataka India and died in 1925 at age 57.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: as a Lieutenant Colonal, the Royal Indian Army.

William married Alice Waters COPLESTON [83375] in 1897 in Offwell Devon England. Alice was born in 1868 in West Buckland Devon England.

   32 M    iv. Herbert Cheselden WOOLDRIDGE [56339] was born in 1870 in Poorundah Karnataka India and died in 1936 in Barnstaple Devon England at age 66.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: as a Lieutenant Colonel, the Royal Indian Army.

Herbert married Beatrice COATS [83376].

   33 F    v. Mildred WOOLDRIDGE [56340] was born in 1873 in Bristol Gloucestershire England.

Mildred married Henry Osborne QUIN [83377] in 1894 in Lichfield Staffordshire England. Henry was born in 1865.