Thomas SWEETNAM

Abt 1774 - 1857  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Thomas SWEETNAM
  Born	Abt 1774	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Oct 1857	Fort Beaufort
  Person ID	I33119	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family	Janet BARTON,   b. 12 Apr 1780, England ,   d. Sep 1867, Fort Beaufort  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1802	England
  Children	1. Mary SWEETNAM,   b. 8 Oct 1803, England  [natural]   2. James SWEETNAM,   b. 16 Aug 1812, England ,   d. 23 May 1887  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   3. Hannah SWEETNAM,   b. 17 Mar 1815, England ,   d. 29 Dec 1849  (Age 34 years)  [natural]   4. Ruth SWEETNAM,   b. 4 Feb 1817, Kent, England ,   d. 21 May 1903, Utah. USA  (Age 86 years)  [natural]   5. Richard SWEETNAM,   b. 7 Apr 1820, At sea during voyage  [natural]   6. Thomas SWEETNAM,   b. 15 Aug 1822, Kariega River, Albany  [natural]   7. Benjamin SWEETNAM,   b. 19 Mar 1826, Kariega River, Albany ,   d. 9 Sep 1896, Lady Frere  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F4815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There appears to be some uncertainty with this surname which appears in so me early records as Sweetman. He was born in Warbleton, Sussex and became a wheelwright in Kent. He sai led from Portsmouth in January 1820 aboard the the Weymouth, with his wi fe and three children, as a member of Menezes party. Their daughter was accompanied by her husband George Maynard. He had fought the battles of Copenhagen, the Nile , Cape St Vincent and Tr afalgar. The latter aboard the Orion as a Warrant Officer. In about 1832 the family moved from the Kariega River to Zuiwerfonte in in the Winterberg where he died. He was buried at Post Retief near Fort Beaufort