Samuel John NASH. He married Jane Victoria KNIBBS 04 May 1857 in King William's Town, British Kaffraria, South Africa. He died abt. 1915 in Cape Province, South Africa. Jane Victoria KNIBBS, daughter of Henry KNIBBS and Ann CROXFORD , was born bef. 12 August 1838 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England. She died abt. 1915 in Cape Province, South Africa.


Children of Samuel John NASH and Jane Victoria KNIBBS are:
1. Herbert NASH
2. Albert NASH
3. Samuel John Rodd NASH
4. Henry George NASH
5. Joseph NASH
6. Augusta NASH
7. Alice Emily NASH
8. Sophia Jane NASH
9. Francis Lucy NASH

Marriage Notes for Samuel John NASH\Jane Victoria KNIBBS:

Ffrom the Register of marriages solemnized in British Kaffraria, Transcribed by Anne Clarkson:
4 May 1857
Samuel John MASG, full age, bachelor, of East London
Jane Victoria KNIBBS, full age, spinster, of King William’s Town

This register, held at the Western Cape Archives, appears to have been used mainly by missionaries who periodically added entries when they were in King William’s Town.
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NASH, KNIBBS 1857/05/04
Samuel John, Full, Bachelor, residing East London
Jane Victoria, Full, Spinster
Witnesses: Richard John SELLERS?, Mary Elen HERD?
Minister: G. SHAPMAN?
Wesleyan Chapel, King William's Town

Interesting, recorded on the same date was:
SELLERS?, HERD? 1857/05/04
Richard John, Full, Bachelor
Jane Elen, Full, Spinster
Witnesses: Samuel John NASH, Jane Victoria KNIBBS
Minister: G. SHAPMAN?
Wesleyan Chapel, King William's Town

So it appears that both couples acted as witnesses for eachother.

Notes for Samuel John NASH:

We can see from the record in the marriage register that in 1857 when they married, John was living at East London, Cape Province, and Jane at King Williams Town. It's unfortunate that I am unable to read John's occupation on the copy I've was given of the marriage registration.
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The story from the Nash family descendants is as follows:
"Samuel John Nash, Edward Coulter and John Edward Knibbs, the brother of Jane Victoria, Samuel's wife, were friends and were sent to South Africa as soldiers either during 1846 or 1852 to fight in one of the Kaffir wars of the Eastern Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. Upon their discharge from the army Samuel John Nash was allotted land at Mount Coke near King William's Town. Edward Coulter farmed at Stonelands in the Komga district. John Edward Knibbs had a saddle making business in King Williamstown.

Samuel Nash married Jane Knibbs. Edward Coulter married Samuel's sister, Lucy Maria Nash. Lucy died in about 1913.

Edward Coulter became too ill to work his farm so Samuel and Jane Nash went to live with the Coulters. Samuel and Jane had a daughter Lucy who remained a spinster and still lived at Stonelands with Edward Coulter's daughter Nellie (also a spinster) in the mid-1930's.

Sources for Samuel John NASH:

  1. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),
  2. Personal contact with Natasha Hartlett-Von Aulock,

Notes for Jane Victoria KNIBBS:

Sources for Jane Victoria KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Charlbury,
  2. Greg Davies from Waddon Burial Register,
  3. 1851 UK Census,
  4. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),

Notes for Herbert NASH:

Sources for Herbert NASH:

  1. Personal contact with Natasha Hartlett-Von Aulock,

Notes for Albert NASH:

Notes for Samuel John Rodd NASH:

Sources for Samuel John Rodd NASH:

  1. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),

Notes for Henry George NASH:

Sources for Henry George NASH:

  1. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),

Notes for Joseph NASH:

Notes for Augusta NASH:

Sources for Augusta NASH:

  1. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),

Notes for Alice Emily NASH:

Notes for Sophia Jane NASH:

Notes for Francis Lucy NASH:

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