Samuel John NASH was born 1825. He married Jane Victoria KNIBBS 04 May 1857 in King William's Town, British Kaffraria, South Africa. He died 02 March 1913 in Komga, King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa. Jane Victoria KNIBBS, daughter of Henry KNIBBS and Ann CROXFORD , was born June 1837 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England. She died 27 July 1915 in Komga, King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa.


Children of Samuel John NASH and Jane Victoria KNIBBS are:
1. Herbert NASH
2. Albert NASH, b. 01 April 1869
3. Samuel John Rodd NASH, b. 05 June 1860
4. George Henry Leycester NASH, b. 29 June 1862
5. Joseph NASH, b. 12 June 1866
6. Augusta NASH, b. 06 June 1871
7. Alice Emily NASH, b. 14 November 1879
8. Sophia Jane NASH, b. 29 June 1873
9. Frances Lucy NASH, b. 10 March 1864

Marriage Notes for Samuel John NASH\Jane Victoria KNIBBS:

From the Register of marriages solemnized in British Kaffraria, Transcribed by Anne Clarkson:
4 May 1857
Samuel John NASH, 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.
__________

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:

John was the son of George Richard Nash and his wife Sophia (nee Ward). Interestingly, we see that his parents were from Enstone in Oxfordshire, just over 3 miles from where Jane was born.
__________

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.
__________

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 William's Town.

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.
__________


See Samuel's Death Certificate

__________

Our gratitude goes to the members and volunteers at the eGGSA Branch of The Genealogical Society of South African for recording the details on their web site in memory of Samuel and Jane.

Samuel is buried at Komga Municipal Cemtery.

Sources for Samuel John NASH:

  1. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),
  2. Headstone,
  3. Personal Contact with Natasha Hartlett-Von Aulock,
  4. eGGSA, Genealogical Society of South Africa,
  5. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,

Notes for Jane Victoria KNIBBS:


See Jane's Death Certificate

__________

Jane is buried at Komga Municipal Cemtery.

Sources for Jane Victoria KNIBBS:

  1. Oxfordshire Parish Register - Charlbury,
  2. Greg Davies from Waddon Burial Register,
  3. 1851 British Census,
  4. Headstone,
  5. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),
  6. Death Notice,

Notes for Herbert NASH:

Sources for Herbert NASH:

  1. Personal Contact with Natasha Hartlett-Von Aulock,

Notes for Albert NASH:

Albert married Emily Everilda Sawyer at Bedford, Eastern Cape. They had a daughter Everilda, born 25 Dec 1898. She was baptised at St Michaels Church, Boksburg on 19 Feb 1899.

I understand from the Death Notice of Albert's sister, Augusta, that he died before her and left a daughter, Everilda Jane Nash, and a son, Charles Albert Nash.

Sources for Albert NASH:

  1. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,
  2. Death Notice,

Notes for Samuel John Rodd NASH:

We know from Samuel's death notice that he was married at Komga in the Eastern State Province of South Africa, to Mabel Ellen (Pankhurst) Nash
Samuel died at Seaview Farm, Komgha at the age of 76.

Samuel and Mable married on 14 June 1911 at Komgha.
They had three children:
Alma Kathleen Thurgood (born Nash)
Cecil Rodd Nash
Joffre Ivor Nash (born 24 Jan, 1917).
__________

Our gratitude goes to the members and volunteers at the eGGSA Branch of The Genealogical Society of South African for recording the details on their web site in memory of Rodd and presumably, his wife, Mable Ellen.

Samuel is buried at Komga Municipal Cemtery.

Sources for Samuel John Rodd NASH:

  1. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,
  2. eGGSA, Genealogical Society of South Africa,
  3. Death Certificate,
  4. Marriage Certificate,

Notes for George Henry Leycester NASH:

Also known as: Henry George Leycester

George married Marthina Magdalena Cromhout on 21 November, 1887 at Komgha.
They had five children that I'm aware of: Henry George, Albert Edwin, Isabella Ida, Alfred Milner, Sidney Gerald.
These all appeared on his Death Notice.
__________

George died on 4 September, 1932 at Komgha.

Sources for George Henry Leycester NASH:

  1. South African National Archives (NAAIRS),
  2. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,

Notes for Joseph NASH:

Joseph married Mabel Jane Rose Fennell in June 1901 at Stutterheim, Cape Province. I believe they had 9 chidren.
__________

Our gratitude goes to the members and volunteers at the eGGSA Branch of The Genealogical Society of South African for recording the details on their web site in memory of Samuel and Jane.

Joseph is buried at Komga Municipal Cemtery.

Sources for Joseph NASH:

  1. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,
  2. Death Notice,

Notes for Augusta NASH:

Augusta remained a spinster all her life.


See Augusta's Death Notice

Sources for Augusta NASH:

  1. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,
  2. Death Certificate,

Notes for Alice Emily NASH:

Alice's baptism Record shows that she was born on 14 Nov 1879 to Samuel John Nash and his wife Jane Victoria. She was baptized on 15 December, the same year.
__________

There is some thought that this Alice may well have married her 1st cousin Robert Ernest Knibbs, the son of her mother's brother, John Edward Knibbs.

My conclusion is that these were two different ladies with the name Alice Emily Nash. My reasoning is that I've seen two different birth dates given for them.

Sources for Alice Emily NASH:

  1. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,
  2. NARA Archival Database,

Notes for Sophia Jane NASH:

Sophia married a man with the surname of Pusey.

Sources for Sophia Jane NASH:

  1. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,
  2. Death Notice,

Notes for Frances Lucy NASH:

Frances died on 12 Feb 1942 on the farm at Stainlands, Komga. She was a spinster.

Sources for Frances Lucy NASH:

  1. LDS - South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers,