John Vanderplank ^22,23,25

  General Notes:

1835 went to Tasmania and returned to the UK for his bride, who refused to go to Tasmania.

1836 bought Schooner yacht "Louisa" and sailed to cape Town. Took food and ammuniction to British troops at port Natal. Sold yacht and settled in Pietermaritzburg. Arrived in 1839.

1842 Bought Shooter's Hill Farm from President Pretorius. Also bought Mount Desire Farm at Eston

1882 John died and left Shooter's Hill A to Alice and Shooter's Hill B to Ada

  Birth Notes:

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/person/John-Edward-van-der-Plank/152124921-11000700

And

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1496017

And

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8767/MDXRG9_245_249-0431/5591052?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3duki1861%26h%3d5591052%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7814&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
The UK Census of 1861 records he was born in St. Lukes, Middlesex.

  Christening Notes:

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1624/31281_A101657-00213/7087698?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-g%26gsfn%3dJohn%26gsfn_x%3dNIC%26gsln%3dVanderplank%26gsln_x%3dXO%26msbdy%3d1805%26msbdy_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3diof%26msbdp%3d2%26cp%3d11%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d7087698%26recoff%3d9%2b21%2b22%26db%3dLMAearlyparish%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

  Death Notes:

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/person/John-Edward-van-der-Plank/152124921-11000700

And

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1496017

And

Copy of his mother - Emma Amelia Vanderplank nee Jacques' Death Notice # 14924/1929 Filed on 18 Oct 1929 in RAB's possession.
He is recorded as deceased 1882.

  Burial Notes:

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1496017

  Sources of information or noted events in his life were:

• Web Based Info. In his marriage certificate he is recorded as living in the Parish of Pietermaritzburg.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11110-95515-85?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PPP:41539018

And

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/person/Alice-Ann-Otto-born-van-der-Plank/152124921-11000693

And

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/person/John-Edward-van-der-Plank/152124921-11000700

And

http://www.thepeerage.com/p56897.html#i568964

31787_a002718-00894

• Children. They had 12 children of whom ten survived to adulthood.

They also took in a cared for Kate Bourke the daughter of a widower. She later married George Perfect.

They also took in three neices - the daughters of Thomas Barclay Vanderplank - Alice, Clara and Hilda.

• Photographs. National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT NAB
TYPE Photo
REFERENCE C7779
DESCRIPTION House at Mkondeni, built by William James I in the sixties and named St. James. Bought by John Vanderplank, 1872, and re-named Guelzic.
STARTING 0000
ENDING 0000
REMARKS Origin: Hattersley collection.

• Census: UK, 1861. http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8767/MDXRG9_245_249-0431/5591052?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3duki1861%26h%3d5591052%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7814&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

• Occupation. Landed Proprietor.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8767/MDXRG9_245_249-0431/5591052?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3duki1861%26h%3d5591052%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7814&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

And

Clothier.
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1624/31281_A101657-00213/7087698?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-g%26gsfn%3dJohn%26gsfn_x%3dNIC%26gsln%3dVanderplank%26gsln_x%3dXO%26msbdy%3d1805%26msbdy_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3diof%26msbdp%3d2%26cp%3d11%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d7087698%26recoff%3d9%2b21%2b22%26db%3dLMAearlyparish%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

• Medical, 1880-1881. ²⁷ He had a serious accident in Peitermaritzburg when his horse bolted and ran into the stable. He hit his head on the stone lintel and was unseated. He was badly injured and probably severely concussed. The accident damaged his eyesight and he was left almost blind.

• General Comment. Copy of his wife - Emma Amelia Vanderplank nee Jacques' Death Notice # 14924/1929 Filed on 18 Oct 1929 in RAB's possession.
He is recorded as deceased before 4 Oct 1929.

• General Comment. ²⁸ He owned a ship called "Louisa". The ship was most probably named after his long time ex girl friend Louisa Whitechurch. He in fact intended sailing to Tasmania with Louisa as his wife. He ended up not marrying her. He set sail for Tasmania but was detained in Cape Town.

John married Emma Amelia Jacques, daughter of Alexander Jacques and Ann Juchau, on 11 Mar 1852 in The Colonial Chaplain's House, Durban, Natal, South Africa.²² (Emma Amelia Jacques was born on 12 May 1834 in London, Middlesex, England,^25,29 died on 4 Oct 1929 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa ⁹ and was buried in Camperdown, Natal, South Africa.)

  Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDCK-6M7

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11110-95515-85?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PPP:41539018
They were married in the Colonial Chaplain's House.
The Colonial Chaplain is illegible but it looks like W.H.L. Boyd M.A.
Witnesses:-
Alex Jacques
Sarah Ann Cubitt
Johanna Benningfield
S. Benningfield
L. Cormane

  Marriage Notes:

MARR: RIN MH:FF29