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Edward Driver
England
8 Mar 1797 - Baptism
. Edward, son of Edward Driver and Ann Robinson. Kelham,
Nottinghamshire.
South Africa
15 May 1820 - Arrival at Algoa Bay aboard the Albury
with Carleton's Party. Located to Clumber on the Torrens River.
5 Aug 1821 - Edward Driver
was attended for gunshot wounds by Surgeon Robert Currie.
1
19 Oct 1821 - William Sykes,
47 years old, born in Nottinghamshire, England, residing at Clumber, accosted
Edward Driver who was moving cattle through a cattle gate. An argument ensued
after which Sykes produced a gun and threatened to shoot Driver. Driver
then provoked Sykes who carried out his threat, wounding Driver quite seriously
in the throat, the abdomen and the skin of the breast. It emerged in evidence
that Sykes offered no defence for his action, the Landrost stating that
there was no good reason for it and, in addition he (Sykes) was in a state
of intoxication. Although Driver recovered from the attack, the Landrost
took a serious view of this unlawful and violent conduct by Sykes and sentenced
him to be transported to New South Wales for 14 years hard labour and to
be consigned to Robben Island until such time as transportation had
been arranged. 3
6 Oct 1825 - Edward Driver
was married at Grahamstown by the Rev Thomas Ireland to Ann, daughter
of William Thackwray .
1
19 Mar 1826 - birth of Annie
1828 - birth of Mary
10 Jun 1829
- birth of Hannah
31 Dec 1829 - Edward
Driver was now farming
Stony Vale
.
1
15 Mar 1832 - death of
Mary
11 Mar 1831 - Edward
Driver had returned from five months ivory-hunting between the
Umzimvubu and Umzimkulu Rivers
. 1
3 May 1831 - birth of Edward Bailey
16 Mar 1833
- Ephraim Dicks was in charge of Edward Driver's store on
the Bashee River when it was burned down
. 1
5 Jun 1833
- birth of Dorothy
1834 - 1835 - Edward
Driver was a Leader in the Corps of Guides under Captain Richard
Southey. He was wounded in the face at Murray's Krantz and received
the approbation for bravery from Sir Benjamin D'Urban, the Commander-in-Chief.
2
17 Jun 1835 - birth of
Jane
16 Sep 1835 - About 400
cattle of Edward Driver's and Thomas Manley's had been driven off
Manley's Flat. A patrol led by their owners overtook some at
the Coombs and re-took 75. They met a patrol of Provisional
Colonial Infantry from Waai Plaats Post under Lieut. Fraser, who had
been in action, killing two of the enemy. The Kowie River Valley was
particularly infested by these enemy parties
. 1
17 Oct 1837 - birth of
Martha
18 Jan 1840 - birth of
William Robert
23 Jan 1842 - birth of James
3 Aug
1843 - birth of Elizabeth Maud
18 Jan 1846 - birth of
Harry
8 Mar 1848 - Peddie was
created a Magisterial District by proclamation. Founded by Edward
Driver, Joseph Stirk, Frederick Charles Webb and Richard Tainton
.2
5 Oct 1848 - birth of
Arthur Robinson
Jun 1849 - Edward Driver acquired plots in the village
at the first property sale
. 2
2 Oct 1850 - all of Edward
Driver's children
baptised at Peddie Methodist Church
1854 - Edward Driver received
title to farms "Gwanga" and
"Willow Park
"
.2
1858 - 1861 - Edward Driver represented Ward 5,
Keiskamma. He was a foundational member of the Peddie Divisional Council
.
2
Oct 1864 - 1871
- Represented villiage of Peddie on the Council.
Photograph
of Edward Driver.
12 Aug 1882 -
Death
of Edward Driver at Victoria Saw Mills, Perie Bush. Buried
at King Williamstown.
1943 -
Memories
of Edward Driver by his grandson William Impey Stanford
Driver.
1 The Lower Albany Chronicle, compiled by E. Morse Jones
2 Peddie - Settler's Outpost, by Kirby Donald
et alia
3
Court of Justice, Landrost, Bathurst, Albany District, Summary of evidence
[CJ 815, Ref 57]
Copyright 2002 by Julie A. Driver.
All Rights Reserved. Any republication of this article requires the
express consent of the author.
Modified 15 Jun 2002.
