Charlotte
Born: 08.06.1819
Died: 1893 Bloemfontein
Married: Edward Ford Howard
  Thomas Henry Bruton
Born: 08.12.1850 Aberdeen ?
Died: 16.03.1935 Sandflats (Grave)
Married: 13.06.1881 ?
Sarah Francis van Onselen
Born: 1859
Died: 01.11.1930
Photo Album
 
        Eliza
Born: 02.07.1821
Died: 1867 PE
Married: Henry Steer (or Staines)
   
                Sarah Martha Margaret Bruton
Born:
Died:
Married: Joseph Povey

 

 
Thomas Bruton
Born: 14.03.1824
Died: 19.02.1873
Married: Martha Sophia Rowe
Died: 09.10.1912 Sandflats, at the home of Charles Mathias Bruton
(Some accounts have Thomas married to Sophia Rachel Williams Born: 23.03.1826
possibly first wife)
Photo Album                       Story Book
 

The Bruton Settlers
Arrived 30 April 1820 in Simonstown aboard Zoroaster, (together with Brilliant and East Indian) there transhipped to Albury for onward journey to Algoa Bay

The East Indian

     
      James Edward Bruton
James Edward is listed as a child of
Thomas on his death notice but is
not included in the estate distribution
of Thomas Henry while all others are - possibly died young
 
William Bruton
Born: 23.02.1826
Died: 09.04.1871 P.E.
Married: 20.11.1848
Cornelia Jacoba Johanna Botha
Born: 1828
Died: 12.05.1912 Tarkastad
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Charles Mathias Bruton
Born: 03.04.1861
Died: 02.10.1925 Sandflats (grave)
Married 1: Catherine Delphine Chambers - died 18 May 1895
Married 2: Florence Irene Caithness
Born: 28.10.1881
Died: 11.05.1966 in P.E. a widow
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    Thomas Bruton
Born 18.12.1792 Devonshire
Died 16.06.1875 Cape Town
Married: Charlotte Lassom
Born 24.09.1795 Devonshire
Died 24.09.1877 Cape Town
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          George Bruton
Born: 10.08.8128
Died: 1887 Lindley (OFS?)
Never Married
  William Joseph Bruton
William Joseph is not listed as a
child of Thomas on his death notice
 

The Bruton Environs
Thornhill's Party
Sandflats
P.E. These Days
Further Issues of Interest

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Frances Bruton
Born: 08.09.1830
Died:
Married (spec. lic.) 11.08.1849
Capt William Bawden
        Arthur South Bruton
Born: 03.02.1863;Bap 27.3.63 Rietvley
Died:
Married: Estelle Josephine ....
Died: 18.07.1946 Sandflats
 
Charles Bruton
Born: 26.11.1832
Baptised: 30.01.1833 in Somerset
Died:                   Robben Island
        Phoebe Sophia Bruton
Born: 09.06.1865
Baptised: 04.09.1865 Abode: Rietvley
Died:                    Johannesburg
Married1: Gilbert Cock
Married 2: Thomas Felton Dyke
 
      Sarah Ann Bruton
Born: 25.08.1835
Died: 22.11.1840 P.E.
Buried Somerset East Museum Cemetary
 
   
        Ada Bruton
Born: 7.08.1866
Died: 02.07.1944 in Grahamstown buried in Churchyard Sandflats
Never Married
 
James Edward Bruton
Born: 06.04.1838
Died: 09.08.1918 Isle of Man
Married: 13.10.1859
Mary Ann Woodman
        Amy Lassom
Born: 08.06.1867
Died: 14.01.1868 in Alexandria