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I found this in snippets and obituaries of South African newspapers.I thought it may be of
interest to any CAWOOD's out there looking for info.
CAWOOD - The Hon. Samuel CAWOOD, whose death is announced, will be well known to every
Cape Colonist, where he may be located. The deceased gentleman was born in April 1810,
thus having entered his 78th year. He arrived in the Cape Colony by the ship John on April
19, 1820, with his father, Mr. David Cawood, and five brothers - James, William, John,
Joshua, and Joseph - all of whom he outlived. Mr. Cawood was of an old Yorkshire family,
his birthplace being Waybank Hall, at which place his father was engaged in farming till
he decided to take part in the great emigration to South Africa, which took place in 1820.
His youth was spent at Kaffir Drift Post, where his father had settled as a farmer. In
1832 Mr. Samuel Cawood and two of his brothers were at the kraal of the treacherous Zulu
chief Dingaan, shortly before the frightful massacre of the Boers and their families under
Retief.From a similar fate the Cawoods had the narrowest escape. It was with great
difficulty that th!
ey got permission to leave the place, and, as they afterwards discovered, a body of men
had been sent on before to waylay them on their return to Natal. The men fell in on the
way with a hunting party of Hottentots, all of whom they killed except one lad. The
Cawoods on their return towards Natal crossed the river 24 hours before the Zulus came up,
and, owing to the heavy rains, no spoor was left at the drift, which led their pursuers to
suppose that they had taken another road, and therefore the chase was abandoned. In 1840
the firm of Cawood Bros. was started in Port Elizabeth, and soon afterwards in Grahamstown
and Cradock, four or five smaller branch houses being started in course of time. In 1880
he was elected Mayor of Grahamstown and on May 7, 1882, he presided as Acting Mayor at the
opening of the new Town Hall.
The chief mourners were the following relatives and family connections of the deceased:-
Messrs. Thomas, William and George CAWOOD.
Messrs. Herbert BAKER and Charles DYER, of King Williamstown Mr. J.W. KING, of Adelaide,
Mr. R.W. NELSON, of Grahamstown Mr. Frank KING, of Bedford, and Mr. Richard CAWOOD The
grandsons present being - Joseph, Charles, and Willie CAWOOD, sons of Mr. W.D. CAWOOD
Willie Albert CAWOOD - son of Mr. Thomas CAWOOD and R.W. NELSON, jun and George C. NELSON,
sons of Mr. R.W. NELSON. In addition to these were numerous distant relatives, together
with Mr. John ATHERSTONE, of Albany, and Mr. VARDY, of Port Elizabeth. The following
gentlemen, who are among the oldest Grahamstown friends of the deceased, acted as
pall-bearers, namely Messrs. C.H. HUNTLY, Reuben AYLIFF, W.A. FLETCHER, Josiah SLATER,
Henry WOOD, C.J. STIRK - Colonies and India 22 July 1887
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