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The following family history is from Mr. Craig Thom. Craig is the former Convenor of
the Clan MacThomas Society in South Africa. I hope you all enjoy this information.
The Clan, AYE!
Bobby
GEORGE THOM
Progenitor of The Thom Family In South Africa
George, the son of William Thom and Barbara Sherrif, was born in Aberdeen,
Scotland on the eighteenth of June 1789.
He joined the Congregational Church under Dr John Phillip, and later studied for
service with the London Missionary Society at Gosport, under Dr Brogue. Ordained in
1812, he set off for India aboard the 'Isabella' traveling with Rev John Campbell.
They
arrived in Cape Town in October of that year and were met by John Moffat. He liked
Cape Town, and saw the need for some Calvinistic leadership, so he wrote to the
London Missionary Society asking for permission to stay in the Cape.
In 1814 he married Christina Louisa Meyer, who died giving birth to their only child,
George Whitefield Thom. Three years later he married Cornelia Maria Vos. They had
eleven children.
Amongst his more notable achievements were:
1) The publishing in 1818 of 'The Caves of Southern Africa' , with the proceeds
going to missionary work. The book was subscribed by, amongst others, Burchell. 2)
Proposals submitted to Lord Somerset and Col. Bird to educate the Slaves. 3) His
appointment as Minister at Caledon in 1819 and then later in Tulbagh. 4) In 1820
(the year the British Settlers arrived at the Cape) he and his family set off for
London aboard the 'Duke of Marlborough'. (His third son, James Nisbet Thom, was
born in London.) While in the British Isles, he recruited Ministers and Teachers on
behalf of the London Missionary Society for work in South Africa.
George died in Cape Town on the eleventh of May 1842, and he was buried under
the floor of 'die Groote Kerk' (the big church).
Many of his ancestors had profound effects on the history of S.A and many became
Ministers too.
A Simple Family Tree
William Thom m. Barbara Sherriff
son, George Thom (1789) --- Marriage 1 --- Christina L. Meyer
Son, George W. Thom
George Thom (1789) --- Marriage 2 --- Cornelia M. Vos
Son, William Thom
Son, James N. Thom
Son, John B. Thom
Son, Henry V. Thom
Daughter, Maria J. Thom
Daughter, Hester M. Thom
Son, David J. Thom
Son, Michiel C. V. Thom (my G.G.Grandfather)
Daughter, Anna Thom
Daughter, Georgina W. Thom
Son, Cornelius W. J. Thom
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