Priscilla Ann Fancutt

Brief Life History of Priscilla Ann

When Priscilla Ann Fancutt was born on 17 July 1840, in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Colony, South Africa, her father, Thomas Fancutt, was 30 and her mother, Maria Talbot, was 25. She married Edward Cheary on 8 October 1857, in Good Hope, Cape Province, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 9 daughters. She died on 15 November 1913, in East London, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape, South Africa, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Edward Cheary
1835–1896
Priscilla Ann Fancutt
1840–1913
Marriage: 8 October 1857
Elisa Ann Cheary
1853–1893
Louisa Augusta Cheary
1866–1907
Emma Caroline Cheary
1868–
Amy Jemima Cheary
1870–1929
Edith Amelia Cheary
1872–1919
Florence Rosina Cheary
1875–
Selina Priscilla Emily Cheary
1877–1964
Lilian Letitia Cheary
1880–1943
Edwardina Rose Cheary
1884–

Sources (4)

  • Death notice of Selina Priscilla Emily Cheary (Howarth) (1877-1964), South Africa, Transvaal, Estate files
  • Priscilla Anna Cheavy in entry for Louisa Augusta Cheavy, "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004"
  • Priscilla Anna Faucut in entry for Edward Cheary, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"

World Events (8)

1852

Sand River Convention. Britain recognizes Transvaal as the independent Afrikaner South African Republic.

1856

Xhosa cattle sacrifices lead to famine.

1867

Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley.

Name Meaning

English: see Fancott .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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