Family/Spouse: Judith Wilberforce. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Financier, merchant, civil servant and author. Born in Coventry 2nd July 1758 and died in Cape Town 19th April 1836. He was a cousin of the philanthropist William Wilberforce and he too was greatly interested in the well-being of slaves. He came to the Cape in 1807 and was the founder of the Cape Philanthropic Society. He had a share in the import and export trade, especially with St. Helena and Mauritius, carrying his cargo in his own ships. In 1810 he joined the Cape civil service as Controller of Customs and remained in that position to his death. He became a confidant of Lord Charles Somerset but never a subservient 'yes'-man. Bird had a fair knowledge of law and assisted in drawing up the Colony's game laws. It is claimed that he suggested the name 'St. George's Cathedral' for the first English church in Southern Africa. His memorial can be seen in the church. His comprehensive book, The State of the Cape of Good Hope in 1822, was written anonymously. It covers in detail the system of government at the Cape, the law courts, the burgher senate, registration of slaves, agriculture, trade and the customs of the population. He was highly critical of the way in which such ceremonies as weddings and funerals were conducted. Bird served on several bodies because of his knowledge of finance and management which was rare in such a small community.

(Research):Probably the William Wilberforce Bird og Cape of Good Hope who had a daughter, Penelope who married 1st John Cotton and 2nd George Richardson

1836...At the Cape of Good Hope, aged 78, William Wilberforce Bird, esq., late comptroller of customs for that colony, formerly MP for the city of Coventry, and uncle to the bishops of Chester and Winchester,...

Who is this? Saturday 18 March 1843 By Special Licence at Wynberg Church, on Wednesday the 15th March by the Rev T.A. Blair, Lieutenant Robert Wilberforce BIRD, 4th Regt B.N.I, Assistant to the Commissioner and Governor-General's Agent, Saugor and Nerbudda Territories, to Elizabeth Maria CLOETE, third daughter of the late Henry CLOETE Esq of Westerford.
and
Saturday 25 March 1843 MARRIAGE By Special Licence In St.George's Church, Wynberg, on Wednesday the 15th March by the Rev T.A. Blair: Lieut. Robert Wilberforce BIRD, Bengal Native Infantry, to Miss Elizabeth Maria CLOETE.

William married Elizabeth (Bird) in 1779. Elizabeth was born in 1779; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Penelope Wheler in 1782. Penelope (daughter of Charles Wheler and Lucy Strange) was born before 1782; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Wilberforce Bird (1784? 1857) was a British colonial administrator who served as Deputy Governor of Bengal and, in 1844, as the acting Governor General of India.

Notes:

of Kenilworth, Warwick, England

I also have this list of her children:

Caroline
Fanny
Robert
Charlotte
Henry
Harriet
Frank
Laura

Died:
Died aged 69

Sally married Captain Joseph Hare in May 1811. Joseph (son of Joseph Hare and Anne Elizabeth Saunders) was born on 16 Apr 1772; died on 4 Apr 1856 in Wynberg, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was William's second wife

(Research):BAPTISMS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
Hare, Carohne, dau. of Lieut. Joseph, Dep. Asst. Adjutant-Geueral. (c), 27-9-1815.

Family/Spouse: William Douglas. William (son of Rev William Douglas and Ann de Brackel) was born on 29 Jun 1806; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On 22 March 1859, the London Gazette announced the award of a C.B. to 'Major George Hare (deceased)'. Presumably it was passed to his widow, Adeline Augusta, daughter of George Bailey of the 6th Foot. In 1863, Mrs. Hare, then of Woodford House, Bognor, who had no private means beyond her husband's pension, made an application on behalf of her eldest son, George John, for a commission in the Indian Army based upon her husband's record of service. Happily George John was commissioned on 23 April 1865.

Christened:
BAPTISMS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Hare, Georfie, son of Capt. Joseph, at Wynberg, by Rev. W. Wright, M.A., 2M2-1821.

Died:
On the evening of 1 December 1858, he was relaxing in the mess with brother officers of the Contingent, when, 'a sudden report of a musket fired into the room, startled the whole party and made them rise from the table. Captain Hare ... rose from his seat, but immediately afterwards exclaimed, "I am hit!" and fell to the ground. He was quickly raised by his brother officers, and placed on a sofa. Doctor Burn, the surgeon of the station, was sent for, and, on examining the wounds in the side of the victim, he pronounced them mortal. In ten minutes the murdered officer became insensible, and shortly after expired. After perpetrating the foul act, the assassin, a sepoy of the 5th Regt., rushed towards the lines, calling upon his comrades to rise, for he had performed a great deed; and shouting that next morning the victorious army of the King of Delhi, would arrive on the parade ground, when every European must be put to death. Owing to the darkness that prevailed, the assassin escaped for a time, although the whole of the 5th Regt. - in which it did not appear he had any accomplices - turned out in search of him.

Family/Spouse: Adeline Augusta Bailey. Adeline (daughter of George Bailey) was born about 1821; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):BAPTISMS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Hare, Charles, son of Joseph, Asst. Dep. Adjutant-General, (e),
11-8-1813.

Notes:

Christened:
BAPTISMS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Hare, Harriot, dau. of Capt. Joseph, Dep. Asst. Adjutant-General. (6), 23-9-181G.

Notes:

Lieutenant, Madras Army

This baptism is also recorded: Hare, V?'illiam Joseph, son of Capt. Joseph, {b), 0-9-1820.

Did the first William die young?

Christened:
BAPTISMS AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Hare, William Joseph, son of Lieut. Joseph, 21st Light Dragoons, Assist. Adjutant-General Cape of Good Hope, (e), 21-2-1812.

Isabella married Robert Trotter in Dec 1835. Robert was born on 20 Nov 1807; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]