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Believed to have been a privateer. Born Gibraltar 1819 died Mozambique 1858. Wife Mary Ann - 6 children. Amelia Mary, Ellen Ann, Elizabeth Sarah, Charles Edward, William George and Charlotte Mary Ann. George William was brother to my Great Grandmother Amelia Felstead (nee Duncan) who migrated to Australia with her daughter Laura, son Reuben with his wife and 3 children - a grand daughter and a maid named Bennett. I would love to hear from any descendants. Lynda Turner

Always worth a check in 'Search All Member Trees (top right of page here, under 'Search') to see if any other Genes Members share names...

Chris :)

There is a tree on google by Andrew Collier with contact details for him.

Maryb.

A tree on Ancestry says that he was born 2 Jan. 1818, Gibralter to Thomas Duncan & Elizabeth White and died 1857, Portugal. No info on wife or children though.

Same tree says his sister Amelia Felstead had 14 children!

Amelia was my Great Grandmother. I am interested in her brother George William Duncan. One family story says he died of Yellow Fever in a British Consulates home where he was being held prisoner for having weapons of was on board his ship. To date I have not had any help from the British Consulates department. I know that many privateers and pirates lived on Madagascar but the information I received from South African Settlers says he died 5th March 1858 aged 39 married with 6 children.There is also reference to a film - NatalDN film 1295097 item 15 no.6
Can anyone please advise how I can get to see this film?? Many thanks. Lynda.

http://www.southafricansettlers.com/

(above from google)

Chris :)


Duncan, George William

Last Name: Duncan First Name: George William Date of Birth: 1819 Place of Birth: Gibraltar Parents – Father: Thomas Duncan Parents – [...]

http://www.southafricansettlers.com/?s=duncan


http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Duncan-5924

(according to above, from google search, his Death 1858 Mozambique.

Marriage for his daughter, Charlotte Mary Ann (Marian)

Marriage:
Name Walter Plowright
Event Date 02 Nov 1874
Event Place Durban, Natal, South Africa
Gender Male
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1850
Spouse's Name Charlotte Marion Duncan
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1856

Consent for marriage given by wife's mother, Mary Ann Duncan

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DHRS-TWL?i=212&wc=M6BB-XM3%3A353937501%3Fcc%3D2063749&cc=2063749
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Message board on Ancestry from relatives re Charlotte:
http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/surnames.duncan/6610.1.1.1/mb.ashx

http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl

(National Archives of South Africa (NASA))

http://www.eggsa.org/

(was thinking of above, if they had anything!)

Chris :)


http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1499273

(Plowright Gravestone)

Possible marriage for son Charles Edward:

Name Charles Edward Duncan
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 20 Aug 1877
Event Place Greytown, Natal, South Africa
Gender Male
Age 25
Birth Year (Estimated) 1852
Spouse's Name Susanna Engela Bronkhorst
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1856
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Marriage for daughter Ellen Ann (note witnesses):

Name Charles Henry Frudd
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 12 Apr 1873
Event Place Durban, Natal, South Africa
Gender Male
Age 25
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Spouse's Name Ellen Ann Duncan
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 23
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1850

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8M7-K9Z?i=616&wc=M6BB-66D%3A353935101%3Fcc%3D2063749&cc=2063749

and death for Ellen:
Name Ellen Ann Duncan Frudd
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 Dec 1926
Event Place Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Residence Place 61 Somerset Road Capetown
Gender Female
Age 78
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
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A wikitree suggests George's wife was Mary Ann Tenison and that she died Durban 1890:

http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Duncan-5929

DUNCAN—On Sunday morning, the 18th May, at her residence, The Glen, Currie Road, Berea, Durban, Mary Ann, widow of the late Geo. W. Duncan, Esq., and only daughter of the late Colonel Tennison, R.E.

http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/south-african-magazine/293-domestic-announcements-1890-2-april-june

WOW - Thank you SO MUCH Chris Ho & Austin Q. for this information. I had almost given up hope of ever finding anything on G.W. Duncan. Now when time permits I will find out where he died and if he really was a Privateer.....and what would his fate have been if he had lived?? Did they exchange prisoners (if he really was one). His sister's husband (George Felstead) was a body guard to Queen Victoria and donated blood to one of her children - I suspect it may have been Prince Leopold but back when I had to hand write all my requests and send stamps, St James Palace was no help at all. . It is great to know people are out there willing to help. Many thanks again. Lynda