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- In 1818 Richard Charles O?Neil travelled by sea from India to the Cape of Good Hope. He originally was from Belfast, Ireland He arrived with his wife (maiden
name Quigley) from India, where he was stationed as an Officer in a British Regiment that was transferred to the Cape of Good Hope. Whilst on this journey a son was born to Richard
Charles O?Neil and his wife. This son was named John James
O?Neil. The two older children of Richard Charles O?Neil, a
boy ? Patrick, and a girl ? Bridget, did not accompany their parents to India or to the Cape of Good Hope, but remained in Ireland.
The regiment, to which O?Neil was attached, after remaining at the Cape for a period, was disbanded, and its members were given the option of either returning to their homes in Ireland and England or remaining in South Africa. Richard Charles O?Neil decided to remain at the Cape of Good Hope with his wife and small son, and this, according to records and information available, is the first O?Neil family to settle in
South Africa.
SOURCE: Belfast_History_record_Oneil.pdf
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