British Settlers to South Africa in 1820
Dawn A Denton
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 plus 45p per mile from Frome, Somerset
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 21st August 2023
- Tagged:
- Local History | South Africa | Online | In-Person
103 passengers and approximately 30 crew, made the journey from Britain to North America in 1620 on the Mayflower. This event is celebrated, commemorated and remembered on both sides of the Atlantic. But, 200 years later, in 1820, almost 4,000 people left Britain to settle in South Africa, and very little is known about this journey. Most English-speaking South Africans have a heritage in these brave settlers, and yet the story is confined to South Africa. In this talk I share the circumstances that led to so many people wanting to the leave Britain, the scheme they were opting into and what happened when they arrived in a land they knew very little about. I will make this talk as relevant to your location, as possible, sharing stories of settlers who left from your area, or nearby.
Views: 306 | Enquiries: 0About Dawn A Denton
I grew up in apartheid South Africa and found myself in the UK almost 30 years ago, with a backpack.
I have found myself in a range of different careers: teaching (supply, A-Level - teaching History, Geography, Travel & Tourism, Leisure Studies, Event Planning and World Development), tour guiding (in Europe, North Africa, the Balkans, the UK and Ireland, and in the City of London), tour escort (on cruise ships in the Mediterranean and Russia), customer service (in tourism), online marketer (selling my own skin care products, affiliate marketing and running an online membership community) training (walking tour guiding, social media, writing a non-fiction book, goal setting for business, public speaking, and more), public speaking, writing and publishing my own and books by others.
I completed my 2nd degree in International Relations and Diplomacy and am deeply involved in my local community. I am also the current licence holder for TEDxFrome.
Crafting, spending time at home with my other half and our gorgeous dog Doris and writing, are my favourite things to do.
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