Eastern Cape, NGQELENI district, Katini 365, Nquba, Old Bunting Wesleyan Mission Station, single grave
Cemetery information:-
Bunting Wesleyan Mission was established in November 1830 by Rev. William Binnington Boyce as the mission of Faku and the amaPondo. It was initially established near to Faku’s Great Place between the Mngazi and Mngazana Rivers and moved to its third location at Nquba or Turvey’s Bush in 1839. It relocated again in 1864 much closer to Mthatha town.
This is the only grave visible in this area, no headstone, concrete slab only, no inscription visible.
The grave has been pointed out as the grave of Rev. Samuel PALMER and referred to in the publication
Basil Holt, 1961, “Old Bunting (Turvey’s Bush)”, Africana Notes & News 14:5.
The publication also refers to his death around 1846, when he fell from his horse and died of heart failure.
(Mike Kenyon)
Album complete.
eGGSA captions by: James Anderson
The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the cemetery location.
Cemetery ID: 6840
Google Earth Cemetery Initiative Information:-
GPSID: 8214
GPS: -31 40.257, 29 10.002
PALMER Samuel