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| − | [[W. Bridekirk]] (1795-1843) was a journalist, compositor, printer and publisher in Cape Town. Also listed as [[William Storey Bridekirk]] or [[ | + | [[W. Bridekirk]] (1795-1843) was a journalist, compositor, printer and publisher in Cape Town. Also listed as [[William Storey Bridekirk]], The names [[W. Bridekirk]], simply [[Bridekirk]] or [[Bridekirk Jr]] (possibly to distinguish him from his uncle, [[William Bridekirk]], with whom he had arrived in Cape Town), also occur frequently as reference to his printing and publishing business. |
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Born [[William Storey Bridekirk]] in South Shield Durham on 19th October, he came to South Africa on the ''SS Gertrude'' from Gravesend in 1817, arriving in Table Bay on 30th July, 1817. | Born [[William Storey Bridekirk]] in South Shield Durham on 19th October, he came to South Africa on the ''SS Gertrude'' from Gravesend in 1817, arriving in Table Bay on 30th July, 1817. | ||
| − | He possibly resided at 20 Buitengracht Street and for a while apparently worked as printer and publisher for the colonial government and published ''[[Government Gazette|The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette]]'' from their offices at the "Government Gazette Office", adjoining George's Hotel, Heerengracht Street. Later set up | + | He possibly resided at 20 Buitengracht Street and for a while apparently worked as printer and publisher for the colonial government and published ''[[Government Gazette|The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette]]'' from their offices at the "Government Gazette Office", adjoining George's Hotel, Heerengracht Street. Later set up his "Stationer's Shop" and publishing business under the name [[W. Bridekirk]]. The company published numerous works, including [[Thomas Pringle]] and [[John Fairbairn]]'s ''[[South African Journal]]'', ''The Cape Cyclopaedia'' (1835), ''[[The South African Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser]]'' (1824-1826), ''[[The Colonist]]'' (1827-8), Frederick Brooks's serial tract ''[[South Africa Grins, or The Quizzical Depot of General Humbug]]'' (1825), [[Joseph Suasso de Lima]]'s journal ''[[De Versamelaar]]'' (1827-1835), as well as [[Joseph Suasso de Lima|De Lima]]'s plays. |
Bridekirk's offices often also served as ticket booth for plays put on in Cape Town. | Bridekirk's offices often also served as ticket booth for plays put on in Cape Town. | ||
Revision as of 07:20, 14 July 2016
W. Bridekirk (1795-1843) was a journalist, compositor, printer and publisher in Cape Town. Also listed as William Storey Bridekirk, The names W. Bridekirk, simply Bridekirk or Bridekirk Jr (possibly to distinguish him from his uncle, William Bridekirk, with whom he had arrived in Cape Town), also occur frequently as reference to his printing and publishing business.
Biography
Born William Storey Bridekirk in South Shield Durham on 19th October, he came to South Africa on the SS Gertrude from Gravesend in 1817, arriving in Table Bay on 30th July, 1817.
He possibly resided at 20 Buitengracht Street and for a while apparently worked as printer and publisher for the colonial government and published The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette from their offices at the "Government Gazette Office", adjoining George's Hotel, Heerengracht Street. Later set up his "Stationer's Shop" and publishing business under the name W. Bridekirk. The company published numerous works, including Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn's South African Journal, The Cape Cyclopaedia (1835), The South African Chronicle and Mercantile Advertiser (1824-1826), The Colonist (1827-8), Frederick Brooks's serial tract South Africa Grins, or The Quizzical Depot of General Humbug (1825), Joseph Suasso de Lima's journal De Versamelaar (1827-1835), as well as De Lima's plays.
Bridekirk's offices often also served as ticket booth for plays put on in Cape Town.
He died in Cape Town on the 8th September, 1843.
Sources
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH/2004-12/1102057563
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE/2004-09/1094702443
https://www.geni.com/people/William-Storey-Bridekirk/6000000006951632126
http://self.gutenberg.org/articles/list_of_early_modern_newspapers#Africa
Archie L. Dick. 2015 "Copying and Circulation in South Africa's Reading Cultures" in C. Davis and D. Johnson. 2015. The Book in Africa: Critical Debates. Springer[1]
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [2]: pp. 191,
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