1849 in South Africa

← 1848 1847 1846 1849 in South Africa → 1850 1851 1852
Decades:	1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1849 in South Africa.

Events

• Diocesan College (Bishops) founded in Rondebosch, Cape Town by Robert Gray (bishop of Cape Town).
• The British propose to ship convicts to the Cape Colony, but the Cape population strongly object and it is squashed with the help of British MP Charles Bowyer Adderley
• The street Heerengracht in Cape Town is changed to Adderley Street in honour of Adderley who help stop the shipping of convicts
• The first Jewish Congregation is founded in Cape Town
• The Byrne Settlers start arriving in Natal

References

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