Thomas Halstead

Thomas Halstead/Holstead (1811––6 Feb. 1838) was an English trader who worked as an interpreter for Shaka Zulu as well as Dingane until 1838. He was an associate of the [[Biggar family]] and was killed with Piet Retief and approximately 100 other men on KwaMatiwane,[1] hill of execution, within sight of Dingane's stronghold, Umgungundglovu, between Melmoth and Vryheid. Halstead was a descendant of the British Settlers.

He appears as a character in the H. Rider Haggard novel Marie.

References

  1. ↑ "kwaMatiwane - Hill of Execution". The Voortrekkers. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

2. Suid-Afrikaanse Biografiese Woordeboek III. Pretoria: Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing.


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