What a shame your dad threw away the piece of paper written in Afrikaans! Translated, it might have given you clues as to where to look. The train ticket may have read Volksrus(t) or Potgietersrus(t) to Durban. (The Dutch/Afrikaans spelling is with the 'T'.) Both of those places are in the Transvaal province, which Pretoria is part of. If you aren't already aware of this, for Durban records you can search under both Pietermaritzburg and Durban; both fall under Natal province. Just to throw a spanner in the works, Cape Town (Cape Province) also had palm trees along Strand Street (which used to be on the seafront, until the 1960s). Due to land reclamation, Strand Street is now much further inland!
Perhaps this might give you some new avenues to follow.
Deryn
Results 11 to 20 of 38
Thread: Help in South Africa
-
09-03-2008, 5:28 PM #11TinkerGuest
-
09-03-2008, 5:53 PM #12Lynda MarieGuest
Rigglesford
I am trying to find William Thomas Rigglesford and his wife Amelia who left Canada for South Africa. Tom went in late November or December 1899 or early 1900. Amelia went sometime in 1902 and came home again in March of 1904 via England. Tom came back in June of 1904.
If you can find any trace of them, I would be so grateful. Thank you for taking a look for them.
Lynda
-
10-03-2008, 5:38 AM #13Trixie-BellGuest
Fretwell
Hello Olive
I suggest you go onto the South African website, ancestry24 where you will find a few Fretwells their. There is also a Learning Library which will give you hints and tips on researching in South Africa as well as networking with thousands of other potential people that could be reseaching the same name
regards
Heather
-
28-03-2008, 4:41 PM #14Peter_uk_canGuest
Hi Trixie. In the past 2 hours I have received a letter that suggests that my Grandfather drowned in Durban harbour.
I know he was a mariner and that he made trips to South Africa.
He was last seen at this side of the world in about 1925. His wife died in 1921 and my mother and her siblings were farmed out to relatives or adopted.
Family legend did say that he remarried in South Africa and had written to my Great Aunt asking about his two daughters who were in her care.
That letter has never been found.
His name was Frederick Philip Ahier and he was born in the Channel Island of Jersey in 1881.
He sometimes called himself Fred, or Phil, or Philip
He may also have used the names of his father and brothers, i.e Arthur and George.
Many thanks
Peter
-
01-04-2008, 1:03 PM #15
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- somerset
- Posts
- 341
abraham jebbett
Hi Trixie Bell
Got the death estate info on Abraham. Thanks for your help.
It has raised another query for me. Apparently, he married a Caroline Mc Guinness in Durban...don't know when. Any clues as to where to search please?
Thanks.
-
04-11-2008, 5:54 AM #16qldozGuest
Help in South Africa
Hi Trixie Bell,
I have just found this page and your offer of help interests me because my mother was born in Queenstown S.A. to the best of my knowledge. Her name was Mabel Frances GARLAND and born in 1896. Would it be possible to obtain a birth certificate for her, I have heard it is difficult to get any info from S.A.
Also I have the original permit for my grandparents to marry and all I can read is that they were from Bloemfonteim and Pretoria though they were both born in the UK. It is written in Africaan's I think. I do not know whether they actually did get married but if they did would it be possible to obtain a certificate ? They both returned to the UK and are on the 1901 Census. The name's are William John GARLAND and Christina/Christiana Andrew's.
I appreciate if you can help.
Regards qldoz
-
04-11-2008, 6:13 AM #17ProcatGuest
Hi qldoz,
Trixie-Bell has not been on the forum since March so it is possible she may not see your post.
-
04-11-2008, 10:45 AM #18
Have a look at the information about certificates here. Your best bet is to try for a baptism.
Joseph Garland was one of the original 1820 Settlers to the Eastern Cape so there are quite a few Garlands in South Africa. My advice would be to subscribe to the very helpful Eastern cape mailing list. For details read this post.Sue Mackay
Insanity is hereditary - you get it from your kids
-
05-11-2008, 1:43 AM #19qldozGuest
Help in S.A.
Thanks for that Procat. I will keep on looking at this site. Just where is Queenstown ? which district or state is it in or come under ?.
My grandparents were not migrants to S.A. Grandad was a Merchant seaman who went back and forth from UK to S.A.
Cheers, Brian
-
05-11-2008, 1:58 AM #20qldozGuest
Help in S.A.
Hi Sue, Thank you for your reply. I will certainly go for a certificate when I know more details of where the marriage and birth actually took place. My knowledge of S.A. is very sparse.
Cheers Brian
Helping you trace your British Family History & British Genealogy.
All times are GMT. The time now is 8:47 PM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.2.5
Copyright © 2024 vBulletin Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.
Bookmarks