Dear John Carbis As a child in Cornwall in the 1940s my widowed mother used to dream of two uncles of hers coming home from South Africa as millionaires, and all our money worries would be over. They were described as being "in Johannesburg, one was a manager of a gold mine and the other a manager of a diamond mine." My mothers maiden name was Penrose and her mother (Elizabeth Ellen) was an EDDY from St Just before she married Henry PENROSE at Sennen. The only two who might fit the bill as "rich uncles" would be Alfred (c.1865)and James (c.1871) EDDY. It was a warming thought as we huddled before our "slab" waiting for the next pension day. Any info. from the colonial end would be appreciated. Tom Hill ex waif.
Hi When we were on holiday in South Africa we visited a Mining Museum, they had lots of papers etc reating to the miners working there. It wasn't the Kimberly museum, but unfortunately I can't remember where it was other than it was in Kwazulu Natal. A search on the internet for mining mueums in South Africa might reap some rewards. Good luck Mac McCarthy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hill" <tphill@btinternet.com> To: "Cornish Diaspora" <CORNISH-GEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:57 AM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] S.A. Miners > Dear John Carbis > > As a child in Cornwall in the 1940s my widowed mother used to dream of two > uncles of hers coming home from South Africa as millionaires, and all our > money worries would be over. > They were described as being "in Johannesburg, one was a manager of a gold > mine and the other a manager of a diamond mine." > My mothers maiden name was Penrose and her mother (Elizabeth Ellen) was an > EDDY from St Just before she married Henry PENROSE at Sennen. > The only two who might fit the bill as "rich uncles" would be Alfred > (c.1865)and James (c.1871) EDDY. > It was a warming thought as we huddled before our "slab" waiting for the > next pension day. > > Any info. from the colonial end would be appreciated. > > Tom Hill > ex waif. > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message