Hello Isabel and listers with UK- SA research... Whilst the dates included in the following book maybe too early for your enquiry, it is a very good resource for anyone researching their ancestors who may have migrated to and from South Africa... "Aided immigration from Britain to South Africa 1857-1867" by Esmè Bull... 766pp Contents include: .......List of British immigrants to South Africa (list includes name, age, occupation, origin, ship and departure date) .......List of Children's names via "Children's Friend Society" from Britain (including orphans) listing the 34 Ships they travelled on, also departure dates from the following: Cowes, Deal, Downs, Falmouth, Gravesend, London, Plymouth and Portsmouth. between 1833-1839. Also arrival dates. Whilst the above list includes 100's of names alphabetically, it is incomplete because names of arrivals were not printed in the Government Gazette or in contemporary newspapers nor have the local records of the CFS been preserved........... They are not held by the Cape Archives, the SAL, Jagger Library, UCT, or Cory Library, Grahamstown, nor are they amongst the personal papers of the men who served as local office bearers. The Public Record Office, Kew, England holds no archival material concerning the CFS...... The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Chancery Lane London who hold a National Register of Archives have no entry for CFS........The only record of the names of these children is in the report of the committee who investigated their living conditions in 1839 which appears in Cape Archives OPB 1/5 No 5..........the reports of this committee can also be found in Irish University Press Series: British Parliamentary Papers, Colonies Africa. Vol 21: Cape of Good Hope, sessions 1837-47. .....List of English women married to men of the German Legion before they left for British Kaffraria 1856/57 (includes husband's name, marriage place and date) some married aboard ship. Also lists departures from South Africa... Including... ......Emigrants to Australia and New Zealand (list includes name, occupation, origin, ship) ......Emigrants to the U.S.A. ......Ships to New Zealand included; Susanne, Sir George Grey, Steinwarder, Alfred, Reihersteig, Maori, Eveline, Frederick Bassil. (includes passenger list and departure dates) .......Ships to Australia were; Seashell, Henry Ellis, Good Hope. (includes passenger list and departure dates) .......List of Ships from Britain to South Africa included in book are: Ascendant Aurifera 1 Bermondsey Burlington Bride1 Bride11 Ceres Chatham Chile Stanley Coldstream 1 Coldstream 11 Edward Oliver Gipsy Bride Indian Queen Jalawar John Vanner Lord Raglan Matilda Atheling 1 Matilda Atheling 11 Maria Somes New Great Britain Phoebe Dunbar Rajasthan Royal Charlie Sclavonia Sedgemoor 1 Sedgemoor 11 Shah Jehan Tudor Wellington and others........ Regards Hilton Doidge New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:13 PM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Cornish immigrants to South Africa. > Hi Bill and anyone researching Cornish roots in South Africa, > > Any chance of looking up in the book of Cornish immigrants to South > Africa for the surname of PROUT. I have two Cornish ancestors, one - > Nigel Elford - Prout whom I know a little about, and another just found > - Frederick Prout. I have only just found out about Frederick, and > wonder if there is any mention in the book about the surname. He would > have been there pre 1st WW, come back to fight in France and Germany, > and then returned to South Africa. > > Any help greatly appreciated - from anyone? > > Isabel.

Dear All, please ignore my previous message. Just found this one and it is not the right dates for my g grandfather and uncle. Sorry for the intrusion. > Hello Isabel and listers with UK- SA research... > > Whilst the dates included in the following book maybe too early for your > enquiry, it is a very good resource for anyone researching their ancestors > who may have migrated to and from South Africa... > > "Aided immigration from Britain to South Africa 1857-1867" > by Esmè Bull... 766pp > > Contents include: > .......List of British immigrants to South Africa (list includes name, age, > occupation, origin, ship and departure date) > > > .......List of Children's names via "Children's Friend Society" from Britain > (including orphans) listing the 34 Ships they travelled on, also departure > dates from the following: Cowes, Deal, Downs, Falmouth, Gravesend, London, > Plymouth and Portsmouth. between 1833-1839. Also arrival dates. > > Whilst the above list includes 100's of names alphabetically,  it is > incomplete because names of arrivals were not printed in the Government > Gazette or in contemporary newspapers nor have the local records of the CFS > been preserved........... They are not held by the Cape Archives, the SAL, > Jagger Library, UCT, or Cory Library, Grahamstown, nor are they amongst the > personal papers of the men who served as local office bearers. > The Public Record Office, Kew, England holds no archival material concerning > the CFS...... The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Chancery Lane > London who hold a National Register of Archives have no entry for > CFS........The only record of the names of these children is in the report > of  the committee who investigated their living conditions in 1839 which > appears in Cape Archives OPB 1/5 No 5..........the reports of this committee > can also be found in Irish University Press Series: British Parliamentary > Papers, Colonies Africa. Vol 21: Cape of Good Hope, sessions 1837-47. > > .....List of English women married to men of the German Legion before they > left for British Kaffraria 1856/57 (includes husband's name, marriage place > and date) some married aboard ship. > > Also lists departures from South Africa... Including... > > ......Emigrants to Australia and New Zealand  (list includes name, > occupation, origin, ship) > > ......Emigrants to the U.S.A. > > ......Ships to New Zealand included; > Susanne, Sir George Grey, Steinwarder, Alfred, Reihersteig, Maori, Eveline, > Frederick Bassil. (includes passenger list and departure dates) > > .......Ships to Australia were; > Seashell, Henry Ellis, Good Hope. (includes passenger list and departure > dates) > > .......List of Ships from Britain to South Africa included in book are: > Ascendant > Aurifera 1 > Bermondsey > Burlington > Bride1 > Bride11 > Ceres > Chatham > Chile Stanley > Coldstream 1 > Coldstream 11 > Edward Oliver > Gipsy Bride > Indian Queen > Jalawar > John Vanner > Lord Raglan > Matilda Atheling 1 > Matilda Atheling 11 > Maria Somes > New Great Britain > Phoebe Dunbar > Rajasthan > Royal Charlie > Sclavonia > Sedgemoor 1 > Sedgemoor 11 > Shah Jehan > Tudor > Wellington > and others........ > > > Regards > Hilton Doidge > New Zealand > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:13 PM > Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Cornish immigrants to South Africa. > > >> Hi Bill and anyone researching Cornish roots in South Africa, >> >> Any chance of looking up in the book of Cornish immigrants to South >> Africa for the surname of PROUT.  I have two Cornish ancestors, one - >> Nigel Elford - Prout whom I know a little about, and another just found >> - Frederick Prout.  I have only just found out about Frederick, and >> wonder if there is any mention in the book about the surname.  He would >> have been there pre 1st WW, come back to fight in France and Germany, >> and then returned to South Africa. >> >> Any help greatly appreciated - from anyone? >> >> Isabel. > > ------------------------------- > Listmom:  [email protected] or [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   Carolyn Haines Holt, MI 48842