At my wits end, does anyone recognise this Fraser? I know that: Margaret Ann Fraser (21+) married Benjamin Herbert South (>21) on 2nd or 4th of June 1882 in Kimberley. Their first child, Alice, was also born in Kimberley in 1883. Margaret South (nee Fraser) died in Johannesburg on 17 Oct 1933 aged 73? years and is buried in Brixton Cemetery. Margaret and Ben South lived most of their lives in Grahamstown. She is listed in Grahamstown as Margaret Annabelle Lovat Fraser Margaret Ann Fraser came out to South Africa from the north of Scotland - from "Banley" but this has been checked and is probably/possibly Banff. We know no more facts - plenty of stories: *she was from the Elgin area *she came from a large family of brothers *her father was a minister *she came to South Africa with a Dr Black and his family as a governess *she fell in a river and as a result suffered from chest problems and went out to SA with the doctor to improve her health *she was related to the Lovat Frasers *she used names for her children not featured among her husband's family: Georgina Cecelia, (Samuel) Urquhart, John Alexander Fraser, Janet Hutton *she was known as Jeannie Does anyone know of a Dr Black who went off to South Africa/ Kimberley around 1878/1881? Any help or advice would be so gratefully received. Regards, Margaret Parfitt

Dear Margaret - Have you tried the IGI or Scottish Origins? I had a quick look for Margaret Ann Fraser on the IGI and found two possibles:- Margaret Ann Fraser born 5th February 1855 in Banff. Parents - William Fraser and Isabella Morrison Margaret Ann Fraser born 17th September 1861 in Keith, Banfff . Parents - Hugh Fraser and Isobel Coutts. Scottish Origins is an excellent site for searching for ancestors. The price for access to the index is GB6.00. and the cost for certificates is BG10.00. For the £6.00 you get 24 hours access and up to 30 search pages. It includes BMD records, parish records and the 1881 and 1891 censuses. Hope this helps. - Morag. Parfittmargaret@aol.com wrote: > At my wits end, does anyone recognise this Fraser? > > I know that: > Margaret Ann Fraser (21+) married Benjamin Herbert South (>21) on 2nd or 4th > of June 1882 in Kimberley. > Their first child, Alice, was also born in Kimberley in 1883. > Margaret South (nee Fraser) died in Johannesburg on 17 Oct 1933 aged 73? > years and is buried in Brixton Cemetery. > Margaret and Ben South lived most of their lives in Grahamstown. > She is listed in Grahamstown as Margaret Annabelle Lovat Fraser > > Margaret Ann Fraser came out to South Africa from the north of Scotland - > from "Banley" but this has been checked and is probably/possibly Banff. > > We know no more facts - plenty of stories: > *she was from the Elgin area > *she came from a large family of brothers > *her father was a minister > *she came to South Africa with a Dr Black and his family as a governess > *she fell in a river and as a result suffered from chest problems and > went > out to SA with the doctor to improve her health > *she was related to the Lovat Frasers > *she used names for her children not featured among her husband's > family: > Georgina Cecelia, (Samuel) Urquhart, John Alexander Fraser, > Janet Hutton > *she was known as Jeannie > > Does anyone know of a Dr Black who went off to South Africa/ Kimberley > around 1878/1881? > > Any help or advice would be so gratefully received. > Regards, Margaret Parfitt > > > > ==== SCOTLAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > To remove yourself from this list, send one or both of the following messages: > mailto:SCOTLAND-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > or > mailto:SCOTLAND-ROOTS-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe