Transcribed from CO53/18 at the National Archives in Kew, London Thursday 4 January 1844 For sale, the Farm “Thornhill”, situated at the mouth of the Kowie River. A liberal credit will be given. For particulars, enquire at the office of this paper, or of W. GILFILLAN, the Proprietor, at Cradock. Thursday 11 January 1844 BIRTH at Graham’s Town on Monday 1st January 1844, Mrs. COLE of a Daughter. Thursday 18 January 1844 MARRIED at Balfour, Kat River, on the 11th current by the Rev W.R. Thomson, Mr. William GREEN, of Balfour, to Miss Sarah Hope, only daughter of the late Mr. Richard HUMPHREYS of Graham’s Town. BIRTH at Theopolis, Sabbath Evening, Dec 31 1843, the wife if the Rev R.B. TAYLOR of a daughter. Thursday 25 January 1844 Notice to Creditors In the Insolvent Estate of Christopher Hudson McCOMB, deceased All Persons claiming to be Creditors under the Estate are required to take Notice that the Undersigned has been duly elected to, and confirmed in, the appointment of Sole Trustee of the said Estate, and that the Master has appointed the third Meeting to be held before the Resident Magistrate at his Office at Cradock, on Saturday the 2nd March 1844, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the Proof of Debts, for receiving the Trustee’s Report, and also for the purpose of giving directions to the said Trustees as to the management of the said Estate. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay the same to the Undersigned at Cradock on or before the 12th day of April 1844, or proceedings will be instituted against them. J.G. VAN BUUREN Cradock, 23rd January 1844 For sale by Private Contract Those Extensive Premises lately occupied by Mr. W. WYNNE, with Tanning Pits, and all the ground belonging to the Premises. A very lucrative Tanning business has been carried on for many years on these Premises. It is contiguous to the river, and an abundant supply of water always at command. The title is unicumbered, and immediate possession can be given. Apply at the Office of the “Cape Frontier Times”. Thursday 1 February 1844 DIED at Fort England on the 30th Jan’y, Frederick Edmund, the only Son of Lieut. Col. LINDSAY, 91st Regt, aged 9 months. Thursday 8 February 1844 MARRIED at Somerset on Monday 29th January 1844, Mr. John Alexander McMASTER, Tailor, of this place, to Miss Lear JONKER, also of this place. Thursday 15 February 1844 BIRTH at Graham’s Town on Sunday the 4th instant, Mrs. E.R. KING of a daughter. 16th Feb 1844. Notice to Creditors Graham’s Town, 15th Feb 1844 In the Insolvent Estate of Charles FULLER, of Graham’s Town, in the District of Albany, Shopkeeper All Persons claiming to be Creditors under this Estate are required to take notice that the Undersigned has been duly elected to, and confirmed in, the appointment of Joint Trustees of the said Estate, and that the Master has appointed the third Meeting to be held before the Resident Magistrate at his Office, Graham’s Town, on Saturday the 23rd March 1844 at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the proof of Debts, for receiving the Trustee’s Report, and also for the purpose of giving directions to the said Trustees as to the management of the said Estate. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay the same to Mr. James BLACK, or to Mr. J. TAYLOR, High Street, who is duly authorised to receive the Accounts, and grant the required Discharges, on or before the 20th March next, or proceedings will be instituted against them at the ensuing Circuit Court. James BLACK H.B. RUTHERFOORD Geo. WOOD Joint Trustees. Thursday 29 February 1844 DIED at Graham’s Town on the 9th inst, Mr. Joseph ARROWSMITH, aged 56 years. Mr. Hougham HUDSON expecting to leave the Colony for a short time, requests that all claims against him may be sent to him immediately. Graham’s Town, 29th Feb 1844 Mr. Charles BELL requests that all claims against him may be sent to his Residence in New-street on or before Thursday next, the 7th March. Graham’s Town, 29th Feb 1844. Thursday 14 March 1844 Public Sale at Cradock In the Insolvent Estate of Christopher Hudson McCOMB On the 2nd day of April next, at 10 o’clock precisely, will be sold by Public Auction, at the Residence of Mr. McCOMB in Cradock, all the Moveable Property belonging to the Estate, consisting of Household Furniture of various sorts, as Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads and Bedding, Wardrobes, Chests of Drawers &c &c. Also on the same day will be sold the Immoveable Property belonging to the above Estate, consisting of an Erf in Cradock, with Building thereon. J.G. VAN BUUREN, Sole Trustee Messrs ZEILER & DE BEER, Auctioneers. Thursday 21 March 1844 DIED on the 17th instant, at Fort Beaufort, after a long and severe illness, Margaret, the wife of James Faunce LONSDALE and eldest daughter of the late Dennis LENIGAN Esq of the city of Lemerick [sic]. Notice The Undersigned beg to acquaint the Public that they will re-commence their Butchering Establishment, in Graham’s Town, on the 21st March instant, and that Meat, Fresh and Salt, of the best description procurable, may always be had at their Shops in High-street, opposite the Wesleyan Chapel, and at the corner of New and Somerset streets; and trust that by strict attention to, and punctually executing all orders, either in Town or Country, with which they may be favoured, to ensure a continuance of that liberal patronage and support hitherto extended to them. CAWOOD & Brothers Graham’s Town, 19th March 1844. Notice to Creditors Graham’s Town, 14th March 1844 In the Insolvent Estate of E.R. BELL, of Fort Beaufort, in the District of Albany, Shpkeeper All Persons claiming to be Creditors under this Estate are required to take notice that the Undersigned has been duly elected to, and confirmed in, the appointment of Joint Trustees of the said Estate, and that the Master has appointed the third Meeting to be held before the Resident Magistrate at his Office, Graham’s Town, on Saturday the 20th April 1844 at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the proof of Debts, for receiving the Trustee’s Report, and also for the purpose of giving directions to the said Trustees as to the management of the said Estate. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay the same to the first Undersigned, on or before the 31st March, or proceedings will be instituted against them at the ensuing Circuit Court. W. KIDSON W. OGILVIE Joint Trustees. Thursday 28 March 1844 MARRIED on the 26th inst, Edwin Hancorn, youngest son of the late John SMITH Sen, to Petronella Rosina Gertrude, eldest daughter of Johan BERTRAM. Graham’s Town, March 8 1844.

Transcribed from CO53/18 at the National Archives in Kew, London Thursday 5 October 1843 BIRTH at Belmont near Graham’s Town on the 2nd inst, Mrs. Frederick REX of a Son. BIRTH at Graham’s Town on the 29th September, Mrs EATON of a Daughter. Freemasons’ Tavern Graham’s Town Mrs PINNOCK has the pleasure to acquaint the Gentry of Graham’s Town and its vicinity that the Hotel known as the Free Masons’ Tavern has lately received very considerable alterations and improvements. Those Gentlemen and families who may honor her with a call, will find accommodations of the most superior kind and charges low. Mrs. P superintends the Establishment and pledges herself that every attention shall be paid. NB Entrance to the Hotel in Bathurst-street. Thursday 12 October 1843 Miss ELDER Milliner and Dressmaker Begs respectfully to notify to the Ladies residing in Graham’s Town that she has commenced Business in the above line, and having had considerable experience in one of the first-rate houses in Edinburgh, she feels confident that those Ladies who may be pleased to honor her with their patronage will find every article made up in the neatest fashion, and at very low rates, viz. Ladies’ Dresses, do. Caps, do. Bonnets, do. drawn do, Children’s do. Residence – Chapel Street – near the old Wesleyan Chapel, facing the premises of Mr. EDKINS Sen. Graham’s Town, 10th Oct 1843. Thursday 19 October 1843 DIED at Uitenhage on Monday the 2nd Oct 1843, after a painful illness (asthma) Mrs Anna Maria MINNE, wife of Joachim BREHM, Deputy Sheriff for Uitenhage District, aged 53. She has left a husband and son, together with numerous relatives and friends, to deplore this calamitous dispensation of Divine Providence. DEATH at Graham’s Town on the 7th inst, in her 19th year, Mary Anne, wife of R.J. EATON Esq, Clerk of the Peace for Albany. Also, on the same day, her infant daughter, aged eight days. Another solemn warning has been given to the community to live in perpetual remembrance of death, and to view it constantly in its solemn and important results. It is again our mournful task to record another instance of awful and sudden bereavement that has occurred. Little did we think in alluding to the premature fate of Mrs. R.J. EATON that within the brief period of one week we should mourn, with all ranks of the community, the yet more sudden death of this lady’s father, Assistant-Commissary-General SANFORD, and under circumstances no less painful. He had, it seems, retired to rest at an early hour on Sunday night, complaining of fatigue. He had not been long asleep when he suddenly started up with violence and again fell upon the bed an almost lifeless corpse. Medical assistance was procured, but the case was hopeless, a blood vessel in the brain having been ruptured; and the patient lingered for a while insensible and then expired. He was buried yesterday afternoon, all the military in garrison – consisting of the 91st Regiment – the Cape Mounted Rifles – and a detachment of the 7th Dragoon Guards, artillery &c, attended to funeral. Every shop was closed, and the busy hum of traffic suspended, whilst several hundred of the townspeople voluntarily swelled the mournful train, all anxious to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of the departed – in life so honoured – so mourned in death. Few men, placed in his responsible and difficult position, ever acquired or deserved the universal respect and esteem of the public more than Mr. SANFORD. His courtesy and affability to the community – even to the lowest of its members – were unvarying, whilst his time and means were at all seasons cheerfully given and his influence exerted to promote the intellectual benefit and the moral and religious improvement of his fellow creatures. He was a man of the strictest integrity, and of sincere piety and benevolence of heart. In his death the community have indeed lost a long, tried, useful and most highly valued friend – Her Majesty’s government a valuable public servant – whilst to his bereaved wife, his orphan children, and his sorrowing friends, his loss is irreparable. The late Mr. SANFORD commenced his career, we believe, as a permanent clerk in the commissariat department in 1811-1812, in which capacity he was sent with the army into the Spanish Peninsula. At the close of the war he returned to England, and was promoted in 1816 to the rank of Dep. Asst. Commissary-General. He was then placed upon half pay and employed for some time in the audit office. He was afterwards ordered out to the West Indies, and spent some years at Jamaica. Here he was attacked with the yellow fever, which broke out with violence and proved so fatal during his residence on that island that most of the officers in the commissariat department fell victims to it. But he recovered after a severe illness, and returned to England in a shattered state of health. From the effects of this fever and the West Indian climate he never, we believe, thoroughly recovered. He came to this colony in 1827, where he has permanently remained from that period. He was in his 49th year. It is worthy of notice that yesterday was the second anniversary of the funeral of Miss SOMERSET, a niece of Mrs. SANFORD, who, it will be remembered, was, in a similar way, and with almost as little time for preparation, hurried into eternity. Thursday 26 October 1843 DIED at Graham’s Town on the 21st inst, Sarah, the wife of Mr. Richard CROUCH, aged 55 years, after a long and painful illness, deeply regretted by all who knew her. Thursday 2 November 1843 DIED at Graham’s Town on the 30th Oct 1843, aged 13 months, Anne Jane Elizabeth, daughter of Garrison Sergt-Major Henry DRENNAN. MARRIED at Graaff-Reinet on Monday Oct 23 by the Rev A. Murray, Mr. Andries Johannes HARTZENBERG to Elizabeth Alida, fourth daughter of A.G. BAIN. Robbery The butcher’s shop lately opened by Mr. FORD in Bathurst-street was forcibly entered by thieves the other evening through the window, who stole some knives, loaves, and a few coppers that were lying in one of the drawers of the counter. Very little meat was taken away, but a great deal was spoiled by being hacked. The slaughter house in the rear of the premises was also entered through the thatch, which was broken, and it was found that the hind quarters of four sheep that were hanging up had been devoured by dogs who had crept in through the aperture. WE are sorry to hear that a little boy, the son of Sergeant WALLACE, 91st Regiment, died the other day under the following afflicting circumstances. He had, it appears, fallen down amongst some sharp fragments of glass bottles that had been thrown into a ditch, where he cut his foot very severely, and the wound continued to grow worse until mortification ensued and put a period to his sufferings. Notice to Creditors In the Insolvent Estate of Thomas MILLER of Morgan’s Party All Persons claiming to be Creditors under this Estate are required to take notice that the Undersigned has been duly elected to, and confirmed in, the appointment of Sole Trustee of the said Estate, and that the Master has appointed the third Meeting to be held before the Resident Magistrate at his Office, Graham’s Town, on Saturday the 25th November 1843, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the Proof of Debts, for receiving the Trustee’s Report, and also for the purpose of giving directions to the said Trustees as to the management of the said Estate. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay the same to the Undersigned on or before that day, or proceedings will be instituted against them. Geo. WOOD Sole Trustee Graham’s Town, Oct 19 1843 Notice to Creditors In the Insolvent Estate of Willem Christian BOUWER, late of Graham’s Town All Persons claiming to be Creditors under this Estate are required to take notice that the Undersigned has been duly elected to, and confirmed in, the appointment of Joint Trustees of the said Estate, and that the Master has appointed the third Meeting to be held before the Resident Magistrate at his Office, Graham’s Town, on Saturday the 11th November 1843 at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the proof of Debts, for receiving the Trustee’s Report, and also for the purpose of giving directions to the said Trustees as to the management of the said Estate. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay the same on or before the 30th November next, or proceedings will be instituted against them. L.H. MEURANT Charles POTE Joint Trustees Thursday 9 November 1843 BAPTISED at Graham’s Town by the Rev J. Monro, of Cradock, on Monday Nov 6, a daughter of Mr. L.H. MEURANT, named Charlotte Cornelia Johanna. Thursday 16 November 1843 BIRTH at Cypress Cottage, Graham’s Town, on the 13th inst, the lady of Capt. GUNN, of the Cape Mounted Riflemen, of a Son. BIRTH on Sunday 12th inst, at Graham’s Town, Mrs. W. SIMPSON of a daughter. BIRTH on the 15th inst, 6pm, at Graham’s Town, the wife of Mr. A.W. HOOLE of a daughter. DIED at Port Elizabeth on the 3rd inst, after a protracted illness, Sarah, wife of Mr. Chas. GURNEY, Market-master, deeply regretted by numerous relatives and friends. Thursday 23 November 1843 On Tuesday Graham’s Town was visited by a violent hail storm. Many panes of glass were broken by it. One large hail stone was driven with such violence through a pane as to make a round hole without starring the glass, Some of the stones measured three inches in circumference. Thursday 30 November 1843 BIRTH at Graham’s Town on the 27th inst, the Lady of W.C. EDDDIE Esq, Surgeon of the Cape Mounted Riflemen, of a Daughter. MARRIED in Graham’s Town on Tuesday the 28th instant, by the Rev John Heavyside, Colonial Chaplain, Mr. J.J. H. STONE, Solicitor, to Sarah, eldest daughter of Mr. Chas. FULLER. Capt. BELL of the Conch Port Elizabeth, Nov 13 1843 To the Editor: Sir, I believe that all friends of order and good government have yielded their willing praise the Capt. BELL of the Conch, for the prompt and able manner in which he conveyed relief to the closely blockaded little garrison at Natal. The more intimately persons were made acquainted with his arduous services and the dangers and chances against his life and property which he ventured, the more unbounded have been the public voice in their commendation of his bravery and generous devotion in risking all to serve his country. And yet, have this bravery and devoted interest been acknowledged by Government by something more substantial than praise? No! It appears that our rulers have always felt, and have acted as they felt, that too much care and diligence could not be used to distinguish merit, and adequately reward it. The Western and Eastern Indies have exhibited this discriminating, wise & prudent policy, without speaking of home – of Europe – where this is of daily occurrence; what do we find of China, Afghanistan, of Cabul, and but yesterday, as if on the Indus. But to overlook many examples, for they are to be limited only by the individuals contained in, or connected with, our armies, in which devoted braver and patriotic courage have been recognised, as entailing a debt of gratitude upon our country, of which the praise and more substantial rewards bestowed, seemed as but a small return for the uncalculating gallantry of willing hearts – to overlook the examples I cannot omit to mention an instance which occurred so lately as last March on the Indus, and as the case bears some resemblance to that of Capt. BELL, I will state it: Here we have the owner of a boat singled out in the general orders of the Governor General of India, as meriting particular acknowledgement. The words of the proclamation are “The Governor General directs that the Tindel or owner of the boat should be paid a gratuity in addition to the due compensation for damages done to his boat, and that instant promotion and his express thanks should be tendered to all concerned for their valour and devotion.” With both of these transactions of Natal and the Indus, the name of NAPIER is mixed up, and complete success has attended both; that though, in this respect, they are alike, you must allow that similar rewards have not been granted to both, though the claim is greatly in favour of Capt. BELL. In the case of the Indus the owner of the boat had no option but acquiescence, for the occupation of it was the affair of an hour, - there could be no escape from death perhaps in case of refusal to men hunted for their lives, with arms in their hands, - so that the owner makes a virtue of necessity, but in the case of Capt. BELL how different, and how well calculated in every act of his to excite admiration. We all know the situation of Capt. SMITH and his little garrison; we know the number of well armed boers who surrounded a handful of men who occupied Natal, and who with cannons and small arms, were posted strongly and favourably, to prevent the landing of any relief to the besieged; we remember the sympathy felt here by everyone for the almost hopeless situation of the party of the 27th Regt, confined there within their little entrenchment, having to contend against an incessant attack, famine and disease, and Capt. BELL going with the relief was considered as going to almost instant death. Yet in defiance of all the promptings of prudence he proceeds, meditating for days on the passage upon their discouraging circumstances, - that he enters the narrow channel, where more than ordinary caution is requisite, in the coolest frame of mind; a double range of guns from sheltered enemies stare him in the face, with a party of boers secured in the natural chamber of a rock, overhanging the channel, in such a manner as to enable them to rake the deck of his little vessel with deadly effect. In such a moment as this, when the man of war, the case hardened soldier, is known to feel some misgiving at the heart before the deadly onset, Capt. BELL enters the dangerous channel, without personal interest, save in the company of kindred brave hearts, and his love of country, - without arms, but his hands placed on the helm – takes his measures as coolly; shapes his course as steadily, and makes his arrangements, exposed to the hottest fire of the secreted enemy; even as Nelson himself from the quarter-deck of the Victory. Persons may smile at the comparison, but is it the less true for ridicule? Could the heart that sustained the one be less brave than the other, for his country took good care then and has done since of the fame and property of Nelson and his family, but in exposing himself, Capt. BELL endangered his little all, and the little all of his family. He did so. He acted like a man and a Christian. He felt that he could not venture too much for men whose provisions failed, who had only horse flesh for weeks for their subsistence, and he was considered, as all were who knew them, that the men of a hundred fights, the brave 27th would (if all other provisions failed them) rather gnaw their shoes and knapsacks than yield, and would die, as they lived, fighting bravely for their Queen, their country, and their own fame, preferring that their flesh should become the prey, and that even their bones should be picked by vultures, rather than abandon their post of honor. We have heard that Capt. BELL had been nominated as Port Captain of Natal. He well deserves such a situation to look after the well being of a place, which he so mainly contributed to preserve, Justitia. Thursday 21 December 1843 BIRTH on Tuesday the 19th instant, Mrs. BLAINE of a Son. BIRTH at Uitenhage on the 17th inst, the Lady of the Rev Dr ROUX of a Daughter. Accident On Tuesday last, as Mr. FITZGERALD, of the 91st Regt, was riding with one of his brother officers at a brisk trot round the parade on Barrack Hill, the animal on which he rode fell and rolled on his rider, by which Mr. F’s leg was broken, and he received beside some serious contusions. Fortunately the surgeon of the Regt was on the hill, and instantly repaired to his assistance. In a communication on this subject that has been transmitted to us for publication, it is stated as a matter of wonder that Mr. FITZGERALD was suffered to remain nearly two hours upon the spot where he was thrown before he was taken to a house. Thursday 28 December 1843 DIED at Fort Brown on Christmas Day, the infant son of J. and C. MEWETT, aged four months.

Colin, Thanks. I am interested in having access to some of the documents, e.g. the Drie Slawernyregisters. How and where can I contact Karel Schoeman, the complier/author of some of the documents? Please, Eddie OTTE RUSTENBURG 014 533 1318 en 072 900 4461 en 081 042 0299 OTTE, MOLL, LOMBARD, VAN NIEKERK -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Colin Pretorius Sent: 04 November 2013 10:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] 13 freebies uploaded Hi all Please take note of the following free items which have just been uploaded to the www.cdbooks-r-us.com/freebies.php page: Booklet for Robert Shell's "From Diaspora to Diorama" which is currently being updated A set of 12 indexes prepared by Karel Schoeman: - Letters received and despatched, 1695-1708, edited by HCV Leibbrandt (±284kb) - Sterfgevalle aan Kaap die Goeie Hoop, 1652-1662 (± 127kb) - Kaapse monsterrolle, 1656-1662 & 1664 (± 324kb) - Spelevaart der mode: De kledij onzer voorouders in de zeventiende eeuw (± 145kb) - Deductie: The defence of Willem Adriaan van der Stel (± 211kb) - Contra-deductie (1712): Jacobus van der Heiden & Adam Tas. (± 205kb) - Register op Kaapse plakkate 1652-1662 (± 111kb) - Drie slawernyregisters (± 269kb) - Life at the Cape in the Mid-Eighteenth Century (± 1350kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1662-1670" (± 135kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1671-1674 and 1676" (± 134kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1699-1732" (± 190kb) Regards Colin ------------------------------- 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

Hi Eddie, I've just checked my records as I found out by accident that one of my ancestor's step-daughters actually emigrated to the Cape with her husband after her mother had emigrated with her two youngest children to join her husband at the Cape. I found three slave registers on the eggsa website.... Fortunately for me and my family records there were a couple of sales/purchases of slaves between my ancestor G.J. VAN AERT and his step daughter Mensje DE VRIES. Perhaps you will find the information you are after through the eGGSA website. best wishes, Tombi Peck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie & Marina Otte" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] 13 freebies uploaded Colin, Thanks. I am interested in having access to some of the documents, e.g. the Drie Slawernyregisters. How and where can I contact Karel Schoeman, the complier/author of some of the documents? Please, Eddie OTTE RUSTENBURG 014 533 1318 en 072 900 4461 en 081 042 0299 OTTE, MOLL, LOMBARD, VAN NIEKERK -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Colin Pretorius Sent: 04 November 2013 10:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] 13 freebies uploaded Hi all Please take note of the following free items which have just been uploaded to the www.cdbooks-r-us.com/freebies.php page: Booklet for Robert Shell's "From Diaspora to Diorama" which is currently being updated A set of 12 indexes prepared by Karel Schoeman: - Letters received and despatched, 1695-1708, edited by HCV Leibbrandt (±284kb) - Sterfgevalle aan Kaap die Goeie Hoop, 1652-1662 (± 127kb) - Kaapse monsterrolle, 1656-1662 & 1664 (± 324kb) - Spelevaart der mode: De kledij onzer voorouders in de zeventiende eeuw (± 145kb) - Deductie: The defence of Willem Adriaan van der Stel (± 211kb) - Contra-deductie (1712): Jacobus van der Heiden & Adam Tas. (± 205kb) - Register op Kaapse plakkate 1652-1662 (± 111kb) - Drie slawernyregisters (± 269kb) - Life at the Cape in the Mid-Eighteenth Century (± 1350kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1662-1670" (± 135kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1671-1674 and 1676" (± 134kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1699-1732" (± 190kb) Regards Colin ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

Hi all Please take note of the following free items which have just been uploaded to the www.cdbooks-r-us.com/freebies.php page: Booklet for Robert Shell's "From Diaspora to Diorama" which is currently being updated A set of 12 indexes prepared by Karel Schoeman: - Letters received and despatched, 1695-1708, edited by HCV Leibbrandt (±284kb) - Sterfgevalle aan Kaap die Goeie Hoop, 1652-1662 (± 127kb) - Kaapse monsterrolle, 1656-1662 & 1664 (± 324kb) - Spelevaart der mode: De kledij onzer voorouders in de zeventiende eeuw (± 145kb) - Deductie: The defence of Willem Adriaan van der Stel (± 211kb) - Contra-deductie (1712): Jacobus van der Heiden & Adam Tas. (± 205kb) - Register op Kaapse plakkate 1652-1662 (± 111kb) - Drie slawernyregisters (± 269kb) - Life at the Cape in the Mid-Eighteenth Century (± 1350kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1662-1670" (± 135kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1671-1674 and 1676" (± 134kb) - Register for "Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal 1699-1732" (± 190kb) Regards Colin

On 2 Nov 2013 at 13:41, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Heather, > > Thank you very much. Another bit of history learnt which was no taught at > school. I don't seem to have seen Heather's message, which is a bit worrying, since it seems 6to have contained some interesting information. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Blog: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/famhist1.htm E-mail: [email protected]

Thanks Steve, will check out the connections Regards, Rod g From:[email protected] Sent:2013/11/02 09:01:32 AM To:[email protected], [email protected] Cc: Subject:RE: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Sarah Randall On 2 Nov 2013 at 7:09, [email protected] wrote: > Can any of the RANDALL researchers kindly assist with the young lady Sarah > RANDALL born ?? died in Zeerust in 1928 who married on 07 July, 1876 in the > Methodist Chapel, King Williams Town. I am trying to link her back into the > main RANDALL family. > > > An extract from the Garhamstown Journal, copied from the Kingwilliamstown > Watchman, and recorded in The LEVEY Family Tree by Val TREVORROW reads as > follows: > > "Matrimonial: On Friday last, C.J.LEVEY Esq., British Resident with the > Emmigrant Tambookies, was united in Holy Wedlock with Miss RANDALL, eldest > daughter of our respected townsman, W. RANDALL Esq., late of Her Majesties > Purveyors department." The bridesmaids were the Misses LEVEY. Miss Annie > RANDALL and the Misses SAVAGE. > > Can anyone assist with her dob and her parents? Also would anuone know where > the term "Tambookie" came from? I can't help with her date of birth, but I do have this: Family Group Report For: Maria Susannah Randall (ID= 57) Date Prepared: 2 Nov 2013 NAME: RANDALL, Maria Susannah, Born 6 Mar 1885 in Queenstown, Cape Col, Died 23 Jun 1942 in East London at age 57; FATHER: RANDALL, Lucas, Born ??? 1856, Died ??? 1927 at age 71; MOTHER: POTGIETER, Louisa Alexandrina, Born ??? 1858, Died ??? 1931 at age 73 MARRIED 23 Nov 1903, to FALKENBERG, William Christian Harry, Born 30 Jan 1879, Died 22 Jun 1955 in Johannesburg at age 76; FATHER: FALKENBERG, Michael Johann Christian, Born 25 Jul 1827, Died 12 Jun 1882 at age 54; MOTHER: SCHULTZ, Justine Wilhelmine, Born 22 Jun 1849, Died 21 Apr 1927 at age 77 CHILDREN: 1. M FALKENBERG, Cecil James, born 10 Sep 1904, died 4 Jun 1981 in Johannesburg; Married 7 Oct 1933 to LEONARD, Ethel May Elizabeth; 2 children The Falkenberg family lived in the Tambookie location, which appears to have been around Tylden, south of Queenstown on the Cathcart road. Most of their children were baptised at St Michael's Anglican Church (now cathedral) in Queenstown, so you might find some Randalls there too. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Blog: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/famhist1.htm E-mail: [email protected] ------------------------------- 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 Sent from MWEB Message Centre - CONNECT AND YOU CAN

Transcribed from CO53/18 at the National Archives in Kew, London Thursday 6 July 1843 BIRTH on Riday the 30th ult, at the Parsonage, Graham’s Town, the wife of the Rev. J. HEAVYSIDE, Colonial Chaplain, of a Son. Thursday 3 August 1843 MARRIED at the Drostdy House, Graaff-Reinet on the 21st inst by the Rev A Murray, John Frederick Van de Graaf HEUGH, second son of P. HEUGH Esq of Port Elizabeth, to Johanna Elizabeth, eldest daughter of W.C. VAN RYNEVELD Esq, Civil Commissioner of Graaff-Reinet. Graaff-Reinet, 25th July 1843. BIRTH at Tarka Post, the wife of J. CALDER of a Daughter. Tarka Post, July 27th 1843 Murder of B. PALMER and W. BROWN of Bathurst The following particulars connected with the above Murders have been related to us. The unfortunate men, it seems, rode out together on Sunday week, having no particular object in view, excepting to see that the cattle of the former were safe, but no cattle had, however, been missing. Not much alarm appears to have been excited by their not returning on that evening, as it was thought that some of the cattle might have been missing, and that they were gone on the spur. Hearing, however, no tidings of them on the Monday morning, a party, accompanied by a Kafir herdsman in the employment of PALMER, who had returned home with the cattle as usual on the Sunday evening, saying he had not seen his master, set out to institute a search. The spoor of the horses ridden by the unfortunate men was soon found, and traced in and out of the bush, where a passage must have been difficult of access, till it became at last uncertain; but as the party were proceeding onward in a certain direction, the herd induced them by his representations to continue their search in another direction, after which the party returned home unsuccessful. On the following morning the search was resumed, and the bodies of the murdered men were discovered lying on the ground only about 100 yards from the spot where they had altered their course on the previous day at the suggestion of the Kafir. The bodies presented a dreadful spectacle. There were 13 assegai wounds in the body of PALMER, and it would appear from the situation of some of them that he was struggling with an assassin when he was stabbed or pierced by the assegais of another or others. BROWN, besides receiving numerous assegai wounds, was shot near his jaw-bone, with the muzzle of the gun close to his face, and evidently by a person not used to fire-arms. The Kafir herd has been taken into custody. The only grounds of suspicion against him at present are – 1st, his having led the party in search of his master away from the dead bodies; and 2ndly, some of his clothes, viz an old cloak, trousers and shirt, having been found stained with blood, in the hut of a native woman in the neighbourhood, who says the man left them with her on the evening of the Sunday (the supposed day of the murder) and borrowed of her at the same time a new kaross. The unhappy men had, it appeared, off-saddled in a lonely spot covered with bush, about 4 or 5 miles from Bathurst, in the direction of Graham’s Town, when the murderous assault was suddenly made on them. The horses have not been found, and one of the saddles only was left behind. The herd is also said to have asked for, or procured a bullet from someone in Bathurst on Saturday evening. A number of armed Kafirs were seen in the neighbourhood of the scene of murder on the day on which it is supposed to have been committed. We are informed, likewise, that a kraal of Kafirs which has long been established in the vicinity, and which is known by the name of David’s kraal, has been deserted since the perpetration of these murders. PALMER has left a wife and a family of seven children to bewail his untimely loss. BROWN had been married about a twelvemonth, and has left a wife and child. He was a constable in Bathurst, had the superintendence of the pound there, and was frequently employed in bringing in Kafir prisoners to Graham’s Town. It is thought by some that his connection with the pound, in which Kafir cattle were sometimes impounded, and not liberated without payment of the pound fees, combined with his duties of constable, which he discharged with activity and vigilance, may have been the cause of his destruction. Others think that the murders have been committed by some of Tola’s Kafirs, sent into the colony by that chief for purposes of retaliation and revenge: several of whom, by the way, we know were seen in Graham’s Town not long ago. But the whole affair is at present undergoing investigation by the judicial authorities, and when it is ceased we shall not fail to lay the result before the public. Notice to Creditors In the Insolvent Estate of Nathaniel RANDALL of Port Elizabeth All persons claiming to be Creditors under this Estate are required to take notice that the undersigned have been duly elected to, and confirmed in the appointment of Joint Trustees of the said Estate, and that the Master has appointed the Third Meeting to be held before the Resident Magistrate at his Office at Port Elizabeth on Friday the 18th August, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the proof of Debts, for receiving the Trustees’ Report, and also for the purpose of giving directions to the said Trustees as to the management of the said Estate. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay the same to the last undersigned, on or before Friday the 11th August, as proceedings will be instituted against them. W.M. HARRIES W.M. HIGGINS Joint Trustees Port Elizabeth, 12th July 1843. Notice to Creditors In the Insolvent Estate of William HARTLEY the Elder, of Graham’s Town, Shop Keeper All persons claiming to be Creditors under this Estate are required to take notice that the undersigned have been duly elected to, and confirmed in the appointment of Joint Trustees of the said Estate, and that the Master has appointed the Third Meeting to be held before the Resident Magistrate at his Office at Graham’s Town on Saturday the 9th September, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, for the proof of Debts, for receiving the Trustees’ Report, and also for the purpose of giving directions to the said Trustees as to the management of the said Estate. And all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to pay the same to the last undersigned at his office in High-street, on or before the 1st September next, or proceedings will be instituted against them. Edward HAW Louis NORTON L.H. MEURANT Joint Trustees Thursday 17 August 1843 DIED at Graham’s Town on the 14th instant, Isabella DRYDEN, wife of Mr. TUDHOPE, Teacher of the Government School. Sympathising friends will please accept of this intimation. It is with sincere regret that we record the death of Mrs. TUDHOPE, wife of the Teacher of the Government School in Graham’s Town, which took place after a short illness, on Monday morning last. We deeply sympathise with Mr. TUDHOP in his sincere bereavement. Thursday 24 August 1843 DIED at Graham’s Town this day (24th August), Edward FORD, aged 78 years. Deceased was one of the settlers of 1820, and has ever since been resident in Albany, where he has been conspicuous for integrity of conduct, and that independence of mind so peculiar to the British character. His loss is deeply lamented by his family and friends. Thursday 31 August 1843 DIED this Morning at ½ past 2 o’clock, Jane, the wife of Mr. John MASKELL, after a brief illness of 5 days, aged 44 years, leaving 5 children to deplore the loss of an affectionate Mother. Graham’s Town, 31st August 1843. DIED in Graham’s Town, Augustus Grey Rodney MINNIKIN, son of J.B. MINNIKIN Esq, Veterinary Surgeon, 7th Dragoon Guards. Graham’s Town, Aug 18 1843 MURDER OF GEORGE DUFFY We subjoin from an authentic source the following account of this murder, which comprises all the circumstances that are at present known concerning it. We understand that twenty five natives were employed by the Rev Mr GARNER to accompany him to the scene of the murder, of whose exertions that gentleman speaks in terms of the warmest praise – and we hope that the government will remunerate them for their services. The name of the young Bushman, mentioned below, is Gena, the son of Caba, and he lives with some other Bushmen near the kraal of a chief named Diko. And it is thought that by his assistance (if a reward were offered) some clue might be obtained to the discovery of this treacherous and cruel murder. On the evening of the 3rd instant, a Hottentot lad, named Andries BARTMAN, arrived at Mr. GARNER’s residence in Capai’s country, who stated that he had fled from the spot where his master, George DUFFY, had been murdered by three natives. He further stated that Mr. DUFFY left Butterworth with a waggon and twelve oxen, and accompanied by a female, a Hottentot man named Cobus TRUMPETER, his wife, and two children, and himself; that they had been engaged in hunting in the neighbourhood of the upper parts of the rivers Umtata, Tietsa and Tina. Whilst on the banks of the last named river, Mr. DUFFY and his party were visited by three natives, named Nani, Umgeno and Kosana, who told them that they procured food and tobacco from some of their friends, who are living with the Ampondo chief Diko. Mr. DUFFY subsequently purchased two horses from these natives, for which he gave two duffel carosses and a quantity of beads. After the bargain was struck the men accompanied the waggon to the vicinity of Buntingville, where they bought some corn, and then returned to the Tina, where an ox was shortly afterwards killed by lions. Mr. DUFFY subsequently agreed to meet the same three natives at a place called Roda, for the purpose of hunting buffaloes. It appears that the Hottentot Cobus, who had informed his master of his intention to reside on the mission station, and who had previously sent his wife and children there, as well as the boy Andries, both urged Mr. DUFFY to encamp nearer the station, as they deemed it unsafe for him to be alone so far distant from it. They also hinted their suspicion of the three natives. Mr. DUFFY refused to listen to their counsel, and then rode towards the mountains. Cobus then left him, promising to return – his master having previously told him he would find him by tracing his spoor. Andries further stated that his master was afterwards joined by the natives, and some game was killed. They were also visited by Bushmen, from whom the natives purchased three horses for beads. A few days after this these horses were eaten by lions, a circumstance at which the natives were much chagrined. The lad stated further that on or about Tuesday 30th ult the whole party went out to hunt in different directions whilst he was sent to look after the oxen, and on his return he found his master murdered, and the female tied to the waggon wheel. The natives immediately seized and bound him, but soon unloosed him, ordering him to drive the waggon to another part of the mountain, but the waggon sticking in the mud, could not be moved on that evening. Here they were visited by some Bushmen on horseback, and an ox was slaughtered. After examining the contents of the waggon the Bushmen laughed and said “Why did you kill the white man?”. They replied “that their horses had been killed by lions, and that he had refused to lend them oxen to carry their game”. After this they then gave the Bushmen two carosses, who departed on the following morning. The waggon was then extricated from the mud, and the natives then proceeded to a small bush at the foot of the mountain, where the waggon again stuck fast. Here they rifled it and then went to sleep in a neighbouring bush. The native named Nani told Andries and the female that they must remain with them, and promised Andries that he would soon accompany him to Graham’s Town. After this the oxen strayed, and upon the natives sending Andries to look for them, he took the opportunity of flying to the mission station. The above is, in substance, the statement of Andries. On the following morning the Wesleyan missionary, Mr. GARNER, collected a party of about 30 men and rode off to the scene of the murder. They found the waggon, and saw a Bushman sitting on top of the mountain. Mr. GARNER remained with two men at the wagon, and gave orders that no hostilities were to be resorted to, except in case of an attack or for the rescue of the female. After a while three natives were seen near the top of the mountain driving the cattle, but they fled after throwing one assegai; some shots were then fired in the air, and the bush was searched and nine oxen were recovered, and a few trifling articles besides. The woman was also found in the bush. Most of the other things, including bugle of waggon, chain, three guns, beads, carosses, seem to have been previously disposed of by the natives to the Bushmen. An old horse was also found, which was claimed by a Bushman, who called out from the top of the mountain that it belonged to him and then fled. The following particulars of the murder were then obtained by Mr. GARNER from the woman, from whose statement it appeared that after the horses of the natives had been eaten by the lions they accused Mr. DUFFY of having shot them. This he denied, but they said they heard a gun fired. He still persisted in his denial. When Mr. DUFFY and his party had gone out the natives returned and asked where he was. She said he was gone to hunt – and told them they could not find him; shortly after this he came home, and was sitting with the three natives close to the fire talking about game. The woman it appears then warned him to keep his gun near him but he made no reply. After their meal was concluded the natives exclaimed “See, there is a jackal running”, and they all stood up, and on Mr DUFFY turning round Nani stabbed him with an assegai in the loins. Mr. DUFFY then called out for his gun, and the woman was in the act of reaching it to him when Nani attempted to stab her but missed. The natives then seized the gun, and she then rushed to him when they again stabbed him. She then clasped him in her arms, and he entreated her to fly; they again stabbed him until he dropt down dead. They then rifled his pockets, and tied up the woman, and threatened to kill the boy on his return, but she begged of them to spare his life, which they did: and he was in consequence only tied up. The woman corroborated the statement about the visit of Bushman &c and further stated that on the morning the boy ran away they asked her if he knew where Mr. GARNER’s station was. She said he did not – and that he only knew where Mr. JENKINS lived – they then said he would never get there for the lions would eat him. The woman says further that the Bushmen have a great many horses and three large herds of cattle over the mountains, some of which they had taken from the Boors. The Bushmen, the woman states, promised to return on the following day to purchase iron &c with horses. The natives afterwards talked about killing the woman and burning the waggon – for Nani said to her – “I dreamt last night that the boy was eaten by lions. We might as well kill you, for if you run away you will be eaten too.” A young Bushman then said “Why will you kill her – let her go – you have killed the man, why will you kill her?” An altercation ensued, and the Bushman said “if you kill me my father’s people will kill you all”. He then addressing himself to the woman said “hide yourself, and I will take you in the morning to the nearest white men”. It appears that on the morning of the arrival of Mr. GARNER, the natives had put a riem round the poor woman’s neck, and asked her to teach them to shoot. And when she said she did not know how they struck her with the gun, and had her dragged into the bush while they proceeded to burn the waggon – threatening to kill her when they returned. In the meantime the young Bushman perceived Mr. GARNER and his party and gave the alarm. The Bushman then untied her, and told her to make her escape. Mr. GARNER remained on the spot until midday, and then left it, after directing his party to scour well the bush, but nothing more, it appears, was found. Mr. GARNER also directed strict search to be made for the remains of the murdered man for the purpose of burial, but without success. And the woman says she was told by the Bushman that the body had been devoured. Part of his shirt and trowsers has been found, and there was a great deal of blood about the spot where the murder was committed, but no part of the body has been discovered. Thursday 7 September 1843 DIED this morning at his residence in Graham’s Town, Mr. William LIDDLE, aged 45, late Serjeant-Major of HM 75th Regt, and Keeper of the District Prison in this town, deeply regretted by his Family and Friends. Graham’s Town, 7th Sept, 1843. We deeply regret having to announce the death of Mr. LIDDLE, Gaoler of the District Prison, who expired this morning after a short illness. Whilst expressing sincere sympathy with his bereaved family and friends, we are also enabled to bear ready testimony to the esteem in which he was deservedly held as a kind and benevolent man. As a soldier of 32 years service, latterly in the 75th Regt, of which he was Serjeant-Major, he acquired the confidence and esteem of his comrades, and was also highly respected by the officers, who in various ways expressed the deep sense which they entertained of his worth. He received from the Horse Guards a silver medal in testimony of the value attached to his character and services. As Gaoler of the District Prison he was remarkable for the benevolence of his disposition, which was uniformly shewn in his kindness to those who were consigned to his care. The various duties of a painful office were discharged by him with a considerate gentleness, in no way incompatible with their nature and design. The public have lost in him a valuable servant. Thursday 14 September 1843 BIRTH at Graham’s Town, Sept 13th, Mrs LOCKE, wife of Rev J. LOCKE, of a Son. Thursday 28 September 1843 George BOTHOMLEY Carpenter, Joiner &c Begs respectfully to inform the Public that in connexion with the above business he has added that of an Undertaker and trusts by strict attention to all orders, combined with reasonable terms, to merit a share of public patronage. Nelson’s Cottages, near Church-square Graham’s Town, 1st Sept 1843.

Hi Heather, Thank you very much. Another bit of history learnt which was no taught at school. Regrads, Rod g From:[email protected] Sent:2013/11/02 08:28:49 AM To:[email protected], [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] Cc: Subject:RE: Re: [ZA-EC] [SOUTH-AFRICA] Sarah Randall Hi Rodger At that time the area was occupied by the Tambookies under Chief Mapassa, an offshoot of the Tembu people living further to the east. I also found this in the book Lovedale, Past and Present Bennie Tele from Annshaw, came to Lovedale in July 1870 when thirteen years of age, and remained till about the middle of 1873 when he was temporarily dismissed for taking part in a tribal contention. During his stay he made rapid progress. After leaving, he was for about three years employed as teacher under the Rev. J. Harper, King William’s Town, and while so engaged obtained the sixteenth Certificate of Competency at the Elementary Teachers’ Examination in 1876. For nearly another period of three years he was engaged as teacher in the school at Tshatshu’s Kraal, Breidbach Railway Station, King William’s Town. We next find him, in 1878, acting as Interpreter in the office of the Resident Magistrate at Middle Drift; then in a similar capacity under Mr. C. J. Levey, at Cofimvaba, Tambookieland. From 1879 to 1882 he was teaching at Wodehouse Forest, Queenstown. It is believed that at present, 1886 he is acting as Interpreter in the office of the Chief Magistrate of Tembuland, Umtata. Address:- Umtata. Tambookie, the San name for abaThembu, was adopted by the British for the area north of the eastern Cape colonial boundary in the 1820s. By the 1830s, all those who lived in this liminal zone had become snared in the trap of conquest – none perhaps as inexorably as Maphasa, chief of the amaTshatshu, a Thembu clan. Unstable colonial policy and successive failed attempts to control the Tambookie frontier between 1830 and 1850 buffeted Maphasa. After the eighth frontier war, the British singled out his people serving on them a proclamation that sought to destroy their political power and group identity. In an effort to understand the position of Maphasa and the destruction of his people, this article explores the making of the Tambookie frontier and discusses the chief's vulnerability in his relations with the Moravian missionaries, the Thembu paramount and the British. The story of Maphasa amplifies the history of the north eastern frontier and raises questions for the crisis in African authority in the mid-nineteenth century. Regards Heather From: "[email protected]" > Reply-To: > Date: Saturday 02 November 2013 at 7:09 AM To: "[email protected]" >, "[email protected]" > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Sarah Randall Good Morning All, Can any of the RANDALL researchers kindly assist with the young lady Sarah RANDALL born ?? died in Zeerust in 1928 who married on 07 July, 1876 in the Methodist Chapel, King Williams Town. I am trying to link her back into the main RANDALL family. An extract from the Garhamstown Journal, copied from the Kingwilliamstown Watchman, and recorded in The LEVEY Family Tree by Val TREVORROW reads as follows: "Matrimonial: On Friday last, C.J.LEVEY Esq., British Resident with the Emmigrant Tambookies, was united in Holy Wedlock with Miss RANDALL, eldest daughter of our respected townsman, W. RANDALL Esq., late of Her Majesties Purveyors department." The bridesmaids were the Misses LEVEY. Miss Annie RANDALL and the Misses SAVAGE. Can anyone assist with her dob and her parents? Also would anuone know where the term "Tambookie" came from? Regards, Rod g Sent from MWEB Message Centre - CONNECT AND YOU CAN ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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 Sent from MWEB Message Centre - CONNECT AND YOU CAN

Hi List is there anyone that can please help with the parents of Margaret HAYES, also did they have any other children. Margaret HAYES * 10 Feb 1931 X Daniel Godfried BENECKE * 7 Apr 1932 Uitenhage † 25 Dec 2008 Despatch, buried 31 Dec 2008 Jubilee Park Cemetery, Uitenhage. I have one son for them Christiaan Phillip BENECKE * 18 Dec 1961 Uitenhage † 31 Oct 1984 Uitenhage. This is all I have on this family so any info will help. Thanks in advance Kind regards Carol BENEKE nee STEWART Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 083 482 1482 [email protected] ________________________ Researching: STEWART, STONE, LUKE, OLIVIER, BENEKE, BENECKE, VON BENECKE and related families. (26 years) https://www.facebook.com/groups/Beneke.Benecke.von.Benecke/

On 2 Nov 2013 at 7:09, [email protected] wrote: > Can any of the RANDALL researchers kindly assist with the young lady Sarah > RANDALL born ?? died in Zeerust in 1928 who married on 07 July, 1876 in the > Methodist Chapel, King Williams Town. I am trying to link her back into the > main RANDALL family. > > > An extract from the Garhamstown Journal, copied from the Kingwilliamstown > Watchman, and recorded in The LEVEY Family Tree by Val TREVORROW reads as > follows: > > "Matrimonial: On Friday last, C.J.LEVEY Esq., British Resident with the > Emmigrant Tambookies, was united in Holy Wedlock with Miss RANDALL, eldest > daughter of our respected townsman, W. RANDALL Esq., late of Her Majesties > Purveyors department." The bridesmaids were the Misses LEVEY. Miss Annie > RANDALL and the Misses SAVAGE. > > Can anyone assist with her dob and her parents? Also would anuone know where > the term "Tambookie" came from? I can't help with her date of birth, but I do have this: Family Group Report For: Maria Susannah Randall (ID= 57) Date Prepared: 2 Nov 2013 NAME: RANDALL, Maria Susannah, Born 6 Mar 1885 in Queenstown, Cape Col, Died 23 Jun 1942 in East London at age 57; FATHER: RANDALL, Lucas, Born ??? 1856, Died ??? 1927 at age 71; MOTHER: POTGIETER, Louisa Alexandrina, Born ??? 1858, Died ??? 1931 at age 73 MARRIED 23 Nov 1903, to FALKENBERG, William Christian Harry, Born 30 Jan 1879, Died 22 Jun 1955 in Johannesburg at age 76; FATHER: FALKENBERG, Michael Johann Christian, Born 25 Jul 1827, Died 12 Jun 1882 at age 54; MOTHER: SCHULTZ, Justine Wilhelmine, Born 22 Jun 1849, Died 21 Apr 1927 at age 77 CHILDREN: 1. M FALKENBERG, Cecil James, born 10 Sep 1904, died 4 Jun 1981 in Johannesburg; Married 7 Oct 1933 to LEONARD, Ethel May Elizabeth; 2 children The Falkenberg family lived in the Tambookie location, which appears to have been around Tylden, south of Queenstown on the Cathcart road. Most of their children were baptised at St Michael's Anglican Church (now cathedral) in Queenstown, so you might find some Randalls there too. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Blog: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/famhist1.htm E-mail: [email protected]

Look below Rod's reply. Heather's message was not posted here. It would be nice if people want to post to different lists, they send the message separately to each list. Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 08:45:46 AM EDT From: "Steve Hayes" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Sarah Randall On 2 Nov 2013 at 13:41, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Heather, > > Thank you very much. Another bit of history learnt which was no taught at > school. I don't seem to have seen Heather's message, which is a bit worrying, since it seems 6to have contained some interesting information. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Blog: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/famhist1.htm E-mail: [email protected] ------------------------------- 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

Good Morning All, Can any of the RANDALL researchers kindly assist with the young lady Sarah RANDALL born ?? died in Zeerust in 1928 who married on 07 July, 1876 in the Methodist Chapel, King Williams Town. I am trying to link her back into the main RANDALL family. An extract from the Garhamstown Journal, copied from the Kingwilliamstown Watchman, and recorded in The LEVEY Family Tree by Val TREVORROW reads as follows: "Matrimonial: On Friday last, C.J.LEVEY Esq., British Resident with the Emmigrant Tambookies, was united in Holy Wedlock with Miss RANDALL, eldest daughter of our respected townsman, W. RANDALL Esq., late of Her Majesties Purveyors department." The bridesmaids were the Misses LEVEY. Miss Annie RANDALL and the Misses SAVAGE. Can anyone assist with her dob and her parents? Also would anuone know where the term "Tambookie" came from? Regards, Rod g Sent from MWEB Message Centre - CONNECT AND YOU CAN

Transcribed from CO53/18 at the National Archives in Kew, London Thursday 6 April 1843 SHONE & GUNN Coach and Waggon Makers Bathurst-street, Graham’s Town The above most respectfully solicit the honor of an Inspection of their Drawings, which are of that peculiar construction affording ease with safety, combining durability with lightness of draught, and introducing the form and style of the most fashionable London carriage. In calling attention to the uniting the Coach-Building in the same establishment in which the Waggon Business has been for some years past successfully carried on by the late Mr. SHONE, and for so large a share of the public patronage which has been received, they beg to return their grateful acknowledgements, and hope for a continuance of the same, which it will be their endeavour to merit, by paying a strict attention to the use of only the best materials, and a judicious introduction of all improvements consistent with the present roads of the colony. Wanted, an experienced Smith, who would meet with constant and advantageous employment. Also a respectable Youth as an Apprentice to the above Establishment. Removal The Undersigned, having now removed to the Stores lately occupied by Mr. J.D. NORDEN, have for Sale a well assorted Stock of New Goods, and expect daily ex “George” a large investment of Winter Goods, expressly selected for this market. KILIAN & STEIN Church-Square Victoria Coffee and Eating House The Undersigned begs to inform the Inhabitants of the Eastern Province that he has opened the above Establishment in Church-square, Graham’s Town, as a Coffee and Eating House, and for the Accommodation of Travellers generally. Coffee, from 6 o’clock in the Morning till 9 o’clock in the Evening Hams, Collared and Corned Beef &c at all hours; Ginger and Draught Beer Families supplied with any quantities Stabling for Horses and Outspanning for Waggons A.T. CALDECOTT Thursday 13 April 1843 DIED at St.Hiliar’s, Jersey on the 10th Dec last, Mrs. HORNSBY, relict of the late Dr. HORNSBY, Resident Surgeon, Royal Artillery. Thursday 20 April 1843 BIRTH on the 15th inst, at Fort Beaufort, the lady of Captain John MACLEAN, 27th Inniskilliners, of a Son. It is with severe regret that we announce the sudden death of the Rev G. BOOTH, at Fort Beaufort, on Monday the 17th instant. He made an attempt, we are informed, to preach to his congregation on Good Friday, but was compelled to leave the pulpit before he had concluded his discourse. The disease of which he died is said to have been inflammation of the bowels. He was an excellent man, and a zealous minister of the Church of England. Thursday 27 April 1843 BIRTH at Fort Beaufort on the 18th inst, the Lady of E.M. COLE Esq, JP, of a Son. Thursday 4 May 1843 DIED in Graham’s Town on Friday 27th April, in her eighteenth year, after a short illness, borne with exemplary fortitude, and Christian resignation to the will of the Almighty, Elizabeth Catherine, eldest daughter of Mr. Carlo BROLI. Her loss will be felt by her afflicted parents and relatives to whom she was ever dutiful, affectionate and sincere. She died, having taken a last affectionate farewell of parents, brothers and sisters, in the full hope of a glorious immortality, leaving those most dear to her to say: “What time shall end our mourning for so dear a friend?” Requiescat in pace. Thursday 18 May 1843 MARRIED on the 10th instant at Bathurst, by the Revd James Barrow, Benjamin BLAINE Esq M.R.C.S. to Letitia Sophia Jessie, Eldest Daughter of the Revd, John Harries WILLIAMS, rector of Llanelieu, Breconshire. DIED at Cradock on the 26th day of April 1843, M.E. FRANTZ, wife of A. FRANTZ, aged nineteen years and 10 months Thursday 25 May 1843 DIED at Croft Cottage, near Fort England, on Saturday last, 20th instant, Mrs. Anna Maria KIDSON, Wife of Mr. W. KIDSON, Wine Merchant Graham’s Town, 26th May 1843 (Communicated) Unhappy Occurrence Beaufort, May 9 1843 A disastrous event occurred in the Nieuwveld, in this Division, not many days ago; the circumstances connected with it are as follows: A young person of the name of Philippus JACOBS, of between 18 and 19 years of age, who was living with his father, Johannes Stephanus, at Floris Poort, also in the Nieuwveld, and who was about to be married to the daughter of a neighbouring farmer, was unfortunately so severely kicked by his horse on the side as he was in the act of mounting him to return home from the house of his intended, whom he had been to visit, that he died in a few hours afterwards, after suffering much pain. Thursday 1 June 1843 MARRIED on Saturday last by the Rev J Heavyside, Mr. James Hamilton PARKER, of Graham’s Town, to Julia, the youngest daughter of the late Abraham NORDEN Esq of Hammersmith, County of Middlesex. DIED at Uitenhage on the 25th May, aged 28 years, Helena Catharina, the Wife of Mr. Thos. THOMPSON, deeply lamented by her family and friends. Thursday 8 June 1843 Graham’s Town Infant School The Affairs of the late Infant School having been brought to a close, and there now being a Balance in hand of about Two Hundred Pounds. The undersigned, as Trustees, give this Notice that a Meeting of the original Subscribers will be held in the Store of Mr. W. OGILVIE, at present occupied by the Commissioners of the Municipality, at 12 o’clock on Monday the 19th day of June next, to consider in what manner the said sum shall be appropriated. Subscribers not present will be considered to vote with the majority. Thos. NELSON Chas. WEBBER W. OGILVIE Jas. HOWSE Jas. TEMLETT Graham’s Town, 1st June 1843. Thursday 15 June 1843 MARRIED this Morning, June 14th, at the house of Wm. FLEMING Esq, Port Elizabeth, by the Rev F. McCleland AB TCD, Colonial Chaplain, George HORNE Esq, Deputy Assistant-Commissary-General of Her Majesty’s Forces, to Elizabeth LAKELAND, second daughter of Robt. LAKELAND Esq of Barnard Castle, County Durham In the Estate of the late Cornelius Johannes GROBBLER At the Sale of the effects belonging to the Estate of the late Mr. Richard HUNT in this Town, on Thursday the 29th inst, will be sold certain, a Farm belonging to the above Estate, situated in the Field-Cornetcy of Riet River (adjoining CAWOOD Brothers) a short distance from the Sunday’s River, on the Graaff-reinet line of road, Uitenhage Division, measuring per diagram 2233 morgen, 493½ square roods, R.A. STRETCH, Executor Dative Port Elizabeth, June 1st 1843. Thursday 22 June 1843 BIRTH on the 17th instant, Mrs. W. Guybon ATHERSTONE of a Son. Graham;s Town, 22nd June 1843. BIRTH at Fort Peddie, June 19th, the Lady of T. SHEPSTONE Esq of a Son.

Hallo All The register for Westpark is not at Braamfontien but is housed at Westpark cemetery Kind regards Dennis Pretorius Krugersdorp South Africa Tel - 011-762-8911 Cel - 083-679-8541 Fax - 086-609-8541 ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Meintjes To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg Judith, There used to be an index for Johannesburg cemeteries online. All I get now is a "404" error. The index is maintained at the Braamfontein cemetery. You might try calling them. Keith

Thank you all for your help. I have emailed Westpark but message was bounced. I'll try and telephone them. Thanks again kind regardsJudith > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 14:21:07 +0200 > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg > > Hallo All > > The register for Westpark is not at Braamfontien but is housed at Westpark > cemetery > > Kind regards > > Dennis Pretorius > Krugersdorp South Africa > Tel - 011-762-8911 > Cel - 083-679-8541 > Fax - 086-609-8541 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Meintjes > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:18 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg > > > Judith, > > There used to be an index for Johannesburg cemeteries online. All I get now > is a "404" error. > > The index is maintained at the Braamfontein cemetery. You might try calling > them. > > Keith > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

I've had the same problem in trying to find some of my Bradshaw burials. I even tried sending them an email but got no reply ! Derek. ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Meintjes To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:18 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg Judith, There used to be an index for Johannesburg cemeteries online. All I get now is a "404" error. The index is maintained at the Braamfontein cemetery. You might try calling them. Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:06:56 PM EDT From: judith kennerdale <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg Hi, can anyone tell me please if there is a way of finding burials for this cemetery? I'm looking for the 1960's burial of Emeline Lottering. Greatly appreciate any help or advice. kind regardsJudith ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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

On 31 Oct 2013 at 22:55, Edric russell wrote: > I worked for a firm of Funeral Directors in Johannesburg in the 1960's. > There was a comprehensive register of all burials. I am pretty sure that it > will still be the case. The telephone number for West Park is under > Municipality and then Parks Department. Good luck. A few years ago they even had a service where you could look at the buriasl registers on line but then something went wrong with it and I don't know if they ever got round to fixing it. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [email protected] Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525

I worked for a firm of Funeral Directors in Johannesburg in the 1960's. There was a comprehensive register of all burials. I am pretty sure that it will still be the case. The telephone number for West Park is under Municipality and then Parks Department. Good luck. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of judith kennerdale Sent: 31 October 2013 09:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg Hi, can anyone tell me please if there is a way of finding burials for this cemetery? I'm looking for the 1960's burial of Emeline Lottering. Greatly appreciate any help or advice. kind regardsJudith

Hi, can anyone tell me please if there is a way of finding burials for this cemetery? I'm looking for the 1960's burial of Emeline Lottering. Greatly appreciate any help or advice. kind regardsJudith