I have a suspicion that my Granddad's brother did the same thing. I found in an old telephone directory this family living near Soweto. They all had the same family first names. Regrettably I could never make contact with any of them to check. It would be so interesting. The family legend was that the brother absconded with Granddad's horse and cart and was never heard of again. But pleeeze...our family name is a bit unusual. John -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin Möhr Sent: 12 December 2011 05:15 PM To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] the 'Bastard of Bethulie' ? Janee, One part of my extended family has cut off all communication with me, cause I found out that their great garndfather married a coloured woman! Colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johan Dorey-Venter" <doreyventer@gmail.com> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] the 'Bastard of Bethulie' ? > John, > > You're telling me! If I had to drag some of those "skeletons and > skebengas" out of the closet my family will surely drag me in front of > a firing squad. > > All part of what makes genealogy so interesting. > > Johan. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com 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 SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1873 / Virus Database: 2102/4676 - Release Date: 12/12/11