Perhaps you could also try the National Archives? http://www.national.archives.gov.za/ -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Desre Bean Sent: 22 July 2011 03:24 PM To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Germiston Great Thank you for your help. Thats good info! Do you have a record of your grandparents marriage? Thanks Desre On 22 Jul 2011, at 14:20, tombipeck@talktalk.net wrote: > Try the Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg. They may be able to help. My grandfather worked on Simmer and Jack Mine in Germiston but lived in mine housing. > My grandparents were married in St. Boniface Church, Germiston. > > Best wishes, > > > Tombi Peck > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Desre Bean <dezbean@gmail.com> > To: south-africa-l@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:02 > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Germiston > > > Dear listers, > > I have been struggling to find info on my Great Grandfather for the past 3 > years. I have a copy of his Death Notice and his address was 126/136 President > street Germiston. He was a miner, a widower and he died in April 1931. > > So I have a few question? > > Which Mine would he have worked at? > Are there miners staff records? > Is there a way to find a housing record for that time? > > I am not sure what else I can look for to find him. > > He also got married in Germiston according to his DN, are there church marriage > records available for Germiston? > > His wife Ellen Grace nee Taylor died in 1923, I havent been able to find a Death > Notice for her. Where would i be able to find it or who should I contact to find > it for me? > > Hope someone can help me answer these questions. > > Thank you > Desre > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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