And, yes. These records are a notice posted as part of the estate (probate). The address is the place of residence, not necessarily the place of death. The detailed records will be at the Master's (of the Supreme Court) Office. They will include the will, a list of heirs, etc. ... Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:18:52 PM EDT From: "Steve Hayes" <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Deceased Estate Records... On 2 Jul 2011 at 16:52, Philip Curtis wrote: > I've found the following records on Ancestry24 and am 99.99% certain the > person noted in the record is in my family tree (the date of birth is on > another record for this man). > Not being familiar with South African records, can someone explain to me > what each of the lines means, and if there is more info available, how I can > access it - bearing in mind that I'm in France? > > The notations in square brackets are mine. > > > 3049/2000 [2000 = year of death?] > Morton Edward > 03 May '22 (DOB) [date of birth] > 20 St. Blaize [20 St Blaize Way?] > Nerina > Durbanville > 7550 (Bellville).-ABSA Trust Beperk (Registrasie Nommer 01/04665/06) > Posbus 1032 > Sanlamhof > 7532. 1ste Vloer > Sanbel Gebou > Ou Paarlweg Nr. 2 > (Bellville > Morton Edward > > There was also another record which was almost the same: > > 3049/2000 > Morton > Edward > 22-05-03 > 03 May '22 (DOB) > 20 St Blaize > Nerina > Durbanville > 7550 > 2000-03-04. ABSA Trust Bpk. [2000-03-04 = date of death?] > Posbus 1032 > Sanlamhof > 7532. > Morton > Edward > > > I managed to find Nerina, Durbanville on Ananzi Maps, and there is a 20 St > Blaize Way. It looks like his address and that of the executors of his estate (the ABSA Bank) -- Steve Hayes E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk Web: http://hayesstw.tumblr.com/ (follow me on Tumblr) Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525 ------------------------------- 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