Thanks Hetta for the link to the above, It made very interesting reading. Although the author states that she thinks that no photos of Isabelle LIPP survive, the lady in question does in fact appear in Women of South Africa. Thos. Lewis 1913. A head and shoulders photo accompanies a short bio which reads as follows. " Lipp (Mrs) Isabelle Eliza. Wife of Charles Lipp, Esq., General Manager of the African Banking Corporation, Ltd. Born at Fauresmith, O.F.S. Daughter of Richard John Harvey Esq., of Commissie Drift, O.F.S., and great-grandaughter of Richard Harvey Esq., a Devonshire Farmer, who threw in his lot with the British Settler party which arrived at Algoa Bay in 1820. Her grand-father on the maternal side was George Chambers Reed, a descendant of the Reeds of Troughend, Northumberland, a very ancient Border family. Is also a descendant of Nicholas Saunderson, the blind Mathematician of Oxford. Educ. St. Michael's Home, Bloemfontein, O.F.S. 2 sons - Nevil Stuart: George Allan Stuart; 1 Daughter - Carol. Res. Greenfield House, Claremont, Cape Pen. I can take a photo of the photo if anyone would care to have a copy. Kind regards Nikki Sedgefield No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.900 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3625 - Release Date: 05/08/11 20:34:00