Could it have referred to an extrenely fast growing town that like Topsy "just growed and growed"? Colin Mohr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Frykberg" <patfryk@clear.net.nz> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Topsy >I don't know of a town that name but had a friend we called Topsy because > she had very black very frizzy hair. I think the name came from a cartoon > strip?\ > Patricia Frykberg (aka Pat) > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Stephen Ezzy" <srezz51@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 7:21 PM > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Topsy > >> Hello >> >> I had a Great Aunty whose nick name was Topsy, and I have heard this was >> the >> name of a South African town prominent around the time of the Boer War. >> Can anyone tell me if anything about the origin of Topsy >> Thanks >> Steve >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3941 - Release Date: 10/06/11 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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