Hi Steve and Bruce, Neither have I. The only "Topsy" I know of, is an author called Topsy Smit. >> Hi Steve, I just might be wrong but I've never heard of town called Topsy in SA Regards Bruce >> 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