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 >