Active Citizen Participation ?? ----- Original Message ----- From: <south-africa-request@rootsweb.com> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 9:00 AM Subject: SOUTH-AFRICA Digest, Vol 6, Issue 217 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Meaning of 'ACP' ? (Dave Long) > 2. Re: PMB Jordaan (John Deare) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 23:01:49 +0200 > From: "Dave Long" <dave.long@telkomsa.net> > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Meaning of 'ACP' ? > To: <BOER-WAR@rootsweb.com>, <SOUTH-AFRICA@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAGa0PNBW5BVBhPNTKiUmlUzCgAAAEAAAAKR85SDz5INIoCBUJjmAF1IBAAAAAA==@telkomsa.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good day > > > > Does anyone know what the abbreviation 'ACP' stands for in a military > context? > > > > It pops up on the BCCD website (British Concentration Camps of the South > African War 1900-1902): > > > > http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/ > > > > Examples where used: > > > > . Reason departure : transferred ACP Town > > . Reason departure: returned home, ACP Fordsburg. > > . Reason departure: gone to live per ACP. Destination: > Johannesburg. > > . Reason departure: to town, per ACP. > > > > Also of interest is that the some wives of the POW's are listed in the > searchable database under the names of their husbands (e.g. Mrs Joe > Bloggs). > > > > > > Regards > > Dave Long, Cape Town > > > > Researching: LONG, MURPHY, GRANT, BRAITHWAITE, HUNTER > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 07:46:18 +0200 > From: "John Deare" <dearej@mweb.co.za> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] PMB Jordaan > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <201108080546.p785kJGQ016017@mail.rootsweb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Reply 2...afterthought...are you researching SHAW. We have 2 members who > have done work on this name. > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michele Shaw > Sent: 06 August 2011 01:27 PM > To: south-africa@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] PMB Jordaan > > Hi Johnca, > > Could you do a look up in the PMB archives? > Please contact me off list at sunshine.shaw@telkomsa.net > > Michele Shaw > > -----Original Message----- > From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Allan Southern > Sent: 05 August 2011 10:57 PM > To: south-africa@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] PMB Jordaan > > Thanks Johnca > I have had a good lead given to me and I might take you up on that offer. > Regards > Allan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Deare" <dearej@mweb.co.za> > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 7:06 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] PMB Jordaan > > >> Regret I can only access old (30+ years) files. More recent ones are in >> the >> Masters Office. >> John >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dr MJS Jordaan >> Sent: 05 August 2011 05:44 PM >> To: south-africa@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] PMB Jordaan >> >> Dear Johnca >> >> Could you assist with death notices of Jordaan s since 2005? >> Regards >> Marthinus >> >> >> To Michele & Alan. If there are any estate files in Pietermaritzburg >> Archives I go in there quite frequently and can do a look-up. >> Johnca >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Allan Southern >> Sent: 05 August 2011 01:39 PM >> To: south-africa@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Curston >> >> Hello Michele >> >> I wonder if you do me a huge favor. I am looking for any Curston in SA >> since 1902. I have been looking for well over 8 years but from Capetown >> this is not too easy. The only place I havent looked are the Masters >> Office >> records. I do know that they arrived in Durban in 1902 and were resident >> in >> Durban in 1958 still. (Lionel Curston). Is there any way to check if they >> are on your database? >> >> Many thanks >> Alan Southern >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Michele Cocker" <michele.cocker@mweb.co.za> >> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 1:26 PM >> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Pretorius x Jacoby >> >> >>> Hello Colin >>> >>> Not triggering anything my side but I did a quick scan of my South >>> African >>> Masters Office files database (excluding JHB) and I have found some hits >>> on >>> the 2 parents names. You are welcome to the info if you want it. I can >>> extract the data into a spreadsheet and send it to you. >>> >>> Let me know >>> Michele Cocker >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Colin Pretorius >>> Sent: 05 August 2011 12:15 PM >>> To: south-africa@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Pretorius x Jacoby >>> >>> Evening all >>> >>> >>> >>> I have received the following query: >>> >>> >>> >>> "I am one of 5 children born to Agnes Florence Jacoby who married >>> Johannes >>> Diederick Pretorius. Agnes ( born 18.8.1947), Deserae, Yvonne, Douglas >>> and >>> John. We grew up in an orphanage. Hope you can help. I believe they have >>> both passed away." >>> >>> >>> >>> Not much to go on, but I'm hoping the above may trigger something >>> somewhere.. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Colin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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: 10.0.1391 / Virus Database: 1518/3811 - Release Date: 08/04/11 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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: 10.0.1391 / Virus Database: 1518/3811 - Release Date: 08/04/11 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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: 10.0.1391 / Virus Database: 1520/3817 - Release Date: 08/06/11 > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SOUTH-AFRICA list administrator, send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SOUTH-AFRICA mailing list, send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > > > End of SOUTH-AFRICA Digest, Vol 6, Issue 217 > ********************************************