Dear all, Seeing so many messages about Krugersdorp of late, reminded me of my ancestors' history with the place and I was now hoping somebody might be able to tell me more or even have old photos of the day. My g-g-g-grandfather and his family lived in Krugersdorp around the Anglo-Boer war (they arrived just before and returned afterwards). He was a prison warden or something, in any case he worked in the prison business. His name was Frederick Phillips, his wife Elizabeth Jane Martha became a matron there too. Frederick started out as a prison employee when Krugersdorp was still a Boer town, even had himself naturalised, but somehow, after the war when things had changed, he returned to the same job. He may have made some interesting choices! Perhaps someone living in Krugersdorp knows more, either about my ancestor himself (big bonus points if you do!) or about the prisons there in general? Photos of the prison from the war period and/or information about Boers and Brits in the town around the time of the war is also much appreciated! Thanks heaps! Sigrid.

Try the West Witwatersrand branch of the Genealogical Society. John -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sigrid de Wit Sent: 03 February 2014 12:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Krugersdorp jail Dear all, Seeing so many messages about Krugersdorp of late, reminded me of my ancestors' history with the place and I was now hoping somebody might be able to tell me more or even have old photos of the day. My g-g-g-grandfather and his family lived in Krugersdorp around the Anglo-Boer war (they arrived just before and returned afterwards). He was a prison warden or something, in any case he worked in the prison business. His name was Frederick Phillips, his wife Elizabeth Jane Martha became a matron there too. Frederick started out as a prison employee when Krugersdorp was still a Boer town, even had himself naturalised, but somehow, after the war when things had changed, he returned to the same job. He may have made some interesting choices! Perhaps someone living in Krugersdorp knows more, either about my ancestor himself (big bonus points if you do!) or about the prisons there in general? Photos of the prison from the war period and/or information about Boers and Brits in the town around the time of the war is also much appreciated! Thanks heaps! Sigrid. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message