Hi Lucky, No, sorry, I don't remember a family of that name. We moved from Springs to St. Helena in 1948 but I went to boarding school from 1952.... It's a pity I wasn't into family history before my father's death.....he was the White Time Keeper with a phenomenal memory....he may well have abeen able to help you! I've looked through my parents scrap book....my mother was great at cutting out articles that applied to them...my father played a lot of cricket both club and provinical and they took part in a lot of Amateur Dramatics.....I didn't pick up the name when having a quick check through there. I have a friend who was 10 years younger than I who lived in Dagbreek (Glynis Millett-Clay) ...she and her husband Charles went to St. Helena Primary School....I think Glynis is a member of this list too) so she may pick up on your request....Charles and I are 8th cousins....we didn't know we were related when I stayed with them in 2007 in Benoni! I was heeltemal tweetalig when I was young, unfortunately now I can read Afrikaans perfectly well but my Afrikaans cousins and I reached the conclusion it was better if we each spoke our mother-tongue...that way the conversations flow better than with me trying to talk Afrikaans! 41 years of living in England haven't helped either! Best wishes, Tombi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laquita Belinfante" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 5:36 PM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Resending Memories > Tombi > > With a name like Laquita Belinfante classmates use to speak to me in > pidgeon > English, and I had great fun answering them in Afrikaans. > > Did you ever come across the Mollentze family while living at the St. > Helene > Mine in Welkom? They are one of my brickwalls. > > Lucky > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tombi Peck > Sent: 05 January 2014 04:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] early South Africa > > Thank you very much for this information Brian. > I try (where possible) to use the correct name for an area at the time of > the specific occurrence. I get irritated when people add a date in the > late > 1800's and use the name Gauteng! > Do you know the date the names Gauteng, Mpumulanga (spelling?) etc. came > into use. > I for instance was born in the Union of South Africa and married in the > Republic of South Africa. > I tend to use the names of the individual countries here in the U.K...... > It was only after I left St. John's D.S.G. in Pietermaritzburg to go to > school in the Transvaal that I learned that most of the girls I was at > school with thought I came from the Island of St. Helena rather than St. > Helena Mine, Welkom! > Best wishes, > Tombi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Margetson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 2:02 PM > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] early South Africa > > >> *Dates used by me when entering place names:-* >> >> >> *Transoranje 1830s to 1848* >> >> *Orange River >> *Sovereignty<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_River_Sovereignty> >> >> Sir Harry Smith <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Harry_Smith> >> proclaimed British sovereignty over the Transorange on >> >> 3rd February 1848 up until 16th February, 1854 >> >> *Republic of Orange Free State * >> >>>From 17th February, 1854 until 30th May, 1902 >> >> (Although the British annexed the OFS republic on 6th October, 1900 >> the boers and President Steyn had not conceded) >> >> *Orange River Colony* >> >>>From Treaty of >>>Vereeniging<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Vereeniging> >> on 31st May, 1902 until 31st May, 1910 >> >> >> *ZAR ....* *Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek**-----Transvaal Republic* >> >> Est. 1852 & independent 1856 -1877, then again from 3-8-1881-1900. >> >> In between 1877-1881 it was Transvaal Colony. >> >> Annexation of Tvl......1st September, 1900 >> >> *Colony of Transvaal * >> >>>From 31st May, 1902 until 31st May, 1910 >> >> *NATAL.........*Natalia Republic from 12th October, 1839. >> >> Britain annexed 12th May, 1843 thence Colony of Natal to 31st May, 1910. >> >> ++++++ >> >> *Nieuwe Republiek* part the old Boer Republic of >> Natalia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Republic>...see >> below weblink >> >> On August 5, 1884 was formed the Nieuwe Republiek (New Republic) with >> Vryheid as its capital. >> >> On 20 July 1888 it was incorporated into the South African >> Republic<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic>, >> [ZAR] when the British annexed Zululand. >> >> After the ABW reincorporated into Colony of Natal in 1903. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwe_Republiek >> >> >> For the* Cape* I use Cape of Good Hope up until abt 1710 and then Cape >> Colony to 31st May, 1910. >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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