*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.
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