Hi There Yes it is indeed the same family. Charles and Harry were brothers, Charles Jnr was better known as Lofty. He married Thelma Tate and they had a daughter Dawn Elizabeth Barkway (my fiancé's mother) Lofty and Thelma divorced in 1947. I did find another divorce for Lofty in 1955 from a Gloria Donaldson born Bennett. When Lofty died he was married to an Elizabeth (I am yet to find her maiden name or who she is). Lofty (Charles jnr, my fiancés grandfather) apparently had quiet a few children but none of the family know any of them. Harry and Marge had a son called Trevor (Trevor married Michele and they have 3 children, Trevor is now sadly deceased) Dawn never knew her father Lofty as he left when she was 18 months old. Lofty also had a son called Michael (not sure who the mother was) Harry and Marge actually adopted Michael as they found him in a home when he was 5 I think. Now Harry and Lofty's parents names were Charles and Jean. Charles did have a sister May Rita Barkway which may be the aunt you are thinking of. I am trying to find out if Charles and May had any other siblings and where they came from. I do have a photo of Lofty and Thelma at their wedding :) My fiancé was adopted out at birth and we have just recently found who his birth mother was (Dawn Elizabeth Barkway) they have now reunited but sadly Dawn knows nothing about the Barkways or her father. So in my search I have located Michele Barkway (Trevor's widow) and we are now in contact. I am now doing the family tree and trying for everyone as to be honest none of the Barkways know their own family history. I have also located May Rita Barkways daughter and granddaughter who are thrilled to find out about all of us and the other Barkways :) Thank you so much for your help, if you have any other info it would be fantastic. xx Regards, Storm O'Neill +27 (076) 764 2168 Mobile 085 400 8019 Fax [email protected] www.house-of-madison.com This message is private and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete the said message. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neville Rasmussen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 4:56 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] (no subject) > Hi! > > Don't know if there is a connection but I knew a Harry Barkway who had a > wife called Marge and they had one son Trevor. Harry had a brother, > younger > I think who was called Charles (Charlie). Both were very colourful > characters. Harry served in the Tank corp in N Africa and Italy in WW11 > (lied about age) with the SA forces. Charles went all over the place the > UK, > America and Canada before returning to SA, he had been married but when I > knew him he was single again. > > Harry and Charles would have to have been a generation after the specific > Charles you are looking for, but it is not a common name. so ther might be > a > connection, and now that I think of it I seem to recall an Aunt who > visited > Harry now and again a lovely real grand Dame of the old order. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Storm O'Neill" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 2:01 PM > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] (no subject) > > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I am trying to trace the Barkway family line from cape town. I am >> looking >> for any info on a Charles Barkway, Charles married a Jean and then a >> Jenny. May Rita Barkway and Charles Barkway were brother and sister, May >> was born in 1903 and I am not sure if they had any other siblings. I am >> trying to find their parents and if their parents came from the UK to >> Wynberg in Cape Town. I know that Charles lived in what is now known as >> the Kingsbury Hospital in Claremont once upon a time. >> >> Regards, >> >> Storm >> >> This message is private and confidential. If you are not the intended >> recipient, please notify the sender and delete the said 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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