My godfather in East London was an Alec LONGMORE, close friend of my father and I suppose more or less his contemporary (my father was born in 1909). I don't know whether he is from the same family, though the name may not be coincidental, and I may be able to find more details about him if you need them (including photos). Geoff On 16 May 2010 17:44, David and Mary Bossenger <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Are you sure it isn't Alice THOMAS at Kingwilliamstown? > There is also a ref in the National archives as follows: > "DEPOT VAB (Free State Archives) > SOURCE MHG (Master of the High Court) > TYPE LEER (File) > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE L1944 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION LONGMORE, ALEXANDER MICHAEL PAGET. EGGENOTE (Spouse) > ALICE KATE LONGMORE. > STARTING 19210000 ENDING 19210000 " > I have added the necessary English translation in brackets. > Perhaps some kind soul will do the look up for you in Bloemfontein. It will > be a record of the estate (probate) and with luck will contain a deat notice > with family deails > > Born in Bilston (Staffordshire) in 1841, he joined the 20th Regiment of Foot > (later absorbed into the Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1860, which included a > tour of duty in South Africa. Whilst there, on 23rd April 1871 at > Williamstown, he married Alice THOMAS-KING (bn circa 1853 in Natal). -- Geoff Chew [email protected]
Two quick responses - thank you! David & Mary Bossenger: Yes, I believe that is more than possible. This is handwritten scrawl on Alexander's military record and the William is abbreviated to Wm. So Alice THOMAS it most likely is! On Marie's marriage certificate in 1871, she states that her father was Alexander Michael LONGMORE - painter (deceased), yet I have never found any other reference to him other than as plain Alexander. I've also never found a death entry for him although Marie's mother re-married in 1854. But when it comes to PAGET, this is too much of a coincidence as the grandmother of Alexander who married Alice was a Hannah PAGETT! So that sounds good - thank you. Geoff: None of the known Alexanders in this family were born in 1909 or thereabouts, but the name could well have been given to one of Alexander and Alice's grandsons. Regards, Maurice Sheppard at The LONGMORE Pages http://www.msheppard.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Chew" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] LONGMORE / THOMAS-KING My godfather in East London was an Alec LONGMORE, close friend of my father and I suppose more or less his contemporary (my father was born in 1909). I don't know whether he is from the same family, though the name may not be coincidental, and I may be able to find more details about him if you need them (including photos). Geoff On 16 May 2010 17:44, David and Mary Bossenger <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Are you sure it isn't Alice THOMAS at Kingwilliamstown? > There is also a ref in the National archives as follows: > "DEPOT VAB (Free State Archives) > SOURCE MHG (Master of the High Court) > TYPE LEER (File) > VOLUME_NO 0 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE L1944 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION LONGMORE, ALEXANDER MICHAEL PAGET. EGGENOTE (Spouse) > ALICE KATE LONGMORE. > STARTING 19210000 ENDING 19210000 " > I have added the necessary English translation in brackets. > Perhaps some kind soul will do the look up for you in Bloemfontein. It > will > be a record of the estate (probate) and with luck will contain a deat > notice > with family deails > > Born in Bilston (Staffordshire) in 1841, he joined the 20th Regiment of > Foot > (later absorbed into the Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1860, which included a > tour of duty in South Africa. Whilst there, on 23rd April 1871 at > Williamstown, he married Alice THOMAS-KING (bn circa 1853 in Natal). -- Geoff Chew [email protected] ------------------------------- 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