Hello from Australia, I have just joined this list and am introducing myself. I am trying to find the answer to 2 questions. My Great Grandfather,Reuben BAILEY, died in ''Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa'' on 22 Apr 1899. This notation is shown by a deponent when his will was probated here in Queensland. It also states that he died from Malarial Fever. I am puzzled by this as I did not think that Malaria was present in South Africa. However he had been on safari in Rhodesia, so possibly contracted the disease there. That is my first question. Secondly, there is no evidence of his being buried in Australia, so I presume that he was buried in Cape Town. However, a search of NAAIRS has proved fruitless. That is my second problem, how can I check where he is buried?. Any help that I can receive to solve these questions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Cheers, Bob in Melbourne

Hello Bob In the book "Bushveld Doctor" by C Louis Leipold, he refers to malaria as the scourge of the highveld (Transvaal). He was the first doctor appointed to visit schools to assess children and he was appalled at the terrible havoc malaria had on families in the Transvaal region of South Africa in the early 20th Century. Leipoldt was an author of note. He fought to get medical monitoring of schools and was a real character, writing on diverse things such as cookery and wines of South Africa amongst other things. Regards Sharon Warr South African Genealogy - Lots of links, passenger lists, Immigrants and more - www.sagenealogy.co.za Scribes Publishing - South African historical resources on CD www.sagenealogy.co.za/scribes.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Cunning" <rcun9703@bigpond.net.au> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:25 AM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Reuben BAILEY > Hello from Australia, I have just joined this list and am introducing > myself. I am trying to find the answer to 2 questions. > > My Great Grandfather,Reuben BAILEY, died in ''Cape Town, Cape Colony, > South Africa'' on 22 Apr 1899. This notation is shown by a deponent when > his will was probated here in Queensland. It also states that he died from > Malarial Fever. I am puzzled by this as I did not think that Malaria was > present in South Africa. However he had been on safari in Rhodesia, so > possibly contracted the disease there. That is my first question. > > Secondly, there is no evidence of his being buried in Australia, so I > presume that he was buried in Cape Town. However, a search of NAAIRS has > proved fruitless. That is my second problem, how can I check where he is > buried?. > > Any help that I can receive to solve these questions will be greatly > appreciated. Thank you > > > Cheers, Bob in Melbourne > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > South African Passenger Lists, Genealogy links, CDs and books > www.sagenealogy.co.za > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >