Hello to All Whenever I am in town, near to the Houses of Parliament, I have noticed a little lane called "Krom Elmboog" and have wondered at its origins. Recently again in something I was reading I came across a reference to a washerwoman, Sitia van die Kaap, living at number 16 Kromme Elleboog. Has anyone any idea how this street got its name? Regards Sharon Warr

Hello Sharon I looked up in few books specifically the "Précis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: requesten" to see if anything appeared on Sitia but nothing appears in Volume one. The word Krom Elboog probably means a "a bend in the road" thus the description for its name or perhaps someone had a something wrong with their elbow ? kind regards Heather Visit South Africa's premier Genealogy + Family History Web sites : www.familytree.co.za <http://www.familytree.co.za> + www.ancestry.mweb.co.za <http://www.ancestry.mweb.co.za> -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Warr [mailto:snw@absamail.co.za] Sent: 25 February 2005 10:14 PM To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Kromme Elleboog??? Hello to All Whenever I am in town, near to the Houses of Parliament, I have noticed a little lane called "Krom Elmboog" and have wondered at its origins. Recently again in something I was reading I came across a reference to a washerwoman, Sitia van die Kaap, living at number 16 Kromme Elleboog. Has anyone any idea how this street got its name? Regards Sharon Warr ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== FamilyTree.co.za.......it's the place to hang out and do your Family Tree ============================== 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