Hello list, Am in the UK and still trying to find the whereabouts of the Wybrow family arriving in Cape Town round about 1900. See that looks ups in the Cape Almanacs bear some fruit. Would love some help here. Harry Dolph, the father was a master mosaic worker and was "imported" with entire family by a company. Never been able to find out whidch one. Many thanks, Coleen Blij >From: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-D-request@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-D Digest V05 #68 >Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:00:19 -0600 > >Content-Type: text/plain > >SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 68 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Lost Halkets ["Wes Halket" ><mowesh@bigpond.net.a] > #2 Re:Tracing a Cape Town birth [Submariner12345@aol.com] > #3 RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Lost ["Heather MacAlister - >LearningOnli] > #4 RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tr ["Heather MacAlister - >LearningOnli] > #5 Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tr [Submariner12345@aol.com] > #6 RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tr ["Heather MacAlister - >LearningOnli] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-D, send a message to > > SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >To contact the SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-D list administrator, send mail to >SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-admin@rootsweb.com. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 15:13:26 +1000 >From: "Wes Halket" <mowesh@bigpond.net.au> >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001301c57dfb$9cb15da0$0100000a@wes1db61bd3f58> >Subject: Lost Halkets >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > >Hi, I am trying to trace the descendants of two family members, James >Halket b Abt.1876 in Glasgow and Alexander b.Abt1879. Both migrated to >South Africa, arriving Durban about 1911. Alexander is said to have >married and had a son Arthur. James was at one time an Locomotive driver >with SA Railways. Both later ran some kind of shop or emporium. Any info >would be greatly appreciated. Wes Halket > >______________________________ >X-Message: #2 >Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 01:40:21 EDT >From: Submariner12345@aol.com >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <6a.5879c915.2ff63145@aol.com> >Subject: Re:Tracing a Cape Town birth >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >Hi all, can anyone advise me how I can obtain a birth certificate for a >birth which occurred in Cape Town in 1848, the subjects parents were born >in >Britain and she later returned back to Britain to live. Any help or advice >would >be appreciated. Thanks >Michael Morgan > >______________________________ >X-Message: #3 >Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 07:41:18 +0200 >From: "Heather MacAlister - LearningOnline" <Heather@learningonline.co.za> >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <58406C2000AFF24593D5D52CCA2D495C4EBFB3@test.familytree.co.za> >Subject: RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Lost Halkets >Content-class: urn:content-classes:message >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Hello Wes > >John Halkett was born in Scotland in 1836 and died in Rondebosch Cape >Town on 23/2/1887. He was the son of James and Margaret S. Halkett. He >married Johanna Catherina Taute in George on 9/3/1864. She was born in >1856. > >Their children were: > >James Taute Halkett >Alex Colin >Patric Arthur >William Henry >Charles Hugh >Andrew Douglas >Florence Edith >Charlotte Constance >John born in Rondebosch who died unmarried in Roodepoort on 5/2/1915. > >The Halketts are still alive and kicking in Cape Town today. > >There are about fifteen records relating to this family at >www.familytree.co.za > >Kind regards >Heather > >Heather MacAlister >Web Site Manager for: >www.familytree.co.za + www.ancestry.mweb.co.za > >E-Centre >46 Hof Street >Gardens >8001 >Cape Town >SOUTH AFRICA > >Tel: +27-21-481-8316 >Fax: +27-21-481-8333 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Wes Halket [mailto:mowesh@bigpond.net.au] >Sent: 01 July 2005 07:13 AM >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Lost Halkets > >Hi, I am trying to trace the descendants of two family members, James >Halket b Abt.1876 in Glasgow and Alexander b.Abt1879. Both migrated to >South Africa, arriving Durban about 1911. Alexander is said to have >married and had a son Arthur. James was at one time an Locomotive driver >with SA Railways. Both later ran some kind of shop or emporium. Any info >would be greatly appreciated. Wes Halket > > >==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== >Cape Town Family History Society >www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. >Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=1459 >9&targetid=5429 > >______________________________ >X-Message: #4 >Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 07:43:39 +0200 >From: "Heather MacAlister - LearningOnline" <Heather@learningonline.co.za> >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <58406C2000AFF24593D5D52CCA2D495C4EBFB5@test.familytree.co.za> >Subject: RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tracing a Cape Town birth >Content-class: urn:content-classes:message >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Hello Michael > >Unfortunately birth certificates only came into existence in 1895 - so >you will find nothing before then except perhaps a baptism, >You will of course need to have an idea to which denomination they >belonged to. > >If you can give some names we may be able to help you ? > >Kind regards >Heather > > >Heather MacAlister >Web Site Manager for: >www.familytree.co.za + www.ancestry.mweb.co.za > >E-Centre >46 Hof Street >Gardens >8001 >Cape Town >SOUTH AFRICA > >Tel: +27-21-481-8316 >Fax: +27-21-481-8333 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Submariner12345@aol.com [mailto:Submariner12345@aol.com] >Sent: 01 July 2005 07:40 AM >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tracing a Cape Town birth > > >Hi all, can anyone advise me how I can obtain a birth certificate for a > >birth which occurred in Cape Town in 1848, the subjects parents were >born in >Britain and she later returned back to Britain to live. Any help or >advice would >be appreciated. Thanks >Michael Morgan > > >==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== >Cape Town Family History Society >www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >______________________________ >X-Message: #5 >Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 02:12:57 EDT >From: Submariner12345@aol.com >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <1a2.36ab7b1b.2ff638e9@aol.com> >Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tracing a Cape Town birth >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >Hi Heather > Thanks for your advice. My person I'm trying to trace was called EMMA >NEVIILE, she was born in Capetown in 1848, her fathers name which appaers >on her >British marriage certificate in June1871 was ROBERT NEVILLE, her father was >stated as being a builder. I think she was married in a Presbyterian >church, >though I am not 100% sure. After this I have very little information on her >family. >If you can help it would be much appreciated. > >Many thanks. > >Michael Morgan > >______________________________ >X-Message: #6 >Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 11:15:16 +0200 >From: "Heather MacAlister - LearningOnline" <Heather@learningonline.co.za> >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <58406C2000AFF24593D5D52CCA2D495C4EC004@test.familytree.co.za> >Subject: RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tracing a Cape Town birth >Content-class: urn:content-classes:message >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > >Hello Michael > >I checked in the 1849 Cape Almanac and found a Robert Neville of a >carpenter of 8 Hout Street, Cape Town. > >I did come across a Robert Neville on www.familytree.co.za who was >baptised in St.Georges Cathedral - this is a big possibility. > >I am co-ordinating a project at the moment to transcribe the St. Georges >Registers so it will be a few weeks until more until the transcriptions >get under way - you will probably find more siblings. > >However St. Andrews Scottish Presbyterian Church in Strand Street, Cape >Town was the first in South Africa. > > >In 1806 Britain sent the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment to >the Cape as an occupying force. These Scottish soldiers were an >unusually devout group of Presbyterians. Although they had no chaplain >or minister of their own, they formed themselves into "The Calvinist >Society" which met every week for prayer, Bible study and public >worship. They continued their religious activities until 1814, always >inviting oassing missionaries to preach for them. > >In 1812 the Rev George Thom arrived at the Cape. He was a Presbyterian >minister on his way to India as a missionary with the London Missionary >Society (LMS). After meeting with the Calvinist Society he decided to >stay at the Cape and the first Presbyterian Church was established >there. In 1814 the Scottish regiment was withdrawn from the Cape and the >Presbyterian congregation was almost totally depleted. In 1818 the Rev >George Thom resigned his charge and the first Presbyterian Church >virtually came to an end. > >The setback was only temporary. In 1824 the once more growing number of >Presbyterians re-established the congregation and built a church. >Completed in 1827, it stands to this day in Cape Town and is known as >"the Mother Church" of the Presbyterians in Southern Africa. The Rev >John Adamson arrived from Scotland in 1827 to be the first minister of >St Andrew's as the congregation is called. He served as their minister >until 1841. > >Presbyterian Church registers are housed at the individual's churches as >well as repositories such as Cory Library in Grahamstown and Manuscripts >and Archives Library at University of Cape Town. > >As far as I am aware St. Andrews church records are still in the church. >Kind regards >Heather > > > > >Heather MacAlister >Web Site Manager for: >www.familytree.co.za + www.ancestry.mweb.co.za > >E-Centre >46 Hof Street >Gardens >8001 >Cape Town >SOUTH AFRICA > >Tel: +27-21-481-8316 >Fax: +27-21-481-8333 > >-----Original Message----- >From: Submariner12345@aol.com [mailto:Submariner12345@aol.com] >Sent: 01 July 2005 08:13 AM >To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re:Tracing a Cape Town birth > >Hi Heather > Thanks for your advice. My person I'm trying to trace was called EMMA >NEVIILE, she was born in Capetown in 1848, her fathers name which >appaers on her >British marriage certificate in June1871 was ROBERT NEVILLE, her father >was >stated as being a builder. I think she was married in a Presbyterian >church, >though I am not 100% sure. After this I have very little information on >her >family. >If you can help it would be much appreciated. > >Many thanks. > >Michael Morgan > > >==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== >Cape Town Family History Society >www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx _________________________________________________________________ Get news headlines and download FREE stuff - visit MSN South Africa! http://www.msn.co.za/