NOW I have got it exactly! Thanks to you all. It must have taken some time by ox wagon or donkey cart or horseback to get there in 1860 to trade. there is a lovely site about Sutherland.(Rudoph sent the google eg). Sutherland with Amandelboom and Rogge....(partly indistinct) all appear on the document. so now I have the precise location. Again my fulsome thanks. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Lehmkuhl" <ZAFamilyHistory@yahoo.ca> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 12:17 AM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re: OK I got the map Amandelboom/sutherland > >>According to P.J. Nienaber's book "Plek Naam Woordeboek" Amandelboom was >>the name of Williston in the Cape Province. >>Regards >>Sharon Warr > > More possibilities? > > Williston > On 10 July 1768, Johan Abraham NEL of Stellenbosch rested near a fountain > close to the Sak River during the birth of his son, planting an almond > tree in honour of the event. > > In 1845, Johann Heinrich LUTZ of Switzerland established a Rhenish mission > station named Amandelboom (Almond tree) at this spot. In 1883 the name was > changed to Williston, in honour of the Colonial Secretary of the time, > Colonel Hampden WILLIS. > > Williston became an official district in 1926. Today it is part of the > Karoo Highland Municipality which cover Williston, Fraserburg and > Sutherland. Williston is an important road junction that links many of the > towns of the Hantam Karoo. It lies in the heart of sheep-farming country. > The local museum is housed in an old mission station building that dates > from 1884. > > When Fraserburg was first established, there were only three roads leading > down from the plateau. These were Oukloof Pass in the direction of > Beaufort West, Komsberg Pass to the Little Roggeveld, and the Posje Pass > which followed the post coach route to Aberdeen. The road to Amandelboom > was built in 1874. > > __________/\/******\/\______ > Anne Lehmkuhl, London, UK > http://www.rupert.net/~lkool/ > Information & the South African Genealogical Research Directory > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ==== 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 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.9.2/52 - Release Date: 19/07/2005 > >