Wow Lesley. It is wonderful what information there is amongst the genealogy fraternity ....er sorority??? whatever. All you people have given me fantastic info. Now to sort it into some sort of narrative! Many thanks all Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Abelsohn" <lesdabelsohn@optusnet.com.au> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re: Buitenkant, Loop street etc. > Hi there > Just looked in a book I have. There were 2 estates - Weltevreden and > Feldhausen. The Grove was the latter name given to the area where Grove > School in Grove Ave Claremont stands. It was part of the Feldhausen > Estate. > The property was then sold to Mr Rice Jones and he changed the name to The > Grove and when he converted the former slave quarters into a house he took > the name along with him. > Info found in the book "The First 100Years - The Story of the Claremont > Hebrew Synagogue published last year which is in Grove Ave. Grove Ave has > allthose Pine trees which lead up to the Feldhausen Homestead. > The Grove was later sold to a syndicate which developed Paradise Estate. > Hope this helps! > lesley abelsohn > sydney australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anne Lehmkuhl" <ZAFamilyHistory@yahoo.ca> > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 5:18 AM > Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re: Buitenkant, Loop street etc. > > >> >>>From: patfryk <patfryk@clear.net.nz> >>>I still don't know what and where the divided estate "The Grove" is/was >>>Pat >> >> Hi Pat >> Maybe a possibility? >> There is The Grove Primary School, in Grove Avenue, Claremont >> >> __________/\/******\/\______ >> 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 >> >> > > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > South African Passenger Lists, Genealogy links, CDs and books > www.sagenealogy.co.za > > ============================== > 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 > > > > -- > 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 > >