Good heavens, I was no help whatsoever, but if some odd thing stirs a memory, makes on look through an old box - well, great things hopefully will come of it. Best of luck with your research. Ivy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Cooper" <jennifer@buckspoint.f2s.com> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] COX > Hi Ivy > > I seem to have stirred some memories.......although the family name is > Russell...John Robert the 13th Duke was known as Lord Howland when he was > growing up. I live relatively close to Woburn Abbey, the family seat here > in England. > I have spent the afternoon looking through a box of old photos, taken by > my father when he was stationed in Cape Town, mainly from the 1940's. I > was hoping to find a few clues. Amongst them was a photo of the Duke with > my mother and other ladies from the 'Womens Institute' taken at Woburn. > plus I did find 2 membership cards dated 1955 for the Methodist Church of > South Africa, Cape Town Metropolitan Circuit, Woodstock, belonging to my > grandparents, so that might help me for searching records. > > I also came across a 'Welcome to Cape Town' booklet.....Information for > Visiting Troops which makes very interesting reading and a letter from > the London committee of the South African Red Cross Society dated 3rd > march 1946 welcoming my mother to England. There were addresses for three > ladies, Peggy Trent and Doris De Klerk and Bertha Pentz. The first 2 were > her school friends I think and Miss Pentz was a Sunday School teacher. I > lost touch with her a few years ago before I began family History. The > last I heard she was thinking of going into a home. > > Apologies for waffling. I am grateful for your help. > > best wishes > Jennifer Cooper in Milton Keynes where it is snowing! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Foster, Coral A." <Coral.Anna.Foster@wwrc.virginia.gov> > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 1:16 PM > Subject: RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] COX > > >> Well, I know that Lorna's name was not Russell, but it'll come back to me >> when the grey matter warms up from our frigid 17ºF morning air!! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Ivy Trott [mailto:ivytrott@telkomsa.net] >> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 2:42 AM >> To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] COX >> >> >> The family name seems to be Russell. >> >> I am so glad this subject was brought up. I would never ever have >> thought >> of putting 'Duke of Bedford + South Africa" into Google if there had not >> been this correspondence on the List. What treasures I found! Not what >> our >> correspondent wanted - well, I gave up after exploring 10 pages! - but >> there >> were lots of Boer War references, stacks on zoos and animals, of course, >> and >> a lovely Appreciation of Georgette Heyer. >> >> Did you know that GH's novel 'The Spanish Bride' was based on the >> Autobiography of Sir Harry Smith? I didn't, and as I lived for a while >> in >> Port Elizabeth I appreciate the book all the more. Now off to amazon.com >> to >> see if I can find a copy.... >> >> Thank you, and sorry I couldn't help more. >> Go well! Ivy Trott. >> >> >> ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== >> Heather's South African Genealogy Help List >> www.genealogy.co.za >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> ancestors at the same time. 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