Hi Sharon and Helen, Thank you for your reply. I certainly do have a problem especially as I have no living South African relatives that I know of to ask. My mother would not talk about her family and I never thought to ask my Grandparents when they were alive. My grandfather did tell my sister he had brothers and there was some mention that they grew oranges! I understand the property was 'next door' to land owned by the Duke of Bedford. I do have my grandmother's identity card number so I don't know if that will be of any help to track her. I think my next step will be to write to South Africa House in London as that is where my grandmother's passport was renewed. I have also subscribed to the www.familytree.co.za and hope I might find some clues there. Many thanks again Kind regards Jennifer Cooper in Milton Keynes UK www.buckspoint.f2s.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Warr" <snw@absamail.co.za> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:10 AM Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] COX > Hi Jennifer > Welcome to the list. Unless you know where, or at least in which > denomination your grandparents were married, it is going to be a mission > to find the church entry - that is also assuming that they were married in > this country. They might also have had a civil (or court) wedding - if > that was in the Western Cape, you might find it under the HAWC marriage > files at the Cape Town Archives. It too will be a needle in haystack > search if you don't know more or less when they were married as it is in > date order and not alphabetical order. > Good luck. > Regards > Sharon Warr > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jennifer Cooper" <jennifer@buckspoint.f2s.com> > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 2:03 PM > Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] COX > > >> Hi to list members. >> >> I have been lurking on this list for a few weeks now and thought it was >> about time I introduced myself. I have in the past put a message on the >> South Africa list without much success and thought that I might try >> again. >> >> I do not have very much information but I am looking for any COX >> descendants that may be around in the Cape Town area. >> >> My grandparents were Ludwig Gerhard COX b. 30th Nov.1898, S.Africa. Died >> 16th Feb.1979, England and Johanna Susarah Hendrika ? b. 1st. April, >> 1898, S Africa. Died 27th Oct. 1971, England. I recently obtained my >> parents marriage certificate which shows my grandfather as Leslie >> COX....(I assume this was anglicised because of the war) occupation >> hairdresser. My mother was Una Johanna Sophia COX b. 27 June 1925. d. >> 30th Oct. 1980. The marriage took place in the Methodist Church Claremont >> and my Grandparent's address was 45, Main Road Claremont in 1944, >> although I always knew it as Main Street, Newlands >> >> My question is where do I go from here? Should I try to get hold of my >> Mother's birth certificate and my grandparents marriage certificate >> although I have no idea when or where they were married, if so, is it >> possible to do so from England? I assume I should contact South Africa >> house in London. >> >> Does anyone remember a gent's hairdresser in Claremont? My grandfather >> would have been there presumably until they came to England in the early >> 60's. My mother's sister, Sally Harper had a cabin cruiser that took >> trips to seal island. I vaguely remember a paper cutting from the Cape >> Argus showing a photo of the Sadlers Wells ballet company taking a trip. >> >> My apologies for the length of this posting but I am clutching at straws. >> I would be grateful for any snippet of information. There are photos of >> my grandparents on my website. Also on this page if anyone is interested >> there is a photograph of the Cape Technical College Cricket Club Team >> 1950 -1951, my Uncle Llewellyn Harper is Vice Captain. >> >> Kind regards >> Jennifer Cooper >> in Milton Keynes UK >> >> http://www.buckspoint.f2s.com/coxpage.htm >> >> >> ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== >> FamilyTree.co.za.......it's the place to hang out and do your Family Tree >> >> ============================== >> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >> >> >> > > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > FamilyTree.co.za.......it's the place to hang out and do your Family Tree > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >