Dear All,(Heather all the best with your new Web Site) Please let me introduce myself: Name: George de Beer Reside in: Great Missenden - United Kingdom Researching my Wife's (Margaret Elizabeth Batten) Family History. Her family ties started in Cape Town hence why I joined this group. My first query is Margaret's Fathers parents. I have attached her fathers details below. Is there anyone in this group who would be able to help find out who her Grand Parents where? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Henry BATTEN (1895-1958) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Name: Henry William BATTEN Sex: Male Father: - Mother: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Individual Events and Attributes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Birth 1895 Cape Town,Cape Province Death 1958 (age 62-63) Pietermaritzburg,Kwa-Zulu Natal Occupation Technical Foreman (Railways) Additional Information Birth: Dont have Birth Certicate and dont know Parents Address: Unknown Death Cause: Lung Cancer Address: 53 Pietermaritz Street,Pietermaritzburg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Marriage (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Spouse Jessie Elizabeth THOM (1910-1990) Children Margaret Elizabeth BATTEN (1952- ) Harry William BATTEN (1955- ) Jessieann BATTEN (1949-1996) Marriage 6 Nov 1943 (age 47-48) Cape Town,Cape Province Additional Information Marriage Living at Buena Vista,Upper Scott Street, Gardens,Cape Town Union of South Africa Certificate B 246154 Address: Gardens Presbyterian Church ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Marriage (2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Spouse WINIFRED SHAW ( - ) Status Divorced Marriage 1940 (age 44-45) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Note on Marriage to WINIFRED SHAW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- DEPOT TAB SOURCE TPD TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 5/598 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 448/1943 PART 1 DESCRIPTION: ILLIQUID CASE. DIVORCE. HENRY WILLIAM BATTEN VERSUS WINIFRED (BORN SHAW). STARTING 19430000 ENDING 19430000 Kind Regards George de Beer Landline +44 1494 866241 Mobile +44 07833681331

Hi George, I don't now if this person might be an early ancestor, but according to Peter Philip's 'British residents at the Cape 1795-1819': John Pemberton BATTEN, from London. 3.11.01 Permission to Remain in the Colony (Cape Archives BO 196). 14.10.07 Permission to Remain in the Colony 390, securities WF Venables/H Sandenberg (Cape Archives CO 6055/2). 27.2.08 at the store of Hudson and Batten which they have just opened in the Long Market Street, behind the hotel. 5.3.08 H&B at 7 Keizergracht, Market Str, behind the hotel, 1809 ditto (Cape Town Gazette & African Advertiser, African Court Calendar Directory). 1808 Thos. Hudson & JPB, 7 Keizersgracht, receive shopkeeper's licence (Cape Archives RDG 110). 9.5.12 JPB secretary to Britsih Lodge of Freemasons (CT Gazette & Advertiser). 1814-15-16 clerk to the Agent for Transports & Prisoners of War (African Court Calendar). 5.2.14 witness to will of T Hudson (Cape Archives MOOC 7/1/67-16). 16.11.17 died at the Cape, aged 44 (Cape Archives A 1939 1/1/1; Archives & Records of the Cape by Graham Botha).. 23.5.18 estate declared insolvent (Cape Archives MOIC 2/72-696). The Thomas Hudson mentioned above was a well-known figure at the Cape and there is a lengthy entry for him and other associated names, if you would like more info. There are three BATTENs listed in the Cape Town directory - I can forward details if you think this will help. I would be very interested to know more about your Winifred SHAW, as I have a number of Cape Town SHAWs I am trying to trace - unfortunately I don't have access to the Transvaal Archives, so cna't do thi slook-up. Please shout if you think this may provide leads, Kind regards Sharon Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: George de Beer To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:22 PM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Henry William Batten Dear All,(Heather all the best with your new Web Site) Please let me introduce myself: Name: George de Beer Reside in: Great Missenden - United Kingdom Researching my Wife's (Margaret Elizabeth Batten) Family History. Her family ties started in Cape Town hence why I joined this group. My first query is Margaret's Fathers parents. I have attached her fathers details below. Is there anyone in this group who would be able to help find out who her Grand Parents where? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Henry BATTEN (1895-1958) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____ Name: Henry William BATTEN Sex: Male Father: - Mother: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Individual Events and Attributes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Birth 1895 Cape Town,Cape Province Death 1958 (age 62-63) Pietermaritzburg,Kwa-Zulu Natal Occupation Technical Foreman (Railways) Additional Information Birth: Dont have Birth Certicate and dont know Parents Address: Unknown Death Cause: Lung Cancer Address: 53 Pietermaritz Street,Pietermaritzburg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Marriage (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Spouse Jessie Elizabeth THOM (1910-1990) Children Margaret Elizabeth BATTEN (1952- ) Harry William BATTEN (1955- ) Jessieann BATTEN (1949-1996) Marriage 6 Nov 1943 (age 47-48) Cape Town,Cape Province Additional Information Marriage Living at Buena Vista,Upper Scott Street, Gardens,Cape Town Union of South Africa Certificate B 246154 Address: Gardens Presbyterian Church ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Marriage (2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Spouse WINIFRED SHAW ( - ) Status Divorced Marriage 1940 (age 44-45) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Note on Marriage to WINIFRED SHAW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- DEPOT TAB SOURCE TPD TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 5/598 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 448/1943 PART 1 DESCRIPTION: ILLIQUID CASE. DIVORCE. HENRY WILLIAM BATTEN VERSUS WINIFRED (BORN SHAW). STARTING 19430000 ENDING 19430000 Kind Regards George de Beer Landline +44 1494 866241 Mobile +44 07833681331 ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== FamilyTree.co.za.......it's the place to hang out and do your Family Tree ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237