Hi Jim Your query regarding Strand Street - yes it still exists and it is in the heart of the Cape Town CBD - so mostly business premises now - I am not sure whether there are any residential buildings in Strand Street at all. The Cape Almanacs (Scribes Publishing - http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/Scribes.htm ) are an incredible source of information and give one a good idea of the social context in which our ancestors lived - Strand Street in the 1800's was, as is indicated by its name, very close to the sea but there were many houses and businesses there - some of the houses still exist but as museums (Koopmans De Wet House and Martin Melck House spring to mind) Regards Sharon View 1800s SOUTH AFRICAN PASSENGER LISTS at http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/DataArchive.htm SCRIBES PUBLISHING for Colonial Books on CD - visit http://www.sagenealogy.co.za/Scribes.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Westell" <jwestell@netrover.com> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:56 AM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] George Paton > Heather & Dunia: Thank you for the information and the offer of assistance. From the information provided by Heather I have a couple of questions. > 1) Is the Somerset Road Cemetery still in existence? If so how can I contact them to get the plot numbers etc. > 2) Concerning the death record of MJC Paton, nee Prys a notice is provided (see Peter Philip: British Residents at the Cape) Is this a book or a reference work? Is this available via the internet or would it be available in say the main library of Cape Town? > 3) From the family records that I have it indicates the George Ponty Paton died at 16 Strand St. I am assuming that this is a residence but am I correct? Does the street still exist and is it still a residential area? > 4) For genealogy research is there a particular library or archive that I should go to in Cape Town? > > Again thanks for the information. Any further information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to visiting Cape Town > > Jim Westell > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > Cape Town Family History Society > www.genealogy.co.za/society/socweb.htm > > ============================== > 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 > >