Hello Ann I checked the National Archives and there are 238 documents pertaining to the name "coghlan" I found this entry in the Cape Town Archives: DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/5567 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 66406 PART 1 DESCRIPTION COGHLAN, FRANK. ESTATE PAPERS. STARTING 19390000 ENDING 19390000 kind regards Heather Heather's South African Genealogy Help List www.genealogy.co.za Scribes Ink. Publishing - Unlocking the Past with South African Genealogy Books on CD www.genealogy.co.za/scribes.html Cape Town Family History Society www.genealogy.co.za/socweb.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "am.coghlan" <am.coghlan@btopenworld.com> To: "Heather MacAlister" <heather@genealogy.co.za> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] New Members Welcome > Dear List > > Francis [Frank] Coghlan born about 1870 Cork. Died SA before 1950. > > I am tracing a Great Uncle who came from Cork City Ireland about 1900 to > work for the railway and subsequently settled in Capetown. > I understand that the SA Railway recruited in Cork about that time and that > there are many people of Irish descent in SA today. > > Best wishes > Ann Marie Coghlan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather MacAlister" <heather@genealogy.co.za> > To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 11:05 AM > Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] New Members Welcome > > > > BlankMorning everyone > > > > Welcome to all those new list members who have not introduced themselves > > yet. > > Please send an email to the list introducing yourself. > > Don't forget to list the names and surnames of people you are researching > > and to included some dates as well > > Our list is very new and very quite at the moment but then again I have > been > > extremely busy and admit not had time to send new postings. > > New postings will start shortly > > kind regards > > Heather > > > > Heather's South African Genealogy Help List www.genealogy.co.za > > The 1902 Municipal Voters Roll of Cape Town - Districts 1 to 6 > > The 1878 Voters Roll for the Cape is now available with tens of thousands > > on names !!! > > 1805, 1829, 1835 and 1849 Cape Almanacs now on CD > > The Juta's Directory of 1900 which lists residents of Cape Town from the > > City Bowl until Simonstown. > > To view our catalogue go to www.genealogy.co.za/scribes.html > > Cape Town Family History Society www.genealogy.co.za/socweb.html > > > > ______________________________ > > > >