Hi Garry It could have been at St Johns in Cape Town, St. Mary's Cathedral, Lutheran Church, NG Kerk, Methodist Church, Union Congregational Church to mention a few. Not every persons death were recorded I found numerous non- conformists in my family which really puts a spoke in the wheel. Death registers only became compulsory in 1895 in the Cape which is another problem. There could however have been a mention in the Government Gazette of the time as many marriages, baptisms and deaths were mentioned in the weekly editions. Unfortunately tracing ones family tree can never been done in a few weeks. I have been at it for 25 years and still have unfound death records or baptisms records. My husband still does not comprehend why I do it. Hopefully over time as more and more records are digitised these skeletons will creep out of the woodwork. Heather MacAlister Channel Manager E  heather@ancestry24.co.za T  +27 (021) 468 8957 F +27 (0)86 5810390   Join us on Facebook  twitter.com/ancestry24  |  skype.com/ancestry24 7th Floor , 11  Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8000  |  www.ancestry24.co.za -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-cape-town-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-cape-town-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gary clough Sent: 20 May 2012 10:36 AM To: south-africa-cape-town@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 132 Thank you Heather. Can well understand the issue of headstones now being illegible. The only suggestion re church would be St George's in Cape Town as other baptisms and previously the parents' wedding were conducted/recorded there. A scan of the Eastern Province Herald of 1842 records her baptism but can't find later copies which may record a death (if it was even noted). Regards Garry Clough ----- Original Message ----- From: <south-africa-cape-town-request@rootsweb.com> To: <south-africa-cape-town@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 5:00 PM Subject: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 132 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Frances Susannah Deeker (Heather MacAlister - Ancestry 24) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:30:35 +0000 > From: Heather MacAlister - Ancestry 24 <heather@ancestry24.co.za> > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Frances Susannah Deeker > To: "south-africa-cape-town@rootsweb.com" > <south-africa-cape-town@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <FDAA13FEB78BAC4FB2326CD449B6D6704C6685BA@02CPT-MBX02.za.ds.naspers.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Robert > Sadly there are hardly any burial records from the period before 1880 > which is when Maitland Cemetery opened. > The other large cemetery called Somerset Road close down officially in > 1886. The new Somerset Road Cemetery closed about 40 years ago. > There are numerous small church yard cemeteries in the surrounds of Cape > Town where the Deeker baby child could have been buried but with the wind > in Cape Town the lettering by now would have been long worn away. > The only way to find out would be by consulting burial registers from > churches and you would need to know which church the burial service was > held in. > You can read more about the old Somerset Road Cemetery here > http://ancestry24.com/the-lost-inscriptions-of-somerset-road/ > > best wishes > Heather > > > Heather MacAlister > Channel Manager > E??heather@ancestry24.co.za > T??+27 (021) 468 8957 > > > F +27 (0)86 5810390?? > Join us on Facebook > ?twitter.com/ancestry24??|?Skype: ancestry24 > 7th Floor , 11? Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8000??|??www.ancestry24.co.za > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: south-africa-cape-town-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:south-africa-cape-town-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of gary > clough > Sent: 18 May 2012 03:03 PM > To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Frances Susannah Deeker > > Greetings all listers, > > Recently a baptismal record was found for Frances Susannah Deeker, > daughter of Robert Deeker, bapt 20 June 1842 at St George's, Cape Town. > The family moved to Victoria, Aust in 1853 but Frances wasn't with them. > Robert's death record notes her as predeceasing him, so it is appears > quite probable that she died in South Africa before they emigrated. > I would like to know if there is a death or burial record for her in South > Africa - I would think it would be in Cape Town as Robert's wedding and > all baptisms were in Cape Town to my knowledge. > Any help here would be greatly appreciated. > > Best wishes, > > Garry Clough, Victoria, Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2171 / Virus Database: 2425/5008 - Release Date: 05/18/12 > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN list administrator, send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN mailing list, send an > email to SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 132 > ****************************************************** > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2176 / Virus Database: 2425/5010 - Release Date: 05/19/12 > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. 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