Hi Elaine Have you tried the familysearch.org website? There are entries for Sarah Ann Field born 1869 married to James Sinclair and for baptism of Ellen Edith Field daughter of Edward Charles and Annie Field. I hope this helps Brian Benningfield Phones: 27(0)832759857 or 27(0)219758695    Fax: 27(0)866848582 Skype: brianben44   E-Mail: brian.ben44@gmail.com Researching: The BEN(N)INGFIELD; EYBERS; van TUBBERGH; DANIEL; VAN ASWEGEN; LATSKY and related families. -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elaine Van Zyl via Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:47 AM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] Edward Charles Field Edward Charles Field was in the 32nd Regiment of Foot fr0m 1872 - 1875 and in the 80th Regiment of Foot from 1877 - 1879. He was married to Annie (?) and four of their six children Alice Elizabeth, Edward Charles, John William and Harriet Laura were baptised in King Williamstown. I have found no baptism for Sarah Ann who was born in about 1869. In 1881 the family was living in Cape Town and Edward Charles snr was a constable. He died on 4 May 1881 and was buried at St George's on 6 May 1881. Cannot find information on how he came to be in South Africa - did he join the military here or elsewhere? Where was he from? I am trying to find out Annie's maiden name and where she was from. She remarried in 1883. Her death was on 15 July 1915 but, this is unconfirmed. It is possible that she died in Natal as this is where Sarah Ann was married. We have estate files for most of the family members. Any information would be most welcome Regards Elaine ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-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: 2012.0.2249 / Virus Database: 4257/8594 - Release Date: 02/11/15

Edward Charles Field was in the 32nd Regiment of Foot fr0m 1872 - 1875 and in the 80th Regiment of Foot from 1877 - 1879. He was married to Annie (?) and four of their six children Alice Elizabeth, Edward Charles, John William and Harriet Laura were baptised in King Williamstown. I have found no baptism for Sarah Ann who was born in about 1869. In 1881 the family was living in Cape Town and Edward Charles snr was a constable. He died on 4 May 1881 and was buried at St George's on 6 May 1881. Cannot find information on how he came to be in South Africa - did he join the military here or elsewhere? Where was he from? I am trying to find out Annie's maiden name and where she was from. She remarried in 1883. Her death was on 15 July 1915 but, this is unconfirmed. It is possible that she died in Natal as this is where Sarah Ann was married. We have estate files for most of the family members. Any information would be most welcome Regards Elaine

Latest file uploaded at http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/grahamstown-journal/1170-grahamstown-journal-1863-2-april-to-june Sue

Hi Patty, are you sure he was born in 1810 in Norfolk? I checked www.findmypast.co.uk births and baptisms for James Frost b. 1810 Norfolk, and nothing came up, even when I gave a leeway of 5 years either side. Happy to try a different search approach if you wish? There are two James Frost entries for Norfolk in the 1841 census that give birth year as 1811 (but not where birth was. When did he arrive in SA? Regards, Moira From: Patty Myers Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 12:50 PM To: south-africa@rootsweb.com ; SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] James Frost b. 1810 Norfolk Hi there I am still desperately trying to find a death date for the above. In some instances there is 1866, 1872 and 1901. On looking back on info on James Frost I see there is a posting on rootsweb by Becky Horne in 2005 (I know that's a long time ago) stating that he died in 1866. Is there any proof of this date. I'm trying to figure out if he is the one that married Anne Maria Latouche Lenaghan. If he died in 1866, then he can't be because she married a James Frost in 1876. Thank you Patty

I am afraid there are no original copies of the Grahamstown Journal at the British Library from 1857-1862 inclusive. The first file for 1863 has been uploaded at http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/grahamstown-journal/1169-grahamstown-journal-1863-1-january-to-march Sue

The latest file can be seen at http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/grahamstown-journal/1167-grahamstown-journal-1856-4-october-to-december Sue

Clive Jones has resumed his transcriptions of BMDs from the Cape Times and these are now on eggsa. So far he has completed January - August 1881, but these will now be added to regularly, so keep an eye on the Recently Updated box on the Newspapers section of the website. http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/cape-times Sue

Hi there I am still desperately trying to find a death date for the above. In some instances there is 1866, 1872 and 1901. On looking back on info on James Frost I see there is a posting on rootsweb by Becky Horne in 2005 (I know that's a long time ago) stating that he died in 1866. Is there any proof of this date. I'm trying to figure out if he is the one that married Anne Maria Latouche Lenaghan. If he died in 1866, then he can't be because she married a James Frost in 1876. Thank you Patty

Hello All Hit a brick wall with my research could someone help me with the below pretty please DEPOT KAB SOURCE MOOC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 6/9/15288 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 4217/48 PART 1 DESCRIPTION MARAIS, WILLEM PIETER. ESTATE PAPERS. STARTING 19480000 ENDING 19480000 Regards, Annetjie ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The e-mail and attachments are confidential and intended only for selected recipients. If you have received it in error, you may not in any way disclose or rely on the contents. You may not keep, copy or distribute the e-mail. Should you receive it, immediately notify the sender of the error and delete the e-mail.Also note that this form of communication is not secure, it can be intercepted, and may not necessarily be free of errors and viruses in spite of reasonable efforts to secure this medium. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hi all, Are there any of you doing research on any of the following names:(1) George Duthy (age 18 in 1836, single, apprentice to the South Australian Colonial Surgeon), (2) James Lewis (23 and married with no children, wife 24 in 1836, gardener and footman, last English address 28 Bloomsbury Square), (3) Henry Pink (24 and married with no children, wife 20 in 1836, wife’s name possibly Sarah nee Anderson, boot and shoe maker, , last English address 49 Brewer Street Golden Square) (4) Charles Wigzell (20 and married with no children, wife 18 in 1836, wife’s name possibly Margaret nee Murphy, shoemaker, , last English address 53 Brill Row, Somers Town). A writer is doing a story on ship jumpers off the ship Coromandel which would have landed at the Cape Nov/Dec 1836. Any and all help would be appreciated RegardsLynn Couperthwaite

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Civil registration is only from 1895 in the Cape Province. But the name sounds very Catholic and a lettr to the Archivist at the Archdiocese at Cape Town should reveal something. One of mine in a now defunct parish was there giving date of birth and baptism and parents' names and sponsors. Good Luck Patricia Frykberg -------------------------------------------------- From: "Laine Clancy via" <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 12:01 PM To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Subject: [ZA-EC] Birth Certificate 1840 > HI > > Can someone advise whether there would be any civil birth registrations > for a child born 8 May 1840 > > His father was a soldier in the 27th Regiment of Foot posted in the > province in 1840. The fathers name was Patrick Clancy, mother Mary, child > was Patrick Clancy. > > If there are civil registration how do I go about getting a copy of such a > document. > > Thanks > > Laine Clancy > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-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: 10.0.1434 / Virus Database: 4257/8571 - Release Date: 02/07/15 >

HI Can someone advise whether there would be any civil birth registrations for a child born 8 May 1840 His father was a soldier in the 27th Regiment of Foot posted in the province in 1840. The fathers name was Patrick Clancy, mother Mary, child was Patrick Clancy. If there are civil registration how do I go about getting a copy of such a document. Thanks Laine Clancy

The latest file has been uploaded to eggsa at http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/grahamstown-journal/1166-grahamstown-journal-1856-3-july-to-september Sue

This is the Marriage entry at St Paul's Port Alfred. # 57 5th Oct 1897 Cecil Alfred Smith, 24, Bachelor, Baker, Port Alfred West Florence Ann Graham, 26, Spinster, Teacher, Port Alfred West Regards Gordon

The eGSSA Cemetery Project has a new coordinator. Riana le Roux has taken over the reins from Alta Griffiths. All new photo contributions and correspondence related to the project must in the future please be directed to Riana at graves.eggsa@gmail.com Thank you, Alta Griffiths eGGSA Chairperson

Hi Nora I have William Collins SMITH as being born 10 Jan 1810 in Seaton, Northamptonshire, UK, son of Eli SMITH (I do not have a mother's name) . William Collins SMITH married Joyce FIELDING on 13 Nov 1837 in Adelphi Chapel, St Martins in the Field, Trafalgar Square London so it is unlikely that he was of 1820 stock. -----Original Message----- From: Nora McLean [mailto:notesfornora@telus.net] Sent: 06 February 2015 04:39 PM To: 'Nolene Lossau'; south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred (Nora McLean) Nolene, thank you for this information. In looking over this particular Smith family, does anyone know who the parents were for this William Collins Smith? Did he belong to any of the 1820 Settler families? Thanks again from Nora -----Original Message----- From: Nolene Lossau [mailto:nolene@mweb.co.za] Sent: February 5, 2015 10:24 AM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred (Nora McLean) I have this Florence Ann SMITH (born GRAHAM) as the wife of Cecil Alfred SMITH - He was born 20 Jul 1873 and buried in Port Alfred 3 March 1951 - son of Alfred Slater SMITH & Mary Ann WEBBER and grandson of William Collins SMITH and Joyce FIELDING I have two children recorded for Cecil Alfred SMITH and Florence Ann GRAHAM: - Mildred Mary GRAHAM - born 15 Jul 1898 in Port Alfred - Florence Kate Tugela SMITH - born 22 Mar 1900 in Port Alfred Message: 6 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 20:39:14 -0700 From: "Nora McLean" <notesfornora@telus.net> Subject: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <201502050338.t153ci14032514@mail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone know the identity of these two women who are buried or memorialized at the Port Alfred cemetery also known as the golf course cemetery? Florence Ann Smith nee Graham died at age 65 years on October 7, 1936 That puts her year of birth at about 1871. Who was her SMITH husband? In same plot (as per online notation) is buried Ellen Mary Graham, who died July 14, 1902 aged 53 years. This puts her yob at about 1849. Was she Florence Ann Graham Smith's mother? Any chance she was Ellen Mary Dicks married to Rowland Graham? I found a birth record for Arthur Dicks Graham born Dec. 24, 1874 near Boston, Pietermaritzburg, and John James Graham born July 17, 1877, Howick near Pietermaritzburg. Parents to both men were Rowland Graham and Ellen Mary Dicks. Florence Ann Graham/Mrs. Smith above would fit to be a sister to these brothers. Thanks from Nora

Nora To add : Go to archive as Tessa had summarised this lot of SMITH in 2011 http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE/2011 -01/1295773147 I follow SMITH too but still piecing together bits and pieces some of them also buried Port Alfred. Note :Alfred married twice one WEBBER and then WEBB . Nolene is it SALTER? SLATER? as there seem to be mixed records? Thanks Cheri >From Nolene: I have this Florence Ann SMITH (born GRAHAM) as the wife of Cecil Alfred SMITH - He was born 20 Jul 1873 and buried in Port Alfred 3 March 1951 - son of Alfred Slater SMITH & Mary Ann WEBBER and grandson of William Collins SMITH and Joyce FIELDING I have two children recorded for Cecil Alfred SMITH and Florence Ann GRAHAM: - Mildred Mary GRAHAM - born 15 Jul 1898 in Port Alfred - Florence Kate Tugela SMITH - born 22 Mar 1900 in Port Alfred Message: 6 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 20:39:14 -0700 From: "Nora McLean" <notesfornora@telus.net> Does anyone know the identity of these two women who are buried or memorialized at the Port Alfred cemetery also known as the golf course cemetery? Florence Ann Smith nee Graham died at age 65 years on October 7, 1936 That puts her year of birth at about 1871. Who was her SMITH husband? In same plot (as per online notation) is buried Ellen Mary Graham, who died July 14, 1902 aged 53 years. This puts her yob at about 1849. Was she Florence Ann Graham Smith's mother? Any chance she was Ellen Mary Dicks married to Rowland Graham? I found a birth record for Arthur Dicks Graham born Dec. 24, 1874 near Boston, Pietermaritzburg, and John James Graham born July 17, 1877, Howick near Pietermaritzburg. Parents to both men were Rowland Graham and Ellen Mary Dicks. Florence Ann Graham/Mrs. Smith above would fit to be a sister to these brothers. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Thanks again for this information Nolene. Just trying to piece together some Smith families in case I ever find a connection for my William Eric Smith 1919-1988. Nora -----Original Message----- From: Nolene Lossau [mailto:nolene@mweb.co.za] Sent: February 6, 2015 8:57 AM To: 'Nora McLean'; south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred (Nora McLean) Hi Nora I have William Collins SMITH as being born 10 Jan 1810 in Seaton, Northamptonshire, UK, son of Eli SMITH (I do not have a mother's name) . William Collins SMITH married Joyce FIELDING on 13 Nov 1837 in Adelphi Chapel, St Martins in the Field, Trafalgar Square London so it is unlikely that he was of 1820 stock. -----Original Message----- From: Nora McLean [mailto:notesfornora@telus.net] Sent: 06 February 2015 04:39 PM To: 'Nolene Lossau'; south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred (Nora McLean) Nolene, thank you for this information. In looking over this particular Smith family, does anyone know who the parents were for this William Collins Smith? Did he belong to any of the 1820 Settler families? Thanks again from Nora -----Original Message----- From: Nolene Lossau [mailto:nolene@mweb.co.za] Sent: February 5, 2015 10:24 AM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred (Nora McLean) I have this Florence Ann SMITH (born GRAHAM) as the wife of Cecil Alfred SMITH - He was born 20 Jul 1873 and buried in Port Alfred 3 March 1951 - son of Alfred Slater SMITH & Mary Ann WEBBER and grandson of William Collins SMITH and Joyce FIELDING I have two children recorded for Cecil Alfred SMITH and Florence Ann GRAHAM: - Mildred Mary GRAHAM - born 15 Jul 1898 in Port Alfred - Florence Kate Tugela SMITH - born 22 Mar 1900 in Port Alfred Message: 6 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 20:39:14 -0700 From: "Nora McLean" <notesfornora@telus.net> Subject: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <201502050338.t153ci14032514@mail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone know the identity of these two women who are buried or memorialized at the Port Alfred cemetery also known as the golf course cemetery? Florence Ann Smith nee Graham died at age 65 years on October 7, 1936 That puts her year of birth at about 1871. Who was her SMITH husband? In same plot (as per online notation) is buried Ellen Mary Graham, who died July 14, 1902 aged 53 years. This puts her yob at about 1849. Was she Florence Ann Graham Smith's mother? Any chance she was Ellen Mary Dicks married to Rowland Graham? I found a birth record for Arthur Dicks Graham born Dec. 24, 1874 near Boston, Pietermaritzburg, and John James Graham born July 17, 1877, Howick near Pietermaritzburg. Parents to both men were Rowland Graham and Ellen Mary Dicks. Florence Ann Graham/Mrs. Smith above would fit to be a sister to these brothers. Thanks from Nora

Nolene, thank you for this information. In looking over this particular Smith family, does anyone know who the parents were for this William Collins Smith? Did he belong to any of the 1820 Settler families? Thanks again from Nora -----Original Message----- From: Nolene Lossau [mailto:nolene@mweb.co.za] Sent: February 5, 2015 10:24 AM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred (Nora McLean) I have this Florence Ann SMITH (born GRAHAM) as the wife of Cecil Alfred SMITH - He was born 20 Jul 1873 and buried in Port Alfred 3 March 1951 - son of Alfred Slater SMITH & Mary Ann WEBBER and grandson of William Collins SMITH and Joyce FIELDING I have two children recorded for Cecil Alfred SMITH and Florence Ann GRAHAM: - Mildred Mary GRAHAM - born 15 Jul 1898 in Port Alfred - Florence Kate Tugela SMITH - born 22 Mar 1900 in Port Alfred Message: 6 Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 20:39:14 -0700 From: "Nora McLean" <notesfornora@telus.net> Subject: [ZA-EC] Graham and Smith at Port Alfred To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <201502050338.t153ci14032514@mail.rootsweb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Does anyone know the identity of these two women who are buried or memorialized at the Port Alfred cemetery also known as the golf course cemetery? Florence Ann Smith nee Graham died at age 65 years on October 7, 1936 That puts her year of birth at about 1871. Who was her SMITH husband? In same plot (as per online notation) is buried Ellen Mary Graham, who died July 14, 1902 aged 53 years. This puts her yob at about 1849. Was she Florence Ann Graham Smith's mother? Any chance she was Ellen Mary Dicks married to Rowland Graham? I found a birth record for Arthur Dicks Graham born Dec. 24, 1874 near Boston, Pietermaritzburg, and John James Graham born July 17, 1877, Howick near Pietermaritzburg. Parents to both men were Rowland Graham and Ellen Mary Dicks. Florence Ann Graham/Mrs. Smith above would fit to be a sister to these brothers. Thanks from Nora