Hi Elaine What a lot of footwork you have done. Thank you! Lead 1 : http://iagenweb.org/boards/floyd/obituaries/index.cgi?read=278200 For now I am mainly concentrating on the STEWARTs of Albany, Cape Colony. Lead 2 : http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2005-04/111314869 1 This is a great lead. I forgot to mention that I have been corresponding with Desiree Braithwaite. Originally she planted the seed that there might be a connection between the STEWARTs, i.e. that Margaret Minnie STEWART might have been the sister-in-law of James HILL. This is what I am trying to establish. I cannot find a marriage union between James HILL and a STEWART. If I can find the father of Margaret, preferably a DN, I might have more luck. For now, I am still working with the unknown. Lead 3 : http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITIS H/2004-01/1074723231 A family legend passed down always leads to confusion. A JOST marrying a JOST is of course possible. Cousins did it all the time back then when there was not enough women / men to go around. Lead 4 : http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITIS H/2004-01/1074704251 See why this line of research is so confusing. The name changes just adds to the frustration - Jacobus George JOST instead of Jacob JOST. Lead 5: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITIS H/2004-01/1074531626 This is dealing mainly with descendants in the timeline that I am not looking into at this time. Lead 6: http://www.1820settlers.com/modules.php?name=Forums <http://www.1820settlers.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6> &file=viewtopic&t=6 Piet RETIEF was not the owner of "Grapevale" - Charles HILL snr. 1820 British Settler was. Piet RETIEF owned the farm "Cariega or Kariega" and after RETIEF became insolvent, the whole farm was subdivided into allotments for the British Settlers. Lead 7: http://pollisplace.com/history/jost.htm Leads mainly centered around Canada. Lead 8: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITIS H/2004-04/1082357694 Allan STEWART married at the age of 38 in 1860. Margaret married as a spinster in 1861. These is a strong possibility that Allan might have been Margaret's uncle, but until I can find a DN for him, I cannot confirm if this is true. Lead 9: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCOTLAND-GENWEB/2006-12/116520 7935 Hunting for a passenger list for 1858 from Scotland is a strong lead. Unfortunately steerage wasn't broken down in surnames back then but worth a search. Thank you once again Elaine. You really went out on a limb for me. I appreciate all your hard work and will follow-up on the leads provided. Best wishes Becky -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rob and Elaine Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 12:13 PM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Researching STEWART Hi Becky I don't know if this has any bearing with your Jost? Stewarts.............. Sending just in case Regards Elaine __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7854 (20130102) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com