Hi Malcolm, Some years back we came across a street in Krugersdorp with the same name as my wife's family (BARRATT). I sent an e-mail to the Krugersdorp municipality and I received a reply, including a copy of a newspaper article giving the history behind the name. It turned out that her great uncle had owned a factory that manufactured steel cable for the mines and his factory was the first to be established in the new industrial area. The street was named after him. Always worth a shot because there is usually a history behind the older names. New ones are usually picked at random from a selected group and usually have no background. All the best, Paddy -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Stevens Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 12:19 PM To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: [ZA-EC] Street Naming Records: Wright Street, Port Elizabeth Compliments of the festive season to all my fellow listers. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas 2012. My wife's Wright ancestors hail from Port Elizabeth, with a family story that Wright Street in PE was named after this part of the family. Pffffttt I though until I found a marriage record today, with one of the Wright's living in Wright Street, PE in 1938. Perhaps there is some truth to this story. Question is, is there a way to find out who a street is named after in city records? regards Malcolm ------------------------------- 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

Hi Paddy Thank you for this suggestion. I have duly written to someone in the department of roads of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality and will let you know if I get a reply! regards Malcolm On 2012/12/15 01:14 PM, Pat Brown wrote: > Hi Malcolm, > Some years back we came across a street in Krugersdorp with the same name > as my wife's family (BARRATT). I sent an e-mail to the Krugersdorp > municipality and I received a reply, including a copy of a newspaper article > giving the history behind the name. It turned out that her great uncle had > owned a factory that manufactured steel cable for the mines and his factory > was the first to be established in the new industrial area. The street was > named after him. Always worth a shot because there is usually a history > behind the older names. New ones are usually picked at random from a > selected group and usually have no background. > > All the best, > > Paddy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Malcolm Stevens > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 12:19 PM > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ZA-EC] Street Naming Records: Wright Street, Port Elizabeth > > Compliments of the festive season to all my fellow listers. Wishing you > all a wonderful Christmas 2012. > > My wife's Wright ancestors hail from Port Elizabeth, with a family story > that Wright Street in PE was named after this part of the family. > Pffffttt I though until I found a marriage record today, with one of the > Wright's living in Wright Street, PE in 1938. Perhaps there is some > truth to this story. Question is, is there a way to find out who a > street is named after in city records? > > regards > Malcolm > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

That will be great as I have tried in the past to find out where records are kept and who streets are named after...I am interested in Hunt Street Central Port Elizabeth. Lynette Elliott On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Malcolm Stevens <malcolm.stevens@upcmail.nl > wrote: > Hi Paddy > > Thank you for this suggestion. I have duly written to someone in the > department of roads of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality and will let > you know if I get a reply! > > regards > Malcolm > > On 2012/12/15 01:14 PM, Pat Brown wrote: > > Hi Malcolm, > > Some years back we came across a street in Krugersdorp with the same > name > > as my wife's family (BARRATT). I sent an e-mail to the Krugersdorp > > municipality and I received a reply, including a copy of a newspaper > article > > giving the history behind the name. It turned out that her great uncle > had > > owned a factory that manufactured steel cable for the mines and his > factory > > was the first to be established in the new industrial area. The street > was > > named after him. Always worth a shot because there is usually a history > > behind the older names. New ones are usually picked at random from a > > selected group and usually have no background. > > > > All the best, > > > > Paddy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Malcolm Stevens > > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 12:19 PM > > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [ZA-EC] Street Naming Records: Wright Street, Port Elizabeth > > > > Compliments of the festive season to all my fellow listers. Wishing you > > all a wonderful Christmas 2012. > > > > My wife's Wright ancestors hail from Port Elizabeth, with a family story > > that Wright Street in PE was named after this part of the family. > > Pffffttt I though until I found a marriage record today, with one of the > > Wright's living in Wright Street, PE in 1938. Perhaps there is some > > truth to this story. Question is, is there a way to find out who a > > street is named after in city records? > > > > regards > > Malcolm > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

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Sadly the email I sent bounced back - clearly the email address they have on their website is old. I'll try other emails and see how I progress. rgds Mal On 2012/12/15 03:46 PM, Malcolm Stevens wrote: > Hi Paddy > > Thank you for this suggestion. I have duly written to someone in the > department of roads of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality and will let > you know if I get a reply! > > regards > Malcolm > > On 2012/12/15 01:14 PM, Pat Brown wrote: >> Hi Malcolm, >> Some years back we came across a street in Krugersdorp with the same name >> as my wife's family (BARRATT). I sent an e-mail to the Krugersdorp >> municipality and I received a reply, including a copy of a newspaper article >> giving the history behind the name. It turned out that her great uncle had >> owned a factory that manufactured steel cable for the mines and his factory >> was the first to be established in the new industrial area. The street was >> named after him. Always worth a shot because there is usually a history >> behind the older names. New ones are usually picked at random from a >> selected group and usually have no background. >> >> All the best, >> >> Paddy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Malcolm Stevens >> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 12:19 PM >> To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [ZA-EC] Street Naming Records: Wright Street, Port Elizabeth >> >> Compliments of the festive season to all my fellow listers. Wishing you >> all a wonderful Christmas 2012. >> >> My wife's Wright ancestors hail from Port Elizabeth, with a family story >> that Wright Street in PE was named after this part of the family. >> Pffffttt I though until I found a marriage record today, with one of the >> Wright's living in Wright Street, PE in 1938. Perhaps there is some >> truth to this story. Question is, is there a way to find out who a >> street is named after in city records? >> >> regards >> Malcolm >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >