Wow, what a nice guy! I wouldn't mind being related to him at all! Thanks so much for taking the time to type this up for me, Nikki. Much appreciated! Kind regards, Kathy On 22 November 2012 12:52, Nikki <alnic@polka.co.za> wrote: > Just in case your information doesn't include the following I couldn't > resist typing it up as he sounds to me like a man who deserves as much > attention as we can give him! > > Rev. George THOMPSON > ' on the 27th June 1874, there died in Grahamstown the Rev. George > THOMPSON > aged 73 held by all to be a man of great holiness ......... His funeral > which we all attended was said to have been the largest ever held in > Grahamstown..........It was said that he had been found dead on his knees > at > his bedside, and that all the money he had in the world was half a crown. > No wonder he was poor and ill-nourished, for he gave everything away ; even > when ill, if a devoted sympathiser sent him some little delicacy, a tender > piece of chicken, some good soup or jelly, or a light pudding, he would at > once get up and run off with it, and, with great joy, give it to some poor, > sick, needy person ( child or adult), entirely oblivious of his own sore > necessity." > > Oh that there were more like him in this world!! > Kind regards > Nikki > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kathy O'Reilly > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:11 PM > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] THOMPSON , THOMSON Her South African Ancestors Samuel > Cron Cronwright > > Thanks so much, Nikki. I already have quite a bit of info on Rev. William > THOMSON and Rev. George THOMPSON, so please don't worry about typing up > anything on them, If you come across an O'REILLY, please remember me. > > Thanks again - much appreciated. > Kind regards, > Kathy > > On 22 November 2012 10:17, Nikki <alnic@polka.co.za> wrote: > > > Hi Kathy > > Agnes Cron married a Rev. William THOMSON and went to live with him in > > England. > > > > Otherwise there is some info on a Rev. George THOMPSON of Grahamstown > > which > > i will gladly type up for you if it is of interest. > > Can't see any O'REILLY at a glance but will keep my eyes peeled. > > > > Kind regards > > Nikki > > Sedgefield > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kathy O'Reilly > > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 7:46 AM > > To: moyraj@r63.co.za ; south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Her South African Ancestors FEATHERSTONE, > > FINAUGHTY,CRON, WRIGHT, CRONWRIGHT > > > > Hi Nikki, is there perhaps any mention of any O'REILLY or THOMPSON - > > particularly William Rowland THOMPSON? Thanks, Kathy > > > > moyraj@r63.co.za wrote: > > > > >Hi Nikki, could you let me have any info on SHEPPERSON please. Regards > > >Moyra Joyce, Bedford > > >Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: "Nikki" <alnic@polka.co.za> > > >Sender: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com > > >Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:04:12 > > >To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com>; < > south-africa@rootsweb.com> > > >Reply-To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [ZA-EC] Her South African Ancestors FEATHERSTONE, FINAUGHTY, > > CRON, > > > WRIGHT, CRONWRIGHT > > > > > >Hi All > > >Just obtained a copy of the book Her South African Ancestors by Samuel > > Cron > > >Cronwright. 1930. Lots of family info mostly on names above as well as > > >HURNDALL SHEPPERSON etc etc. > > >Please shout if i can help anyone with any info from the book. > > >Kind regards > > >Nikki > > >( canil) > > > > > >No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > >Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2441.1.1/5408 - Release Date: > 11/20/12 > > >22:15:00 > > > > > >------------------------------- > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2441.1.1/5409 - Release Date: 11/21/12 > > 09:34:00 > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2441.1.1/5410 - Release Date: 11/21/12 > > 22:05:00 > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2441.1.1/5410 - Release Date: 11/21/12 > 22:05:00 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2441.1.1/5410 - Release Date: 11/21/12 > 22:05:00 > > ------------------------------- > 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 >