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Hi June !  & Hello John and Pat

John thanks so much for your email about your grandfather through Genes Reunited !

I havent been doing  much ancestor hunting recently but this has renewed my interest !

So just to let you all know that I also have some photos and postcards relating to Robert Irving Johston. they include:

-photograph of Daisy Baines1890s

-photo of three of Robert and Daisy's children as babys/ toddlers 1900s

-photo of Daisy and one of her children as baby 1900s

-2 postcards Robert sent to his sister Kate ( great aunt Katy )in 1905  - both pictures of the barracks in Natal

-postcard he sent to Harriet  of Natal Police being inspect ed by the P of Wales ( Edward v111) in London ( cant make out the date )
(says at the bottom of t he card Colonial CoronationContingents Camp Duke of Yorks School London)

-also a photo  of some sort of  humorous farewell address to a colleague/ boss in the Natal Police handwritten and illustrated with little cartoons and signed by Robert and 8 others


Regards to all

Barbara ( Junes cousin !)


















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Hello June

The person in your photo's is my grandfather : Robert Irving Johnston.My mom was Elaine Irving Johnston born in Pietermaritzburg Natal in 1916.My gran was Margaret Alice Baines (Johnston) -- we all called her Granny Daisy.
I see my cousin John has also contacted you -- do contact us when you have time so that we can learn more about my grandad whom John has beentrying to trace for many years.We just came up with nothing --- your photo did the trick
There are quite a few of your relations here in SA
Patricia

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