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South Africa / Re: CHARLES FORRESTER NOBLE
« on: Tuesday 01 July 14 17:46 BST (UK)  »
This is all I have been able to find - sorry, sources not given. 

George Gilbert Noble, born 1833, died 25 Feb 1914 in Walmer, Port Elizabeth.
Shipwright, boatbuilder.   Arrived PE 1854.
Married in Port Elizabeth to Ellen Greenway

Children:
Dora Ellen
Mary Josephine - she married 6 July 1892 Michael Randolph Murray
Jane Ruth born 27 Feb 1870 in PE
Charles Forrester born 5 April 1873 in PE
Robert Allen born 28 March 1875 in PE
George Gilbert

Register of Baptisms - Presbyterian Church of Port Elizabeth:
At house of Rev C G Forrester, on 28 July 1873, Charles Forrester, born 5th April 1873, parents Gilbert Noble & Helen [? Greenway ?], Minister Charles G Forrester.

[this surname very difficult to read - could be Greenway, Greening????]

Regards
Sandy

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South Africa / Re: Surname Matthews
« on: Thursday 20 February 14 10:07 GMT (UK)  »
Eastern Province Herald, Tuesday, January 9, 1940:
Deaths
Matthews - Died at St Joseph's Hospital on the 8th January 1940, Edith Elizabeth, beloved wife of St John Matthews.
Funeral from St Mary's Church at 2 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon.

Port Elizabeth newspapers are not indexed so I am unable to search for anything without specific dates given - it just takes too long.

I see there is an Estate Notice on the NAAIRS site for Edith.   This may give you a married name for Aileen?   Unfortunately I do not have access to the Cape Town Archives.

Sandy

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South Africa / Re: Surname Matthews
« on: Wednesday 19 February 14 13:18 GMT (UK)  »
Port Elizabeth Directories:

1908 & 1909 - no James Bell & Co or Matthews, St John

1910 - Bell, Jas & Co (Australia), 51 The Arcade, Second Floor [in the Mutual Building]
1913 - Bell, J & Co, Mutual Blds, Main Street
           Matthews, St John, 7 Rink Street
(1914 - 1921 directories are missing)
1922 - Matthews, St John, 51 Mutual Blds, Main Street
                                        (res) 7 Rink Street
(1923 - 1927 directories are missing)
1928 & 1929: Matthews, St John, Agent, Mutual Buildings, 54 Main Street
(he is listed as a General Agent in the Professions & Trades section)
Residence 7 Rink Street
(1930 - 1945 directories are missing)
1946/7 - no entry

Hope this helps
Sandy


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South Africa / Re: Marriage of BROWN & GLEN in Port Elizabeth 1847
« on: Monday 20 January 14 16:56 GMT (UK)  »
Charles Wood born 1778 in Writtle, near Chelmsford, Essex, died 6 Feb 1849 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, buried St Mary's Cemetery Port Elizabeth, occupation carpenter, one of the 1820 settlers, lived Grahamstown, in Port Elizabeth Jan 1836

1st Wife Ann Penny, born 1789, died Feb 1836 in Port Elizabeth, buried 27 Feb 1836 in St Mary's Cemetery, PE, daughter of Charles and Susanna Smith nee Bagshaw
7 children of whom John Wood was the third child.

Married 2nd wife Mary Jane Curtis on 18 Nov 1838 in St Mary's Church, Mary born 1796, died 1 Oct 1867

John Wood born 1826 in Romford, Essex, died 24 Aug 1902 in Port Elizabeth, buried St George's Cemetery, PE, occupation carpenter, builder

Married Mary Glen 11 Sep 1851 in Union Chapel, PE. Mary died 29 Oct 1876.

They had 5 children:
Georgina Sarah Thomson Wood, born 21 Sep 1852
Charles Penny Wood, born 20 Feb 1854, died 17 Aug 1854, buried St George's Cemetery
James Wood, born 16 Aug 1855
Janet Mary Ann Wood, born 21 Jun 1857
Isabella Agnes Ann Wood, born 31 Jan 1861

Hope this helps
Sandy



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South Africa / Re: Aided immigration from Britain to South Africa 1857 to 1867
« on: Friday 11 October 13 16:59 BST (UK)  »
Under heading - List of British Immigrants to South Africa
McManus, Joseph
Age 25
Occupation Plasterer 
To Mr Ponton, CT
From Forfar
Ship Lord Raglan
Date Sept 1859
He left for New Zealand on the "Steinwarder" with his family

Peterkin, Jane
Age 19
Occupation House servant
To Mrs Mair, Sea Point
Ship Sedgemoor II
Date July 1861

Annexure 7:  Emigrants to New Zealand and Australia:
Ship: Steinwarder  Destination: New Zealand  Departure: 17 August 1864 with 205 emigrants
McManus, Joseph (29) Plasterer Origin: Scot
Jane (25)
Alexanderr (infant)  Origin: Cape

Regards


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South Africa / Re: 1863 Cape Almanac Lookup
« on: Thursday 29 August 13 17:02 BST (UK)  »
Varies as Abrahams, Abrahamse, Abramse:
Various volumes missing but found Tobias in these listings for Cape Town:
1854 (top of Bree street), 1856 (65 Bree street), 1859 - 1860, 1863 (storeman 112 Bree street), 1865 (137 Bree street), 1866, 1868 (blacksmith 5 Hanover street), 1869 (2 Wahl's Buildings, New Market street).
Two with name Tobias in 1879: one a retail dealer 7 Jordaan street & the blacksmith 4 Brinkslane.
In 1885 - 1887: Mrs Tobias (widow), midwife 7 Jordaan Street.

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South Africa / Re: Looking for 2 lost ships 1826 & 1829
« on: Thursday 29 August 13 16:47 BST (UK)  »
I think the letter referred to in the Knysna book may be the one on the NAAIRS site - key in www.national.archsrch.gov.za - click on RSA - key in Butler with date 1827 - R. Butler submitting a certain account of his - this would be in the Cape Town Archives.

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South Africa / Re: Port Elizabeth, SA Records
« on: Tuesday 27 August 13 18:10 BST (UK)  »
I found the newspaper article about Cecil's death and have sent it as a personal message.

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South Africa / Re: Looking for 2 lost ships 1826 & 1829
« on: Monday 26 August 13 17:39 BST (UK)  »
According to the "African Court Calendars" that I have access to (some missing), the "Thomas" was in Port with these as captains:

1813: A Landele (Mauritius to London) & C. Allen (Mauritius to Cape)
1817: William Scott (Mauritius to Cape) & G. Jackson (Downs to Cape)
1819: W. Scott (Rio de Janeiro to Cape) - arrived 20th February 1819

[There is also a listing for a "Thomas", Robert Cornfoot, which arrived on 10 January 1819 from Portsmouth & St Jago to the Cape which departed again on 30 March, and it appears again in 1822, with Richard Winspear as Captain, from Portsmouth & St Jago to the Cape].

The Harmony was wrecked on 13 March 1826 so I checked when Butler would have become Master of the Thomas and found these:
"Cape Town Gazette & African Advertiser", Friday, March 17th, 1826:
Arrived Table Bay 17th March, Thomas, English Schooner, J. Finnis, Master, from St Helena 7th Feb
"Cape Town Gazette & African Advertiser", Friday, 5 May 1826:
Departed Table Bay 2nd May, Thomas, English Schooner, R. Butler, Master, for the Mauritius.

Hope this helps
Sandy


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