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RDConradie, in my small research Edward was born March 24, 1876 from Coburg, Victoria Australia and death in Kalkbaai his grave is in the methodist church. ( parent James Douglas Landells and Sarah Jane Landells ( Singleton). His wife Elizabeth Landells ( Born Cutting) born 1880 from Victoria death "from" 1903 in South Africa. They had 4 children, Douglas , Millicent, Adelaide Dorothy ( my Granny) and Hilda. And there are 11 siblings mentioned in FamilySearch Family Tree.
Adelaide Dorothy Louw ( born Landells) born 1902 married my Grandpa Hermanus Petrus Bosman Louw. They had 4 children my father Eric Edward Lionel Louw born 17/09/1925 died 18/06/2014 in the Strand,Western Cape where I was born and where his parents lived. I have a brother Eric ( Jacobsdal Free State) and sister Marina ( houses all over South Africa)
According to the letter my Mother wrote before she died, my father knew his Australian Grandparents, but not even their names. His Mother Adelaide went back to Australia apparently twice, and the children were fostered in between those times, my grand father could not cope. All ties with her broke, I was never introduced to her. My grandfather Hermanus's tree I do have. Unfortunately my father was very embarrassed by his parents and their poverty that we as grandchildren had nothing to do with them. I knew where my grandfather lived in the Strand because on the very occasional visit I was asked to wait in the car(?), and the best story about my Australian grand mother was on a visit to the cinema with my father ( who had his own seat?!) I asked him why the lady showing us the seats is always so friendly to me, his answer "she is your grand mother!!!"

My Dad Eric Edward Lionel Louw born 17/09/1924 died 18/06 2014 married to Catharina Helena Hendrina Carstens have 3 children me: Catharina Carstens Dawson ( married name), Marina Delana Louw and Eric Hermanus Louw. Unfortunately I don't have his siblings birth dates but going to write to Aunty Betsy today......before she dies to ask her. She lives in the Strand, Western Cape where we grew up. I live in Ireland for the last 40 years.

This is amazing!! I am the great grand daughter of Edward George Landells born March 24 Coburg Victoria Australia, married to Elzabeth Cutting, he is buried in Kalkbaai Western Cape South Africa. His daughter Adelaide Dorothy  married my grand father Hermanus Petrus Bosman Louw ( born 18/06 1892) from the Strand. This has been the most difficult part of my research. They had 4 children my father was Eric Edward Lionel Louw. He never introduced us to his grandparents that lived in the same town!!!! But since my Mother's death we found  a letter in which she says that she knew his grand parents, that they were Australian. They had one son and daughters . Everything on my father's side is a bit dodgy. He never  wanted to talk about them. His Mother Adelaide apparently did go back to Australia for a while and dumped the children with the Bosman family, and I think this is where the rift started. My father felt abandoned. He had two sisters Myra and Betsy ( who changed her name to Adelle and is still alive, had numerous husbands and I knew only one of her numerous children who were adopted by Myra) and a brother Eslin. According to gossip she, Adelaide, came back pregnant from Australia. One day when I was a teenager I went to the movies with my father Eric, and asked him why the lady who showed us the seat were always so friendly to me....he answered she is your grandmother!!!! The shock! If I can be of any help my Mother left a letter in her will to help us with her past.