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South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« on: Saturday 04 June 11 22:45 BST (UK) »
I'm going through old  (and middleaged) family photos at the minute.
I'm trying to date them, and then scan them.

I have a number of photos of a wedding of a family member (1967-1968ish), and I'd first like to work out whether it took place in Lusaka or Cape Town (the only places she lived in the 1960s). The family seems evenly divided on this matter!

The photos are in folders marked ...

Photo Van Berkel
Station Road Arcade
Claremont


maybe someone knows an area "Claremont" in one of these cities? I'd be most grateful!

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Begg - Dublin, Limerick, Cardiff
Brady - Dublin
Breslin - Wexford, Dublin
Byrne - Wicklow
O'Hara - Wexford, Kingstown
McLoghlin - Roscommon
Lawlor - Meath, Dublin
Lynam - Meath and Renovo, Pennsylvania
Everard - Meath
Fagan - Dublin
Meyler/Myler - Wicklow
Gray - Derry, Waterford
Kavanagh - Limerick

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Re: South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 June 11 01:58 BST (UK) »
I'm pretty sure there's a Claremont in Cape Town, SA :)

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Re: South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 June 11 09:34 BST (UK) »
Claremont is one of the southern suburbs of Cape Town.
There is a Station Road there, but I don't know of a Station Road Arcade. Much development has taken place in this area since the 1960's.
I also had a quick look in the local phone book for a photographic shop 'Van Berkel', but came up with nothing.
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Re: South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 07 June 11 00:10 BST (UK) »
thanks for that both of you. Now I need someone to tell me there's no Claremont in Lusaka!

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Begg - Dublin, Limerick, Cardiff
Brady - Dublin
Breslin - Wexford, Dublin
Byrne - Wicklow
O'Hara - Wexford, Kingstown
McLoghlin - Roscommon
Lawlor - Meath, Dublin
Lynam - Meath and Renovo, Pennsylvania
Everard - Meath
Fagan - Dublin
Meyler/Myler - Wicklow
Gray - Derry, Waterford
Kavanagh - Limerick


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Re: South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 09 June 11 19:12 BST (UK) »
Just one point Lusaka is the capital of Zambia not Rhodesia  ;D
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Re: South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 09 June 11 19:18 BST (UK) »
Oh fool I am "DoH"  :-X

It was Northern Rhodesia pre 1964
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Re: South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 09 June 11 19:43 BST (UK) »
Having been frequently both to Lusaka and to Cape Town I can assure you that it is Claremont in the Cape.
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
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Re: South Africa? or Rhodesia?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 10 June 11 22:42 BST (UK) »
thanks Hackstaple.

So now I need to figure out South African Wedding Certs, maybe.

It's not madly urgent, I suppose, since I know the approximate date of the wedding - I even have 28 photos!
This one shows the church - R.C. (maybe someone will recognise it)

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Begg - Dublin, Limerick, Cardiff
Brady - Dublin
Breslin - Wexford, Dublin
Byrne - Wicklow
O'Hara - Wexford, Kingstown
McLoghlin - Roscommon
Lawlor - Meath, Dublin
Lynam - Meath and Renovo, Pennsylvania
Everard - Meath
Fagan - Dublin
Meyler/Myler - Wicklow
Gray - Derry, Waterford
Kavanagh - Limerick