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Re: Death info Durban South Africa "Berea Nursing Home"
« Reply #9 on: Monday 08 August 11 14:00 BST (UK) »
Hello All
As I have come to a stop with my pevious searches, I was wondering if anybody can give me any info on the Nursing home where Franz died, is it still there? has it closed? and where woiuld the records be for 1921.
Look forward to any input anyone might have.
With thanks.
Maddy.

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Re: Death info Durban South Africa "Berea Nursing Home"
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 28 August 11 22:06 BST (UK) »


Hi Misgrace

My late father died in the Berea Nursing Home, Durban, S Africa and somehow or other, I don't think it still exists  (I am now out of SA).

There is also the North Ridge Road, Berea, Durban, Cemetery, which is where he was buried. They used to have an on-site grave map, kept by a graveyard keeper in his office there.

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Re: Death info Durban South Africa "Berea Nursing Home"
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 28 August 11 22:12 BST (UK) »


Have you seen the Facebook site,  "The Global Family of Beste"?

Many members there, Maddy, with similar names to your family names.

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Danchaslyn
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MOE,   Norway, Swaziland, and Zululand, South Africa
JORGENSON, Hole, Ringerike, Buskurud, Norway
AITKEN,  Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB,  India and London
WALSH,  India and England
SHORT,  Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN,  Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL,  U.S.A.
FIRTH,  Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH,  various counties of England
LYNCH,  Yorkshire, England, Rhodesia and South Africa

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Re: Death info Durban South Africa "Berea Nursing Home"
« Reply #12 on: Monday 29 August 11 13:38 BST (UK) »
Hello Danchaslyn
Thank you for your input, but I do seem to have come up against a brick wall with this one. I have done all the searches on the graveyards for Durban, and I have now no idea who to contact regarding this death.
You are right the nursing home does seem to have gone (google street search). I am wondering now if my aunt had his body bought back to the UK. Nothing on facebook.
Regards Misgrace.

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Re: Death info Durban South Africa "Berea Nursing Home"
« Reply #13 on: Monday 29 August 11 21:53 BST (UK) »


I'm really sorry to hear its proving so difficult to find out further about F V Beste's death in Durban.

The two main daily newspapers of the time would have been The Natal Mercury (morning paper) and The Daily News (the evening paper).

May I suggest you contact the archives section of each for possibly funeral notices, and/or Thanks Notices and even articles on his death, seeing he was a man of some importance?

The Funeral and Thanks notices may well list family and may give an indication of whether he died after a long illness, or whatever?

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MOE,   Norway, Swaziland, and Zululand, South Africa
JORGENSON, Hole, Ringerike, Buskurud, Norway
AITKEN,  Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB,  India and London
WALSH,  India and England
SHORT,  Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN,  Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL,  U.S.A.
FIRTH,  Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH,  various counties of England
LYNCH,  Yorkshire, England, Rhodesia and South Africa

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Re: Death info Durban South Africa "Berea Nursing Home"
« Reply #14 on: Friday 11 May 12 18:03 BST (UK) »
Hi there, Franz is buried in Stellawood Cemetery 1 Jan 1921 aged 46.
Hope this helps
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Re: Death info Durban South Africa "Berea Nursing Home"
« Reply #15 on: Monday 14 May 12 07:30 BST (UK) »
Hi Roth
Thank you so much for this information.I had completley given up on any more info on Franz,this was most welcome.
Kind regards Maddy.
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