Pages: 1 2 [3]

Author Topic: Lewis Alford 1839-1900 merchant in Capetown about 1855-1865  (Read 1091 times)

Offline queencorgi1

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 757
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Lewis Alford 1839-1900 merchant in Capetown about 1855-1865
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 24 June 25 17:50 BST (UK) »
Also, note that at his death Peter Turner Wills is MAJOR Wills, former commander of the Cape Cavalry!
Marsden; Singer; Condick; Bull

Offline queencorgi1

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 757
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Lewis Alford 1839-1900 merchant in Capetown about 1855-1865
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 24 June 25 17:57 BST (UK) »
http://samilitaryhistory.org/vol021jj.html

According to this entertaining website, the South African volunteer units of the 1860s were a lot more about fashion, entertainment and swaggering about than anything else ...
Marsden; Singer; Condick; Bull

Offline hanes teulu

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 10,027
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Lewis Alford 1839-1900 merchant in Capetown about 1855-1865
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 24 June 25 19:02 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the 1891 Census.
Pages: 1 2 [3]