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October 2013 | Bygones and Byways
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October 2013 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. The Currie Cup has been South Africa‘s premier domestic rugby union competition, featuring provincial / regional teams. The Currie Cup is one of the oldest rugby competitions in the world. Herbert H. Castens. The Currie Cup is such a big part of South African rugby, that it is not well-known that there were other Currie Cups involving other sports. All the cups were donated by Sir Donald. In 1890 the Kimberley cricket team became the first team...
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March 2012 | Bygones and Byways
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March 2012 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. OLDEST MOODIE IN SOUTH AFRICA. After turning 90 he decided it was time to become computer literate, and, having succeeded, wrote his memoirs. He celebrated his 100th birthday in September 2011. Alastair is one of six shareholders of Elgin Vintners, which recently launched The Century 2011, a tribute to Douglas - a blend of 65% sauvignon and 35% semillon, sourced from Eikenhof. Douglas is the oldest MOODIE in South Africa. Friday, March 30, 2012.
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August 2011 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. WHO'S WHO IN THE FAMILY TREE? Uncle and aunt - your parents’ brothers and sisters. Niece and nephew - son and daughter of your brothers and sisters. First cousin (aka cousin, full cousin) - children of your parents’ brothers and sisters. You and your first cousins have one set of grandparents in common. Grandaunt and granduncle - the sisters and brothers of your grandparents. Affinity relatives - your spouse’s blood relatives, the in-laws ...
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August 2012 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. BUBBLES SCHROEDER - UNSOLVED MURDER MYSTERY. Jacoba (Bubbles) SCHROEDER was 18 years old when she was found murdered on 12 August 1949 in Birdhaven, Johannesburg. Her killer or killers, have never been found. She is buried in grave number 519 at Benoni Cemetery. In 2012, Rahla XENOPOULOS wrote a fictional account - Bubbles. Kathryn SMITH is a forensic artist. Her latest exhibition, Incident Room. Was recently on show at the AOP Art Gallery in Jo...
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December 2008 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. CHRISTMAS IN EARLY CAPE TOWN. What was Christmas like for our ancestors in bygone days? For starters, there was no Christmas shopping rush! Before 1859 Christmas celebrations in Cape Town were rather low-key. The English ship Dragon. In 1713, the south-easter blew at hurricane force on Christmas Day, with the English ship Great London. Was in Table Bay on Christmas Day in 1869 and Cape Town residents were allowed to visit the ship. Christm...
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October 2012 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. LINDFIELD HOUSE - A VICTORIAN HOUSE IN JOHANNESBURG. Katherine Love (Photo credit: Beeld newspaper). Saturday, October 20, 2012. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG FOR FREE E-MAIL UPDATES. Researcher, Genealogist, Writer, Editor, Travel Co-ordinator. Primarily specialising in family history, genealogy, historical research, aviation and travel issues. View my complete profile. International Office Support Services.
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August 2010 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. Relatives of passengers on the Titanic. Will re-trace the ocean liner's fateful journey across the Atlantic on a memorial cruise to mark 100 years since it sank in 1912. The Balmoral. Will leave Southampton 08 April 2012, bound for New York. A special ceremony will be held at wreck site the exact time the Titanic. Sank on 15 April 1912. The cruise is organised by British firm Miles Morgan Travel. The last survivor of the Titanic. Charles Henry C...
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August 2013 | Bygones and Byways
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August 2013 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. MUSICIAN MIKE RUTHERFORD'S SOUTH AFRICAN ROOTS. Mike RUTHERFORD (62), founding member of Genesis and currently of the band Mike and the Mechanics, has some interesting connections to South Africa. Not only does he own a house in Cape Town's Bantry Bay, but some of his ancestral roots are also in the fairest Cape. Charles and Johanna had the following children:. Anna Augusta born in 1875, died in 1949, married Francis William Cubitt CHIAPPINI.
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July 2012 Bygones and Byways. HIRE ME - RESEARCH SERVICE. DANIEL RADCLIFFE'S SOUTH AFRICAN FAMILY CONNECTION. Daniel and his mother. Image from fanpop.com. Daniel and his father. But impossible to know the ancestors of his father at the moment, apart from the famous "Great Uncle Ernie" killed in action during the Battle of Loos in France and his grandmother Elsie May Radcliffe (wife of the late Teddy Radcliffe), died in 2008. Street Address: 93 Downs Road, Hackney. Julia GERSHON, age 10, born circa 1891 ...