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Date :	2009
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ANGLO-ZULU WAR:
A new article entitled: Am I? by Graham Mason who remarks:
"Say to yourself, 'Am I related to a man who fought in the Zulu war of 1879?'. You may know that answer, you may not. There are a lot of people out there who can help if needed, I hope I can help if asked."

ROBIN'S LISTS:
Robin adds the following to his growing list of items:
List of Personnel from Southern Rhodesia who were attached to the First City (Grahamstown) Regiment and the Cape Town Highlanders during World War 2 (1939-1945).

1820 SETTLERS:
Sue Mackay transcribes a further item from CO53/7 at the National Archives, Kew, London:
1845 Extracts from South African Commercial Advertiser

NATAL PASSENGER LISTS:
Another Passenger List is added by Rosemary Dixon-Smith:
18 February 1905 - Natal Witness - Umzumbi and Carisbrooke Castle.
This shows 'Passengers Arrived' from England by the Natal Direct Liner s.s. Umzumbi - short list. Then 'Passengers Departing' by the Carisbrook Castle bound for Southampton via East London, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
Lists of Departing Passengers are not that easy to find.

Rosemary Dixon-Smith reminds us to commemorate the 'Waratah' which left Durban at 8 p.m. on Monday 26 July 1909 on her last fateful voyage. Nearer the time, Sue Patterson is going to put a wreath in the waters off Melbourne, where the Waratah left for SA.
Was Your Ancestor on the Waratah? Perhaps you would like to check: http://www.genealogyworld.net/rose/waratah/waratah_a.html

Did You Know
... that for some time it was believed that the earliest English Newspaper reflected news of the Spanish Armada and the plague? Nos. 50, 51 and 54 of the English Mercurie were discovered in the 18th C but were soon debunked as forgeries, and later supposed to have been commissioned by the second Earl of Hardwicke. His purpose may have been patriotism - to redress the British lag behind the rest of Europe in periodic news. However, there is a cautionary tale that is particularly relevant to family historians: many archives and hundreds of websites do not state that the items were faked and thereby imply that they are genuine articles of the period: it is especially quoted as a reference on Wikipedia. Without investigating the provenance of archived curiosities, it is easy to be misled, particularly if we are not guarded against confirmation bias. In confirmation bias, information is perceived to agree rather than disagree with our preconceptions or theories, or we afford supporting data more weight, or we try to prove our theory rather than making a test which will disprove it. It is particularly insidious when we suspect famous or infamous ancestors! News papers (defined by seriality, precise periodicity and a stable title) were preceded by pamphlets (particularly fond of reporting abnormal births, and the moral 'crime' for which they were 'judgement') and news letters (written either for a particular family or purpose, or for general sale) and were genuinely in existence from the 17th century.
Items from IHGS newsletter

URLs OF INTEREST:
iButho - Anglo Zulu War Group
www.ibuthu-anglozuluwar.com
A new group launched on 22nd January 2006. They are a different type of Living History group which specialises in Research on Ancestry and Descendants of all the men who fought in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, with many of those Descendants members of our Group. They do also have a Living History section which is willing to attend suitable Victorian themed events.

South African Military History Society Journal - Vol 4 No 5
PROFILE OF AN ARMY: THE COLONIAL AND IMPERIAL FORCES OF THE ZULU WAR OF 1879 by S. Monick
http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol045sm.html

BRICK WALL and MISSING PERSONS:
A reminder to check these pages from time to time in case you are able to help other researchers.

ANGLO-ZULU WAR:

AM I?
By Graham Mason
As mentioned above, "Am I related to a man who fought in the Zulu war of 1879?", is a question Graham asks in his recent article added to the Anglo-Zulu War section.

If you have not already done so, I would urge you to read the articles Graham has regularly supplied to Genealogy World. He has a real passion for his subject.

Genealogy World has been fortunate to have received items of interest from several contributors over the years. Anyone with an interest in this War, or even a historical interest in the times, have a look at Genealogy World's AZW Index Page and click on the following items:

The Old Fort at Durban

Was your ancestor at Rorke's Drift? - Check the Garrison Roll.

Living History by Graham Mason

Have some fun with Genealogy World answers to "Zulu" Film Quiz by Graham Mason

Zulu Film Set

Ivor Emanuel - one of the stars of the film 'Zulu'

What Happened After??? by Graham Mason

We Came Back by Graham Mason

The Mounted Infantryman by Graham Mason

Mentioned in Despatches by Graham Mason

Looking Back on the Lugg Family in Natal by Rosemary Dixon-Smith

1879 Anglo-Zulu War - maritime stories by Rosemary Dixon-Smith

My Elusive Relatives - Kris Wheatley's Family Quest

Charles Edwin Fripp Famous Painting

A Shared Birthday by Graham Mason

A Loss by Graham Mason

The Fighting Clerk by Graham Mason

Sergeants at the Drift by Graham Mason

Frustrations and Records by Graham Mason

Joseph Lumley by David Moon

The Driver at the Drift by Graham Mason

The Senior Sergeant by Graham Mason

The Sergeant of the Buffs by Graham Mason

To Scotch a Rumour by Graham Mason

It Just Goes To Show by Graham Mason

Campbell of the Guards by Graham Mason

Christmas Day in the Army by Graham Mason

Thomas Holmes, 17th Lancers by Graham Mason

Fort Hubberstone by Graham Mason

An Explanation by Graham Mason

Replacements by Graham Mason

Revision by Graham Mason

Am I? by Graham Mason

British and Colonial Regiments which took part in the Anglo-Zulu War 1877-79

Members of the 3rd Buffs guarding Zulu prisoners after the Battle of Gingingdhlovu 1879

Inscription on Pietermaritzburg Anglo-Zulu War Memorial showing names of Newcastle Mounted Rifles and Natal Mounted Police who fell at Isandhlwana

Colour picture of Anglo-Zulu War Memorial Pietermaritzburg

Engraving of Port Natal (Durban) from the Bluff 1879, the year of the Anglo-Zulu War

7 VCs at Brecon 1898

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