Issue :	#52
Date :	December 2007
Publisher :	Delyse Brown
e-Mail :	editor@genealogyworld.net
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Hello !*FIRST_NAME*!,

'GENEALOGY WORLD' - NEW ITEMS :
            Index on right hand side of page.

This year has flown by! Difficult as it is to believe, it is now time for myself and those involved in making GENEALOGY WORLD what it is, to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

GENEALOGY WORLD has grown beyond my wildest imaginings and this is thanks to those of you that contribute your time so generously to expand the information we can make available to others.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you for your contribution of useful information! Well done.

PASSENGER LISTS:
Rosemary Dixon-Smith includes a new List of Passengers in the Natal Shipping section:
BALMORAL CASTLE, arrived at Cape Town from England, via Madeira 3 July 1880.

Please note: the former Balmoral Castle is now re-named the Melrose.
The Balmoral and Melrose (Items 107 and 108 in the Natal Passenger Lists) should therefore be read in tandem.

Thanks to Rosemary for clarifying the above passengers and their destinations in the above 2 Items.

ANNE's TRANSCRIPTIONS:
Anne Clarkson has recently transcribed:

Marriages performed by the resident magistrate of King Williams Town 1903-1916 - Western Cape Archives 1/KWT 8/2/1/5

Another welcome addition to Anne's transcriptions.

BRITISH IMMIGRATION TO THE CAPE:
Thanks to Sue Mackay for suggesting Charlie Fison share his transcriptions with Genealogy World.

Charlie Fison has transcribed the following item:

A list of men, retired to pension (as opposed to dead or dishonourably discharged), who elected to remain at the Cape, from 1818 to 1826, whose names are listed in WO 23/147 at The National Archives, Kew.

Many of you will be very pleased to see this particular item.

TRANSCRIPTIONS AND GENERAL SHIPPING LISTS:
Charlie Fison has also transcribed the following items:

The English Church, Cape Town, later St. George's Cathedral
Christenings for the year 1806

The English Church, Cape Town, later St. George's Cathedral
Christenings for the year 1807

The English Church, Cape Town, later St. George's Cathedral
Christenings for the year 1808

The English Church, Cape Town, later St. George's Cathedral
Christenings for the year 1809

The English Church, Cape Town, later St. George's Cathedral
Christenings for the year 1810

The English Church, Cape Town, later St. George's Cathedral
Christenings for the year 1811

The above christenings will throw a great deal of light on the children born prior to the 1820 Settlers.
Only LOOK UPs available unfortunately.

1820 SETTLERS:
Sue Mackay has recently transcribed the following CO53/3 National Archives, Kew, item: - 1834 Extracts from South African Commercial Advertiser.

Lynn MacLeod also transcribed the 18 August 1830 Orphan Chamber Document - Supplement to the South African Commercial Advertiser.

Both are to be thanked for these sterling contributions.

PUBLICATIONS PAGE:
A new book of interest has recently been published:
Reflections of my Past by Lindi Baird.
Details of this book are to be found on the Publications Page.

GSSA NEWSLETTER:
Judy Letard sends us the 4th Quarter of the GSSA Newsletter. Those of you who are not members of the GSSA might like to read this.

MARITZBURG COLLEGE:
Matthew Marwick, historian of Maritzburg College, has recently updated the Old Collegian First Class Cricketers file.

Anyone requiring this information please see the link in the Main Menu: Well-known Natal Schools.

Be warned those who wish to download this file! It is 44 MB.

NATAL MARRIAGE INDEX PROJECT:
Adrian Rowe now shares comments he has received over the past 2 years from those who have benefited from the NMIP. You might like to read the various comments from recipients of copies of Natal Marriage Certificates.

URLs of interest:
The following website has asked Genealogy World to include their link in our International URLs webpage:

British Genealogy http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/index.php

BRICK WALL and MISSING PERSONS:
Please look at each of these Pages from time to time in case you are able to assist someone in their research!

Genealogy World

Although all GENEALOGY WORLD information is easily accessible from the MAIN MENU, from time to time, we notice researchers being unaware of information we have on GENEALOGY WORLD.

Rosemary Dixon-Smith has supplied us not only with PASSENGER LISTS and items of SA MARITIME INTEREST including shipwrecks, but even the history of lighthouses!

ACCESS all above items from the Genealogy World Main Menu.

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1820 Settlers Handbook

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