The information in this transcription is taken from the affidavits made by persons wishing to marry by licence.  The date is the date of the licence, not the date of the marriage.
Repository where the records are held: Western Cape Archives 1/PTA 9/1/1

NOTE:  The edges of the first few pages of this volume appear to have been chewed by mice.  There is also some water damage.  As a result, parts of names, etc. are missing.


Transcribed by Anne Clarkson

 

23 May 1874

George BING of Her Majesty’s Customs residing at Port Alfred states that his wife Caroline BING born SUBDEN died in 1871.

[A sworn declaration]

 

5 February 18??

John JACOB, born in the Kariega division of Albany, living in the Theopolis division of Albany, full age, bachelor, agriculturist

Mary SU . ., born in the Fa . .  division of Albany, living in the Theopolis division of Albany, full age, spinster, no occupation

 

8 March 1880

James DOYLE, born in London, living in Port Alfred, full age, bachelor, sawyer

Sarah Jane REYNO . ., born in Transkei, living in Port Alfred, full age, spinster

 

20 August 1881

Augustus William [illegible] Richard PRESTON, born in Plymouth, Devonshire, living at Victoria West, full age, bachelor, clerk to resident magistrate

Florence Mary CANNE . ., born in Port Elizabeth, living in Port Alfred, full age, spinster

 

11 September 1881

Thomas Henry IVEY, born at Padstow, Cornwall, living in Port Alfred, full age, widower, carpenter, minor children resident in England

Rosetta Anne TOLLY?, born at Somerset East, living in Port Alfred, full age, spinster, lady

 

10 September 1881

Edward Peregrine TOWNBY, born in Norwich, Norfolk, living in Port Alfred, full age, bachelor, gentleman

Mary Ann SMIT[H]?, born at Pentey?, Norfolk, Living in Port Alfred, full age, widow with no children, lady

 

27 November 1882

James Hartley Barrett CAWOOD, widower of the late Susannah Mary CAWOOD born KEETON, widower, full age, farmer, born at Somerset East, living at Lombard’s Post, Southwell

Mary McLUCKIE, spinster, full age, daughter of the late William McLUCKIE, born at Woodlands Farm, Bathurst, living at Woodlands Farm, Bathurst

 

26 December 1882

Mitford Henry HATWARD, bachelor, full age, farmer, of Bathurst

Mary Jane DONNELLY, spinster, minor, daughter of William and Sarah DONNELLY, of Bathurst

 

30 December 1882

John COLEMAN, bachelor, full age, wagon maker, of Grahamstown

Emma Christian Palmer WEST, spinster, minor, daughter of Henry West, of Bathurst

 

5 July 1884

Daniel Joshua DAVIES, bachelor, full age, farmer, of Clumber

Mary Emma Selina TARR, spinster, minor, daughter of James and Hannah TARR, of Clumber

 

8 July 1884

Albert Thomas DAVIES, bachelor, full age, farmer, of Clumber

Edith Amelia TARR, spinster, full age, daughter of Thomas and Mary TARR, of Clumber

 

9 July 1884

Stephen Bertram BRADFIELD, bachelor, full age, farmer, of Clumber

Ann Devy DAVIES, spinster, minor, daughter of Stephen and Ann DAVIES, of Clumber

 

1 September 1885

Charles Augustine WAGNER, widower, full age, Chief Constable for Bathurst district, of Port Alfred. He married Christina ZIMMERMAN of Grahamstown on 18 April 1864.  She died on 5 October 1884, leaving five minor children.

Mary Ann ROBINSON, spinster, full age, daughter of Abraham ROBINSON, of Port Alfred

 

30 June 1885

Elijah HERMANUS, bachelor, servant, 28 years, of Port Alfred

Lizzie HANS, spinster, servant, 21 years, of Port Alfred

[A marriage certificate]

 

20 June 1885

Thomas HART, bachelor, full age, platelayer, of Bathurst

Mary McPARTLAND, widow, full age, matron of gaol, of Port Alfred

 

17 July 1886

William TANA, bachelor, full age, labourer, of Grahamstown

Uliza TULATI, spinster, full age, servant, of Grahamstown

 

9 January 1886

Edward Cuthbert NANGLE, bachelor, full age, medical practitioner, of Alice

Dora BRISCOE, spinster, full age, of the Knysna

 

19 February 1887

George SCOTT, bachelor, full age, auctioneer, of Bloemfontein

Wilhelmina Bessie Taylor ROSE, spinster, full age, daughter of the Revd A G ROSE and Mrs S C ROSE, of Port Alfred

 

5 May 1887

James Netherton COCK declares that his wife Florence Elizabeth born KEEN died in 1885.

[A sworn declaration]

 

12 October 1887

Gustav THIEL, divorced from Maria Lisette Auguste THIEL born FRUHAEFF on 12 August 1882, full age, shopkeeper, of Kimberley

Lillian Mary PIKE, spinster, minor, daughter of John PIKE, of Bathurst

 

15 March 1888

Thomas CHURCHES, bachelor, full age, labourer, of Port Alfred

Christina ROOSE born THOMPSON, widow, full age, daughter of John Peter THOMPSON residing in Germany, of Port Alfred

 

30 July 1888

Alfred MFAMANA, bachelor, full age, an artisan in the employ of E W WELLS, of Grahamstown

Martha MIYA, spinster, full age, domestic servant, daughter of Jacob MIYA, of Salem

 

16 November 1888

Henry PEARSE, head overseer on the Kowie Convict Station, states that he married Mary CHERRY of Grahamstown on 22 July 1873.  She died on 3 April 1888, leaving no children.

[A sworn declaration]

 

2 November 1888

Susan HIGGINS, matron of the Port Alfred Gaol, states that she married Denis HIGGINS, late gaoler at Port Alfred, on 26 March 1875.  He died on 4 October 1886, leaving four minor children.

[A sworn declaration]

 

20 November 1889

Ross James MAKUBALO, bachelor, full age, carpenter, of KWT

Sarah GAIKA, spinster, 30 years, cook, daughter of Katje GAIKA, of Grahamstown

 

22 May 1890

Benjamin FREEMAN, widower, labourer, 25 years, of Shaw Park

Annie PLAATJES, spinster, domestic servant, 21 years, of Kap River Farm

 

20 January 1890

Henry PITTAWAY, a farmer of Thornhill Farm in the Bathurst district states that he married Harriet Ann WHITTAL of Cuylerville on 1 Jnuary 1872.  She died on 23 August 1889, leaving eight minor children.

[A sworn declaration]

 

1 December 1890

Zendzile SIGOKO, bachelor, full age, agriculturist of Kasouga

Lily TOLOMBA, spinster, full age, daughter of Dick TOLOMBE, of Kasouga