Transcribed from South Africa Magazine, 12 December 1903

DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Announcements under this heading are charged for at a minimum of 5s., which in all cases must be prepaid. All notices must be properly authenticated.)

BIRTHS

BURRELL, Mrs. G. D., Port Elizabeth, Oct. 29, a son.

CLARKE, Mrs. J. W. F., Observatory, Nov. 10, a son.

DE BEER, Mrs. H. A., Bertrams, Nov. 12, a son.

HALAHAN—On Dec. 5, at Hortensia, Lennox Road, Southsea, the wife of J. C. Halahan, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, a son (stillborn).

JOHNSTON—On Nov. 10, at Pietersburg, the wife of Dr. T. J. Johnston, a son.

KOHLER, Mrs. D. B., Salt River, Nov. 5, a son.

MACHIN—On Dec. 7, at Bloemfontein, the wife of Captain H. A. C. Machin, S.A.C., a daughter.

NORTON, Mrs. W., Cape Town, Nov. 11, a son.

RULE, Mrs. J., Simon’s Town, Oct. 31, twins.

SERRURIER, Mrs. C. L., Sea Point, Nov. 9, a daughter.

SMITH WRIGHT—On Dec. 7, at 63F, Drayton Gardens, S.W., the wife of Edward H. Smith Wright, of Salisbury, a son.

THOMAS—On Dec. 3, at the Simmer and Jack, the wife of James E. Thomas, a son.

THOMAS, Mrs. A. E., Woodstock, Nov. 12, a son.

THOMAS—On Dec. 4, at Arcadia, the wife of George Lester Thomas, B. Sc. (Lond.), of a son.

TOY, Mrs. A. W., Newlands, Nov. 11, a son.

WALKER—On Dec. 4, at Roseneath, Bertrams, the wife of James Dudgeon Walker, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

ASKEW, T. A.—MUSSON, F. M. E., Claremont, Nov. 9.

BARTLETT, E. C.—KELSEY, M. B., Claremont, Nov. 7.

BOYD—NEVILLE—On Dec. 3, at Cape Town, Malcolm Ogilvy, younger son of the late Major M. O. Boyd, Deputy Commissioner of Cochar, India, and of Mrs. Boyd, Harting, Petersfield, to Maude, only child of Alexander and Alice Neville, Ryde, I. of W.

COOTE, W. L.—SUTER, E. M., Pretoria, Nov. 12.

CROMBIE—WEST—On Oct. 29, at Rosebank Wesleyan Church, Cape Town, James Davidson Crombie, Cape Town, to Frances Maud West, Wokingham, Berkshire.

FREW—STEWART—On Dec. 2, at Durban, Alexander Frew, M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), of Knight’s, to Isa Morison, youngest daughter of John Stewart, 10, Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh.

HAMILTON, F. J.—BROWN, M. R., Johannesburg, Nov. 13.

HUNT, J.—SWANTON, F., Woodstock, Nov. 9.

LAVOIPIERRE, J.—GALL, E., Durban, Nov. 9.

LIDDELL—WATSON—On Nov. 4, at Johannesburg, James Liddell, eldest son of James Liddell, 86, Craiglea Drive, Edinburgh, to Florence Watson, second daughter of William Watson, jun., Grahamstown.

MOGFORD, M. E.—MCMORRIN, T., Cape Town, Nov. 5.

PLUMER, R. J. F.—POEZYN, J., Woodstock, Nov. 9.

REES, O.—MACFARLANE, A., Simon’s Town, Nov. 11.

RIES—ALLEN—On Nov. 16, at East London, Nicholas Ries to Rosaline Mary, eldest daughter of the late Thos. Burnett Allen, Assistant Cashier H. M. Dockyard, Portsmouth, and Mrs. Allen, 47a, Castle Road, Southsea.

RITCHIE—COPELAND—At Johannesburg (by special licence), George R. Ritchie, Standard Bank, Johannesburg, and formerly of Montrose, to Mrs. Ada M. Copeland, of Highbury, London.

TURNBULL—VAN WYK—On Dec. 4, at Johannesburg, Arthur Turnbull, late of the 21^st Imperial Yeomanry (Sharpshooters), youngest son of W. J. Turnbull, Fitzroy Road, Regent’s Park, to Nellie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van Wyk, Anderson Street, Johannesburg.

WHYTE—WATSON—On Dec. 5, at St. Margaret’s Church, Barnhill, Broughty Ferry, William Whyte, of Johannesburg, to Catherine Mary, second daughter of D. B. Watson, of Panmurefield, Dundee.

WRIGHT—BUSH—On Dec. 9, at St. John’s Church, Durban, John Leaf, eldest son of the late William James Wright, solicitor, Wisbech, to Eleanor Lucy (Nellie), eldest daughter of late Edward Hemsley Bush, of Blackheath, London.

DEATHS

BATEMAN—On Nov. 2, at Leeuw River, Ellen, the beloved wife of Percy H. Bateman.

BODEN—On Dec. 4, at Lauder, Margaret, wife of Walter J. H. Boden, late of 2, Balmoral Terrace, Southampton, and second daughter of the late Thomas Mill, Spottiswoode.

BONNES, F., Mouille Point, Nov. 9, aged 51.

BURNETT—On Dec. 6, at Southwold, Suffolk, Edgar Whitmore, aged 29 years, the beloved second son of Walter W. and Fanny L. Burnett, of the Glebe, Sutton, Surrey.

CATTO, J., Port Elizabeth, Nov. 8.

DUNCAN—On Nov. 4, in South Africa, John, second son of Andrew Duncan, and beloved husband of Elizabeth McNeil.

DUTHIE—In the month of September, in Natal, John Duthie, son of the late Captain William Duthie, of Peterhead and London.

MARSH—On Oct. 18, at Maritzburg, Charles James Marsh, aged 68.

SPARKES—On Dec. 1, at Fort Johnston, Edgar Joseph Sparkes, Lieutenant R.N.R., youngest son of the late Rev. Weston Joseph Sparkes, of Oak Cliff, near Dawlish.

STEWART—On Nov. 7, at Vereeniging (result of a railway accident) Andrew Cairns Stewart, aged 28, beloved husband of Jessie Scott Rarity, and youngest son of the late Charles Stewart, Winchburgh.

STIRLING—On Nov. 7, accidentally drowned at Scotsburg, Benjamin Trocher Stirling, late sergeant, Thorneycroft’s Horse, second son of Mrs. Stirling, Kippendavie Mains, Dunblane.

THERON, J. J., Worcester, Nov. 6, aged 56.

WRIGHT, A., Observatory, Nov. 10.

MISSING RELATIVES

(Under this heading we give from week to week, at a small charge, particulars of cases where long-lost relatives are being sought for by their friends and connections in this country. Information relating thereto, if sent to the Editor of “South Africa,” 39, Old Broad Street, London, E.C., will, so far as is possible, be communicated to the parties concerned.

Robert J. BERRIDGE was last heard of at Johannesburg in 1898. Nephews ask.

Fred C. ZIERVOGEL, used to travel with Dr. Seichmann, of Pretoria; last heard of in 1898 from Krolingsport. Sister Carrie inquires.

MCDONALD—News wanted of John McDonald. Last heard of in February, 1901, at Willowmore Hospital. His sister Emmie inquires.

John and William TIMMS are inquired for by sister Rose. John lived at Gorton, Manchester in 1900; William was with the Yeomanry in South Africa two years ago.

Alice DEARNE last wrote from Ermelo eight years ago. Brother Alfred asks.

Harry CAMERON, who left Aberdeen for Cape Town in 1896, was heard of in Kimberley, 1897. Any news thankfully received by his sister, Mrs. Wood.

Jacobus and Jan (born at Lower Paarl) DU TOIT, sons of Dirk Jacobus Du Toit, were last heard of near Kimberley 22 years ago. Sister, Elizabeth Du Toit, enquires.

Augustus OVEY, who sailed from Southampton about 23 years ago for Cape of Good Hope, is enquired for by Kate Kelly.

Relatives of W. H. JENKINS, of Brecon, South Wales, who was killed in the Zulu War, are sought by his son.

Caroline FREE, who left England 21 years ago for South Africa (maiden name STEVENSON), is enquired for by her sister, Gertrude Bingham.

Michael KEOGAN, who left Dublin about seven years ago for South Africa, was last heard of from Cape Town. His mother, Mary Keogan, enquires.

H. PRICE was in Hob Street, Cape Town, in 1890. J. Ambrose asks.

Miscellaneous article on the same page

A peculiar incident occurred at Durban on a recent morning, when a telephone wire was by some means brought into contact with some electric light wires, with the result that the telephone wires fused at a number of shops in the vicinity, and several slight outbreaks of fire occurred, which were, however, extinguished. It is thought that this may possibly lead to the discovery of the cause of other fires in town.

Regards,

Ellen Stanton

Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net