This is a transcription of a column that appeared in South Africa magazine April 18, 1891. The column is titled "Domestic Announcements".

BIRTHS

ABINGTON—On March 14, at Mafeking, British Bechuanaland, the wife of Mr. John Abington, of a daughter.

BATCHELOR—On March 12, at Queenstown, the wife of Dr. Batchelor, of a son.

COOK—On March 7, at Pietermaritzburg, the wife of Mr. G. H. Cook, of a son.

GINGELL—On March 11, at Doncaster Road, Park Drive, Port Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. Charles Gingell, of a son.

KUHN—On March 16, at Cape Town, the wife of Mr. G. W. Kuhn, of a daughter.

LEE—On March 12, at Johannesburg, the wife of Mr. A. Lee, of a son.

MATHEW—On March 14, at Sea Point, the wife of Mr. A. H. Mathew, of a daughter.

QUILLIAM—On March19, at Johannesburg, the wife of Mr. J. Quilliam, of a son.

SHEKLETON—On February 27, at 89, Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, the wife of Mr. Alex. Shekleton, of a son.

TINLING—On March 20, at Johannesburg, the wife of Mr. J. P. Tinling, of a daughter.

WHEELER—On March 9, at 114, Berg Street, Pietermaritzburg, the wife of Mr. Albert Charles Wheeler, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

BOWLES-WILD—On March 18, at St. John’s Church, East London, by Rev. T. Chamberlain, John Bowles, widower, to Ellen Wild, widow, of East London.

BRITTON-KENDLE—On March 19, at the Wesleyan Chapel, Port Elizabeth, by the Rev. J. Longden, Alfred Henry Britton, third son of W. H. Britton, of Port Elizabeth, to Elizabeth Mary Kendle, eldest daughter of the late John Kendle, of Port Elizabeth.

GUMPERT-JONES—On March 19, at Middleburg, Mr. Maxmielan Gumpert, attorney, Port Elizabeth, to Lilian, eldest daughter of Dr. Henry Jones.

HOWE-POLLARD—On March 12, at St. John’s Church, East London, by the Rev. Thos. Chamberlain, B.A., Frederick Howe, of London, to Annie Pollard, of Wolverton.

IRELAND-BROMILOW—On April 13, at St. Cyprian’s Church, Durban, by Rev. H. Johnson, vicar, Ernest George, second son of James Ireland, Esq., of Sidcup (late R.N.), to Dollie, youngest daughter of Rev. William Bromilow, of Oakley Square, and the Home and Colonial Training College, London.

KIRWIN-EVERSON—On March 17, at St. Augustine’s Church, Port Elizabeth, John Joseph Kirwin, to Mary Emily Everson, both of Port Elizabeth.

MCCOMB-SUTHERLAND—On March 4, at St. John’s Church, East London, Hudson Robert McComb, second son of Mr. McComb, of farm Fordyce, near Queenstown, to Edith Parker Sutherland, second daughter of the late William Sutherland, of Port Elizabeth.

MOORHEAD-BROUN—On March 11, at Bedford, Cape Colony, Dr. G. O. Moorhead of Vryburg, to E.A.R. Broun, of Bedford.

NASH-ROBINSON—On March 2, at St. Mary’s, Tarkastad, by the Rev. Ronald Nattrass, Alfred Nash, late of the city of Hereford, England, to Annie Matilda Robinson, daughter of the late John Robinson, Esq., of Notcliffe Park, Tarkastad.

ORWIN-HAMILTON—On March 12, at St. Saviour’s Cathedral, Maritzburg, by the Rev. Canon Swabey, Frank H. Orwin, to Margaret Hamilton.

SAWYER-STEGMAN—On March 16, at Woodstock, Mr. W. M. Sawyer, to Miss G. E. Stegman.

SYMONS-BOLZANI—On Wednesday, April 15, at Brighton, David Symons, of 59, St. James’s Street, London, S.W., to Beatrice Maud Bolzani, of Brighton.

VAN BEEK-MCCANN—On March 17, at Cape Town, Mr. B. van Beek to Miss J. McCann.

WRIGHT-KEETON—On March 18, at Southwell, dist., of Bathurst, by the Rev. W. R. Bruce, William Ambrose Wright, of Barkly West, to Florence Sarah, daughter of W. P. Keeton, Esq.

DEATHS

ANDERSON—On March 18, at Green Point, Captain J. Anderson, aged 59 years.

BRAILSFORD—On March 6, at Johannesburg Hospital, Fred, the beloved son of Joseph and Emma Brailsford, aged 37 years.

FREEBAIRN—On March 13, at Maritzburg, James Freebairn, jun., of Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, aged 29.

HOOLE—On March 19, at Beaufort House, of acute bronchitis, Harold Loch Hoole, youngest and dearly loved son of E. B. C. and S. H. Hoole, aged one year and two months.

MACDERMOTT—On March 7, in South Africa, Horace Garde, eldest son of Alfred MacDermott, Fitz William Square, Dublin, and dearly beloved nephew of Mrs. Macnamara.

PHILLIPS—On March 14, at East London, Mary Margaret, the infant daughter of J. E. and Julia Phillips, aged 3 months and 21 days.

SHAW—On March 12, at Glasgow House, Woodstock, Matilda, beloved wife of John Marsden Shaw.

WINTER—On April 13, suddenly, at Mafeking, South Africa, Frank Newnham, second son of John N. Winter, surgeon, of 28, Montpelier Road, Brighton, aged 19.

Regards,

Ellen Stanton

Email: harprulz@bellsouth.net