This is a transcription of a column that appeared in South Africa magazine April 25, 1891. The column is titled "Domestic Announcements".

 

BIRTHS

 

ANDERSON—On March 19, at Ingleside, Newcastle the wife of Mr. Hugh Anderson, solicitor, of a son.

BUTLER—On March 16, at Pietermaritzburg, the wife of Mr. W. J. Butler, of a son.

COHEN—March 19, at Moodies, the wife of Mr. H. A. Cohen, United Pioneer Gold Mining Co., of a daughter.

FAWKES—On March 20, at Queenstown, the wife of Mr. F. S. Fawkes, of a daughter.

FIELD—On March 14, at Ladysmith, the wife of Mr. J. J. Field, of a daughter.

FRASER—On March 16, at Durban, the wife of Mr. William H. Fraser, of a son.

GREATHEAD—On March 28, at Grahamstown, the wife of J. B. Greathead, M. B. Edinburgh, M.R.C.S. England, of a son.

POOLEY—On March 20, at 14 Havelock Street, Port Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. P. Pooley, of a daughter.

THOMPSON—On April 13, at Pretoria, Helen, wife of E. Russell Thompson (nee Overbury) of a son.

 

MARRIAGES

 

BROKENSHA-HOLMES—On March 19, at St. James’s, Isipingo, by the Rev. Turpin, Wm. Leggo, eldest son of Mr. J. Brokensha, contractor, Durban, to Emma Helen, eldest daughter of Mr. G. Holmes, Woodstock, Capetown.

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.

GOLDSCHMIDT-CROUCH—On March 18, at the Congregational and Presbyterian Church, Queenstown by Rev. J. P. Ritchie, N. L. Goldschmidt, eldest son of Mr. Goldschmidt, of Adelaide, to Annie M. Crouch, eldest daughter of Mr. E. Crouch, of Queenstown.

SMART-BURTON—On April 16, at St. Cyprian’s Kimberley, by the Venerable Archdeacon Gaul, William Smart, of Kimberley, to Edith May, second daughter of the late Commander Robert Heron Burton, R.N.

WILMANS-FISHER—On March 16, at the parish church, Barnes, by the Rev. E. Heel, M.A., assisted by the Rev. H. Roberts, B.A. (the cousin of the bride), Adolf Philip Arp, youngest son of the late Arp Wilmans, M.D., of Colesberg, Cape Colony, to Nellie Maud, youngest daughter of the late H. Fisher, of Castelnau, Barnes.

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

 

FLEMING—On March 24, at Pietermaritzburg, Ann, the beloved wife of Mr. John Fleming.

REED—On March 20, at Zumy, District Alexandria, Laura Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. W. J. Reed, aged 7 years.

REGENSBURG—On March 18, at his residence, Stutterheim, after a long and painful illness, Mr. Adolph Regensburg, born at Potsdam, Germany.

SMITH—On March 21, at Witmos Station, Mr. W. F. Smith, aged 47.

UDEMANS—On March 26, at his residence, Rufane Vale, Port Elizabeth, Mr. James Mills Udemans, aged 60 years.

VAN ROOYEN—On March 8, at Greytown, Marines Jacobus Vorines, the beloved son of E. J. and M. F. Van Rooyen, Vaalkrans, near Greytown.

 

Regards,

Ellen Stanton

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