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Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa



 


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Durban - a short history



In 1822 Lieutenant James King, captain of the ship Salisbury, together with Lt. Francis George Farewell, both ex-Royal Navy officers from the Napoleonic Wars, were engaged in trade between the Cape and Delagoa Bay. On a return trip to the Cape in 1823 they were caught in a very bad storm and decided to risk the Bar and anchor in the Bay of Natal. The crossing went off well and they found safe anchor from the storm. Lt. King decided to map the Bay and named the "Salisbury and Farewell Islands". In 1824 Lt. Farewell together with a trading company called J.R.Thompson & Co. decided to open trade relations with Shaka the Zulu King and establish a trading station at the Bay. Henry Francis Fynn, another trader at Delagoa Bay was also involved in this venture. Fynn left Delagoa Bay and sailed for The Bay of Natal on the brig Julia while Farewell followed six weeks later on the Antelope. Between them they had 26 possible settlers, but only 18 stayed. On a visit to King Shaka, Henry Francis Fynn was able to befriend the King by helping him recover from a stab wound suffered as a result of an assassination attempt by one of his half-brothers. As a token of Shaka’s gratitude, he granted Fynn a “25-mile strip of coast a hundred miles in depth.” On 7 August 1824 they concluded negotiations with King Shaka for a cession of land, including the Bay of Natal and land extending ten miles south of the Bay, twenty-five miles north of the Bay and one hundred miles inland. Farewell took possession of this grant and raised the Union Jack with a Royal Salute, which consisted of 4 cannon shots and twenty musket shots. Of the original 18 would be settlers, only 6 remained, and they can be regarded as the founding members of Port Natal as a British colony. These 6 were joined by Lt. James Saunders King and Nathaniel Isaacs in 1825.



The modern city of Durban thus dates from 1824 when the settlement was established on the northern shores of the bay near today's Farewell Square.



During a meeting of 35 European residents in Fynn's territory on 23 June 1835, it was decided to build a capital town and name it "d'Urban" after Sir Benjamin d'Urban, then governor of the Cape Colony.

Latitude: -29.8586227, Longitude: 31.0259636


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Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
201 Sterley, Kathryn Elizabeth   I115960
202 Sterley, Jennifer Anne   I115961
203 Sterley, Claire   I116213
204 Sterley, Beverley Ann   I116339
205 Stephenson, Tanya   I32380
206 Stephenson, Ryan  17 Jun 1988Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I32404
207 Stephenson, Robyn   I32385
208 Stephenson, Quinton   I32386
209 Stephenson, Michael Douglas   I32405
210 Stephenson, Meredith   I94993
211 Stephenson, Louise Claire   I32406
212 Stephenson, Lara Jane   I94994
213 Stephenson, Judy   I32377
214 Stephenson, Craig   I32379
215 Stephenson, Cecily Joan   I32376
216 Steenhuisen, Faye   I86791
217 Starling, Rollo Nainby   I30825
218 Starkey, Lianne   I98738
219 Starkey, Jason   I98739
220 Staines, Douglas Maxwell Dudley  13 Nov 1920Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I164819
221 Squires, Lynn Beverley   I102544
222 Squires, Kim Michael   I179313
223 Squires, Jill Colette   I102545
224 Squires, Edward   I102543
225 Squires, Allison Maureen   I102546
226 Spence, Wendy Esmé   I25763
227 Southey, Neil   I6343
228 Southey, Jessica-Dawn Lovell   I36502
229 Southey, Eric Paul   I7565
230 Southey, Donald Bruce   I7564
231 Southey, Amelia Kemsley Lovell   I36503
232 Snow, Doreen  1 Apr 1911Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I128792
233 Smith, Kathleen Iva Royston   I2144
234 Smith, David   I41524
235 Small, Vivian   I176242
236 Smal, Shane John   I179489
237 Skelton, Nicholas Alwyn   I152986
238 Skelton, Kevin Andrew   I152987
239 Skelton, Jessica Deborah   I152988
240 Skelton, Alwyn James   I152983
241 Sissons, Joan   I41496
242 Singery, Simone Caroline   I84611
243 Singery, James Pierre   I84612
244 Singery, Camille   I104713
245 Sinclair, Dorothy Lovell  Abt 1895Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I152760
246 Simpson, Craig Alexander   I32469
247 Shuter, John David  27 Jun 1864Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I175930
248 Short, Thelma Iris  18 Oct 1899Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I101225
249 Shone, Kim Claudette   I113814
250 Shone, Brett   I102922

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Death

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
201 Ross, Isobel Winsome  17 Jan 2019Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I174562
202 Robson, William Edward  1966Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I147590
203 Robinson, William Rose  3 Jan 1970Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I75820
204 Roberts, Marjorie Ann  Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I57134
205 Roberts, Hugh Henry  2 May 1998Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I57133
206 Roberts, Herbert Cornelius  21 Feb 1978Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I102552
207 Riggs, Albertina Louisa  1 Jan 1966Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I128542
208 Riggien, Hilda Dorothy  30 Nov 1984Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I52985
209 Riggien, Amy Myrtle  24 Apr 1947Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I53023
210 Ridsdale, Alfred  13 Feb 1958Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143675
211 Ricketts, Arthur Charles  19 Jun 1964Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I130632
212 Richardson, Mary Elizabeth  10 Feb 1987Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I158415
213 Richardson, Hector Charles  20 Aug 1968Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I132413
214 Richards, Kate  1892Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I130307
215 Richards, Harry  1909Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I130308
216 Rheeders, Sylvia  10 Apr 2001Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I114642
217 Reynolds, Neville Graham  1 Aug 2005Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I90155
218 Reynolds, Molly  31 Jul 1991Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I124806
219 Reynolds, Glenmore Douglas  31 Dec 1980Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I45454
220 Reyneke, Adam Johannes  11 Jul 1986Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I45433
221 Reed, Kathleen Constance  1964Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I78926
222 Reed, George Thomas  9 Jun 1974Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I78963
223 Reed, George Thomas  15 Apr 1897Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I78908
224 Reed, Dorothy Augusta Milbank  1962Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I78927
225 Redpath, Thomas Rigby  13 Mar 1937Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I150326
226 Redpath, Ivy Evelyn  16 Dec 1973Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I150322
227 Read, Mary Edith  1949Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I151935
228 Ras, William  30 Aug 1985Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I46140
229 Randall, Jocelyn Maeve  18 May 1985Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I51120
230 Ralph, Clarence George  Aft 1977Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I155944
231 Putterill, Thomas Oliver  31 Jul 1912Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I161795
232 Pucher, Alexander Hugo  8 Mar 1951Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I101286
233 Pringle, Elizabeth Hepburn  6 Sep 1943Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I29986
234 Price, Thomas Nutter  23 Jan 1921Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I130295
235 Price, Jennifer Gwynith  13 Apr 2013Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I175953
236 Powell, Arthur Garfield  2 Aug 1991Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I35825
237 Potgieter, Johanna Maria  6 Aug 1934Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I38661
238 Popham, Fanny Susan  2 Sep 1975Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I182232
239 Pittaway, Mary Emily Smith  26 May 1933Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I158099
240 Pitcher, Jack Clifford  2 Jun 1970Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I115768
241 Pike, Sophia Elizabeth Usher  18 Oct 1933Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143669
242 Pike, Roland William  12 Jun 1953Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143682
243 Pike, Joseph  14 Jan 1902Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143668
244 Pike, Joan  Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143791
245 Pike, Ivy Harriet  3 Aug 1969Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143673
246 Pike, Florence May  7 Feb 1958Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143670
247 Pike, Ernest Joseph  11 Nov 1957Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143671
248 Pike, Emmeline Helen  15 Jul 1939Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143681
249 Pike, Edith Mary  2 Sep 1960Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I143672
250 Pike, Clifford Gordon  24 Sep 1993Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa I22843

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Marriage

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   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
201 Lester / Berg  3 May 1900Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F44952
202 Lester / Allen   F47727
203 Leech / Pike  28 Jul 1897Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F51370
204 Leech / Drew  22 Jan 1862Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F58344
205 Lee / Gardner   F40377
206 Lawrence / Harding   F64101
207 Lawrence / Bigara   F64271
208 Lavender / Tatterson   F11274
209 Laurings / Parker   F45079
210 Latham / Davies   F33756
211 Lang / Whitehead   F40175
212 Landsdell / Wade  Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F8736
213 Landrey / Ashton   F10900
214 Lake / Smith   F41087
215 Lagesse / Bruce   F62389
216 Kurig / van Rooyen   F14215
217 Klomfass / Lavender   F11275
218 Kirkman / Newton  15 Jan 1852Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F17245
219 King / Hawkins  17 Sep 1849Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F8695
220 King / Fennell   F9907
221 King / Cowan   F9905
222 Kidwell / van Loggerenberg   F16493
223 Kennedy / Longlands  4 Apr 1931Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F19760
224 Kelly / Bowker  Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F818
225 Keggie / Venter   F36788
226 Kanes / Heath  16 Aug 1943Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F62113
227 Joynt / Roberts   F36796
228 Joyner / Rogers  18 Jul 1862Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F43494
229 Joyner / O'Callaghan  25 Jun 1946Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F35403
230 Johnson / Gammie   F53226
231 Jessop / Oates   F16053
232 Jarvie / Driver   F36570
233 Jagger / Holliday   F11225
234 Jacobsen / Elston   F37495
235 Jackson / Stephenson   F11258
236 Jackson / Puchert   F12712
237 Hurst / Hawkes   F35673
238 Hunter / Sterley   F41585
239 Hunter / Hoole   F52675
240 Humphris / Hamlin  14 Dec 1904Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F9720
241 Hulley / Shaw  4 Sep 1903Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F5688
242 Hulley / Hurst  1931Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F19905
243 Hortop / Neytzell - Dewilde   F17363
244 Hope / Elliott   F18092
245 Hoole / Craig   F11279
246 Holtzhausen / Wright   F9935
247 Holland / Kruysse   F27197
248 Hofmeyr / Clarence  6 Sep 1910Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F14341
249 Hodgson / Warren  15 Dec 1920Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F46914
250 Hodgson / McGowan  Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa F55683

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