Notes:
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: 31.0259636Matches 351 to 400 of 1168
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Birth |
Person ID | ||
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| 351 |  Poseman, Anthony | I4458 | ||
| 352 | Pope, Lynda Katherine | 21 Jul 1956 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I175938 |
| 353 | Podmore, Cheryl Delicia | I80996 | ||
| 354 | Platt, Ethel Jane | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I67451 | |
| 355 | Pittaway, Mary Emily Smith | 6 Nov 1883 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I158099 |
| 356 | Pithey, Alice May Beatrice | Abt 1876 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I149997 |
| 357 | Pillay, Marcus | I79753 | ||
| 358 | Pike, Annie Sarah | 7 Dec 1869 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I164809 |
| 359 | Pierrus, Doreen Theresa | 7 Nov 1917 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I181488 |
| 360 | Piercy, Ivan Cato | 1905 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130334 |
| 361 | Piercy, George Brian | 1896 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130332 |
| 362 | Piercy, Dora Mary | 1901 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130333 |
| 363 | Philipps, Francis Sophia | 1851 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I74147 |
| 364 | Pfotenhauer, Tannagh Alice | I55599 | ||
| 365 | Pfotenhauer, Jordon Karl | I55600 | ||
| 366 | Peté, Megan Maria | I173860 | ||
| 367 | Petzer, Colleen | Abt 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I103361 |
| 368 | Pettit, Peter John | I84512 | ||
| 369 | Pettit, Dawn Glynnis | I84513 | ||
| 370 | Pettit, Beverley Ann | I84511 | ||
| 371 | Petersen, Warren Mark | I181504 | ||
| 372 | Petersen, Karen Leigh | I181503 | ||
| 373 | Perks, Bjorn | I85888 | ||
| 374 | Pearse, Vera Joan | I58635 | ||
| 375 | Pearse, Ronald Shepstone | 31 May 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I58637 |
| 376 | Paterson, Neil | I22393 | ||
| 377 | Paterson, Adrian | I73558 | ||
| 378 | Parrott, Carol Linda | I80218 | ||
| 379 | Parker, Phyllis Mabel | I126412 | ||
| 380 | Parker, Eva Mildred | 12 Oct 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I122460 |
| 381 | Parker, Annie Miriam | I126410 | ||
| 382 | Parker, Allan | I122461 | ||
| 383 | Parfitt, Courtenay Royston | 13 Jan 1899 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I58938 |
| 384 | Palmer, Louise Margaret Rose | 26 Jul 1937 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I23457 |
| 385 | Packer, Eva | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I110553 | |
| 386 | Osborne, Jeanette Ida | I84901 | ||
| 387 | Osborne, Eileen Sarah | I84899 | ||
| 388 | Orsmond, Kingsley Patrick | I157228 | ||
| 389 | Orsmond, David | I25878 | ||
| 390 | Orsmond, Andrew | I25879 | ||
| 391 | Ollis, Craig | I111230 | ||
| 392 | Ollis, Clinton | I111231 | ||
| 393 | Olivier, John Clifford Standing | I21370 | ||
| 394 | Olivier, Gavin John | I21371 | ||
| 395 | Odendaal, Tanya | I112340 | ||
| 396 | Odendaal, Natalie | I112341 | ||
| 397 | O'Leary, Scott | I111337 | ||
| 398 | O'Connor, Verdun Stanley | 22 May 1924 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I46427 |
| 399 | O'Connor, Leanne Jane | I46432 | ||
| 400 | O'Connor, Kevin Patrick | I46430 | ||
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Death |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Martin, Brian Edward | 4 Jul 2001 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I158679 |
| 352 | Marshall, Mary Marcella | 1964 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I37006 |
| 353 | Mardon, Kingsley Joseph | 11 Feb 2007 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I49224 |
| 354 | Marais, John Lodwyk | 14 Oct 1996 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I57531 |
| 355 | Marais, Catharina Cornelia | 28 Sep 1959 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I12119 |
| 356 | Manham, Alice Maud Hester | 8 Aug 1979 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I122443 |
| 357 | Mandy, Stephen Day Locke | 25 Apr 1977 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I81948 |
| 358 | Mallett, Harry Trecoombe | 2 Jun 1960 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I153560 |
| 359 | Makings, Hercules Ingoldsby | 12 Jun 2002 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I101414 |
| 360 | Maker, John William | 4 Nov 1979 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I173107 |
| 361 | Magri-Overend, Lily | 13 Oct 1986 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I5266 |
| 362 | Mackenzie, Una | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I1494 | |
| 363 | MacMaster, Amy Maitland (Tame) | 7 Feb 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I124984 |
| 364 | MacGillvray, Hephizibah Effie Beatrice | 1978 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I166791 |
| 365 | MacGillvray, Frances Elizabeth | 1 Feb 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I166776 |
| 366 | Lutman, Andrew | 26 Jun 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I23905 |
| 367 | Lupke, Petty Mona | 14 Aug 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I47256 |
| 368 | Lundall, Rachel Maris-Stella | 3 Feb 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177788 |
| 369 | Lundall, Elizabeth | 1959 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177785 |
| 370 | Lucas, Charles Samuel | 10 Apr 1937 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I39597 |
| 371 | Lovemore, Yvonne | 1993 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I15354 |
| 372 | Lovemore, Harry Carrington | 31 Dec 1945 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I15434 |
| 373 | Loose, Edith Elizabeth | 13 Mar 1934 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I157675 |
| 374 | Lloyd, Walter Edward | 31 Jul 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I151804 |
| 375 | Lloyd, Sidney Reuben | 16 Dec 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I15004 |
| 376 | Lloyd, Olive Weymouth | 12 Mar 1972 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I11662 |
| 377 | Lloyd, Lillian Pansy Clementine | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I14894 | |
| 378 | Lloyd, Gertrude Olivia | 3 Apr 1944 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I12342 |
| 379 | Lloyd, Gavin Rick | 19 Nov 2001 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I133275 |
| 380 | Liversage, Henry | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I36710 | |
| 381 | Lewis, Ruby | 23 Mar 1963 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I45550 |
| 382 | Lewis, Edith Constance | 25 Sep 1955 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18161 |
| 383 | Letty, Frances Josephine | 17 Mar 1961 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I35897 |
| 384 | Leppan, Wilfred Clyde St Clair | 17 Jan 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I28556 |
| 385 | Leppan, Kathleen Claire | 1 May 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125513 |
| 386 | Leppan, Iris Doreen | 23 May 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125512 |
| 387 | Leppan, Clarice Maud | Jan 1994 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I59757 |
| 388 | Leo-Smith, Ryle | 1987 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I67846 |
| 389 | Leo, Ian Lancelot | 13 Jul 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I53287 |
| 390 | Lelong, Louis Edmond | 4 Jul 2017 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I175986 |
| 391 | Leech, William | 7 Jan 1896 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I165457 |
| 392 | Leech, Thomas Spencer | 28 Apr 1925 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I165459 |
| 393 | Leech, Joe | 3 Oct 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143764 |
| 394 | Lee, Redvers Henry Woodroff | 26 Nov 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125063 |
| 395 | Lee, Frank Reay | 27 Jul 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I105039 |
| 396 | Lee, Ann Trotter | 19 May 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I69039 |
| 397 | Lee, Alice Victoria (Punch) | 8 Oct 1994 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I124985 |
| 398 | Lavender, William | 19 Nov 1964 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I32432 |
| 399 | Lane, William John | 2 Jun 1971 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I58266 |
| 400 | Lane, Ronald Shales | 1992 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I154232 |
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| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | ||
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| 351 | Chapman / Lake | 21 Aug 1856 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F48788 |
| 352 | Cawood / Stoward | 8 May 1900 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F15785 |
| 353 | Cawood / Olivier | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F21945 | |
| 354 | Cawood / Caine | 9 Sep 1909 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F4102 |
| 355 | Cato / Griffin | 24 Jul 1848 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F47220 |
| 356 | Cato / Gansden | 25 May 1902 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63423 |
| 357 | Cato / Bousfield | 18 Jul 1864 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63415 |
| 358 | Carr / Loose | 24 Feb 1900 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F55762 |
| 359 | Campbell / Waudby | 17 Jul 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F52368 |
| 360 | Butler / Paterson | F9510 | ||
| 361 | Buhr / Holden | F9933 | ||
| 362 | Budd / Simpson | F56163 | ||
| 363 | Brune / Larkin | F33499 | ||
| 364 | Browne / Roberts | F36806 | ||
| 365 | Brice / Beck | 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F25851 |
| 366 | Bresler / Bloemhof | 1 Aug 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F45606 |
| 367 | Breakspear / Sterley | F41393 | ||
| 368 | Brandon / Sissing | 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F22965 |
| 369 | Bracey / Lutman | Mar 1865 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F8714 |
| 370 | Bowker / Harcombe | F41834 | ||
| 371 | Bowker / Brett | 16 Aug 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F36857 |
| 372 | Bouttell / Robinson | F27774 | ||
| 373 | Bourke / James | 27 Aug 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63462 |
| 374 | Bothma / McMaster | F9835 | ||
| 375 | Botha / Weakley | F39559 | ||
| 376 | Botha / McCarthy | F46021 | ||
| 377 | Botha / King | F9909 | ||
| 378 | Botha / Burckard | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F56146 | |
| 379 | Borland / Hedding | 24 Sep 1932 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F38265 |
| 380 | Blamey / Lyon | 10 Mar 1944 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F37774 |
| 381 | Blaine / Brinton | 8 Jan 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F47687 |
| 382 | Billson / Vial | F58289 | ||
| 383 | Billson / Joubert | 18 Jun 1955 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F42545 |
| 384 | Bennett / Futter | F29433 | ||
| 385 | Bellows / Hogsett | 3 Aug 1946 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F43085 |
| 386 | Bell / Mitchell | 4 Aug 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F62808 |
| 387 | Behrens / Baxter | F37539 | ||
| 388 | Beckwith / Coltman | 19 Feb 1929 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F41801 |
| 389 | Beard / Ridinger | F43375 | ||
| 390 | Barnard / Francis | 30 Dec 1912 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F53309 |
| 391 | Barnard / Bruce | 3 Mar 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F62384 |
| 392 | Barker / Wakeling | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F35062 | |
| 393 | Barbour / Weakley | F39560 | ||
| 394 | Baikie / Pypers | F12704 | ||
| 395 | Attwell / Tyndale | F58427 | ||
| 396 | Ashington / Wilkinson | F8393 | ||
| 397 | Arter / Vial | F58280 | ||
| 398 | Armstrong / Bakker | F40139 | ||
| 399 | Andrews / Ridinger | 26 Mar 1927 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F43374 |
| 400 | Andre / Fowlie | F64194 | ||
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