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Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa



 


Notes:
When it was visited by James Backhouse in December 1838 he wrote the following:



“On approaching Grahams Town, we were struck with the uninviting appearance of its site, which is in a naked country, at the foot of a low, rocky, sandstone ridge … The present town consists of a few streets, one of which is spacious, and serves as a market-place.

The streets are regularly laid out; and the houses are neat, and white, or yellow. The inhabitants are about 4,000, almost exclusively English. There are places of worship belonging to the Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists, and Independents. Adjacent to the town there are kraals or villages of Fingoes and Khoikhoi.”

Thomas Baines visited the town in March 1848 and reported that: “… we entered the town by New Street which seemed, by far, more prolific of canteens and … retail stores, than of private dwellings … (Graham’s Town) contained at the time of my arrival a population of six thousand persons, of whom one-fourth were coloured, and houses to the number of seven hundred and fifty. Its principal streets cross each other at right angles, and at their point of intersection is placed the English Church, a plain Gothic building…”

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Latitude: -33.3117, Longitude: 26.5318


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Birth

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
201 Boucher, Joseph  22 Aug 1833Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I120440
202 Boucher, Phoebe  1835Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I120442
203 Boucher, Sarah  9 Dec 1828Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I120437
204 Bowen, Jennifer Gail   I26273
205 Bowker, Lieutenant Allan Duthie  Feb 1879Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I253
206 Bowker, Andrew Bourchier   I8870
207 Bowker, Ann Mitford  11 Sep 1881Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1153
208 Bowker, Annie Duthie  30 Jun 1872Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1161
209 Bowker, Beatrice Mitford Pringle  27 Oct 1878Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I246
210 Bowker, Bertha  24 Mar 1848Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I200
211 Bowker, Bourchier  Abt Feb 1845Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I171
212 Bowker, Brenda Ann   I104445
213 Bowker, Cecily Bourchier  23 Dec 1918Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I579
214 Bowker, Charles Humphrey  9 Aug 1927Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1822
215 Bowker, Captain David Bourchier   I8872
216 Bowker, Dods Pringle Mitford  26 Jun 1884Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1147
217 Bowker, Elizabeth Mitford  5 Sep 1883Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1154
218 Bowker, Ellen Mitford  17 Aug 1886Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1155
219 Bowker, Ethel Mitford  12 Apr 1877Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I563
220 Bowker, Fanny  30 Dec 1849Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I201
221 Bowker, Francis William Monkhouse  11 Dec 1871Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1006
222 Bowker, Garrick Bourchier   I73765
223 Bowker, Helena Williamina   I1821
224 Bowker, Hubert Newton Bourchier  23 Aug 1922Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I578
225 Bowker, James Henry  20 Feb 1890Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1156
226 Bowker, John Mitford  7 Jun 1839Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I169
227 Bowker, John Mitford Pringle  7 Aug 1875Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I244
228 Bowker, Kathline  1 Nov 1921Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I106403
229 Bowker, Lynda Bourchier   I73764
230 Bowker, Mary Ann  27 Mar 1847Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I309
231 Bowker, Pearl Gordon  18 Aug 1894Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1692
232 Bowker, Reginald Bourchier  3 Jan 1891Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I462
233 Bowker, Reginald Carisle Bourchier   I36927
234 Bowker, Thomas Bourchier Hon. Dr. LLB., M.P.  28 Sep 1889Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I461
235 Bowker, Winifred Mitford  3 Mar 1879Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1152
236 Bowles, Edith Emeline  14 Apr 1876Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I74916
237 Bowles, Edward Charles  16 Mar 1848Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I74913
238 Bowles, Elizabeth Sarah  9 Jan 1830Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I12681
239 Bowles, James Ellis  3 Nov 1843Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I167987
240 Bowles, Jemima Elizabeth  18 Sep 1861Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I167993
241 Bowles, John  4 Sep 1823Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I44828
242 Bowles, Richard George  25 Oct 1845Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I74912
243 Bowles, Sarah Ann  29 Oct 1849Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I74914
244 Bowles, William Charles  4 Sep 1823Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I67211
245 Bowles, Zacharia George  28 Jul 1841Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I59602
246 Boyle, James  19 Oct 1857Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I174696
247 Boyle, James  16 Sep 1860Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I174698
248 Boyle, Jane  19 Dec 1858Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I174697
249 Boyle, Maria  1 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I174695
250 Bradfield, Basil Beresford   I18573

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Christening

Matches 201 to 250 of 541

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Christening    Person ID 
201 Heath, Mary Angelina  3 Dec 1845Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I79414
202 Heath, Matthew George Thomas  11 Sep 1831Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I79410
203 Heath, Sarah Emily  11 Sep 1831Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I79411
204 Hepburn, Graham Alexander  12 Mar 1903Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I120008
205 Hill, Alfred Ernest  2 Sep 1860Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24082
206 Hill, Amy Agnes Forrester  20 Feb 1859Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6539
207 Hill, Clement George  2 Aug 1857Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24081
208 Hill, Cumberland Forrester  29 Sep 1862Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24083
209 Hill, John Horatio  26 Oct 1864Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24084
210 Hobbs, William  4 Dec 1826Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I13751
211 Hobson, Shirley Bonnin   I83653
212 Honey, Albert Edwin Foxcroft  16 Jun 1872Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I177257
213 Honey, Ellen Georgina  16 Jun 1872Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I177258
214 Honey, Judith Virginia  22 Sep 1863Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I177256
215 Hoole, Abel Pemberton Worth  16 Nov 1851Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25056
216 Hoole, Adelaide Godfrey  24 Sep 1845Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24476
217 Hoole, Amy Findlay  5 Nov 1874Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25059
218 Hoole, Annetta Eleanor Bingham  28 Mar 1885Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I31918
219 Hoole, Annette Elaine  2 Feb 1882Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25125
220 Hoole, Barry Desmond   I29419
221 Hoole, Benjamin Clifford  2 Nov 1877Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25123
222 Hoole, Cecily Godlonton  4 Jan 1917Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25311
223 Hoole, Doris Emmeline  21 Apr 1902Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25308
224 Hoole, Edward Benjamin Cotterell  10 Nov 1844Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25053
225 Hoole, Frances Audrey   I900
226 Hoole, Frances Elizabeth Cotterell  9 Apr 1843Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I915
227 Hoole, George Rhodes  15 Aug 1847Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25054
228 Hoole, Georgina Price  15 Dec 1850Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24478
229 Hoole, Gerald Clifford  25 Jan 1907Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25309
230 Hoole, Harold Cotterell  21 Apr 1902Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25307
231 Hoole, Harold Loch  3 Mar 1890Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25127
232 Hoole, Harriet Blanche  13 Aug 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24481
233 Hoole, Harriet Cotterell Rhodes  9 Apr 1843Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25052
234 Hoole, Harriet Sarah  22 Oct 1837Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I913
235 Hoole, Hazel Kathleen   I29418
236 Hoole, Henry Edward  3 Dec 1848Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I914
237 Hoole, Henry Hereford  28 Nov 1852Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24480
238 Hoole, Hettie Godlonton  14 Jun 1885Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25126
239 Hoole, Hilary Margaret Edith   I19763
240 Hoole, James Cotterell  8 Jun 1872Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25122
241 Hoole, Jane Elizabeth Fitz  22 Oct 1837Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I912
242 Hoole, Jane Isabella  5 Nov 1874Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25058
243 Hoole, Janet Cotterell  26 Jul 1891Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I878
244 Hoole, Jean Emmeline   I25314
245 Hoole, Joan Godlonton  17 Aug 1918Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25312
246 Hoole, Joseph Arthur Sidney  13 Aug 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25057
247 Hoole, Lynne   I29397
248 Hoole, Mary Jane Cotterell  3 Dec 1848Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24477
249 Hoole, Michael Jonathan   I29394
250 Hoole, Norah Patricia   I25316

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Death

Matches 201 to 250 of 1544

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
201 Cawood, John 1820 Settler  20 Apr 1846Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11143
202 Cawood, Maude Mary Holmes  20 Jul 1929Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I10912
203 Cawood, Rachel  15 Feb 1910Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11432
204 Cawood, Samuel 1820 Settler  15 Jun 1887Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11269
205 Cawood, Sarah  27 Jan 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I10967
206 Chadwick, Elizabeth Mary  24 May 1911Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I147400
207 Chapman, Amelia  31 Dec 1875Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I63986
208 Cholwich, John  15 Mar 1892Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I124330
209 Chorkeridd, Mary  23 May 1828Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I22744
210 Claridge, Kate  24 Sep 1920Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I14907
211 Clark, Agnes Dalton  24 Mar 1961Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I130974
212 Clark, Frances 1820 Settler  31 Mar 1845Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I101116
213 Clark, George Frederick  22 Oct 1874Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I140900
214 Clark, Rachel Clementine  16 Sep 1981Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I140892
215 Clark, Thomas  30 Aug 1925Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I101120
216 Clark, Vivian  24 Jul 1984Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I65509
217 Clayton, Elizabeth  30 Oct 1914Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11737
218 Clayton, Susannah  22 Jul 1908Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11736
219 Cloete, William Monkhouse Graham  1896Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I1454
220 Clogg, Amelia  6 Sep 1848Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I167981
221 Cock, Amy Amelia Johns  9 Oct 1908Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I129257
222 Cock, Celia Asenath  10 Nov 1859Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I49472
223 Cock, Deborah  28 Apr 1921Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I2938
224 Cock, Elizabeth Mary  12 May 1863Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I904
225 Cock, William 1820 Settler  11 Feb 1876Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I2925
226 Cockcroft, Amy Eleanor Prime  7 Mar 1937Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6567
227 Cockcroft, Archibald Earnest  13 Aug 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107616
228 Cockcroft, Blanche Letitia  23 Dec 1976Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107623
229 Cockcroft, Charles Percy  3 Jun 1956Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107605
230 Cockcroft, Cornelius John  6 Jan 1920Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32906
231 Cockcroft, Ernest Herbert  30 Jan 1895Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32918
232 Cockcroft, George Edwin  16 Nov 1904Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107611
233 Cockcroft, Kenneth  27 Jul 1983Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6917
234 Cockcroft, Lewis Bertram  28 May 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107643
235 Cockcroft, Maxwell Clement  6 Jan 1989Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I77550
236 Cockcroft, Sarah Ann  30 Jun 1923Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32902
237 Cockcroft, Sarah Ann  7 Jan 1963Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107639
238 Cockcroft, Walter Williams  27 Dec 1969Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I18720
239 Cockcroft, William Arthur  21 Aug 1907Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107604
240 Coetzee, Ellen Francis  21 Oct 1918Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I108112
241 Coffee, Margaret 1820 Settler  21 Sep 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I91498
242 Cogan, James Joseph  31 Aug 1892Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I151820
243 Cogan, James Michael  11 Jan 1905Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I151822
244 Coldridge, Edward Hull  18 Jan 1904Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I84444
245 Collen, William Thomas 1820 Settler  21 Sep 1884Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I69531
246 Collett, Florence Emily  28 May 1935Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I22440
247 Colling, Minnie Kolo  21 May 1962Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I62597
248 Collins, Emma  16 Jan 1929Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I141051
249 Cotterell, Jane 1820 Settler  14 Mar 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I910
250 Couper, Elizabeth Ann Blanche  25 Apr 1859Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I125053

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Marriage

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   Family    Marriage    Family ID 
201 Geard / Hockey  3 Mar 1896Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F30402
202 Gibbons / Hayton  Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F6889
203 Gilfillan / Shaw  18 Dec 1867Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F3675
204 Gittens / Bennett  1 Apr 1824Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F61042
205 Gittens / Pundor  7 Jun 1827Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F61043
206 Glass / Allison  5 Jan 1869Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F5036
207 Glass / Bagley  7 Jul 1838Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F5026
208 Glass / Estment  22 Sep 1847Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F4228
209 Glass / Shone  15 Feb 1872Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F5029
210 Goddard / Healey  13 Jun 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F52278
211 Godfrey / McGillacuddy  1872Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F33757
212 Godlonton / Glanville  Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F24576
213 Goldswain / Barnes  26 May 1868Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F5044
214 Goldswain / Erskine  4 Nov 1895Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F5074
215 Goldswain / Humphries  18 Jan 1865Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F5056
216 Goodes / Longland  1844Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F47202
217 Gowar / Gowar  8 May 1911Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F32376
218 Gowie / Green  3 Jun 1873Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F25847
219 Gradwell / Cawood  1 Jan 1822Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F4158
220 Gradwell / Hill  22 Sep 1857Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F4308
221 Gray / Coldridge  21 Jan 1882Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F59997
222 Gray / Marsden  28 Jan 1830Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F7862
223 Gray / Oates  25 Sep 1901Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F60376
224 Green / Ogilvie  1 Jun 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F1309
225 Green / Pitt  30 Jun 1845Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F17161
226 Green / Tozer  12 Feb 1839Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F24317
227 Greenlees / Daly  1 Nov 1869Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F8428
228 Greenlees / Webber  5 Aug 1869Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F39339
229 Griffin / Attwell  14 Jul 1900Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F24583
230 Griffin / Brooks  26 Aug 1870Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F28410
231 Griffiths / Russell  18 Jun 1872Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F32825
232 Gunn / Denton  14 Aug 1850Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F55155
233 Gush / Davies  1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F13781
234 Halse / Jennings  26 Apr 1916Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F42913
235 Halse / Poultney  25 Apr 1839Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F1453
236 Hambrook / Trollip   F46645
237 Hamilton / Stone  15 May 1878Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F26128
238 Hanger / Webber  4 Oct 1827Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F9356
239 Harley / Hewson  28 Jun 1882Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F24349
240 Harper / Watridge  14 Feb 1900Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F58753
241 Hart /   29 Mar 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F54670
242 Hart / Copeland   F31108
243 Hartley / Baker  25 Oct 1828Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F4317
244 Hartley / Kemp  24 Jun 1857Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F5372
245 Hartley / Kidson  13 Dec 1828Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F4507
246 Hartman / Dixon  Abt 1848Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F7390
247 Harty / Dredge  Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F48079
248 Harty / Goddard  4 May 1828Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F48090
249 Harvey / Orsmond  22 Mar 1839Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F43583
250 Harvey / Orsmond  11 Jul 1865Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa F58870

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