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 151 to 200 of 1168
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Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 |  McGuiness, Anna Margaret | I27160 | ||
| 152 | Ash, Vyrell Linnington | 8 Dec 1910 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I175581 |
| 153 | Hamlin, Ralph Pitt | I26729 | ||
| 154 | Prytz, Thelma Amy | I104536 | ||
| 155 | Snow, Doreen | 1 Apr 1911 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I128792 |
| 156 | Zeeman, Zenith Arthur | May 1911 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I169374 |
| 157 | Konigkramer, Phyllis Irene | 21 Jul 1911 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I46123 |
| 158 | Ash, Errol Lindsay Vacy | 1912 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I175582 |
| 159 | Williams, Martin Vincent | 14 Dec 1912 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I108853 |
| 160 | Bradfield, Lila | I99494 | ||
| 161 | Fenton, Cedric | 11 Jan 1913 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I46122 |
| 162 | Alexander, William Garth | 9 Dec 1913 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26496 |
| 163 | Ruddock, Muriel Eunice | 6 Jan 1914 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177737 |
| 164 | Allen, Vivian Lester | I134211 | ||
| 165 | Dickman, Ethel Annie | 12 Feb 1915 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I90407 |
| 166 | Halliday, Olive Maud | I67753 | ||
| 167 | Hamlin, Trevor | 25 Apr 1915 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26730 |
| 168 | Parker, Phyllis Mabel | I126412 | ||
| 169 | Waugh, James Victor Nicol | I64863 | ||
| 170 | Licence, Stanley Douglas | I126411 | ||
| 171 | Hamlin, Ian Maurice | 7 Jul 1916 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26731 |
| 172 | Westbrook, Daphne Amy Crighton | 4 Sep 1917 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I122711 |
| 173 | Nussey, Natalie Francis | I143065 | ||
| 174 | Pierrus, Doreen Theresa | 7 Nov 1917 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I181488 |
| 175 | Baxter, Joyce Russell | I104707 | ||
| 176 | Parker, Annie Miriam | I126410 | ||
| 177 | Nicol, Peter Ross | 13 Mar 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I108802 |
| 178 | Mannheim, Leslie Darwent | I173229 | ||
| 179 | Hamlin, Guy Herbert | 22 Jun 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26732 |
| 180 | McKenzie, Doreen Beatrice | 3 Aug 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I166408 |
| 181 | Flook, Edith | 16 Sep 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34904 |
| 182 | Parker, Eva Mildred | 12 Oct 1918 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I122460 |
| 183 | Pearse, Vera Joan | I58635 | ||
| 184 | Smith, Kathleen Iva Royston | I2144 | ||
| 185 | Loveday, Richard Kelsey | I29277 | ||
| 186 | Schofield, Sylvia | I27418 | ||
| 187 | Campbell, Colin Blaine | 11 May 1919 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I147244 |
| 188 | Cooper, David Bruce | 13 May 1919 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I77676 |
| 189 | Taylor, Harold George | I56617 | ||
| 190 | McKenzie, Margaret Stuart | 17 Jul 1919 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I166409 |
| 191 | Biggar, Matthew | 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I108419 |
| 192 | Berg, Audrey Mirelle | I86745 | ||
| 193 | Mitchell, Sheila Olive | 2 Mar 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I178686 |
| 194 | Deacon, Patrick Addison | I102538 | ||
| 195 | Gardner, Douglas Walter | 16 Apr 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I78158 |
| 196 | Barnes, Helen Beatrice | I109917 | ||
| 197 | James, Barbara | 30 Sep 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I129347 |
| 198 | Hyde, Patricia Langford | 9 Oct 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I36324 |
| 199 | Flook, Doris Mabel | 6 Nov 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34884 |
| 200 | Staines, Douglas Maxwell Dudley | 13 Nov 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I164819 |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Death |
Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Wright, Woodley Boscawen | 28 Aug 1934 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I166715 |
| 152 | Gaskill, Ethel | 24 Dec 1934 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I149204 |
| 153 | Best, Melita Isabella | 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70629 |
| 154 | Honey, Desmond Gordon | 9 Feb 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177262 |
| 155 | Bodill, Joseph | 6 Jun 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I154378 |
| 156 | Vinnicombe, Mary Martha | 23 Nov 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I165332 |
| 157 | Muire, Albert King | 17 Jan 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I9235 |
| 158 | Lee, Frank Reay | 27 Jul 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I105039 |
| 159 | Cairns, Hester Magdalene | 24 Aug 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I156707 |
| 160 | Leech, Joe | 3 Oct 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143764 |
| 161 | Williams, Lilian Margaret | 31 Oct 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I142962 |
| 162 | Lamont, Kenneth Bertram | 15 Nov 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I158760 |
| 163 | Siddle, Edna Melita | 1937 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70800 |
| 164 | Redpath, Thomas Rigby | 13 Mar 1937 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I150326 |
| 165 | Lucas, Charles Samuel | 10 Apr 1937 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I39597 |
| 166 | Stokes, Ellen Jane | 14 Oct 1937 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I131649 |
| 167 | Bruce, David John | 25 Mar 1938 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177742 |
| 168 | Tarr, Leonora Alice | 9 May 1938 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18384 |
| 169 | Blunden, Alice Caroline | 9 Aug 1938 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I9557 |
| 170 | Holder, Andrew Philip | 11 Sep 1938 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I182384 |
| 171 | Rosslee, James Robert | 15 Nov 1938 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I102522 |
| 172 | MacMaster, Amy Maitland (Tame) | 7 Feb 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I124984 |
| 173 | Blakey, Ada Sarah | 23 Feb 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130403 |
| 174 | Grant, Mary Jane | 23 Jun 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I152974 |
| 175 | Ashburner, Ernest | 1 Jul 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I35588 |
| 176 | Whittal, John Francis Annan | 10 Jul 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18146 |
| 177 | Pike, Emmeline Helen | 15 Jul 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143681 |
| 178 | Atherstone, Mary Elizabeth | 5 Oct 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I226 |
| 179 | Goulding, Ivon Kendrick | 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I164196 |
| 180 | Hamlin, Percy Evans | 25 Jan 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26724 |
| 181 | Jarman, Edwin Arthur | 31 Mar 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I168849 |
| 182 | Rubidge, Dorothy Annie | 6 Jul 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I5803 |
| 183 | Swart, Susanna Margaretha | 28 Jul 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I38450 |
| 184 | Webber, Edgar Neat | 29 Dec 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I109895 |
| 185 | van Onselen, Maria Magdalena | 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177726 |
| 186 | Leppan, Wilfred Clyde St Clair | 17 Jan 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I28556 |
| 187 | Gardner, Alfred | 20 Jan 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26997 |
| 188 | Elston, John Vernon | 17 Feb 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I104546 |
| 189 | Leppan, Kathleen Claire | 1 May 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125513 |
| 190 | Woods, Frederick Theodore | 24 May 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I156977 |
| 191 | Hewitt, Annie Reed | 2 Jun 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I78924 |
| 192 | Gold, Alice Winifred | 20 Sep 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I1732 |
| 193 | Evans, Enid Norah Joan | 29 Oct 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I15201 |
| 194 | Impey, Maria Boyce | 11 Feb 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I2963 |
| 195 | Smedley, Basil Biggs | 22 Mar 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I5844 |
| 196 | Miners, Amelia | 14 Apr 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125898 |
| 197 | Beckwith, Kate Heslop | 25 Apr 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I166808 |
| 198 | Allen, Frederick Charles | 25 May 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70661 |
| 199 | Stretch, Charles Lennox | 20 Sep 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I156683 |
| 200 | Chalmers, Geraldine Frances | 6 Oct 1942 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I105261 |
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| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Watters / Johnson | 4 May 1944 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F41877 |
| 152 | Lillywhite / Bowker | 23 Aug 1944 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F41831 |
| 153 | McEwan / Bronte - Stewart | F22569 | ||
| 154 | Joynt / Roberts | F36796 | ||
| 155 | Hope / Elliott | F18092 | ||
| 156 | Freemantle / Duysel | F12446 | ||
| 157 | Gush / Rogers | 27 Jan 1945 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F14306 |
| 158 | Neytzell - Dewilde / Richardson | F17352 | ||
| 159 | Deacon / Rosslee | F36790 | ||
| 160 | Edwards / Harding | F64100 | ||
| 161 | Parker / Byrne | F44994 | ||
| 162 | Williams / Goodman | 15 Jun 1945 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63453 |
| 163 | Lester / Walker | F47728 | ||
| 164 | Redgment / Hyndman | 30 Mar 1946 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F39829 |
| 165 | Gush / Hofmeyr | F14145 | ||
| 166 | Jacobsen / Elston | F37495 | ||
| 167 | Joyner / O'Callaghan | 25 Jun 1946 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F35403 |
| 168 | Bellows / Hogsett | 3 Aug 1946 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F43085 |
| 169 | Oberholzer / Dalziel | F61888 | ||
| 170 | Roberts / Whitton | F36799 | ||
| 171 | Fincham / Fouche | 19 Jun 1947 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F12292 |
| 172 | Davis / Halse | 20 Sep 1947 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F49796 |
| 173 | Miller / McNeil | F59409 | ||
| 174 | Blaine / Brinton | 8 Jan 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F47687 |
| 175 | Westcott / Louwrens | 30 Jan 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63028 |
| 176 | Stumbles / Morrah | 8 Jun 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F2507 |
| 177 | Richards / Pearse | F21159 | ||
| 178 | Melvill / Ford | F33375 | ||
| 179 | Lester / Strydom | F45177 | ||
| 180 | Smuts / Halse | F42875 | ||
| 181 | Pike / Clee | 19 Mar 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F35220 |
| 182 | Cornish / Pedlar | 2 Apr 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F62217 |
| 183 | Squires / Rosslee | F36793 | ||
| 184 | Breakspear / Sterley | F41393 | ||
| 185 | Petzer / Palm | 22 Jun 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F37071 |
| 186 | Bowker / Brett | 16 Aug 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F36857 |
| 187 | Mitchley / Cadwell | Abt 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F19126 |
| 188 | King / Cowan | F9905 | ||
| 189 | Lawrence / Harding | F64101 | ||
| 190 | Hill / Webber | F9634 | ||
| 191 | Johnson / Gammie | F53226 | ||
| 192 | Newnham / Freemantle | 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F12356 |
| 193 | Daniell / Addey | 24 Feb 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F54422 |
| 194 | McCabe / Labuschagne | F3367 | ||
| 195 | Norton / Macklin | 9 Jun 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F37858 |
| 196 | Bell / Mitchell | 4 Aug 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F62808 |
| 197 | Davis / Edwards | F45089 | ||
| 198 | Shand / Hodges | F10439 | ||
| 199 | Loftie-Eaton / Schoeman | 30 Jan 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F26367 |
| 200 | Christy / Shadwell | F62805 | ||
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