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.
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Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
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| 251 |  Usher, Vivian | 2 Dec 1928 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143359 |
| 252 | Griessel, Susanna | I27296 | ||
| 253 | Kimber, Briasn Roy | 29 May 1929 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177739 |
| 254 | Curry, Agnes Mary Sneddon | 30 Jun 1929 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I162960 |
| 255 | Worman, Natalie Joy | I108877 | ||
| 256 | Allen, John Peter | I134219 | ||
| 257 | Sheldon, Rex Massey | 28 Feb 1930 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I101487 |
| 258 | Shanley, Glen Terrance | I36815 | ||
| 259 | Howe, Norman Bradley | I26096 | ||
| 260 | Vorster, John Jordaan | 24 Oct 1930 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125081 |
| 261 | Davies, Elizabeth Mary Hughes | I39935 | ||
| 262 | Matthews, Robert Bradley | I29563 | ||
| 263 | Griffin, Leslie | 24 Mar 1931 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130387 |
| 264 | Olivier, John Clifford Standing | I21370 | ||
| 265 | Dale, Alan Dennis | I52987 | ||
| 266 | Webster, Edwin Athol | I70766 | ||
| 267 | Murphy, Rodney Owen | 2 Aug 1931 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I157654 |
| 268 | Kidwell, Yuleleen Molly | I174566 | ||
| 269 | Reunert, Robert Buchanan | 8 Jan 1932 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I102106 |
| 270 | Hulley, Brian | Jun 1932 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I55543 |
| 271 | Niddrie, Ronald David | I127737 | ||
| 272 | Holloway, Elizabeth June | I130376 | ||
| 273 | Madison, John | 16 Jul 1932 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I126433 |
| 274 | Croft, Colin Harley | I139674 | ||
| 275 | Vorster, Amy Wilhelmina | 7 Oct 1932 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125091 |
| 276 | Wallis, Elaine Colleen | I102507 | ||
| 277 | Bruce, Joan Lottie | 10 Oct 1932 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177738 |
| 278 | Shepstone, Helen Louise | I127427 | ||
| 279 | Lloyd, Felicity Anne | I156068 | ||
| 280 | Hume, Joan Caroline | I142337 | ||
| 281 | Elliot, Marlene Rosalie | I109642 | ||
| 282 | Wilbraham, George Quincy | I52993 | ||
| 283 | Driver, Colin David Stanford | I1495 | ||
| 284 | Wright, Vivian Leonard | I102516 | ||
| 285 | Raw, Harold Gordon | I126227 | ||
| 286 | Evens, Keith Lewis Morgan | 24 Dec 1933 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I24631 |
| 287 | Vickers, Shirley Ann | I22459 | ||
| 288 | Bloemhof, Hope | I127815 | ||
| 289 | Ashton, Molly Howarth | I31383 | ||
| 290 | Graham, Sylvia Pamela | 20 Jun 1934 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I110555 |
| 291 | Bodmer, Natalie Elizabeth | I179654 | ||
| 292 | Cockcroft, Mercia Veronica | I108765 | ||
| 293 | Spence, Wendy Esmé | I25763 | ||
| 294 | Bruce, Vida Muriel | 15 Oct 1934 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177740 |
| 295 | Sterley, Claire | I116213 | ||
| 296 | Bertelsen, Christian Donald | I82238 | ||
| 297 | Blore, Jennifer Marigold | 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I158417 |
| 298 | Ross, Jillian Gwynneth | I57667 | ||
| 299 | Lloyd, Michael Andrew | I156069 | ||
| 300 | Andersen, Gloria Patricia | 22 Mar 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I157636 |
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Death |
Person ID | ||
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| 251 | Griffin, Kenneth Thornton | 16 Jun 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I178631 |
| 252 | Bolton, Ann Kathleen | 31 Aug 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70187 |
| 253 | Hamlin, Maurice Edwin | 7 Feb 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26725 |
| 254 | Pucher, Alexander Hugo | 8 Mar 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I101286 |
| 255 | Knight, Helen Elizabeth Anne | 6 Apr 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I37575 |
| 256 | Edwards, Edith Maria Ann | 17 May 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18147 |
| 257 | Goodman, Alfred | 7 Oct 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I172769 |
| 258 | Phillips, Sophia Maria | 13 Nov 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I104806 |
| 259 | Petzer, Colleen | Abt 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I103361 |
| 260 | Parker, William Thomas | 7 Jan 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I121981 |
| 261 | Pedlar, Ada Matilda | 5 Apr 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I172680 |
| 262 | Sharp, Annie Brown | 24 Apr 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I121985 |
| 263 | Dyason, James Meyntjes | 3 May 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I12117 |
| 264 | Hill, John Horatio | 11 May 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I24084 |
| 265 | Colchester, Amy Beatrice | 3 Jun 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I88909 |
| 266 | Holliday, Frederick Percival Fitz | 1 Aug 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I32276 |
| 267 | Pearse, Charles Ormerod Cato | 28 May 1953 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I58634 |
| 268 | Pike, Roland William | 12 Jun 1953 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143682 |
| 269 | Addison, Margaret Alice | 26 Jun 1953 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I5274 |
| 270 | Eaton, Richard St John | 17 Jul 1953 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70837 |
| 271 | Neville, Kathleen Mary Cooban | 4 Aug 1953 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70830 |
| 272 | MacGillvray, Frances Elizabeth | 1 Feb 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I166776 |
| 273 | Vice, Ida Matilda | 22 Mar 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I153319 |
| 274 | Ash, Frances Doreen | 21 Apr 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I136969 |
| 275 | Gobey, Blanche Beatrice | 26 Apr 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I182145 |
| 276 | Massey-Hicks, Vincent Claude | 18 Sep 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I101354 |
| 277 | Lambert, Gerald | 24 Sep 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70412 |
| 278 | Gibbs, Oscar Fred | 26 Jun 1955 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I38831 |
| 279 | Lewis, Edith Constance | 25 Sep 1955 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18161 |
| 280 | Mitchell, Andrew Donald | 1956 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I178683 |
| 281 | Pedlar, Samuel Clyde | 26 Jul 1956 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I133264 |
| 282 | Parker, Edith Lilian | 18 Aug 1956 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I174020 |
| 283 | Shuttleworth, William Colling | 3 Sep 1956 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I62763 |
| 284 | Penny, Leslie Mortimer | 18 Sep 1956 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I102500 |
| 285 | Lake, Mary Florence | 22 Sep 1956 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I62509 |
| 286 | Hulley, Jeffrey Thomas | 5 Mar 1957 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I47234 |
| 287 | White, Charles Edward Kember | 4 Sep 1957 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I21216 |
| 288 | Basson, Doris Owen | 18 Sep 1957 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I83371 |
| 289 | Webb, Sarah Emily | 25 Oct 1957 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I179672 |
| 290 | Pike, Ernest Joseph | 11 Nov 1957 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143671 |
| 291 | Kennelly, Elizabeth Caroline | 27 Jan 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I158983 |
| 292 | Pike, Florence May | 7 Feb 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143670 |
| 293 | Ridsdale, Alfred | 13 Feb 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143675 |
| 294 | Lee, Ann Trotter | 19 May 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I69039 |
| 295 | Hartley, Mabel Lucy | 12 Jun 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I13552 |
| 296 | Whittal, Ann Elizabeth | 19 Aug 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18244 |
| 297 | McMaster, Beatrice Emma Elizabeth | 5 Sep 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I104128 |
| 298 | Griffin, Norman Yates | 11 Dec 1958 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I129306 |
| 299 | Lundall, Elizabeth | 1959 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177785 |
| 300 | Russel, Joan Rosamund Ayers | 1959 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I74110 |
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