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) | Death | Person ID | ||
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201 | Farr, Leonard George | 1996 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I74420 |
202 | Ferris, Grace Marcia | 24 Dec 1990 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I120820 |
203 | Field, Joseph James | 11 Sep 1916 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I164820 |
204 | Fielding, Ernest | 1978 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I151919 |
205 | Fisher, Alice | 20 Aug 1970 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I103863 |
206 | Fletcher, Hilary Mary | 27 Jul 1993 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I163065 |
207 | Flook, Alice Louisa | 11 Nov 1924 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34903 |
208 | Flook, Doris Mabel | 1 Aug 1995 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34884 |
209 | Flook, Edith | 12 Sep 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34904 |
210 | Flook, George Edward | 12 Jul 1987 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34879 |
211 | Flook, Grace Eileen | 26 Dec 1999 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34875 |
212 | Flook, James Richard | 8 Mar 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34881 |
213 | Flooks, James Cornelius | 17 Nov 1925 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34876 |
214 | Fluke, Mabel Maude | 11 Apr 1933 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I104180 |
215 | Forbes, Derrick Ivan | 23 Aug 1959 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I12872 |
216 | Forbes, Henry Edwin | 27 Aug 1993 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I12870 |
217 | Forbes, Jeanette Doreen | 16 Jun 1974 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I108729 |
218 | Ford, Errol | 22 Jan 1978 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I174024 |
219 | Forrest, Andrew Benjamin | 12 Jul 1933 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I144895 |
220 | Forrest, Ann | 4 Oct 1922 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I144901 |
221 | Forrest, Catherine | 24 Jun 1888 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I144897 |
222 | Forrest, James Pringle | 5 Jan 1900 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I144896 |
223 | Forrest, John | 21 Jul 1881 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I113885 |
224 | Forrest, John | 12 Jul 1917 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I174706 |
225 | Forrest, Joseph Alexander | 13 Nov 1907 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I174707 |
226 | Forrester, Joseph 'Athol' | 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I11725 |
227 | Forrester, Miriam Grace | 12 Oct 1977 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I111437 |
228 | Forrester, Violet | 23 Jul 1988 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I52287 |
229 | Fourie, Elsje Amarentia Maria | 12 Aug 2005 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I112355 |
230 | Foxcroft, Ernest Darby | 12 Jun 1968 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I47722 |
231 | Francis, Arthur Alfred Dalton | 2 Jan 1985 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I107863 |
232 | Francis, Henry James | 21 Jun 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I28735 |
233 | Franklin, Amy Muriel | 8 Mar 1934 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I3561 |
234 | Freemantle, Lois May | Aug 1959 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I35715 |
235 | Freemantle, Phyllis Ida | Dec 1973 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I35713 |
236 | Fuller, Alfred Allan | 4 Jun 1969 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I126811 |
237 | Futter, Constance Caroline | 16 Feb 1964 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I45446 |
238 | Futter, Gladys Gwendoline | Jan 1987 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I45457 |
239 | Futter, Neilda Kathleen | 26 Apr 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I45453 |
240 | Fynn, Henry Francis | 20 Sep 1861 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I6014 |
241 | Gardner, Alfred | 20 Jan 1941 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26997 |
242 | Gardner, Douglas Walter | 26 May 1976 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I78158 |
243 | Gardner, Edmund Perks | 3 Apr 1944 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I156930 |
244 | Garstang, Anthony | 30 Apr 1995 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I112916 |
245 | Gaskill, Ethel | 24 Dec 1934 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I149204 |
246 | George, Lawrence Charles | 24 Feb 1971 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I158354 |
247 | George, Philip Henry | 4 Apr 1960 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I157801 |
248 | Gibbs, Oscar Fred | 26 Jun 1955 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I38831 |
249 | Gibson, Malcolm Christopher Keen | 22 Sep 1961 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I113665 |
250 | Giddy, Jessie Jocelyn Atherstone | 21 May 1960 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I5426 |
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Family | Marriage | Family ID | ||
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201 | Leech / Drew | 22 Jan 1862 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F58344 |
202 | Leech / Pike | 28 Jul 1897 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F51370 |
203 | Lester / Allen | F47727 | ||
204 | Lester / Berg | 3 May 1900 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F44952 |
205 | Lester / Strydom | F45177 | ||
206 | Lester / Walker | F47728 | ||
207 | Lester / Walters | 6 Oct 1919 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F47061 |
208 | Licence / Parker | F44992 | ||
209 | Lillywhite / Bowker | 23 Aug 1944 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F41831 |
210 | Little / Bowker | 26 Aug 1916 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F41822 |
211 | Lloyd / McLeod | 19 Jan 1929 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F5834 |
212 | Loftie-Eaton / Schoeman | 30 Jan 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F26367 |
213 | Lombard / Curry | F28623 | ||
214 | Longmore / Reen | F31183 | ||
215 | Lutman / King | 1842 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F8693 |
216 | MacNeillie / Holliday | F11226 | ||
217 | Maier / Whitfield | F29673 | ||
218 | Mallet / Hesselman | 2 Jun 1925 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F56459 |
219 | Marais / Hamlin | F9723 | ||
220 | Matthews / Emslie | F55743 | ||
221 | Matthews / Tasker | F10587 | ||
222 | Maytham / Baragwanath | 20 Sep 1853 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F59356 |
223 | McAllister / Impey | 16 Oct 1900 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F47057 |
224 | McCabe / Labuschagne | F3367 | ||
225 | McDonald-Sinclair / Deacon | F36792 | ||
226 | McEwan / Bronte - Stewart | F22569 | ||
227 | McGlone / McPherson | F61770 | ||
228 | McMaster / Kingsbury-Ellis | F37316 | ||
229 | McMaster / Tait | F9840 | ||
230 | McMullen / Morillion | F37105 | ||
231 | Melvill / Ford | F33375 | ||
232 | Melvill / Lawson | F33378 | ||
233 | Melville / Chaning-Pearce | F36775 | ||
234 | Melville / Frölich | F36770 | ||
235 | Merrick / Atkinson | F25637 | ||
236 | Merrick / du Toit-Westly | F25636 | ||
237 | Millar / Schoeman | F37478 | ||
238 | Miller / Flemming | F57589 | ||
239 | Miller / Hutton | 24 Jan 1931 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F59405 |
240 | Miller / McNeil | F59409 | ||
241 | Miller / Williams | F31117 | ||
242 | Mina / Stephenson | F11259 | ||
243 | Mitchley / Cadwell | Abt 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F19126 |
244 | Montgomery / Pedlar | 20 Sep 1930 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F61308 |
245 | Mostert / Cleenwerk | F58532 | ||
246 | Mundell / Laing | F51148 | ||
247 | Murphy / Matthews | F55752 | ||
248 | Neil / Stephenson | F11254 | ||
249 | Nel / Cummings | F10515 | ||
250 | Nel / Hayter | F34230 |
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