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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| 51 |  Black, Jessie Anna | 22 Nov 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I67710 |
| 52 | Blackbeard, Dorothy Margaret | 8 Mar 1977 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70411 |
| 53 | Blakey, Ada Sarah | 23 Feb 1939 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130403 |
| 54 | Blunden, Alice Caroline | 9 Aug 1938 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I9557 |
| 55 | Boardman, Pansy Bertha Mable | 1978 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I19623 |
| 56 | Bodill, Joseph | 6 Jun 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I154378 |
| 57 | Bodington, Gilbert | 1978 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I27125 |
| 58 | Bodington, Robert Charles | 5 Aug 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I27120 |
| 59 | Bodley, Richard John Robert | 18 Mar 2006 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I164398 |
| 60 | Bolton, Ann Kathleen | 31 Aug 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70187 |
| 61 | Bosch, Daniel Johannes Paulus | 8 Jan 2002 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I175231 |
| 62 | Bosch, Samuel Stefanus | 11 Oct 2016 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I175234 |
| 63 | Boswell, Neville Edward | 1975 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I4689 |
| 64 | Botha, Louisa Johanna Emilia | 25 Aug 1913 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I14546 |
| 65 | Boucher, Susanna Luseana | 16 Aug 1976 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I24869 |
| 66 | Boucher, Wilhelmina | 18 Jun 1978 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I24879 |
| 67 | Bowker, Harold Dugard | 27 Aug 1963 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I1008 |
| 68 | Bowker, Katherine Mitford | 25 Feb 1927 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I187 |
| 69 | Bowker, Ronald James | 18 Mar 2002 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I120872 |
| 70 | Bowker, Susan Ivy | Abt 1967 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I301 |
| 71 | Bowles, George Zacheriah | 14 Jan 1963 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I36716 |
| 72 | Bowles, Jessie Margaret | 20 Oct 1972 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I59831 |
| 73 | Bradfield, Beatrice May | 3 May 2006 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I173855 |
| 74 | Brady, Martin Wilson Taylor Bellingham | 29 Jan 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70598 |
| 75 | Bramwell, Penelope | Jun 1974 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I36151 |
| 76 | Brent, Alan Charlton | 5 Aug 2013 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I82221 |
| 77 | Brent, Kathleen | 23 Jan 1998 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I47993 |
| 78 | Brett, Ninon Estelle Frances | 9 Feb 1998 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I102734 |
| 79 | Breuer, Theodora Johanna Christina | 8 Feb 2003 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I120722 |
| 80 | Brickhill, James Alexander | 27 Nov 1892 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I144745 |
| 81 | Brickhill, Quentin Guy | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I121812 | |
| 82 | Brokensha, Esme Margret | 10 Aug 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I36512 |
| 83 | Brooks, Hazel Muriel | 22 Apr 1998 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I182053 |
| 84 | Brown, Christiana | 13 Jan 1870 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I6296 |
| 85 | Brownlee, William Thomson | 27 Apr 1933 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I5054 |
| 86 | Bruce, Clarice Maud | 29 Jan 1963 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177708 |
| 87 | Bruce, David John | 25 Mar 1938 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177742 |
| 88 | Bruce, Joan Lottie | 6 May 1997 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177738 |
| 89 | Bruce, Vida Muriel | 1987 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177740 |
| 90 | Bruce, William Henry | 23 Oct 1966 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177727 |
| 91 | Brunox, Louise Marie | 1944 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I94366 |
| 92 | Burton, Leonard Francis Walter | 3 Dec 1989 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I78285 |
| 93 | Butler, Ronald Charles | 1976 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I122186 |
| 94 | Cadle, Harriet Catherine | 8 Jun 1891 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I113870 |
| 95 | Cairns, Hester Magdalene | 24 Aug 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I156707 |
| 96 | Calder, Noel Shepstone | 8 Oct 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I58880 |
| 97 | Caldwell, Dorothy Aileen | 10 Dec 1968 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I164395 |
| 98 | Calverley, James 1820 Settler | 5 Dec 1850 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I39559 |
| 99 | Camp, Cora Angela | 28 Aug 1965 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I54720 |
| 100 | Campbell, Berenice | Abt 1975 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18320 |
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| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | ||
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| 51 | Cawood / Caine | 9 Sep 1909 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F4102 |
| 52 | Cawood / Olivier | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F21945 | |
| 53 | Cawood / Stoward | 8 May 1900 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F15785 |
| 54 | Chapman / Lake | 21 Aug 1856 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F48788 |
| 55 | Christy / Shadwell | F62805 | ||
| 56 | Coburn / Gammie | F53224 | ||
| 57 | Cockcroft / Dijkstra | F39266 | ||
| 58 | Cockcroft / Galbraith | F38914 | ||
| 59 | Cockcroft / Greeff | F38899 | ||
| 60 | Cockcroft / MacLeod | 3 Dec 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F38905 |
| 61 | Cockcroft / Tainton | F38915 | ||
| 62 | Coleman / van den Heuvel | F40421 | ||
| 63 | Collins / Pike | 23 Dec 1909 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F51342 |
| 64 | Corbitt / Wilson | 8 Apr 1936 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F24791 |
| 65 | Cornish / Pedlar | 2 Apr 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F62217 |
| 66 | Cosnett / Cato | 4 Jun 1892 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63420 |
| 67 | Cox / Harris | F39667 | ||
| 68 | Craig / Coubrough | F16745 | ||
| 69 | Crawford / Dale | F45721 | ||
| 70 | Crewe-Brown / Cornforth | F30711 | ||
| 71 | Crout / MacKay | F40320 | ||
| 72 | Cullen / Artz | F39881 | ||
| 73 | Custers / Hearder | F64279 | ||
| 74 | Daniel / Chananie | F64196 | ||
| 75 | Daniel / Holmes | F64197 | ||
| 76 | Daniel / Taljaard | F63934 | ||
| 77 | Daniel / Wheelwright | F64053 | ||
| 78 | Daniell / Addey | 24 Feb 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F54422 |
| 79 | Darroch / Reynolds | F16497 | ||
| 80 | Davidson / McMaster | F37315 | ||
| 81 | Davidson / Ridinger | 7 Jul 1928 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F43370 |
| 82 | Davis / Edwards | F45089 | ||
| 83 | Davis / Halse | 20 Sep 1947 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F49796 |
| 84 | De Croes / Webb | F35013 | ||
| 85 | De Ponselle / Raubenheimer | F65615 | ||
| 86 | Deacon / Rosslee | F36790 | ||
| 87 | Dell / Kevan | F36664 | ||
| 88 | Dickerson / Milbank | F19392 | ||
| 89 | Doman / Bekker | F65500 | ||
| 90 | Dove / Lawrence | F64269 | ||
| 91 | Eales / Crosby | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F37359 | |
| 92 | Edwards / Harding | F64100 | ||
| 93 | Edwards / Nel | F33511 | ||
| 94 | Elliott / Garland | 31 Mar 1932 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F64359 |
| 95 | Engel / Nicol | F39203 | ||
| 96 | Enslin / Denny | F18263 | ||
| 97 | Erikson / Chapman | 23 Jan 1943 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F45915 |
| 98 | Eva / Stuart | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F39600 | |
| 99 | Eva / Tarr | F28554 | ||
| 100 | Evans / Cayzer | 5 Jul 1849 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F1820 |
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