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 701 to 750 of 1168
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Last Name, Given Name(s)  |
Birth  |
Person ID | ||
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| 701 |  Milbank, Phyllis - Ada | I53887 | ||
| 702 | Millar, Ferdinand Lester | I104494 | ||
| 703 | Millar, Jessie | I104495 | ||
| 704 | Miller, Daryl Norman | I163080 | ||
| 705 | Miller, Howard Joseph | I163082 | ||
| 706 | Miller, Robyn Vera | I85821 | ||
| 707 | Miller, Russell Glen | I41191 | ||
| 708 | Milne, Florence Hope | 15 Nov 1880 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I157409 |
| 709 | Milton, Barbara Theresa | I181490 | ||
| 710 | Milton, David | I181492 | ||
| 711 | Milton, Errol | I181489 | ||
| 712 | Milton, Joan Lesley | I181491 | ||
| 713 | Mipping, Bernice Yvonne | I32440 | ||
| 714 | Mipping, Neville Lennard | I32439 | ||
| 715 | Mitchell, Sheila Olive | 2 Mar 1920 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I178686 |
| 716 | Mitchley, Lawrence Frederick | 16 Oct 1921 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I106532 |
| 717 | Mitford-Barberton, Thane Renshaw | 2 Jul 1901 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I266 |
| 718 | Moll, Nicola Glen | I112032 | ||
| 719 | Moll, Phillipa Jane | I112031 | ||
| 720 | Moore, Alexander George | 6 Apr 1905 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I111299 |
| 721 | Moore, Doris | 13 Sep 1893 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130317 |
| 722 | Moore, Eileen | 23 Aug 1902 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130322 |
| 723 | Moore, Elsa | 25 Aug 1899 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I130320 |
| 724 | Moult, Allan James Brian | I162524 | ||
| 725 | Moult, Glennys Ann | 11 Aug 1947 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I162525 |
| 726 | Mundell, Barbara Ann | I6332 | ||
| 727 | Mundell, Edward Hood | I142963 | ||
| 728 | Mundell, John | I142985 | ||
| 729 | Mundell, Reginald | I142989 | ||
| 730 | Murphy, Nicholas Christopher | I157657 | ||
| 731 | Murphy, Rodney Owen | 2 Aug 1931 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I157654 |
| 732 | Murray, Ida Jean | I131187 | ||
| 733 | Murray, Penelope 'Penny' | I81474 | ||
| 734 | Naidoo, Renusha | I79197 | ||
| 735 | Neil, Bridget | I32388 | ||
| 736 | Neil, Christopher | I32391 | ||
| 737 | Neil, Donovan | I32390 | ||
| 738 | Neil, Gregory | I32389 | ||
| 739 | Neil-Ross, Brett Charles | I165267 | ||
| 740 | Neil-Ross, Jason Nicholas | I165266 | ||
| 741 | Nel, Brian Gerard | 4 Jun 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I180879 |
| 742 | Nel, Clive Shane | I29246 | ||
| 743 | Nel, Ian Leslie | I94719 | ||
| 744 | Nel, Mandy Gayle | I29247 | ||
| 745 | Nelson, Barry Graham | I6910 | ||
| 746 | Nelson, Carolyn | I6911 | ||
| 747 | Nelson, Grant Leigh | I164383 | ||
| 748 | Nelson, Kenda Lynn | I6908 | ||
| 749 | Nelson, Peter James | I6909 | ||
| 750 | Newberry, Ernest Edgar | 10 Apr 1884 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I56847 |
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| Last Name, Given Name(s) |
Death |
Person ID | ||
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| 701 | Trollip, Eloise Wedmore | 8 Aug 1964 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I22187 |
| 702 | Trower, Laurence Elijah | 5 Dec 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I137199 |
| 703 | Tucker, Edward George Curlewis | 25 Dec 1917 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I11228 |
| 704 | Turnbull, William Edward | 1960 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I112119 |
| 705 | Turner, Mary Agnes Louise | 23 Mar 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I9634 |
| 706 | Turvey, Reginald Ernest George | 2 Mar 1968 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I141878 |
| 707 | Usher, Ruby Kathleen | 1 Sep 1971 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143523 |
| 708 | Venter, Harvey Andrew | 2 Apr 1974 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I102526 |
| 709 | Vermaak, John Henry | 8 May 1986 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I18118 |
| 710 | Vernon, Oliver Howard | 13 Jul 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I28875 |
| 711 | Vice, Arthur Bernard | 15 Feb 1964 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I83495 |
| 712 | Vice, Ida Matilda | 22 Mar 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I153319 |
| 713 | Viljoen, Fani | 1979 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I41630 |
| 714 | Vinnicombe, George | 18 Oct 1863 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I124048 |
| 715 | Vinnicombe, Mary Martha | 23 Nov 1935 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I165332 |
| 716 | Vorster, William Gabriel Jordaan | 22 Mar 1968 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125080 |
| 717 | Wade, Eliza Jane | 24 Sep 1924 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I23951 |
| 718 | Wade, Emily | 2 Nov 1926 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I23908 |
| 719 | Walker, Anthony David Mortimer | 17 Sep 2018 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I103688 |
| 720 | Walker, Brian Elliot Mortimer | 4 May 1988 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I103708 |
| 721 | Wallace, Cora Marie | 11 Feb 2016 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I154158 |
| 722 | Wallace, William Frederick Orr | 24 Aug 1991 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I180869 |
| 723 | Wallis, Percy Joseph | 2 Sep 1991 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I83568 |
| 724 | Walsh, Edna | 20 Jul 1987 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I137357 |
| 725 | Walsh, Percival Gerald | 1985 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I149905 |
| 726 | Walsh, Terrance Gordon | 13 Feb 1963 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I46456 |
| 727 | Walsh, William Herbert | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I152385 | |
| 728 | Warren, Eva Kathleen | 29 Aug 1992 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I163310 |
| 729 | Wayland, Frederick Augustus Montague | 8 Jul 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I144475 |
| 730 | Webb, Colin | Mar 1992 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I57233 |
| 731 | Webb, James | 30 Aug 1929 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I44878 |
| 732 | Webb, Sarah Emily | 25 Oct 1957 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I179672 |
| 733 | Webb, Theodore Daniel | Abt 1975 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I97374 |
| 734 | Webber, Edgar Neat | 29 Dec 1940 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I109895 |
| 735 | Webber, Grace Constance | 15 Apr 1976 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I27269 |
| 736 | Webber, Lucy Hilda | 13 May 1945 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I27267 |
| 737 | Webber, Mary Evelyn | 3 Apr 1977 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I26437 |
| 738 | Webber, Vivian Reginald | 9 Nov 1962 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I27266 |
| 739 | Webster, Elizabeth Christiana | 31 Oct 1924 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I143651 |
| 740 | Webster, Neville James | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I141297 | |
| 741 | Webster, Norman John | 4 Jul 1970 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I170906 |
| 742 | Weiderman, Hester Francina Sophia | 1985 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I174455 |
| 743 | Welch, Mary | 24 Jul 1916 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I146584 |
| 744 | Welch, Wilfred John | 13 Jun 1959 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I146763 |
| 745 | Weldon, Francis Joseph | 4 Oct 1960 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I104038 |
| 746 | Wellbeloved, Mabel Irene | 8 Jul 1988 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I138567 |
| 747 | Wentworth, Hazel Maud | 22 Mar 1994 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I170585 |
| 748 | Wheeler, Dennis | 26 Jan 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I89657 |
| 749 | Whitcomb, Rose | 14 Jul 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I120212 |
| 750 | White, Charles Edward Kember | 4 Sep 1957 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I21216 |
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