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Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa



 


Notes:
When it was visited by James Backhouse in December 1838 he wrote the following:



“On approaching Grahams Town, we were struck with the uninviting appearance of its site, which is in a naked country, at the foot of a low, rocky, sandstone ridge … The present town consists of a few streets, one of which is spacious, and serves as a market-place.

The streets are regularly laid out; and the houses are neat, and white, or yellow. The inhabitants are about 4,000, almost exclusively English. There are places of worship belonging to the Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists, and Independents. Adjacent to the town there are kraals or villages of Fingoes and Khoikhoi.”

Thomas Baines visited the town in March 1848 and reported that: “… we entered the town by New Street which seemed, by far, more prolific of canteens and … retail stores, than of private dwellings … (Graham’s Town) contained at the time of my arrival a population of six thousand persons, of whom one-fourth were coloured, and houses to the number of seven hundred and fifty. Its principal streets cross each other at right angles, and at their point of intersection is placed the English Church, a plain Gothic building…”

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Latitude: -33.3117, Longitude: 26.5318


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Birth

Matches 1201 to 1250 of 3184

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1201 Payne, Louisa Emily  15 Mar 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I137936
1202 Patrick, Alfred Charles  14 Apr 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I135677
1203 Wood, Edwin Able  24 Apr 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32086
1204 McLuckie, Mary  5 May 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I10905
1205 Marshall, Elizabeth Harriet  9 May 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I70054
1206 Richards, Sarah Frances  12 May 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I92229
1207 Malloch-Brown, John Henry  23 May 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I159302
1208 Passmore, William Emanuel Eddy  8 Jun 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I124528
1209 Webber, Thomas  20 Jul 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I109861
1210 Surmon, Elizabeth Emma  24 Jul 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I138090
1211 Atherstone, Mary Elizabeth  21 Aug 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I226
1212 Simpson, Mary Jane  30 Aug 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I160269
1213 Barnes, Edward Dixon  5 Sep 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I4265
1214 Barber, Mary Ellen  14 Sep 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I218
1215 Biggs, Sarah Elizabeth  14 Sep 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I113350
1216 Webster, Emily Jane  17 Sep 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I164272
1217 Powell, Edward James  21 Sep 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I29469
1218 Bell, Charles George Harland  28 Sep 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I21257
1219 Nelson, Charles Edward  1 Oct 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I15803
1220 Scott, Walter Henry  21 Nov 1853Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I172980
1221 Cock, Thomas Toy  Abt 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I147483
1222 Filmer, Cecilia Mary  Abt 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I114329
1223 Glass, Ellen  1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I12967
1224 Lucas, Fanny Clifton  1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I154340
1225 McNamee, James  1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I65433
1226 Poole, Thomas  Abt 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I164465
1227 Surmon, Albert  Est 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I138255
1228 Smith, William Robert  3 Feb 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I129260
1229 Mardon, James  18 Feb 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I122693
1230 Hartman, Jessie Elizabeth  28 Feb 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I19482
1231 Webber, Samuel Thomas  Mar 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I132430
1232 Dick, John Alfred Quinton  26 Mar 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I5472
1233 Reynolds, Charles John  2 Apr 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I137286
1234 Clarke, Esther Ann  25 Apr 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I140869
1235 Biggs, William Trotter  2 May 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I159543
1236 Orsmond, Harriet Eliza  29 May 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I88634
1237 Jennings, James Edward  22 Jun 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I129394
1238 Hoole, Harriet Blanche  3 Jul 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I24481
1239 Wood, Albert Oliver  9 Jul 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I133975
1240 Bradshaw, Emily Jemima  16 Jul 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I138439
1241 Kidwell, Louisa Elizabeth  16 Jul 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32988
1242 Hoole, Joseph Arthur Sidney  22 Jul 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25057
1243 Wilmot, Alicia or Elsie Pannell  8 Aug 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I61484
1244 Marsh, Agness Crawford  17 Aug 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I20642
1245 Allison, Louisa  28 Aug 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I175767
1246 Simpson, Richard James  17 Sep 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I118550
1247 Orsmond, George Ambrose  20 Sep 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I84130
1248 Eastes, Charles Thornton  7 Oct 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I61903
1249 Webster, Louisa Jane  30 Nov 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I123978
1250 Brooks, Sarah Harriet  12 Dec 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I50246

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Death

Matches 1201 to 1250 of 1544

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1201 Dell, Emily Jane  23 Aug 1941Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11724
1202 Farley, Benjamin James  30 Aug 1941Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I13835
1203 Walker, Marion Hart  9 Oct 1941Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I18832
1204 Webber, Edward George  28 Nov 1941Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25671
1205 Norton, Louis Edward  10 Jan 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I15942
1206 Webb, Amy  7 Apr 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107630
1207 Leach, Albert George  26 May 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I128748
1208 Webb, Alice Maud  5 Jul 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I49317
1209 Slater, Alice Mary Bright  6 Jul 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I77702
1210 White, Thomas Charles  31 Jul 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I274
1211 Webber, Charles William  22 Aug 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I26230
1212 Bowles, Alice Edith  24 Oct 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I26967
1213 Ferreira, Ada Elizabeth  14 Nov 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I108122
1214 Dugmore, Louisa  14 Dec 1942Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I3050
1215 Grocott, Ida Sarah  31 Mar 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I154025
1216 Wood, Sarah Jane  30 Apr 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I133982
1217 Webber, Ilva Gladys  12 May 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I27270
1218 Hayward, Thomas Hodgkinson  6 Jun 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I13904
1219 Pullen, Edward Charles  22 Jul 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I127143
1220 Elliott, Clifford Maude  29 Jul 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I18705
1221 Timm, Herbert Mortimer  15 Sep 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I17282
1222 Fitchat, Henry  8 Nov 1943Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I142458
1223 Attwell, Letitia Harrietta  25 Jan 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I45196
1224 Daniell, Alice Sophia  25 Feb 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I148741
1225 Schwarz, Mary Ann Francis  16 Mar 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I28235
1226 Richardson, Neville Elliott  18 Mar 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I43383
1227 Webb, Oliver Rupert  8 Apr 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I124757
1228 Guest, Mabel Elizabeth  13 Jun 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I88532
1229 Penny, Joseph Charles  8 Nov 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I12489
1230 Bradfield, Ashton Seymour  19 Dec 1944Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I16573
1231 Dale, Audrey Mary  Abt 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I128111
1232 Wyche, Rev. Cyrill John  24 Jan 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I5276
1233 Fletcher, Arthur Stanley  20 Apr 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11742
1234 Irving, Thomas Alfred  19 May 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I166177
1235 Brookshaw, Leslie Samuel  12 Jun 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I50488
1236 Richardson, Lydia Ann  17 Jun 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11334
1237 Allwright, Alexander  23 Jun 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I110176
1238 Willmore, Rossitta Ellen  7 Sep 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I49774
1239 Webber, Daniel David  17 Oct 1945Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25668
1240 McDougall, Barnabus George  16 Jan 1946Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I54786
1241 Verburg, Emile Daniel Smuts  8 Jul 1946Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I36798
1242 Lister, James Solly  14 Sep 1946Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I85695
1243 Mugford, Edith  18 Dec 1946Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I15776
1244 Bands, Caroline Amelia  1947Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I14999
1245 Greathead, Rosa Hewitt  1947Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I3678
1246 Willmore, Sarah Ida  9 Jun 1947Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32575
1247 Horne, Joseph  3 Aug 1947Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I135528
1248 White, Margaret Frances  3 Aug 1947Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I42118
1249 Staples, Sarah Benetta  7 Aug 1947Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I93540
1250 Timm, Fanny Maud May  16 Sep 1947Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I16508

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