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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 1251 to 1300 of 3184

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Birth    Person ID 
1251 Dennison, Eliza Jane  14 Dec 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25637
1252 Fordred, John Edwin  30 Dec 1854Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I74828
1253 Berry, Margaret Jane  Abt 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I174866
1254 Campbell, Colin Charles  Est 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I3598
1255 Edkins, Elizabeth Ann  Abt 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I17332
1256 Hughes, Charles Isaac  1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107922
1257 Preston, William Thomas  1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I64267
1258 Thornton, George Edward  Abt 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I115569
1259 Berry, Emmanuel George  2 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I65354
1260 Rose-Innes, Rt. Hon.Sir James P.C.; K.C.M.G, M.P, LL.B, Q.C.  8 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I18583
1261 Dell, Charles Stephen  20 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I34774
1262 Watson, Henry James  20 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I138818
1263 Willows, Rosetta  20 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I67632
1264 Naylor, Frances Rhoda  22 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I177575
1265 Wood, James Garbett  22 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32087
1266 Richards, Mary Ann  25 Jan 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I92230
1267 Rorke, Alfred Glynne  3 Feb 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I28760
1268 Ingram, William Henry  12 Feb 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I89957
1269 Dicks, Emely Selma  2 Mar 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I84138
1270 Hayton, John Edward  12 Mar 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I17549
1271 Pote, Catherine Agnes  17 Mar 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I88792
1272 Boyle, Maria  1 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I174695
1273 King, John Henry  8 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25218
1274 Webster, Sarah Ann  12 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I17826
1275 Dredge, Elizabeth Maria  13 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I135269
1276 Wicks, William  14 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I180295
1277 Green, Louise Emily Mary  20 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I5059
1278 Hartley, Sarah Jane  28 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I13570
1279 Vice, Ebenezer Forrester  28 Apr 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I62124
1280 Lang, Martha  May 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I11968
1281 Webber, Robert James  1 May 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I109863
1282 Nelson, James Loxton  2 May 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I15737
1283 Gardner, Elizabeth  13 May 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I158129
1284 Harding, Joseph Alfred  5 Jun 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I164335
1285 Harding, William Henry  5 Jun 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I164336
1286 Walker, Dorothy Anne  13 Jun 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I2977
1287 Wedderburn, Alexander John Ennis  5 Jul 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I10909
1288 Stanton, Arthur John  Aug 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I16727
1289 Ayliff, Susan Helen  3 Aug 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I28023
1290 Wallis, George Alfred  5 Aug 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I143005
1291 Cyrus, Ellenor Jane  14 Aug 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I148333
1292 Sampson, Rosina Sibella  Sep 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I117827
1293 Scott, Horace William  13 Oct 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I97938
1294 Watson, Deborah Jane  19 Oct 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I53945
1295 Campbell, Augusta Lane  2 Nov 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I135842
1296 Wilmot, John Richmond  26 Nov 1855Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I19044
1297 Chapman, Esther Laura  Abt 1856Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32542
1298 Dallas, Margaret Hellen  Abt 1856Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I161677
1299 Eagar, Elizabeth Eleanor  1856Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I157424
1300 Goldswain, Alfred Herbert  1856Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I13091

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Death

Matches 1251 to 1300 of 1544

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   Last Name, Given Name(s)    Death    Person ID 
1251 Bradfield, Rodger  Abt 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I73366
1252 Thompson, Harry  1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I103540
1253 Henderson, Dr. Donald  14 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6214
1254 Henderson, James  14 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6224
1255 Henderson, Jean  14 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6227
1256 Henderson, Jennifer  14 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6225
1257 Henderson, Rosemary  14 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6228
1258 Southey, Mary  14 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I5329
1259 Shone, Henry John  29 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I13023
1260 Willmore, Allan George  29 Feb 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I32849
1261 McDougall, Cecil Butt  22 May 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I37226
1262 Stockdale, Arthur Atherstone  3 Jun 1948Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I2082
1263 Futter, Edith Lillian  1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I65315
1264 Muller, Elsie Johanna Magdalena  27 Feb 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I72576
1265 Farley, Francis William Henry  14 Mar 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I12741
1266 Danckwerts, Herman Ellis  26 Apr 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I125334
1267 Brotherton, Helen  21 Jul 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I158020
1268 Mortimer, Eliza Jane  9 Aug 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I179241
1269 Batteson, Olive Love  25 Aug 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I158279
1270 Osborn, Gillian  13 Sep 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I95100
1271 Hill, Elizabeth Ann  Nov 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I23085
1272 Elliott, Edmund John  5 Nov 1949Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I14245
1273 Orsmond, Edith Eleanor  1950Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I88637
1274 Kettlewell, Percy William Henry  25 Apr 1950Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I105112
1275 Webb, Alice Amelia  14 May 1950Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I42442
1276 Brewis, Sarah Margaret  15 Aug 1950Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I103032
1277 Bands, Rebecca Ann Maria  1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I14979
1278 Pike, Charlotte Sarah  11 Feb 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I117456
1279 Simon, Alfred  22 Apr 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I102726
1280 Webber, Reuben Joseph  24 Apr 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I25675
1281 Wilmot, Valmai Wendy  24 May 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I75205
1282 Cockcroft, Lewis Bertram  28 May 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107643
1283 McCleland, Minnie Elizabeth  18 Aug 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I71653
1284 Alexander, William Garth  7 Sep 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I26496
1285 Zimmerman, Wilfred Allister  10 Nov 1951Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I127669
1286 Fidler, Emily  1952Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I103541
1287 McLean, Thomas George  15 Apr 1952Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I65355
1288 Dorrington, Florence Ameila  22 Jun 1952Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I39147
1289 Erasmus, Hester Cecilia Elizabeth  18 Oct 1952Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I129300
1290 Hoole, Cecile Georgina Cotterell  25 Oct 1952Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I498
1291 Penny, Winifred Violet  7 May 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I100836
1292 Stirk, Montague White  9 May 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I6561
1293 Emslie, David Gradwell  2 Jun 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I148500
1294 Attwell, Robert Percival  5 Jun 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I57813
1295 Schwartz, John  13 Jul 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I108085
1296 Cockcroft, Archibald Earnest  13 Aug 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I107616
1297 Naylor, James Francis Rae  13 Aug 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I177576
1298 Webber, Clarice Iris  6 Nov 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I27272
1299 Pike, Jessie  12 Nov 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I149491
1300 Smailes, Beatrice May  17 Nov 1953Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa I101863

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