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: 31.0259636
Birth Matches 1 to 50 of 1169
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Last Name, Given Name(s)
Birth
Person ID
1
Barbara Ruth I178939
2
Adams, William Anthony Douglas I36220
3
Addison, Anthony Overend 12 Nov 1957 I5268
4
Airth, George Rennie 1867 I130395
5
Aitchison, Viola Catherine I109525
6
Alberts, Jacobus I141125
7
Alexander, William Garth 9 Dec 1913 I26496
8
Allen, Anthony Hugh Ami I70674
9
Allen, Anthony Hugh Ami I134218
10
Allen, Audrey Mary I70662
11
Allen, Audrey Mary I134217
12
Allen, Frederick Charles 8 Sep 1893 I70661
13
Allen, John Peter I134219
14
Allen, Vivian Lester I134211
15
Alves, Joao I85403
16
Alves, Marco I85404
17
Andersen, Gloria Patricia 22 Mar 1935 I157636
18
Andersen, Jens Erik I45968
19
Andersen, Nils Christian I45969
20
Anderson, Allen Webster I2587
21
Andre, Earl Charles I179295
22
Andrews, Brian Albert I85411
23
Angus, Hilton I79667
24
Anthony, Ian David I70025
25
Ardren, Denis Bernard 9 Aug 1928 I178251
26
Armstrong, Althea Myra Lorraine 30 May 1946 I84041
27
Arter, James Brian I165275
28
Arter, Kerry Ann I165278
29
Ash, Errol Lindsay Vacy 1912 I175582
30
Ash, Vyrell Linnington 8 Dec 1910 I175581
31
Ashton, Molly Howarth I31383
32
Atkinson, Marilyn Denise I70032
33
Attwell, Peter Robert I165705
34
Ayres, Elaine Margaret Anne I29044
35
Baber, Charles Anthony Wynne I75591
36
Baber, Miranda 23 May 1964 I75590
37
Baber, Rupert Alfred Alexander I75592
38
Bailey, Arthur William I40365
39
Baker, Lionel Dunbar 14 Dec 1904 I72533
40
Bannister, Susan Jane I116028
41
Barbour, Nicole Lynn I110508
42
Barnes, Hazel I43399
43
Barnes, Helen Beatrice I109917
44
Barnes, Trevor John I116320
45
Barrett, Louise Elizabeth I35246
46
Bath, Dorothy Florence 22 Oct 1900 I176350
47
Bauman, Eothan I81001
48
Baxter, Joyce Russell I104707
49
Beard, Robyn Beverley I175950
50
Beck, Amy 5 Oct 1897 I70660
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Christening Matches 1 to 46 of 46
Last Name, Given Name(s)
Christening
Person ID
1
Addison, Anthony Overend 21 Dec 1957 I5268
2
Allen, Iris Gaenor I134212
3
Allen, Phyllis Monica I134213
4
Allen, Vivian Lester I134211
5
Bransgrove, Doris Marian 17 Aug 1905 I153349
6
Cornish, Carol Anne I177265
7
Cornish, Irene Rose I177264
8
Cornish, Janet Clair I177266
9
Cumming, Donald Francis I117474
10
De Waal, Elsie Catharina I62889
11
Fouche, André I126345
12
Fouche, Charmaine I126344
13
Goldswain, Shirley Mavis 1 Sep 1935 I13187
14
Griffin, Charles Oliver 12 Feb 1868 I178702
15
Griffin, Emma 26 Dec 1858 I178651
16
Griffin, Letitia Elizabeth 5 Aug 1866 I178700
17
Griffin, Thomas Yates 18 Jul 1849 I178605
18
Griffin, Walter Watts 25 Jan 1863 I178672
19
Harvey, Lynne Eleanor Graham I166969
20
Honey, Cecil Claude Mitford I152062
21
Kidwell, Hayley I174567
22
Knight, Sarah Ann 22 Jun 1843 I16298
23
Lester, Georgina Natalie 6 May 1900 I125584
24
Licence, Stanley Douglas I126411
25
Malone, Dudley Arthur Joseph I78816
26
Morty, Arthur Oliver I167222
27
Parker, Allan I122461
28
Parker, Eva Mildred 26 Jan 1919 I122460
29
Parker, Lawrence Charles William I122459
30
Parker, Phyllis Mabel I126412
31
Ritson, Darryl Neil I126729
32
Ritson, Heather Lorraine I126727
33
Ritson, Hilton Edwin I126728
34
Rudd, Arthur Ernest 17 Jun 1866 I78382
35
Scott, Ethel 12 Jan 1900 I169284
36
Scott, Lucretia 12 Jan 1900 I169282
37
Scott, Robert 12 Jan 1900 I169293
38
Scott, Ruby 12 Jan 1900 I169281
39
Scott, Symon Buller 12 Jan 1900 I169292
40
Scott, Violet 12 Jan 1900 I169283
41
Shepstone, Denise Margaret I127428
42
Shepstone, Helen Louise I127427
43
Shuter, John David 24 Jul 1864 I175930
44
Stretch, Maria Elizabeth 9 Feb 1854 I161268
45
Strydom, Patricia Joyce 10 Jul 1943 I126660
46
Welch, James 19 Mar 1848 I146581
Death Matches 1 to 50 of 802
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Last Name, Given Name(s)
Death
Person ID
1
Kathleen Mary Anne 16 Jul 1943 I143064
2
Mary Agnes 13 Jan 1944 I137271
3
A'Bear, Sidney Arthur George 27 Oct 1977 I168721
4
Adamson, Edith Daphne 30 Dec 1996 I174023
5
Addison, Margaret Alice 26 Jun 1953 I5274
6
Albertyn, Yvonne Olive 24 Jul 1980 I29145
7
Alcock, Gilbert 26 May 1986 I125520
8
Aldridge, Hubert Wilfred Abt 1995 I59758
9
Aldum, Lydia Ann 22 May 1929 I44877
10
Alexander, Muriel May 6 Dec 1964 I48967
11
Allen, Frederick Charles 25 May 1942 I70661
12
Amm, Mary 16 Sep 1900 I177558
13
Andersen, Gloria Patricia 11 Apr 1999 I157636
14
Anderson, Margaret Mary 16 Aug 1970 I115689
15
Anderson, William Webster 15 Feb 1959 I2582
16
Andrews, Elizabeth Anna 26 Jun 1983 I6376
17
Annear, Annie Eileen 15 Nov 1971 I25965
18
Ardendorff, Gertrude Louise Marie 3 Mar 1949 I138625
19
Armstrong, Douglas Lorraine 13 Mar 1997 I84040
20
Ash, Frances Doreen 21 Apr 1954 I136969
21
Ashburner, Ernest 1 Jul 1939 I35588
22
Atherstone, Helen Mary 9 Jun 2013 I3625
23
Atherstone, Mary Elizabeth 5 Oct 1939 I226
24
Attwell, Melville Hamilton 1974 I67126
25
Austin, Evelyn Eardly Wilmot 1 Sep 1978 I113564
26
Baber, Miranda 24 May 1964 I75590
27
Bagnall, Harvey 1919 I11136
28
Baikie, Ewan Lewis 12 Nov 1966 I36791
29
Bailey, Mercia Hermina 20 Jun 1966 I108232
30
Bailey, Purdon Herbert 31 Oct 1976 I108820
31
Bailey, Raymond Purdon Cockcroft 31 Oct 1976 I108230
32
Bannister, Jack Beurguer 4 Mar 1973 I66094
33
Baragwanath, Emma (Thora) Lucy 21 Jun 1998 I67771
34
Barnes, Doris Maud 1980 I98437
35
Barnes, Marion Evelyn 1968 I144720
36
Bartie, Alice Maria 23 Jun 1989 I130742
37
Basson, Doris Owen 18 Sep 1957 I83371
38
Bastard, Mary Ellen 1 Aug 1959 I5821
39
Bath, Dorothy Florence 6 Nov 1985 I176350
40
Batteson, Oswald Courtney 16 Feb 1968 I158289
41
Beckwith, Kate Heslop 25 Apr 1942 I166808
42
Bell, Elizabeth Somerset Jul 1982 I21267
43
Bellows, James Charles Michael 11 Nov 1993 I120655
44
Bennett, Mary Ethel 11 Oct 1961 I177592
45
Bennett, Thomas Gibson 16 Apr 1975 I177595
46
Bennetts, Benjamin Raymond 1995 I113805
47
Bernard, Dorothy Ann 1998 I101435
48
Best, Edith Jane 11 Jun 1950 I70628
49
Best, Melita Isabella 1935 I70629
50
Biggs, Christopher Munro 23 Oct 2018 I139629
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Burial Matches 1 to 29 of 29
Last Name, Given Name(s)
Burial
Person ID
1
Addison, Margaret Alice I5274
2
Bond, Steve 2 Apr 2009 I33688
3
Botha, Louisa Johanna Emilia I14546
4
Breuer, Theodora Johanna Christina 14 Feb 2003 I120722
5
Daniel, Wilfred Basil I107395
6
Driver, John Ogilvie Stanford I956
7
Edwards, Edith Maria Ann I18147
8
Evans, Minnie I17884
9
Futter, Gladys Gwendoline I45457
10
Harrild, Lilian Annie Jul 1988 I101134
11
Hewitt, Annie Reed I78924
12
Hogsett, Joan Dorothy I120654
13
Konigkramer, Phyllis Irene Jan 1955 I46123
14
Marshall, Alma Florence I45167
15
Melville, Lt.Teigmouth I78928
16
Muller, Dorothea Johanna Wilhemina 1968 I121643
17
Paterson, Victoria I78970
18
Peckham, Melissa Claire I41282
19
Phillips, Baden Powell 1976 I79861
20
Reed, Dorothy Augusta Milbank I78927
21
Reed, George Thomas I78908
22
Reed, George Thomas I78963
23
Reed, Kathleen Constance I78926
24
Royston, Marion 5 Apr 1945 I58941
25
Smith, Irene Patricia I33693
26
Sutherland, George William I17883
27
Vermaak, John Henry I18118
28
Whittal, John Francis Annan I18146
29
Yakles, Charlotte I78494
Departure Matches 1 to 39 of 39
Last Name, Given Name(s)
Departure
Person ID
1
Allison, Conrad Mayne I119778
2
Anderson, Jean I101387
3
Bernard, Dorothy Ann I101435
4
Cippico, Stephen Daniel I119816
5
Coe, Stanley I101388
6
Coe, Trevor Nicholas I101386
7
Dallas, Lorna Elaine I3915
8
Du Plessis, Madge Maude I119859
9
Forbes, Jessie Florence 10 Jun 1938 I101234
10
Glazebrook, Paul Kirkland I119878
11
Greathead, Elizabeth Mai I119884
12
Halse, Beryl Elizabeth I119910
13
Halse, Charles Neville I119914
14
Halse, Eric Harvey 1938 I119934
15
Halse, Erica Elizabeth Rosemary I119936
16
Halse, Florence Mary I119939
17
Halse, Hilary Frances Temple I98351
18
Halse, Lesley Dawn I119961
19
Halse, Leslie Rundel I113598
20
Halse, Madge LaVon I119966
21
Halse, Nigel Everard Temple I119972
22
Halse, Stephan Lancaster I119989
23
Harrild, Lilian Annie 21 Mar 1930 I101134
24
Hollister, Charles Percival May 1933 I101339
25
Houghton, Edith Joan I120013
26
Jeffrey, James 10 Jun 1938 I101235
27
Jordan, Cecil James Abt 15 May 1921 I101128
28
Jordan, James 16 Mar 1930 I101135
29
Lamb, Helen Margaret I120032
30
Makings, Hercules Ingoldsby Abt 10 Jun 1960 I101414
31
Massey-Hicks, Maude Cressida (Twin) 2 Feb 1913 I101304
32
Massey-Hicks, Mervyn Burgoyne 27 Mar 1956 I101299
33
Massey-Hicks, Sheila Ann I101428
34
McConnell, Lynda Winifred I120059
35
Sheppard, Esme Estelle I118246
36
Sheppard, Gladys Beryl Myra I118244
37
Short, Thelma Iris 15 May 1933 I101225
38
Stott, Diana Florence 1960 I120163
39
Thompson, Janet I101521
Emigration Matches 1 to 4 of 4
Hometown Matches 1 to 3 of 3
Occupation Matches 1 to 5 of 5
Residence Matches 1 to 9 of 9
Last Name, Given Name(s)
Residence
Person ID
1
Adcock, Eleanor Frances 1920 I145558
2
Attwell, George Edward Fielding 1920 I145700
3
Bowker, John Bourchier I86311
4
Bruton, Laura Frances 1920 I147107
5
Hintze, Lorimar I54895
6
Long, Sarah Elizabeth 1920 I70049
7
Longlands, Gertrude Elizabeth 1920 I147218
8
Pike, Herbert James I65183
9
Wilmot, Cecil Rivers 26 Sep 1919 I58274
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