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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| 201 |  Egan, Norman Charles | 19 Jun 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I146567 |
| 202 | Sterley, Claude Vincent | 14 Jun 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I115775 |
| 203 | Leppan, Iris Doreen | 23 May 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I125512 |
| 204 | Brady, Martin Wilson Taylor Bellingham | 29 Jan 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I70598 |
| 205 | Stone, John Edward | 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I45458 |
| 206 | Gilbert, Lilian | 1984 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I154459 |
| 207 | Sterley, George Albert | 30 Oct 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I116153 |
| 208 | Calder, Noel Shepstone | 8 Oct 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I58880 |
| 209 | Heydenrych, Robert Albert Donald | 28 Aug 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I181403 |
| 210 | Brokensha, Esme Margret | 10 Aug 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I36512 |
| 211 | Andrews, Elizabeth Anna | 26 Jun 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I6376 |
| 212 | Wiggill, Eric James Victor | 15 May 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I115433 |
| 213 | Hunter, Peter | 25 Feb 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I116241 |
| 214 | Taylor, Leonard Shirley | 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I23096 |
| 215 | Driver, William Gordon Stanford LLB, MBE | 1983 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I958 |
| 216 | Röffer, Elfrieda Anna | 11 Nov 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I32452 |
| 217 | Leo, Ian Lancelot | 13 Jul 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I53287 |
| 218 | Bell, Elizabeth Somerset | Jul 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I21267 |
| 219 | Edmonds, Mark Paxton | 18 May 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I57285 |
| 220 | Flook, James Richard | 8 Mar 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I34881 |
| 221 | Cooper, Joan Francis | 15 Feb 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I48709 |
| 222 | Homberg, Dorothy May | 10 Feb 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I131691 |
| 223 | Harding, Edna | 1982 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I57102 |
| 224 | Lloyd, Sidney Reuben | 16 Dec 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I15004 |
| 225 | Cramer, Mabel Gloria | 30 Sep 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I173110 |
| 226 | Vernon, Oliver Howard | 13 Jul 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I28875 |
| 227 | Williams, Martin Vincent | 10 Jul 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I108853 |
| 228 | Emms, Nesta Muriel | 29 Jun 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I1375 |
| 229 | Seaton, Frank William | 27 Mar 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I107790 |
| 230 | Dick, Charles Robert Seymour | 18 Feb 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I31871 |
| 231 | Lundall, Rachel Maris-Stella | 3 Feb 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I177788 |
| 232 | Thornton, Ann Evelyn | 15 Jan 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I131586 |
| 233 | Copeland, Elfrida Cornelia | 1981 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I92200 |
| 234 | Reynolds, Glenmore Douglas | 31 Dec 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I45454 |
| 235 | Sterley, Ronald Henley | 16 Oct 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I116299 |
| 236 | Lupke, Petty Mona | 14 Aug 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I47256 |
| 237 | Albertyn, Yvonne Olive | 24 Jul 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I29145 |
| 238 | Moran, Angela Ruth | 23 Jul 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I82056 |
| 239 | Massey-Hicks, Aileen Patricia | 19 Jul 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I101422 |
| 240 | Seago, Doreen | 8 Jul 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I108728 |
| 241 | Bilsborough, Olive | 8 Jun 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I64862 |
| 242 | Haynes, Irene Alice | 16 Feb 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I175935 |
| 243 | Payne, Herbert Shepperson | Feb 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I7222 |
| 244 | Wheeler, Dennis | 26 Jan 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I89657 |
| 245 | Gobey, Alexander Ernest | 23 Jan 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I182148 |
| 246 | Forrester, Joseph 'Athol' | 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I11725 |
| 247 | Barnes, Doris Maud | 1980 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I98437 |
| 248 | Page, Jessie Elizabeth | 12 Dec 1979 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I115772 |
| 249 | Whiting, Mary | 16 Nov 1979 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I14441 |
| 250 | Maker, John William | 4 Nov 1979 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | I173107 |
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Matches 201 to 250 of 404
| Family |
Marriage |
Family ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Steel / Mathee | 1954 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F44530 |
| 202 | Coburn / Gammie | F53224 | ||
| 203 | Parrott / Angus | F29176 | ||
| 204 | Wentworth / Gracie | F59980 | ||
| 205 | Christy / Shadwell | F62805 | ||
| 206 | Loftie-Eaton / Schoeman | 30 Jan 1952 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F26367 |
| 207 | Shand / Hodges | F10439 | ||
| 208 | Davis / Edwards | F45089 | ||
| 209 | Bell / Mitchell | 4 Aug 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F62808 |
| 210 | Norton / Macklin | 9 Jun 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F37858 |
| 211 | McCabe / Labuschagne | F3367 | ||
| 212 | Daniell / Addey | 24 Feb 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F54422 |
| 213 | Newnham / Freemantle | 1951 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F12356 |
| 214 | Johnson / Gammie | F53226 | ||
| 215 | Hill / Webber | F9634 | ||
| 216 | Lawrence / Harding | F64101 | ||
| 217 | King / Cowan | F9905 | ||
| 218 | Mitchley / Cadwell | Abt 1950 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F19126 |
| 219 | Bowker / Brett | 16 Aug 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F36857 |
| 220 | Petzer / Palm | 22 Jun 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F37071 |
| 221 | Breakspear / Sterley | F41393 | ||
| 222 | Squires / Rosslee | F36793 | ||
| 223 | Cornish / Pedlar | 2 Apr 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F62217 |
| 224 | Pike / Clee | 19 Mar 1949 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F35220 |
| 225 | Smuts / Halse | F42875 | ||
| 226 | Lester / Strydom | F45177 | ||
| 227 | Melvill / Ford | F33375 | ||
| 228 | Richards / Pearse | F21159 | ||
| 229 | Stumbles / Morrah | 8 Jun 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F2507 |
| 230 | Westcott / Louwrens | 30 Jan 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63028 |
| 231 | Blaine / Brinton | 8 Jan 1948 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F47687 |
| 232 | Miller / McNeil | F59409 | ||
| 233 | Davis / Halse | 20 Sep 1947 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F49796 |
| 234 | Fincham / Fouche | 19 Jun 1947 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F12292 |
| 235 | Roberts / Whitton | F36799 | ||
| 236 | Oberholzer / Dalziel | F61888 | ||
| 237 | Bellows / Hogsett | 3 Aug 1946 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F43085 |
| 238 | Joyner / O'Callaghan | 25 Jun 1946 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F35403 |
| 239 | Jacobsen / Elston | F37495 | ||
| 240 | Gush / Hofmeyr | F14145 | ||
| 241 | Redgment / Hyndman | 30 Mar 1946 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F39829 |
| 242 | Lester / Walker | F47728 | ||
| 243 | Williams / Goodman | 15 Jun 1945 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F63453 |
| 244 | Parker / Byrne | F44994 | ||
| 245 | Edwards / Harding | F64100 | ||
| 246 | Deacon / Rosslee | F36790 | ||
| 247 | Neytzell - Dewilde / Richardson | F17352 | ||
| 248 | Gush / Rogers | 27 Jan 1945 | Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | F14306 |
| 249 | Freemantle / Duysel | F12446 | ||
| 250 | Hope / Elliott | F18092 | ||
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