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Danchaslyn
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Hello Janice
Just a small coincidence, but in RootsChat, South African section, member Kanskar has a Thread on his Stoodley Family and during 1909, members of the family returned to Southampton, from South Africa, on board, the "GAIKA"!! 
Also, during the 1970's I knew a McLean family, in Kloof, near Durban, whose ancestors were originally from the UK. A long shot, but why not google, the South African White Pages phone directory, look up McLean's in Kloof or Durban (within 15 miles of each other) and phone and few and enquire??! 
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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JORGENSON, Hole, Ringerike, Buskurud, Norway
AITKEN, Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
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leofred
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Hi again
thanks for your reply, that is very interesting what you have posted but as far as I know no more Mcleans went to South Africa. As she was unmarried when she died its unlikely there are any children from her. Unless she was an unmarried mum in South Africa and left children who were adopted out. As she was only there for four years before dying it seems unlikely but stranger things have happened.
There is no mention of this in my family indeed they might have been unaware of any children. Hopefully the death certificate will answer this.
Isnt great with this genealogy for every answer you find there are more questions to be answered.
Thanks again
Janice
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Danchaslyn
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Hello Janice
22 McLean Families now in the Durban area, with TWO now in Kloof!! Well, as you say, strange things do occur, and who knows, possibly Amy was a single Mum, all those years ago, in Durban?
Like yourself, I just love these trails and likewise, as more answers come in, more and more and more questions arise!!
Hoping, hoping, hoping her Death Notice will give you the clues you need.
Have an idea that Amy may have left the hotel in the UK, with her lover, he maybe had great ideas about his possible prospects in the Colony? If you could match up a male name from the UK Census where she is shown at the hotel, to the same name, possibly right nears to hers, on the shipping list? Bingo!!
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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MOE, Norway, Swaziland, and Zululand, South Africa
JORGENSON, Hole, Ringerike, Buskurud, Norway
AITKEN, Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
LYNCH, Yorkshire, England, Rhodesia and South Africa
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leofred
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Hi again Danchaslyn
I will buy some credits with find my past tomorrow as Im off this evening for a Mexican night and have a lot to do before I go.
If I find any passengers who also worked at the same hotel will let you know.
Thats very interesting about all the Mcleans in Durban as its quite possible one of her brothers went with her, will have to look into this. Its never ending thank goodness Im retired and have more time although there is never hours in the day for me. I just wish my father was still alive he would have loved all this
Thanks once again
janice
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rutti tutti
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Just a correction- the second boer war ended in 1902 so she came out after that. Many people were encouraged to settle in SA after the War and many soldiers stayed on in the country. There was so much movement between continents at that time, for many different reasons, it is difficult to speculate.
Ruth
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Danchaslyn
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Thank you, Rutti Tutti is absolutely correct, officially the Second Boer finished in 1902, BUT, the reality of life throughout the Colony of Natal, was one of continued hardship and danger.
Boer forces still roamed, uncontrolled, at will, ambushing etc. The British forces were "required" elsewhere, so as and when, it suited, politically, they withdrew.
As with any conflict, the population was affected in diverse ways, .............Boer numbers dwindled not only due to casualties, but to internments on the Island of St Helena, some British soldiers remained and since the British 1820 Settlers arrival in South Africa, Brits continued, for so many reasons, to emigrate to South Africa,.
With Amy's "background" in particular, as Leofred stated, it is unusual, for a young woman, supposedly unaccompanied, to have undertaken such an enormous adventure. The funding for her sea passage, at this stage, is a mystery?
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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MOE, Norway, Swaziland, and Zululand, South Africa
JORGENSON, Hole, Ringerike, Buskurud, Norway
AITKEN, Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
LYNCH, Yorkshire, England, Rhodesia and South Africa
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