District Mounted Police Eastern/Western Cape - Trooper David James Newby 1909.

[durbin]

Margaret would like to know if David James Newby was born in South Africa of Irish parents, or did he come to South Africa as an adult.

[Nookie]

Margaret would like to know if David James Newby was born in South Africa of Irish parents, or did he come to South Africa as an adult.

Unfortunately I have been unable to establish if he was born in South Africa, but did find that their was a criminal case against him in 1922

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PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          CRIMINAL CASE. REX VERSUS DAVID JAMES NEWBY.                         
STARTING  19220000                                                             
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Possibly if Margaret orders copies of the documents through eggsa she will get more information. 

[BookwormZA]

I hope it's not a problem making a very late reply, but I was wondering if there was anymore information on this request.  A David James Newby was my great grandmothers brother.  He wasn't Irish, but was from Norfolk.  His father died in King Williams Town in 1894.  I have no idea if he did serve in the District Mounted Police, but the dates possibly fit. 

[Nookie]

There were never any other responses.  However if you give details of your David's father/mother possibly I can find more information for you.

[BookwormZA]

His father was a Charles Newby; not sure of his mothers name as I'm waiting for information on Charles Newby's will from the Western Cape archives, so I don't know if Charles married in England or in South Africa.  Charles Newby's parents appear to be a David and Sarah Newby from the Thetford area in Norfolk (border with Suffolk).  I can track Charles in the UK census to about 1870 (birth date of 1845), so I assume he came to South Africa in about 1870, 1875.   He died in 1894.  My great grandmother was born in 1890, so I assume that David was born between 1885 and 1894.  I have very little information about David Newby (and my great gran), hence my interest in seeing this topic.  I do also have the reference you cited in the previous reply on order.  There is a reference to a David John Newby in the South African archives as well. 

Thank you for your help!

[Nookie]

Found this on the South African Settlers website.

Newby, Charles

 

Last Name:   Newby
 First Name:   Charles
 Date of Birth:   1845
 Place of Birth:   Thetford, Norfolk, England
 Parents – Father:    David Newby
 Parents – Mother:   A.
 Name of Spouse:
 Marriage Date:
 Marriage Place:
 Date of Death:   26 May 1894 age 49
 Place of Death:  Kingwilliamstown, Cape

Notes:   DN 1412/1894.  Children, both minors:

David

Olive

[Nookie]

Here are details regarding Olive.  If you want to order these I would suggest getting the first one only as it would contain all the details from the file.

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VOLUME_NO 5/335                                                                 
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 407/1919                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          OPPOSED APPLICATION. OLIVE HENNESSY (BORN NEWBY) VERSUS RICHARD       
           HENNESSY.                                                           
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VOLUME_NO 0                                                                     
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 368/1919                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          ILLIQUID CASE JUDICIAL SEPARATION OLIVE HENNESSY (BORN NEWBY) VERSUS 
           RICHARD.                                                             
STARTING  19190000                                                             
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[BookwormZA]

Thanks - I have all of those.   Thank you for your help!