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South Africa / Re: Dundee-Transvaal-Dundee
« on: Wednesday 17 November 21 11:12 GMT (UK) »I suppose anything is possible, perhaps he intended to return, but never did.
Often these little mysteries will remain unsolved for us.
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I suppose anything is possible, perhaps he intended to return, but never did.
Often these little mysteries will remain unsolved for us.
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South Africa / Re: Dundee-Transvaal-Dundee
« on: Friday 12 November 21 13:19 GMT (UK) »You're welcome. Those old documents can make for some interesting reading.
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South Africa / Re: Dundee-Transvaal-Dundee
« on: Wednesday 10 November 21 08:53 GMT (UK) »He did. Had some property and shares. It's all there in the documents in the estate file.
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South Africa / Re: Dundee-Transvaal-Dundee
« on: Tuesday 09 November 21 13:16 GMT (UK) »I think this could be your man. His wife is given as Jessie nee Malcolm, so it fits with your info.
It seems he died in Scotland, so must have returned there when he retired. It gives his parents, wife and children's names.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSSD-N9N2-K?i=1678&cc=2520237&cat=188051
It is available on Family Search, but if you click through the images on the link it is the entire estate file. It appears he still had assets in South Africa, hence the Probate file registered in SA.
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South Africa / Re: elusive James Gilmour
« on: Tuesday 09 November 21 12:55 GMT (UK) »It is possible that he was single at the time of his death and had children but never married the mother. I found that had happened on my hubby's side of the family. His grandfather never married his grandmother but they had 9 children together. If he did not acknowledge them as his, it's possible they would not be mentioned on his estate etc.
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Armed Forces / Re: 2nd Boer War 1901 slighty wounded
« on: Friday 16 April 21 13:58 BST (UK) »Hi
There is a reference to G. Brooks no. 5125 Sherwood Forresters (Derbyshire Regiment) on the website angloboerwar.com.
Slightly wounded at Vlakfontein 29 May 1901.
There is an account of the regiments activities here:
https://www.angloboerwar.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=546
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South Africa / Re: Edward Richard Hallis b1872 ;any children in SA
« on: Monday 14 September 20 13:37 BST (UK) »I have managed screenshots from FS
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South Africa / Re: Edward Richard Hallis b1872 ;any children in SA
« on: Tuesday 08 September 20 12:55 BST (UK) »You can also upload images to your Ancestry tree from FS if you download them to your computer first then upload them to your tree. I don't have a sub for Ancestry so it's really the only way I can attach documents to my tree on there.
FS has a very large collection of South African records and more are added all the time.
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South Africa / Re: Edward Richard Hallis b1872 ;any children in SA
« on: Tuesday 25 August 20 15:04 BST (UK) »
The court case in 1902, the source code ZTPD was divorce proceedings against Richard brought by Lilian but later withdrawn.
The 1910 file appears to be a letter enquiring about an estate:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9L-7735-F?i=271&cc=2520237&cat=188051
The 1942 Estate File for Richard. If you move through the images, his Will is there as well.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9G-FNJ4?i=256&cc=2520237&cat=188051
These are all on Family Search, usually my first stop for South African research.
The 1910 file appears to be a letter enquiring about an estate:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9L-7735-F?i=271&cc=2520237&cat=188051
The 1942 Estate File for Richard. If you move through the images, his Will is there as well.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS9G-FNJ4?i=256&cc=2520237&cat=188051
These are all on Family Search, usually my first stop for South African research.