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It seems my grandmother, SUSARA MARIA ALETTA GOUWS may have been illegitimate.
 She was born on 22 April 1886/7 in Britstown, Northern Cape Province.
Her mother may have been Helen (Ellie) Gouws  (nee Murray), sister to Andrew Murray, the preacher, but on Helen's death cert. there is no mention of a marriage or of having a child, though it seems she did have a daughter born out of wedlock according to (Cape Province Probate 1834-1989 in Familysearch.org.   
On my grandmother's marriage cert. on 30 January 1906 it mentions her foster-father as David Johannes Erasmus, but not her mother's name.
I am not sure if Gouws is her real father's name or an adoptive parent's name or whether Helen Murray did indeed marry a Gouws.
Is there anyone researching the Gouws family who can shed some light for me and be able to produce a birth certificate.
Many thanks
Lorand

I did not know that Catherine Dowie had been married before.  They were such big families back then!

Yes, my photo has the cart in front, but I believe the two ladies in the photo are not the Ness women??

My direct line is from Christina Ness, the oldest daughter and my great grandmother who married James McCall.  I would love to find a photo of her.

My great grandfather, Robert Ness died at The Liquorstane Temperance Hotel, Falkland on 14 May 1897.  His wife, Catherine and and two of their daughter, Ann and Mary were the hotel keepers after that.

Can anyone give me any information about this hotel or the Ness family who were carriers / coachmen in the Falkland area around the turn of the century.

Many thanks
Lorand.

Hi Christine,
I have just got back onto this post and noticed you have a photo of the Ochil Hill Sanitarium where my great uncle died in 1928 after contracting TB after WW1.

I would love to have a copy if you can manage to post one.

Many thanks for your help
Lorand.