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Hi

I am really stumped with this man, have been hitting a brick wall with him for 4 years.

If anyone out there can help me I would be very grateful.  This is what I know:
William, born in Staines in 1876 or 1879, came to South Africa in 1899. Soon after he was attested in to the BSAP and did service in the Anglo-Boer war and in WW1 (a Lieutenant in German East Africa, now Namibia).

His 1st wife was came to SA in 1907. After she died he married Mabel Mary Crombie nee Cookson.
Major Hoaten was a major in the BSAP (British Police in Rhodesia).  By the time he retired, he was said to have been one of the highest ranking officers in the fledging defence forces.

There is a cutting from a Rhodesian newspaper about 1938 that describes the wedding of Mabel daughter with her 1st husband,  Mary Elizabeth Crombie to Stuart Clarkson.  In it, she is "given away by her step-father Major Hoaten."  also "There was no formal reception owing to the health of the brides mother, but some intimate friends motored out to Hillside to the resdent of Captain and Mrs Hough where the cake was cut.. ."

I am more interested in his information before he came to South Africa - his parents, siblings etc.
I have searched for any information on this William Charles Hoaten, but so far nothing has been found. It is almost as if this was a newly created person who did not exist before he came to SA - did he create a new identity or am I not looking in the 'right' places?

Please, if anyone can help me, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

Michelle

Hi All

I am reseraching the following Barkan family. This branch were known
by the surname Barkan, but their cousins were Copelands. They all
lived in the Manchester/Salford area.
Jacob Nathan Barkan (Yankel Nossen) born about 1890 - I think in Riga.

Brothers: David, Benjamin and Jud. Benjamin was the youngest of the boys
Sisters: Ethel, Tilly and Rose
Ethel married Abie Luft
Tilly married her cousin Lionel Copeland
Rose married Abie Galpern from Scotland

Jacob, the eldest, came to Manchester as a very young child.  The
others were born in Manchester/Salford area.

Thanks

Michelle

Hi all

I am following a line which may (or not) be correct. Need help with information on:

Charlotte June Evans born c.1853 in Limerick, Ireland. Not sure who her mother was but Charlotte Curtis was her grandmother, Emma Curtis her aunt & George Curtis her uncle.   

Thanks

Michelle

Hi

In a census Alice L. WILLIAMS is listed as Octavious Bawtree's Niece, Age 31 Born: abt 1850 in Aberton, Essex, England.

I am looking to find this relationship - it does not fit in with any of his sisters -  one married a Robinson the other a Hunt.

Michelle