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McGregor family Cape Colony 1800s
« on: Saturday 22 November 08 09:27 GMT (UK) »
Any links to this family in Cape of Good Hope?

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Re: McGregor family Cape Colony 1800s
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 22 November 08 13:08 GMT (UK) »
I think you are going to have to be way more specific in your question if you expect an answer.  Believe it or not, there are millions of people who have lived, and still live, here.
South Africa - Wessels/Vorster
South Africa - Behr/Toerien
South Africa - Pnematicatos/Chimato
Cornwall, England & South Africa - Hicks/Breach
Yorkshire & Durham, England & South Africa - Kenney/Hucks

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Re: McGregor family Cape Colony 1800s
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 November 08 07:44 GMT (UK) »
Not sure why a sarcastic reply - or intended humorously??
Had thought there was some specificity in referring only to one Scottish family name in 1800s ... Have not located any McGregors in South African genealogy sites to date, and thought it unlikely anyone would happen to have info on the particular individuals of interest, so decided to "cast net wide" to find any ancestors.

However - People of interest:
Peter McGregor and his wife Mary Ann nee Bright, in Cape of Good Hope around 1860.
Their son and daughter, both born Cape of Good Hope: Rebecca McGregor (born 1863 or 1864), and Peter McGregor.
Also Richard McGregor and wife Elizabeth nee Taylor, in Cape of Good Hope around 1860.
By 1883 all of these people had left South Africa. They may have been miners, as they moved on to goldfields in other countries.
Appreciate any assistance, thanks.



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Re: McGregor family Cape Colony 1800s
« Reply #3 on: Monday 24 November 08 09:32 GMT (UK) »
Heavens no Artifact10!  No sarcasm intended.  Apologies if I offended.

There are 2932 references to the name McGregor in our National Archives and unless names are supplied noone would know which McGregor family you may be connected to in SA.

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Moira
South Africa - Wessels/Vorster
South Africa - Behr/Toerien
South Africa - Pnematicatos/Chimato
Cornwall, England & South Africa - Hicks/Breach
Yorkshire & Durham, England & South Africa - Kenney/Hucks


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Re: McGregor family Cape Colony 1800s
« Reply #4 on: Monday 24 November 08 11:13 GMT (UK) »
Thanks very much, Moira. No offence taken!  :)
Am new to this - and understand it is not easy to obtain certificates etc from National Archives.
Will attempt to obtain Rebecca McGregor's birth cert. Now think it likely that her father Peter was not born in Cape, but had immigrated from UK.
Anna