Trying to obtain information on my grandmother.

[Kevin hoy]

Hello, I am still trying to obtain information and confirmation of the birth place of my grandmother.

Have spent the past few days further investigating but no additional information as yet.

Would appreciate any assistance.

Thank you 

[carol8353]

I think we have exhausted all records online,and it may be a question of waiting till more are added.

As 3sillydogs said on 24th march,the online records only go up to 1960.

Maybe you could ask around in the family and see if anyone knows anything else about the uncle who lived/died in Pietermaritzberg.

Or perhaps you could approach the authorities and see if you can find out when/where she died,as that might give more clues to her birth date and parents names.John David Hoy died in 1965,and she was still alive at that time.

Carol

[Kevin hoy]

Hi Carol,
Thank you for your prompt reply. I have tried to obtain information on my Granmother's brother John Curtis who lived in Pietermartizburg but, at this stage I have also exhausted my avenues.
I also know she died in Pietermartizberg but dont know the date. Have contacted Doves funeral sevices but their records dont go back that far.

Many thanks again anyway.....good evening

[3sillydogs]

I haven't had a chance to look at the registers as yet. But I haven't forgotten.

You can also try the South African Genealogy group on Facebook.  They often get good results.  Post your query on their page. There may be living relatives that can fill in the gaps for you.

Unfortunately South African research can be quite frustrating, but don't give up.

[carol8353]

Name- John David and Ellen Elizabeth Hoy
[Ellen Elizabeth Curtis]
Gender:    Female
Record Year:    1931
Residence Place:    Krugersdorp, Transvaal, South Africa
Address 1:    60 Blommestein Street,
Address 2:    District Township
Trade, Profession, or Occupation:    Housewife
Record Source:    1931 Krugersdorp Voters List
Repository:    Pretoria Archives

[Kevin hoy]

Hi 3sillydogs,

Good to hear from you again and just luv your profile picture. We are crazy about dogs (Daxies in particular)

I certainly wont give up but, whew, just haven't seemed to break through with my Grandmother as yet.....and so frustrating to establish whether born in SA or UK. etc.

Thank you for your ongoing assistance thus far.................

[Kevin hoy]

Thank you for that information relating to their residing in Krugersdorp. I am aware that my father lived at that address.

[carol8353]

Thank you for that information relating to their residing in Krugersdorp. I am aware that my father lived at that address.

It's the only bit of online info you get if you enter Ellen Hoy into Ancestry!

[3sillydogs]

She seems to use the name Ellen,  and yet on her husband's estate notice it states her name as Eileen as the surviving spouse. 

That file can be ordered if you wish to do so.  There is a document ordering service through www.eggsa.org and they are very reasonable.  If you order the Death Notice and it is properly filled in it can give you all sorts of information.  It should contain parents names (in this case her husband's), spouse, place of marriage, place of death, residence at time of death and any children of the marriage or if no children, siblings.  Some even contain the spouses of children/siblings and if really lucky grandchildren.