Pietermaritzburg, South Africa - Chemist

[MJBatten]

Hi All,

I wonder if any of you can help me. I recently found a letter from my gg grandmother (Florence Ada Batten - nee Davies) dated 1913. She mentions her new husband (James Cameron's) sister and brother-in-law have a large chemist shop in Pietermaritzburg. She also says the brother-in-law is a councillor of the city. I wondered if there was any way of tracing this person. Is there a record/list of old chemists or city councillors from 1913.

I have attached the part of the letter.

Many thanks,

M

[garstonite]

so are we looking for Batten in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa ??
any named here ?
https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/individus/?size=10&ignore_each_patronyme=&ignore_each_prenom=&type_periode=between&exact_month=&exact_day=&exact_year=&nom=batten&ignore_each_patronyme=&prenom=&prenom_operateur=or&ignore_each_prenom=&place__0__=&zonegeo__0__=South+Africa&country__0__=ZAF&region__0__=&subregion__0__=&place__1__=&zonegeo__1__=&country__1__=&region__1__=&subregion__1__=&place__2__=&zonegeo__2__=&country__2__=&region__2__=&subregion__2__=&place__3__=&zonegeo__3__=&country__3__=&region__3__=&subregion__3__=&place__4__=&zonegeo__4__=&country__4__=&region__4__=&subregion__4__=&type_periode=between&from=&to=&exact_month=&exact_day=&exact_year=&go=1
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sorry - I am a bit confused - who exactly - full names please  - are you looking for -( the sister and brother in law ?)

[*Sandra*]

Have you checked family search for records...

https://www.familysearch.org/search/


Florence Ada Batten - 1902 - South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLR2-K5LS

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Death Certificate Joseph Henry Batten born 1864 - 1902

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-DSG7-X?cc=2721608&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQG6G-JSKP

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950 - Joseph Henry Batten - probate

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLR2-2Q69

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7P-VQNZ-Q?cc=2573604&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQLR2-2Q69

Sandra

[MJBatten]

Oh thank you. Yes, I have all the Batten family records. It’s the new husband I am trying to trace - JAMES CAMERON born about 1875. They then moved to Vancouver, then Honolulu and San Francisco. I am trying to find James Cameron’s sister and her husband who ran a chemist and was a city councillor in Pietermaritzburg. I wondered if there were any records of chemists/councillors in 1913.