I mentioned that I visited Evelyn House in Richmond in a previous post, see Elizabeth Robb’s Memories. I was loaned a little booklet giving some detail of the Sparks Family by Mrs Maureen Stoute, a descendant and Evelyn House resident, … Read More
I found this booklet relating to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth amongst my collection of Durban odds and ends. It consists of 36 pages and covers the Queen’s life and the Coronation ceremony and regalia. The contents of the book … Read More
Piet Jonker wrote in some time ago to ask: I am searching for information about the iron barque Willem Eggerts. This ship was built in 1885 for the Dutch owner N. Brantjes by McIntyre shipyard in Paisley, Scotland. The ship … Read More
Today, we have a request by Katrina Anderson for information from anyone who might know the background of the Union Club. Her grandfather William Ewing Watt was apparently a member before he died in Durban in 1943. I’d welcome any … Read More
We have been getting along without site search ever since Google cancelled FAD’s free search facility. Happily, there seems to have been some sort of u-turn and the facility is now back on the site, and accessible from the menu … Read More