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Joanne

Joanne Report 4 Oct 2007 18:34

margret rycroft,married john whitney,south africa early 1900s.has anyone any info on my grandmother,margret,and her siblings,bill,eddie,helen and maud rycroft.margrets d.o.b was 1.1.1892.i belive they all setteled in s.a,due to the "great trek"my grandmother had children patrick,hugh,jackie,joseph(my father)catherine,mary and dorothy to john whitney.all their children were born in johannesburg,and they lived at 58a fordsburg, johannesburg.any one out there who can help?joanne

Carrie

Carrie Report 4 Oct 2007 19:37

Joanne

You would be better off putting this on 'Trying to find' board, people search there via surnames.

all the best
Carrie

Joanne

Joanne Report 5 Oct 2007 15:58

thanks,carrie,i have got it on trying to find board,but i havent had any response!thanks for the tip anyway,just gets so frustrating!i will just keep trying.do you know of any other root i could try?joanne

Carrie

Carrie Report 5 Oct 2007 16:03

Only maybe try Pretoria Records office, I'm sure if you Google it, something will come up to set you on your way.

all the best
Carrie

sydenham

sydenham Report 5 Oct 2007 16:39

Joanne

You need to use the search database known as NAAIRS which you get into via the National Archives of South Africe. There is a 1952 entry probably a will of Maud Catherine Brooker nee Rycroft whose spouse was William Henry Brooker.

Jan

Joanne

Joanne Report 5 Oct 2007 17:14

thanks jan,this gives me a starting point,i will have a look at that.sounds promising as the name "cathrine" is a name that seems to have been handed down,along the generations.joanne