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From: MICHAEL O'CONNOR<michael.o' >
Subject: Re: Unidentified subject!
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 20:22:11 +0200 (GMT)


Hi Mike,
Count your blessings that you are one of the "chosen frozen" in Hamilton! :-)
SOLOMON was a well known name in Cape Town with Saul SOLOMON being a
printer/publisher if my memory serves me correctly. Anyway he had something
to do with publishing as I think that there were Saul SOLOMON Directories
(don't bet on it though!). Hold on a second and I will see if he is
mentioned in the Dictionary of South African Biography.
You are in luck - he is! Volume 1. He was born 1817/05/25 on St. Helena
Island and he died 1892/10/16 in Kilcreggan, Scotland. He was the second son
of Joseph SOLOMON and he was a printer, newspaper proprietor and
parliamentarian (you see my memory is still not too bad! :-) ). He married
Georgina Margaret Thompson in 1874 (although he was Jewish this does not
sound like a Jewish name). There are about 2 pages devoted to him (too much
to transcribe!).
My memory (remember it is not failing!) also tells me that there is a book
on the Solomon family but I do not know if it the same family as Saul. I do
know that a Miss Connor/O'Connor married a Solomon in Kimberley and they had
2 daughters. Not sure of their names now but I did know once upon a time
(darn it there goes the memory :-)!)
Somebody in Cape Town should be able to get you information on Saul Solomon.
Keep well and kind regards
Mike O'Connor
P.S. I am busy entering O'CONNOR/CONNOR/CONNOR names into an International
O'Connor Database (somethign like a one name study) that I am creating and I
am currently coming across a lot of O'CONNORS with Hamilton connections.

>Good morning all. My name is Michael Butler; I was born in Pretoria, but
>was forcibly removed at the tender age of three months to less hospitable
>climates. I may someday forgive my parents.... I now live in Hamilton,
>Canada. Which, as you might imagine, complicates the search for a South
>African past....
>
>My mother's family is from around Cape Town... in particular, I'm
>looking for SOLOMON's on my mother's father's side. Related names may be
>LEVINSKI and PILINSKI. I'm not entirely sure of any more details, but
>there have been hints about Poland, which might follow from the names.
>
>My maternal grand-mother's side is a different story. She is not very
>forthcoming, but her mother was a TWINEHAM(sp?), from Maidstone, Kent; she
>emigrated to SA and apparently took up with a KANNEMEYER, after which she
>headed for India.
>
>If any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to hear from you. I'd also love
>to hear from anyone who might be able to do some lookups at reasonable
>rates.
>
>Good hunting to all. Regards, Mike
>
>
>
>
Michael O'Connor
Orchid Grower and Genealogist
Researching the names O'Connor/Connor/Connors
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa

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