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From: SBWeiner <>
Subject: CHIMES, NEL, SMITH
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 16:00:00 EST


I'm looking for information on my greatgrandparents' families: Chimes, Nel and
Smith.

My greatgrandfather Jacob Bernard CHIMES emigrated to South Africa around 1899
from Lithuania with his wife Lena. He was founder of the Chimes Hotel in
Benoni where a gold mine was named after him. As a Yiddish interpreter, he
reportedly came in contact with Barney Barnato and Cecil Rhodes. His obituary
says he was buried in the Jewish Cemetery, Brixton. Can anyone tell me where
that is? Is there a way to order his death certificate?

My other South African greatgrandparents were Emmanuel Peterson SMITH (b. 5
May) and Anna Susannah NEL (b. 19 March). My grandmother Gertrude SMITH was
born in the Cape Province around 1902.

My mother was Rita Lena CHIMES. She emigrated to the United States in the mid-
late 1940s.

I'm in the United States, so I don't have very good access to South African
resources. Any research suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Susan Weiner ()
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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