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From: MICHAEL O'CONNOR<michael.o' >
Subject: Re: Sir John Lowne FROST ??
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 19:56:19 +0200 (GMT)


Lesli,
There is a write-up about Sir Joh Frost on page 168 of Volume IV of South
African Dictionary of Biography ISBN 0 409 09183 9. He got the K.C.M.G. in
1904 for recognition for his long career of public service. The Cape
archives has a copy of a portrait sketch of him by H. W. Schroder.
Regards
Mike
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>The brother of one of my ancestors received the title "Sir", making him Sir
>John Lowne FROST. Would someone please do a lookup and tell me more about
>how this came about? John was born 9 Dec. 1816 Holt, Norfolk - the fifth
>child of Philip John FROST and Elizabeth DOUGHTY - 1820 Settler's to South
>Africa. John married in South Africa on 1 May 1841 to Martha Sophia VON
>BENECKE and they had 12 children all in South Africa.
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>I'm extremely curious to know how he got this title. Was he able to pass
>it along to his first son, or was it for his lifetime only??
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>Thanks for your help.
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Michael O'Connor
Orchid Grower and Genealogist
Researching the names O'Connor/Connor/Connors
Pietermaritzburg
South Africa

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