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From: Keith Meintjes <>
Subject: Re: [Re: General ? Smith]
Date: 22 Feb 2001 16:28:20 EST


Not really. Sounds like one of my own family legends - sort of true.

See Dictionary of SA Biography Vol. 2: Harry Smith's wife was from a
prominent Spanish family. Their marriage was childless.

I seem to recall there was an inquiry on the list a few months ago. There was
a story that the Smiths had taken one or two children with them when they
returned to England from South Africa in the early 1850's.

Best wishes
Keith

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"Naude" <> wrote:
> Must be ol' Sir Harry Smith afterwhich town of Harrismith is named.
> Ladismith and Ladysmith are named after his wife. At the time he came to SA
> though I think he was a Colonel.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joan Gasson" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 3:34 AM
> Subject: General ? Smith
>
>
> > I wonder if this story is familiar to anyone else it is the last link in
> the chain of my late husbands early South African Ancestors most of whom
> seem to have a link with the 1820 Settlers, the information comes from my
> late Father in laws diaries
> >
> > " General {Unknown first name}Smith and his wife {name also unknown}
> she was Napoleon's first cousin came to Africa after the Napoleonic wars,
> Smith we understand was taken prisoner and came across Napoleons cousin and
> eventually married her. They came to Africa{Date unknown} with 2 children .
> Several others were born in Africa. One , Theodore Smith married a French
> girl and they had several children ,one being Margaret Smith who married
> William Harris son of William Harris and Ann Beardmore who went to South
> Africa as a young child with her parents in 1820"
> >
> >
> > This maybe only Family folk lore but I wonder if anyone else has the same
> folklore or if there is any truth in this story
> > Best wishes
> > Joan
> >
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