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From: Maureen McCleland <>
Subject: Re: Herbert
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 12:53:16 +0200
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Derek,

My father was named Herbert after their neighbours whose surname was
Herbert. This was in Port Elizabeth in 1932. All Mr & Mrs Herbert's sons (I
think there were three) had gone to war and had been killed so my
grandfather had promised them that he would name one of his sons Herbert. I
don't know if my dad has any other info about them.There are several Herbert
names in the East London directory - would you like their phone numbers or
just addresses


Regards,
Maureen
East London



> My father's mother's maiden name was Mabel Alice HERBERT, and she was
> born, married, and died, in England. To the best of my knowledge, none
> of the HERBERT family ever went to South Africa. However, amongst the
> various unidentifed photos that have come down to me, I have ....
>
> A studio photo taken very late 1890s(?), of a couple - the man bearing
> a
> strong family resemblance to various HERBERT males appearing in other
> identified photos, whilst the lady is quite unfamiliar. The photo is
> mounted on a card, on the back of which it states "HERBERT & DUBBIN,
> photographers, East London, Cape Colony".
>
> Can anyone identify the photographic firm, and/or supply the full names
> of the two partners? Perhaps there are East London Directories in
> existence, or early Electoral Rolls, that might carry this information
> (and more)? Does anyone have a HERBERT connection? - my HERBERT family
> hails from Essex/London, before that from Reading, Berkshire, and
> before
> that from Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
>
> Any constructive input or suggestions would be very welcome to help me
> solve this family mystery.
>
> Derek GRIFFIS,
> Waikanae,
> New Zealand
>
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>


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