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From: Val de Kock <>
Subject: Re: Belling cousin
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2001 09:59:33 +0200

HI,
I am very interested in any info on the McDOUGALL family. My mother was a
MIss McDougall & the family originated from Fort William (I think) Scotland.
My gggrandfather was Donald McDougall who married in 1843 in Bathurst in the
Eastern Cape. I have tracked most of the family but sometimes I just hit a
brick wall.
Kind regards
Val
-----Original Message-----
From: Tara Smith <>
To: <>
Date: Saturday, June 02, 2001 7:42 PM
Subject: Belling cousin


>Posted on: General South Africa Query Forum
>Reply Here:
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/SouthAfrica/General/11844
>
>Surname: Belling, Verdoes, Macdougall
>-------------------------
>
>Ernest
>My mother was Sylvia Belling. She was born on 14 Sep 1917, and was one
>of 8 children born to William Belling. William was himself on of 11
children,
>and was born in Cape Town around Dec 1886. His father was Richard Belling,
>born 31 May 1860 in Essen, Germany. Richard came to South Africa on the
>ship Uranus at the age of 17 with his parents and 3 brothers and one
sister.
>They arrived in Cape Town on 6 Dec 1877.
>
>The only "Dorothy" I can find in my family tree could not possibly be your
>mother, due to the age etc. So you must be decended from one of Richard's
>brothers (Carl, Otto or Franz). How wonderful!
>
>I look forward to hearing from you to exchange data.
>
>Best regards
>Tara Smith
>
>
>
>
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