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From: "Craig Hilton-Taylor" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] PEERS - Wynberg and Fish Hoek
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:42:12 +0100
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Hi Shelley

I can confirm that Lachenalia peersii, was named after a Mr
V.S. Peers, who was a collector of Cape plants, mainly bulbs
and succulents. The plant was named after him by the
renowned botanist Rudolf Marloth, who was very active in the
late 1800s and early 1900s. But the name was only formally
published many years later.

I can also confirm that Peers Cave, was excavated by Victor
and Bertram Peers in 1927. They found numerous human
artefacts including a skull (dated at 15000 years) which was
named Fish Hoek Man. The site was re-named as Peers Cave and
declared a national monument. It is a great place to visit
when walking on Table Mountain.

A book giving short biographies of many early South African
plant collectors was published some years back and this may
have an entry for V.S. Peers. I will see if I can locate a
copy to check for you.

Best wishes
Craig Hilton-Taylor
(Cambridge, UK)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelley Farr" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 8:36 AM
Subject: [ZA] PEERS - Wynberg and Fish Hoek


> Hi All
>
> I am new to the list and wonder if someone can help me
with information. I
> live in Australia.
> I am researching my husband's ancestors and have found
that one of his
> relatives is Victor Stanley PEERS, born New South Wales in
1875 (son of
> Lewis Arthur PEERS and Mary Ayis YOUNG), married in
Tasmania in 1902 to
> Bella MYLES. There was a notice in a Tasmanian paper that
there was a son
> born to them 16/6/1903 in Wynberg.
>
> I have found references on the internet regarding a Victor
Stanley PEERS
> discovering ancient skeletons with his son Bertie (Bertram
at one site) in a
> cave near Fish Hoek - later name Peers Cave. I think that
this is probably
> the man I am looking for, but need further information to
back it up. There
> is also mention of a rare plant of South Africa being
named after him
> (Lachanelia peersii).
>
> Does anyone have access to BDM data and would be able to
do a lookup for me
> on this family? I am not sure what resources are
available for South
> Africa. Victor Stanley Peers also served in the Boer War.
>
> I would welcome any information that is available, as all
I have on this
> family is what I have written here.
>
> Thank you
> Shelley (Queensland)
>
> ______________________________


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