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From: "Graham & Jennifer Lloyd" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] A Delicate Matter?
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:51:03 +0200
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Hi Derek

This is still, sadly, a grey area.
With regard to the Lloyd's, William Lloyd b. 1846, son of the Settler Henry
Thomas Lloyd, married Letta? a Fingo woman. There is a strong line to date,
but I cannot tap into it. There still seems to be this 'racial thing'. I had
contact with a descendent who was interested in her roots as she was from
this line, but the interest there just stopped.

Then there are the Dyason's. Remember Dyason's Taxis!!!!
Well, Thomas Dyason d. 1865, married Sophia Davidson d. 1898, a Coloured
lady from Malmesbury. There are many Dyason's from this union but where
Thomas fits in, I don't know. And, whether he was a sibling or cousin of the
Settler, George Dyason, is still a mystery. Graham and I went to Malmesbury
to meet with the Anglican minister, who was not at all friendly, to view the
registers, hopefully looking for Dyasons. He was rather reluctant to assist
us in our quest.

However, as you said, it is a delicate matter. Yet, if one closes one's
eyes, what is colour!!!!!!!!

Cheers

Jennifer

Graham & Jennifer Lloyd
[Family & History Research]
32 Totnes Rd Tel +27 (0)21 7974875
Plumstead 7800 Mobile: 082 4037343
Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA

----- Original Message -----
From: "dpratt" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:35 AM
Subject: [ZA] A Delicate Matter?


> Hi,
> Ever since I've been on the ZA and the ZA-IB lists I've seen family names
> that people are looking for and recognised these names as names of
families
> in my parish. Now as most of you know I'm in a township parish where most
> (if not all) of my parishioner are what used to be called "Coloureds".
But
> in order not to cause any embarrassement I've ignore these coincidences
and
> haven't ask my parishioners if they are related to any 1820 Settlers!
>
> Many of my parish, on hearing about my genealogy hobby have expressed an
> interest in finding about their family trees. Some have shared what they
> know about parents and grandparents and from what they have told me I
think
> perhaps we need to "look across the railway line" occassionally when we
are
> doing our family histories because I'm pretty sure that our ancestors did!
>
> Are there many on this list who come from a similar background who can
share
> with me (and the list) any unique problems you faced in doing your family
> history? And here I am talking about 19th and 20th Century family
history -
> I know of the slave registers etc but I'm thinking more post slavery.
>
> Some of the names that I have seen on the list and in my parish are:
> TROLLIP, BECK, O'MALLEY, CLAYTON, BAILEY, BUCHANAN, ATKINS, LEANER, KING,
> OHLSON, PELSTON
> and of course
> SMITH, BROWN, JONES
> ....
> and I haven't even mentioned the numerous Afrikaans names
> WYNGAARD, VAN DER HEEVER, FRIESLAAR, DE JONGH, etc etc
>
> Regards
> Derek Pratt
>
>
>
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