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From: Stef Coetzee <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] Harrison (also Steele, Booker, Watt and Jinks)
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:34:19 +0000
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Hi List

How sad is that - replying to my own email! The motivation is to share a
smidgen of Harrison info if it is useful to anyone, since other than a
kind email from John Morgan, there has been no feedback from the list on
my queries below.

So, if there are any Harrison/Steele listers, I have made some progress
on the Harrison side, and would be happy to share it if anyone has an
interest in Harrisons from Derby in the early to mid 1800's
Kind regards
Stef

Stef Coetzee wrote:

> Hello List
>
> A 'cap in hand' email asking for help please!
>
> My sister and brother-in-law (Jinks) asked if I could help them trace
> his family tree. His mother (née Steele) is planning to come to
> England for Christmas - due to ill-health it may be her last
> opportunity. They wanted to surprise her with some insight into their
> family history.
>
> We have made some progress on the Steele side thanks to online records
> in England.. Harry William Steele (*1879 +1967) came to South Africa
> at the turn of the last century to take part in the Anglo-Boer war
> (Cheshire Regiment) an after that went to work on the mines in
> Johannesburg as an electrician. His family came from Derbyshire -
> his mother was apparently a Harrison - Eliza (*1842 +1921). Her father
> was J. Harrison en her mother L.Straw - and that is all we have for
> now. Can anyone help with more Harrison info?
>
> Harry William Steele apparently married Anne Watt in South Africa.
> She went to Jo'burg General as a nurse in the war of 1899-1901 and met
> Harry there. Anne was born in Jamaica (*1877 +1966) where her dad was
> a customs officer. Shortly after her birth they appeared to have moved
> to Guernsey, but I cannot find any trace of them there. Anne followed
> her older sister Mary to South Africa - Mary was also a nurse. Can
> anyone help shed any light on this Watt branch, or ideas how I can
> find out more of the detail in South Africa from England using
> internet resources?
>
> We have found out quite a bit on the Jinks side of the family -
> descendants of Hubert James Turner Jinks (*1880 +1915 Transkei). We
> are lacking in information on Edward Fletcher Booker and his wife
> Margaret (* 1790? Wiltshire) together with their son Ernest Booker who
> married Elizabeth Cullimore. This looks to have been a prolific union
> with lots of offspring - does anyone on the list have Booker info that
> may link up?
>
> I will be most grateful for anything anyone has that could help me
> fulfil my brother-in-law's wish to have something memorable for his
> mother's visit.
> Many thanks for reading a long email!
> Stef [Coetzee]
>
>
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