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From: "Brian Harpur" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] Re: Susan Strachan 1911 National Archives Lookup Please
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:32:15 +0200
References: <005e01c4d75a$62596230$52a2dccb@JENNY>


Hello Jenny,
I'm sure you will find SKS on the list who will look at the document for you
at the Pretoria Archives.
Good luck with your research.
Regards,
Brian.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Howarth" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 6:01 AM
Subject: Re: [ZA] Re: Susan Strachan 1911 National Archives Lookup Please


> Dear Brian,
>
> I followed your link, and was successful, I think, in finding some
> interesting information.
>
> DEPOT TAB
> SR/SN 000/00
> SOURCE CT
> TYPE LEER
> VOLUME_NO 170
> SYSTEM 01
> REFERENCE T40/691
> PART 1
> DESCRIPTION PENSIONS AND GRATUITIES. PAYMENT OF $23-7-1 PER MONTH
> TO MRS SA
> STRACHAN ON ACCOUNT OF NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT.
> STARTING 1909
> ENDING 1911
>
> The above information I believe relates to a Mrs Susan Ann Strachan, who
was
> definitely in Australia in 1909-1910, but cannot be found afterwards. Her
> husband died in 1909, and was a retired Police Inspector in NSW,
Australia.
> I suspect that she arrived in South Africa in 1911, and may have been
> waiting on payment of her late husbands service pension, which was sent
from
> the NSW govt, to a govt department in South Africa.
>
> Is there anyone available on this list who may be able to visit the
> archives, and view the documents.
>
> Thanks very much, Jenny.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Harpur" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:46 AM
> Subject: [ZA] Re: ALFRED YEOMAN - WILL STOCKLEY - WALLIE LAUNDON - UK TO
> SOUTH AFRICA
>
>
> > Hello Pam,
> > Try browsing through our National Archives databases and look for a
death
> > notice as a start point.
> > Select the 'RSA' database on the page
> > http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl
> > Regards,
> > Brian
> >
>
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