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Somerset Hospital

Somerset Hospital in Beach Road, Green Point, Cape Town, the first hospital in South Africa to be used for the training of doctors. It admitted its first patient on 18 Aug. 1862. This picturesque building is the third hospital on the site to bear the name 'Somerset Hospital'. The first Somerset Hospital, named after Lord Charles Somerset when he was governor, was founded by Dr. Samuel Bailey, a naval surgeon, and was opened in 1818 somewhere below Signal Hill.

Somerset Hospitalafricanaunty2018-10-16T11:36:46+02:00

The Slave Lodge in Cape Town

The Slave Lodge in Cape Townafricanaunty2018-10-16T11:36:39+02:00

Ruda Landman

Ruda Landmanafricanaunty2018-10-16T11:49:26+02:00

Holy Lies

Holy Liesafricanaunty2023-12-12T11:05:54+02:00

Strange Joshua Norton

Strange Joshua Nortonafricanaunty2018-10-16T11:35:28+02:00

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Sir Ranulph Fiennesafricanaunty2024-01-14T13:35:47+02:00

Hugh Grant’s Cape Ancestry

Hugh Grant’s Cape Ancestryafricanaunty2019-08-01T09:02:19+02:00

RH Morris Master Builder

By 1896 Richard H. Morris had become known as a builder of distinguished quality and workmanship and the fame of R.H. Morris had spread. Herbert Baker had met Richard on several occasions and took immediately to this man who built with such fine quality and precision. It was then that R.H. Morris secured the prestige contract for the restoration of "Groote Schuur", after the building had been extensively destroyed by fire.

RH Morris Master Builderafricanaunty2018-10-16T10:02:18+02:00

Military Records in South Africa

Military Records in South Africaafricanaunty2024-03-19T11:34:10+02:00

Somerset Road Cemetery Lost Inscriptions

Somerset Road Cemetery Lost Inscriptionsafricanaunty2022-10-21T07:45:23+02:00

Were your Ancestors in the Circus?

Were your Ancestors in the Circus?africanaunty2018-10-16T12:50:19+02:00

The History of the Orphan Chamber

The History of the Orphan Chamberafricanaunty2018-10-16T10:00:23+02:00

District Six

District Sixafricanaunty2018-10-16T10:00:15+02:00

Counterfeit Countess

Counterfeit Countessafricanaunty2018-10-16T10:00:07+02:00

Cape Slave Naming Patterns

Cape Slave Naming Patternsafricanaunty2018-10-16T09:59:44+02:00

Clanwilliam Civil Deaths

The records of Civil Deaths for Clanwilliam are presently being transcribed from 1895 onwards. These records provide full names of deceased, age, gender, race, residence, place of death, date of death, intended place of burial as well as cause of death. Should you wish to see the actual image you need to go to the year you want to look at and put in the page number corresponding to the image number as see in the record link below. Please note that every record is transcribed exactly as is. If any surnames, farm names or causes of death are wrong please feel free to contact me with corrections.

Clanwilliam Civil Deathsafricanaunty2020-06-10T19:31:06+02:00

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