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From: "Lynn MacLeod" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Traders and Trading Stations of the Central andSouthern Transkei - Book
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:33:46 +1200
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Hi Carol
Dick's mother was a WOOD .... Merlyn d.o. Alexander Thomas WOOD and
Charlotte Ann CROSSLEY (his first wife) xx Violet Vivienne Virginia
WHITFIELD..
Take care
Lynn
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From: "Ray Forsberg" <>
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Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Traders and Trading Stations of the Central and
Southern Transkei - Book


> Hi Pete,
>
> None of these families were mine; however, I worked for Dick Davis
> for many years - he was a partner in the firm John C. Blakeway &
> Leppan in Umtata. The firm then opened a branch in Gonubie (near East
> London) where I continued to work for Dick for another couple of
> years.
>
> The Woods and Davis families were also connected. Dick had an Aunt by
> the name of Wood who also later lived in Gonubie - she was a music
> teacher and taught both of my daughters to play the piano and sing.
>
> Cheers,
>


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