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From: Nolene Lossau <>
Subject: Re: SHILLING & SWEET FAMILIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 20:54:35 +0200

Hi group

I am trying to make contact with any descendants of William SHILLING (b
31/8/1837 in East Dereham, Norfolk, UK) and Emily HODGES (b 20/1/1836 in
Aylesford, Kent, UK)

William & Emily arrived in South Africa cir 1858 and ended up in
Kimberley. William died 30/3/1892 and was listed as a Soda Water
Manufacturer on his death notice (Does anyone remember the old Shilling
coldrink bottles with the marble in the top?).

William & Emily had numerous children:

1)Emily b 1860 married James William SWEET they had:
Ester Emily Blanche b 10/4/1889 married Calder SPROAT
(I have this complete line to current)
William Alfred SWEET b cir 1891
Albert George SWEET b cir 1885
2)William George b cir 1863
3)Eliza Jane b cir 1868 married 1. ? Morton 2. A FISHER
4)Ann Louisa (Hannah Louise) b cir 1869 married 1. ?SONNING
2. C TAYLOR
5)Fanny b cir 1871 married ? LISTER
6)Sidney Joseph b cir 1875 d 22/9/1879
7)James Augustus b 22/1/1882 in Kimberley married Mary Magdalena LUCAS
- this branch moved to New Zealand before 1910 and I have this tree
courtesy of Leonard Cecil SHILLING in New Zealand.
8)Helina HESTER (Eleanor) b 20/3/1885 married ? GLYNN

If any of the above connections tie in with yours please contact me as I
would love to fill in all the gaps.

Kind regards

Nolene Lossau
Johannesburg

reasearching in South Africa:

SURNAME TIME FRAME AREA

KRUGER < 1765 Cape
KEMP < 1691 Cape
SWERISSE < 1680 Cape
POTGIETER < 1800 Cape
VAN DYK < 1815 Cape
MOUTON < 1700 Cape
VERBURGH < 1700 Cape
KEYSER < 1780 Cape
KLEM < 1780 Cape
DE CLEREQ < 1750 Cape
LUBBE < 1720 Cape
WELGEMOED < 1890 Cape
SMIT < 1800 Cape
MEYERS < 1880 Cape
SHILLING < 1900 Cape/Kimberley
SWEET < 1900 Eastern Cape/Kimberley
DAVIES < 1880 Eastern Cape
THOMPSON < 1880 Eastern Cape
EVANS < 1880 Eastern Cape
LIST (LISZT) < 1880 Eastern Cape
EDY < 1880 Eastern Cape
FLOOK < 1900 Eastern Cape/Natal/OFS/Transvaal
SMITH (Alfred Edward) < 1900 Transvaal

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