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From: B & A Lehmkuhl <>
Subject: Searching for SMITH / SWART (or STUART / STEWART) / BONNER
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 11:13:14 -0700


Hi everyone
I've got new info on some of my family. Any connections?

Charlotte Hilda SWART (or STUART or STEWART) born 20 August 1906 in the
Cape. She was second wife of Charles William SMITH (born 15 January 1899
in the Cape or UK), they married on 27 February 1932 at St. John's Church
(Anglican?) in Cape Town.
They had 3 children:
Elaine Mary SMITH born 28 March 1934 in Cape Town
Vivian Dudley SMITH born 05 April 1936
Roland Edgar SMITH born 15 Dec 1938/9
The family moved to Wellington, Cape circa 1940s. They later moved to 28
Maxwell Street, Overton, Johannesburg and then to St. George's Road in
Bellevue East, Johannesburg.
Charles William SMITH was a shoemaker who worked at shoe factories and then
later did shoe repairs from home.
Charles had 2 children from his first marriage: William (might have been
the editor of the Business Report when it was launched in The Star
newspaper, has a daughter Carmel RIKARD who works/ed for the Sunday Times,
and a son James).
Charles had a brother who might have been Thomas and he was a councillor in
the Johannesburg Muncipality. Charles was a Labour Party supporter in
Johannesburg and attended meetings at various halls in Johannesburg, also
helped distributed their leaflets.
Charles might have had a sister or sister-in-law named Margaret. There was
also a lady in the family known as "Granny Lindsay".

Charlotte Hilda SWART (or STUART or STEWART) had a sister, Mary who married
Roland? BONNER and had a son Brian. Mary and her family moved to England
and nothing else is known about her.
Charlotte also had a brother, John?
After Charles William SMITH died on 09 January 1950 in Johannesburg
(bBuried at West Park Cemetery, unmarked grave), Charlotte lived in
Yeoville. She worked for the OK Bazaars in the Despatch Dept. for 25 years
and received a 25 yrs service certificate from them. Charlotte died 09
October 1981 and is buried at West Park Cemetery.

Any help / connections would be appreciated.
Thanks so much
Anne Lehmkuhl

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