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From: DAWN (HURN) VOIT <>
Subject: Re: [RE: Symington in SA]
Date: 5 Aug 99 21:09:38 America/Fort_Wayne


Sheena Bass <> wrote:
Hi Sheena,

According to the Moodie story in the Dictionary of South African Biography,
Volume II states that most of the approx. 200 Scottish Settlers that Moodie
took to South Africa were former tenants that the Marquis of Stafford had
evicted from his EDINBURGH estates.

Dawn Hurn

> Hi subscribers:
> Adding to that, when once you can establish, or in the efforts to
> establish his birth data, Scots Origins will be most beneficial. It is
> helpful if you know the county in which he may have been born. It costs
> some money in terms of getting in via internet 6 British pounds for 24
> hours research - and then 10 British pounds per certificate ordered.
> But it is well worth it and they are enormously efficient. I live in
> USA and have received responses to my orders via mail within 10 days.
> You will get them at:
> http://www.origins.net/GRO/
> USGENWEB may also have some other resources for you.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:Lesley Robertson [SMTP:]
> > Sent:Wednesday, August 04, 1999 12:27 PM
> > To:
> > Subject:Re: Symington in SA
> >
> > > Hello to the list,
> > > Does anyone have information on the 3 groups of Scottish artisans or
> > > tradesmen that were brought to the Cape in 1818 under inductance to
> > Captain
> > > Moodie ( Moodie of Melsetter fame) .
> > > I am researching my ( maternal) Symington roots and have traced the
> > family
> > > up to a James Daniel Symington who came to the Cape in the Moodie
> > group in
> > > 1818. Where can I obtain more information on him other than the
> > death notice
> > > which just gives his birthplace as Scotland?. Where can I get more
> > info on
> > > him? Any help will be appreciated.
> > > Christo Welgemoed.
> >
> >
> > As you have his death notice, you should have an idea of his age.
> > Take a look at the IGI (under custom search on
> > http://www1.familysearch.org/ ). He might be there. I did try, but
> > it's a fairly common name, and without a birth year I hit the
> > maximum 200 answers. Incidently, try a couple of years either side of
> > when you think he was born - they were a lot more relaxed about such
> > things than we are!
> > Lesley Robertson
> >
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> > Dr Lesley A. Robertson CBiol FIBiol
> > Kluyver Laboratory for Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology,
> > Julianalaan 67, 2628BC, Delft,The Netherlands
> > tel 31 15 2782421; fax 31 15 2782355; email
> > .
> >
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