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From: "Tessa King" <>
Subject: [ZA] St. Albans Anglican Church Register #9
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 06:55:46 +0200


These entries were taken from the original Baptism Register of the St. Albans Episcopal English Church, Pretoria dated 4 January 1870 - 5 May 1898 that are kept at Witwatersrand University, William Cullen Library, Historical Research Department, Johannesburg. I photographed the pages and then transcribed them at home. The handwriting of the ministers is not always easy to read and it is sometimes very difficult to make out the names of the witnesses. Most times the surnames and names of the children and parents are clear, but witnesses are crammed into a small space. There may be errors in my interpretations of the names so please don't hesitate to query anything. The dates are in the format DD/MM/YYYY. The ministers (rectors/curates as they are called in the Anglican Church) are not always consistent with numbering as will be seen by the many duplicate numbers and the huge jump from entry 203 to the next entry, which is 304. After Entry 324 the numbers change again and star!
t with 45 (don't understand the logic but have transcribed it as entered in the Register). If anyone wants a copy of a particular page please feel free to email me and request the page number.



Baptism Register of the St. Albans Episcopal English Church

Pretoria dated 4 January 1870 - 5 May 1898

Instalment #9 Entries 161-180



Entry: 161

Page: 41

Baptism Date: 21/4/1879

Surname: Collins

Child: Magdalena Catherine

DOB: 10/7/1878

Parents: John Thomas & Magdalena Catherine Johanna

Abode: Sandfontein, Pretoria Distr

Father's Occupation: School Master

Witnesses: Parents

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 162

Page: 41

Baptism Date: 24/4/1879

Surname: Verdoorn

Child: Hermina van Hemert

DOB: 19/2/1875

Parents: Goosen Johannes & Aletta Hendrika

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Brewer

Witnesses: Jemima Amelia Melville, Cornelia van der Schuyt Verdoorn, James Henry Guy Roberts

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 163

Page: 41

Baptism Date: 24/4/1879

Surname: Verdoorn

Child: Magdalena Petronella

DOB: 19/10/1876

Parents: Goosen Johannes & Aletta Hendrika

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Brewer

Witnesses: Jemima Amelia Melville, Cornelia van der Schuyt Verdoorn, James Henry Guy Roberts

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 164

Page: 41

Baptism Date: 8/6/1879

Surname: Anderson

Child: Lily Mary

DOB: 10/4/1879

Parents: William Alfred Blackburn, Grace Jessie Violet

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Surveyor

Witnesses: Mary Anderson, Lily Louisa Sophia Walker, Albert Brodrick

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 165

Page: 42

Baptism Date: 8/6/1879

Surname: Daborn

Child: Walter

DOB: 21/5/1879

Parents: Charles & Christina

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: 90th Regiment

Witnesses: John Brown, Joseph Burden, Ellen Brown

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 166

Page: 42

Baptism Date: 11/6/1879

Surname: Sheppard

Child: Henry William Halse

DOB: 11/5/1879

Parents: Charles & Annie Susan

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Gentleman

Witnesses: Adriana Theodora Cooper, Henry WE A Cooper, Charles ME Spratt

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 167

Page: 42

Baptism Date: 18/6/1879

Surname: Boumaker

Child: William Henry

DOB: 9/5/1879

Parents: Henry & Catherine

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Builder

Witnesses: Parents & Thomas Butler

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 168

Page: 42

Baptism Date: 24/6/1879

Surname: Baikie or Barker

Child: Henrietta Alfreda

DOB: 24/8/1878

Parents: George & Mary Ann

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Curator Botanical Gardens

Witnesses: Parents & Florence F Law

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 169

Page: 43

Baptism Date: 27/6/1879

Surname: Taylor

Child: Nellie

DOB: 31/8/1875

Parents: Lovell & Sarah

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Hotel Keeper

Witnesses: Parents

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 170

Page: 43

Baptism Date: 27/6/1879

Surname: Taylor

Child: William Edward

DOB: 12/6/1878

Parents: Lovell & Sarah

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Hotel Keeper

Witnesses: Parents

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 171

Page: 43

Baptism Date: 17/7/1879

Surname: Buuis/Buius

Child: Stephanus

DOB: 6/2/1879

Parents: Michael & Maria

Abode: Heidelberg

Father's Occupation: Constable

Witnesses: Parents & Elizabeth Williams

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 172

Page: 43

Baptism Date: 3/8/1879

Surname: Farrell

Child: Alice May

DOB: 17/7/1879

Parents: John & Alice

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Baker

Witnesses: Ellen Jane Roberts, Alice Farrell, Philip Nolan

Minister: Charles M Spratt



Entry: 173

Page: 44

Baptism Date: 10/8/1879

Surname: November

Child: Henry

DOB: 30/8/1878

Parents: Johanna Elizabeth

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Blank

Witnesses: Blank

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 174

Page: 44

Baptism Date: 3/9/1879

Surname: Hopkins

Child: Emily Maud

DOB: 27/7/1879

Parents: George & Elizabeth Mary

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Private Soldier 80th Regiment

Witnesses: Harriet Brown, Ellen Jane Roberts, David Bentley

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 175

Page: 44

Baptism Date: 5/10/1879

Surname: Rex

Child: Blank

DOB: Blank

Parents: Blank

Abode: Blank

Father's Occupation: Blank

Witnesses: Blank

Minister: Blank



Entry: 176

Page: 44

Baptism Date: 25/10/1879

Surname: Ford

Child: Ethel Rider

DOB: 16/9/1879

Parents: Lewis Peter & Johanna Catherine

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Advocate

Witnesses: Henry Rider Haggard, Arthur H W Cochrane, Av Justice W M Juta, ?

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 177

Page: 45

Baptism Date: 10/12/1879

Surname: Coward

Child: Samuel

DOB: 6/12/1879

Parents: Nathaniel & Martha

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Sergeant HMLI 1/13

Witnesses: Private Baptism

Minister: Rev A Roberts



Entry: 178

Page: 45

Baptism Date: 17/12/1879

Surname: Kidson

Child: Muriel Blanche Pickard

DOB: 26/11/1879

Parents: Fenning Platt & Edith Laura

Abode: Steine Kopje, Magalies, Dist Rustenburg

Father's Occupation: Farmer

Witnesses: Constance Blanche Julia Pickard, Mary Ann Kidson, Frederick Mo??

Minister: H B Pretoria



Entry: 179

Page: 45

Baptism Date: 19/12/1879

Surname: Strecker

Child: Charlotte Wilhelmina

DOB: 24/8/1879

Parents: Carl & Charlotte

Abode: Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Compositor

Witnesses: Jane White & Parents

Minister: Arthur James Law



Entry: 180

Page: 45

Baptism Date: 20/12/1879

Surname: Strueben

Child: Enid

DOB: Blank

Parents: Hendrick Wilhelm & Mary

Abode: The Willows, Pretoria

Father's Occupation: Esquire

Witnesses: Robert Cottle Green, Ellen Lamb, Zoe Lys

Minister: H B Pretoria





Take care and enjoy your day

Tessa King




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