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From: "dpratt" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] PEERS - Wynberg and Fish Hoek
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 17:15:07 +0200
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Like Anne, I too come from Fish hoek and went to School in Wynberg. I have
the book, "Story of the Fish Hoek Valley" by Malcolm Cobern (who was
photographer at the Archives at one time - I knew him through the Fish hoek
Photographic society after his retirement). This book has pictures of
Bertie Peers with "the" skull etc. Let me know and I can scan if you want.

The road in Wynberg however is PIERS not PEERS

Derek PRatt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Chambers" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ZA] PEERS - Wynberg and Fish Hoek


> Hi Shelley,
> I was born in Fish Hoek and went to school in Wynberg. Can't help you
> much re PEERS, but there is a Peers Road in Wynberg, named after the
> family...and, of course, Peers Cave which is quite well known.
> Apparently they were great "mountain walkers" (we'd call them
> bushwalkers here) - my father's family, I think, knew them. There were
> quite a few walking clubs in the Cape Peninsula (Cape Town) area from
> the early 1900s until the start of WW2 (resumed after the war too I
> think) and I have a vague feeling my grandfather might have belonged to
> the same one as the PEERS family. There is no one left to ask now,
unfortunately.
> Sorry I can't be of more help. I do have one photograph of my
> grandfather and some unnamed walkers on the slopes of an unidentified
> mountain somewhere in Cape Town - if ever you find a photo of your man,
> we could compare them!
> Anne
> South Australia
>
> > Subject: [ZA] PEERS - Wynberg and Fish Hoek
> > Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:36:30 +1000
> > From: "Shelley Farr" <>
> > To:
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > I am new to the list and wonder if someone can help me with information.
I
> > live in Australia.
> > I am researching my husband's ancestors and have found that one of his
> > relatives is Victor Stanley PEERS, born New South Wales in 1875 (son of
> > Lewis Arthur PEERS and Mary Ayis YOUNG), married in Tasmania in 1902 to
> > Bella MYLES. There was a notice in a Tasmanian paper that there was a
son
> > born to them 16/6/1903 in Wynberg.
> >
> > I have found references on the internet regarding a Victor Stanley PEERS
> > discovering ancient skeletons with his son Bertie (Bertram at one site)
in a
> > cave near Fish Hoek - later name Peers Cave. I think that this is
probably
> > the man I am looking for, but need further information to back it up.
There
> > is also mention of a rare plant of South Africa being named after him
> > (Lachanelia peersii).
> >
> > Does anyone have access to BDM data and would be able to do a lookup for
me
> > on this family? I am not sure what resources are available for South
> > Africa. Victor Stanley Peers also served in the Boer War.
> >
> > I would welcome any information that is available, as all I have on this
> > family is what I have written here.
> >
> > Thank you
> > Shelley (Queensland)
> >
>
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