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From: "Margaret Nerine Humphries" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] Devenish Family in South Africa
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 00:11:28 +0200
References: <20030716220042.52089.qmail@web11007.mail.yahoo.com>


Hi Joseph
Found your letter most interesting, will get my notes out tomorrow on the
family of James Goldsbury Devenish and sent it on to you

Regards
Margaret

----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph Broom <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:00 AM
Subject: Re: [ZA] Devenish Family in South Africa


> There is quite a bit of information on the Devenish and Stretch (Stritch
in Ireland) families in the book "Historical and Genealogical Records of the
Devenish Families of England and Ireland," written by Robert J. Devenish and
published in the U.S. in 1948. He has a whole chapter on the South African
family. He cites a pedigree prepared by the Ulster King of Arms in 1848
that states that Catherine Devenish Stritch was the daughter of John
Devenish of Meares-Court. He goes on to make a case for Ellen
Stritch/Stretch and John Meares Devenish being first cousins, both
grandchildren of John Devenish of Portlick Castle and Meares-Court. Meares
Court was inherited by an uncle of John Meares Devenish, who hyphenated his
family's surname as Devenish-Meares.
>
> St. Leger and Lennox are extremely common middle names through the
extended Devenish family. There is quite a bit in the book I mentioned
above about the descendants of John Meares Devenish, the original immigrant
to South Africa. The line I am particularly interested in is through his
son, James Goldsbury Devenish, who married (1) Anna Leonora DE BEER, and (2)
Elizabeth Francina KEULER. The line then continues through James and
Elizabeth's son, Jacobus Johannes (James John) Devenish, who married
Christina Petronella PFAFF in Riversdale in 1881.
>
> Becky Horne <> wrote:
> Hi Sharon
>
> Contact Margaret HUMPHRIES who is also doing research on STRETCH. The last
> email address I have for her is
>
> This is Margaret's research breakdown -
>
> Richard Alworth STRETCH, b.o. Capt. Charles Lennox STRETCH.
> Only two brothers in the family.
> Charles only had one child who died in infancy.
>
> James St. Ledger STRETCH X Catherine DEVENISH
> All of their children came out to South Africa.
> Catherine herself also came out to South Africa after the death of James.
> Children -
> Ellen St. Ledger STRETCH
> Richard Alworth STRETCH
> Catherine STRETCH X GEORGE Bennett (this is Margaret's line of research)
> Susan STRETCH
> Charles Lennox STRETCH (Capt)
>
> Good luck!
>
> Best wishes
> Becky
> Port Elizabeth, South Africa
>
> Researching: HENWICK; HILL; HORN(E); MEREDITH; DEYZEL; LARSEN; WILSON;
> LYNAR; HENNING; STERLEY; THECK; BEST; BRAUN, GREENER; GLANVILLE.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sharon marshall
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 2:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [ZA] Devenish Family in South Africa
>
>
> > Hi Joe,
> > So glad this came up-
> > Firstly, I'm sure your STRITCH is STRETCH.
> > 2. Do you have info from Paul Tanner-Tremaine - if not, I can send -
last
> > time I looked he had 11 children for this couple, only one of whom he
has
> > descendants for - John Donald DEVENISH.
> > 3. My interest is Charles St Leger STRETCH who married Johanna Jacoba
> > ADENDORFF (b5 Jun 1816) - if you have any connection to him, I would be
> most
> > grateful. Date-wise, it seems logical he might be a sibling of James St
> > Leger STRETCH (b 1822, son of Charles Lennox Stretch and Anna Hart).
Tessa
> > King has this person on her lists, but I'm not sure what the connection
> is.
> > 4. Do you know if your John Meares DEVENISH is related to the mother of
> > Ellen St Leger STRETCH (her parents are James St Leger STRETCH and
> Catherine
> > DEVENISH) - perhaps one of those first-cousin marriages? According to
> Paul,
> > children of James St Leger Stretch are Ellen St Leger, Richard Aldworth,
> > Catherine, Susan and Charles Lennox.
> >
> > Hope this helps both of us,
> > Sharon
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joseph Broom"
>
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 3:56 PM
> > Subject: [ZA] Devenish Family in South Africa
> >
> >
> > > I am interested in corresponding with anyone descended
from/researching
> > John Meares DEVENISH and Ellen St. Leger STRITCH. I am particularly
> > interest in the family of their son James Goldsbury DEVENISH.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Joe Broom
> > >
> > >
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