Paulet Street, Somerset East Story

This blog is about the street I was born in: Paulet Street, Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. I am looking for your stories and pictures, both past and present, so that we can bring this street back to life again in the book I intend to publish.

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Location: Sedgefield, Southern Cape, South Africa

We are the authors of the Cape Commando Series - a series of books dealing with the South African War in the Cape Colony. Taffy, who obtained her doctorate from Stellenbosch University in 2005 with a thesis entitled "The Cape Rebel of the South African War", is the writer, while David does the editing and marketting. We also write other non-fiction books. David is the Chairman of the Simon van der Stel Foundation: Southern Cape Branch, and Taffy is the Secretary.

13 June 2006

The Search for Bester

Local histories of Somerset East say that the Somerset Farm was situated on two loan farms belonging to Tregard and Bester. We’ve sorted out Tregard, and found his certificates among the Receiver Land Revenue files in the Cape Archives. We’ve had no luck with Bester’s farm, though we’ve found 12 certificates to various Besters, mainly farming along the Breede River. It would be easier if we knew his christian name(s). So if any of the Bester family have been doing family research, would they please post it on the blog, or contact us at either davidtaffy@telkomsa.net or PO Box 1005, Sedgefield 6573.

posted by Taffy and David Shearing | 8:31 pm

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