Founded in August 1864 when diamonds were discovered in the area. The town was established on the farm owned by John Barclay, who survived the HMS Birkenhead shipwreck in 1852. The place became known a...
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8/31/2022
Founded in August 1864 when diamonds were discovered in the area. The town was established on the farm owned by John Barclay, who survived the HMS Birkenhead shipwreck in 1852. The place became known a...
8/31/2022
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10/29/2020
Thomas Coffin joined the Birkenhead late in 1850 or early in 1851. He was on duty as the man at the wheel when the troopship struck the rock. He was coxswain at the first cutter, which contained Dr. Bo...
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3/17/2014
Thomas Coffin joined the Birkenhead late in 1850 or early in 1851. He was on duty as the man at the wheel when the troopship struck the rock. He was coxswain at the first cutter, which contained Dr. Bo...
3/17/2014
Colonel John Francis Girardot entered the Army in 1847 and went through the Kaffir War of 1852-53, including the expedition over the Orange River under General Cathcart and the battle of Berea. At the ...
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2/26/2014
2/26/2014
Colonel John Francis Girardot entered the Army in 1847 and went through the Kaffir War of 1852-53, including the expedition over the Orange River under General Cathcart and the battle of Berea. At the ...
2/26/2014
Gould Arthur Lucas , Irish soldier and survivor of HMS Birkenhead, fl. 1830's- May 19, 1914His father was the Right Hon. Edward Lucas of Castle Shane Co. Monaghan Ireland.A son of the Right Honourable ...
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2/26/2014
Gould Arthur Lucas , Irish soldier and survivor of HMS Birkenhead, fl. 1830's- May 19, 1914His father was the Right Hon. Edward Lucas of Castle Shane Co. Monaghan Ireland.A son of the Right Honourable ...
2/26/2014
Assistant Surgeon William Culhane was a member of the crew of the Birkenhead during South Africa's Frontier War of 1850 - 1853. Assistant Surgeon Culhane was aboard the Birkenhead when it was wrecked o...
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2/22/2014
Assistant Surgeon William Culhane was a member of the crew of the Birkenhead during South Africa's Frontier War of 1850 - 1853. Assistant Surgeon Culhane was aboard the Birkenhead when it was wrecked o...
2/22/2014
>"Lieutenant-Colonel ALEXANDER SETON, 74th Highlanders, commanding the troops; Cornet Rolt, Sergeant Straw, and 3 privates, 12th Lancers; Ensign Boylan, Corporal M'Manus, and 34 privates, 2nd Queen's R...
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2/22/2014
>"Lieutenant-Colonel ALEXANDER SETON, 74th Highlanders, commanding the troops; Cornet Rolt, Sergeant Straw, and 3 privates, 12th Lancers; Ensign Boylan, Corporal M'Manus, and 34 privates, 2nd Queen's R...
2/22/2014
>"Captain Salmond, whose family had been in the navy since the rule of Elizabeth I,"Military Auditor-General
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2/22/2014
>"Captain Salmond, whose family had been in the navy since the rule of Elizabeth I,"Military Auditor-General
2/22/2014
Charles Kerr Renwick (1823-1863)Survivor of the Birkenhead===Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950===* Name: Charles Kerr Renwick * Gender: Male* Birth Date: 16 Apr 1823* Baptism Date: 1 May...
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2/22/2014
Charles Kerr Renwick (1823-1863)Survivor of the Birkenhead===Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950===* Name: Charles Kerr Renwick * Gender: Male* Birth Date: 16 Apr 1823* Baptism Date: 1 May...
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