Petar Toma Čulić Dragun

Petar Toma Čulić Drgun (Pieter Thomas Culic Dragun or Peter Thomas Culic Dragun, born 29 December 1869 in Split, Croatia - died in Africa June, 1914)

Looking more information about him: Where he was exactly died in which part of Africa, because in Croatia Church records of his birth (MKR 33) only written this information, that he was died in Africa, where his grave, did he have a family, wife and descendants, and etc informations are welcome, in advance thank you all for that. Because in Split, Croatia doesn't exist information about that.

Note:

• I don't a well understand and researching in Africa records because I do not know where to start, for continue research but if you can let the guidelines, many thanks in advance at the reception in the project of Africa.
• Only he was died in Africa at June 1914, of this branch of Čulić (Culic) family, a his family nickname and branch was a Dragun (it. Dragon).
• Migrated to SA between 1899-1910, when he had 28-30 or 38-40y (later)
• All informations, links, and etc ...if you maybe a have about him or possible his family You can free add in his profile here.

In Advance Thank you very much to all.

Ozren

Croatia Church record from Split of his birth

• MKR 33 upisan Ciulich Dragon Petro di Petro i Elena Roje alias Doima https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28370-12365-75?cc=204... na str 2 pod rednim brojem 109 -> https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28370-12399-30?cc=204...

Death:

• Peter Culic, Death • South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954

Document Information:

• Digital Folder Number: 007751772
• Image Number: 00247
• Collection Information: South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954
• Name: Peter Culic (Petér Culic)
• Sex: Male
• Age: 43y
• Death Date: 22 Jun 1914
• Death Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
• Death Place (Original): Jeppes Extension, Johannesburg
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
• Occupation: Gold Miner Underground
• Marital status: Single (not married)
• Race or Nationally: European
• Birthplace (a): Austria
• Place of Residence: 13a Sinclair Street, Jeppes Extension, Johannesburg
• Place of Death: 13a Sinclair Street, Jeppes Extension, Johannesburg
• Place of Burial: Braamfontein Cemetery
• Status of Burial: Buried or Cremated (?)
• Grave: Could be an unmarked a his grave. (?)

Citations

• Civil registration (marriages, deaths), Transvaal, 1869-1954, Item:_ , Film/Digital Note: Johannesburg 1317-end 1914 Krugersdorp 1-542 1914 (image FS 247 of 3121, Film # 007751772)
• "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WHM6-XM2M : 31 October 2019), Peter Culic, 22 Jun 1914; citing Death, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal.
• "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91L-JQFQ-C?cc=2998108 : 16 October 2019), > image 1 of 1; Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal.

Possible facts (unconfirmed / confirmed)

• When he died at 1914, he was a single, maybe a possible he had a wife (a girlfriend), but not married with her, and had a illegitimate childrens as descendants. (cannot be confirmed)
• His migration as possible was at 1899 or later between 1900-1910 from a Split (Croatia) to Johannesburg, SA.
• He maybe lived before in other place in Africa before (after) when he migrated and came to SA.
• Before migration he lived at Split, Borgo Lučac, where he was born and baptized, at 1869 to 1899. (confirmed)

A few questions of facts are still open (for now), date 25 Aug 2021:

• When he was exactly migrated (in Croatia, Split doesn't exist a evidence), by which ship (name ?), from a which departure port (maybe from Croatia or in this time from a Austria: Trieste or Fiume (Rijeka), or maybe from a middle dalmatian region as Zadar (Zara) or south-east coast of Croatia as from a Dubrovnik, Metkovic, Makarska, or maybe from a Montenegro (?), where before(*) maybe he had a resident place at SA or other place in Africa, before (after) and when he migrated to down. (at 1899 or between 1900-1910) (*before= means before or after when he came at Africa (SA) and Johannesburg)
• Maybe his name exist at list of employees (passengers who arrived by the ship), as Gold miner, for which company he worked at 1910 -1914.
• Did he had maybe a wife (girlfriend), they were not married, and with her a possible had a illegitimate childrens as descendants (?) (unconfirmed)
• Burial / Grave - Status of Burial: Buried or Cremated - did he was normally buried or cremated. And does a grave exists today at Braamfontein Cemetery. (maybe) (?)
• What exactly happened, when a Sentence suspended or remission, was mentioned, for what Remission Recommended by Minister of Justice at SA.
• Why he was mentioned as "PETER CULIC ALIAS CUBICK", at record evidence below, probably was a wrong spelled (possibly wrong written and understood of his birth surname, by the side of person who was noted and mentioned a his name at the same document); maybe a "Alias as Cubick" was his personal nickname like a recognize, and a people called him also as "Cubick" in area where he worked as gold miner and had a residence at Johannesburg, SA. (non-knowed reason)
• On civil death notice he is listed as single. Residence at time of death 13 th Sinclair Street., Jeppe 's Reef, Johannesburg. Intended burial Braamfontein Cemetery. Gold Mines 1914 Johannesburg a lot if those Mining Companies do not exist anymore. Phillipp, 25 Aug 2021
• etc...

Many thanks to: Phillipp, June, Sharon, Shaun for found and located a evidence and record of his death; and for updates, also a special thanks to person and to National Archives of South Africa (NASA) who was indexed record and published public at FamilySearch.org

From: National Archives of South Africa (NASA) Database: National Archives Repository (Public Records of Central Government since 1910) - Result Details

• DEPOT: SAB
• SOURCE: GG
• TYPE: LEER
• VOLUME_NO: 1581
• SYSTEM: 01
• REFERENCE: 51/188
• PART: 1
• DESCRIPTION: SENTENCES. PETER CULIC ALIAS CUBICK. REMISSION RECOMMENDED BY MINISTER OF JUSTICE.
• STARTING: 19100000
• ENDING : 19100000
• REMARKS : FROM MINISTERS (291). 4 AUG. 1910.

Query Number: 2 / Query Text / Document Count

• 2 / (Culic) / 1: Source: GG, Volume No: 1581 , Reference: 51/188, Description: SENTENCES. PETER CULIC ALIAS CUBICK. REMISSION RECOMMENDED BY MINISTER OF JUSTICE. Begin date: 1910, End date: 1910
• 3 / (PETER CULIC), a refinement of query number 2 / 1: Source: GG, Volume No: 1581 , Reference: 51/188, Description: SENTENCES. PETER CULIC ALIAS CUBICK. REMISSION RECOMMENDED BY MINISTER OF JUSTICE. Begin date: 1910, End date: 1910

1) Abbrev. "SOURCE GG": the source means is records of the Governor General, Shaun, 25 Aug 2021
2) Sentence suspended or remission -- possibly a fight in a bar or such thing. Now know in SA 1910 ! Phillipp, 25 Aug 2021
3) The online version of the cemetery hosted at EGGSA (which I linked to in the profile) doesn't show his grave but the cemetery is not fully photographed and he may have been cremated with no grave. Phillipp, Shaun 25 Aug 2021

Additional informations
See and Read about:

• South African Mines
• Witwatersrand Gold Rush
• Gold Fields 1914-1933
• History of Johannesburg
• What did Johannesburg look like in 1889?, The Heritage Portal.co.za, Kathy Munro, Mon, November 30, 2015
• South African Gold Mining Reports, Prospectuses, etc, 30th June 1895
• Transvaal Chamber of Mines, Forty-Sixth, Annula Report, 1935, Hortors Limited, Leader Building, Harrison Street, Johannesburg
• Seems a address 13a Sinclair Street, Jeppes Extension, Johannesburg of his residence where he lived, today is address 13 Sinclair St, Jeppestown, Johannesburg, 2043, South Africa. Maybe and possible a house or street numbers were changed, where he lived, differntly how it looks today; and maybe he lived at house in corner of crossroad of Sinclair St (house with a red bricks and frontside with the blue color, where is a today a shop) (?). Uknown: Did he maybe had a other estates, ownerships in place where he lived, also at other close places and areas in SA.