Affternoon all,
Thanks for info Gardener and yes Grangers14 - the link does work.
Gardener if I may ask, what names/info did you use in FamilySearch to search for the marriage of Eva Elizabeth. I have tried a search with
Name = Eva Elizabeth
Surname = Rhoda
Marriage year = 1891
Place = South Africa
to make the search as "wide" as possible but also not get hundreds of results. Yet I got nothing??????? Somewhere I am missing something and I am more than willing to learn.
I have however via another route gone to the film containing the marriage records and found it. So I agree 100% with the info you posted - no arguing that. Also that JanettaSophia was the child of Peter Grieve and Eva Elizabeth.
But (and not to make it your issue) now for the following interesting info.
I am sure Andrew LONGLAND was married to (Eva) Elizabeth LONGLAND (nee RHODA). Elizabeth died 23 Dec 1950 age 81 and therefore birth abt 1869 (
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WZSX-JG2M). The death information of Elizabeth LONGLAND shows her maiden name as Rhoda. The baptism of Andrew and Elizabeth's daughter (Louisa Florence Longlent) [spelling mistake in record] shows mother's name as Eva Elizabeth. So based on this info I have Eva Elizabeth Rhoda married to Andrew LONGLAND.
I further also have a Janetta LONGLAND married Gerhard Walbrugh in Cape Town on 24 April 1919 (age 26 and therefore born 1893). (
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23Q-ZJ3R ).
I can also "strongly" link Janetta LONGLAND to Elizabeth LONGLAND via Gerhard Walbrugh in a document with info on her death.
So all indications are that Andrew LONGLAND was married to Eva Elizabeth Rhoda (date and place unknown and no record of marriage certificate) and had two daughters
- Janetta *1893 but cannot be confirmed with birth or baptism docs
- Louisa Florence *24/5/1895 Pretoria, Transvaal, SA and can be confirmed with baptism record (even though surname is shown as Longlent)
Now compare this to Peter Grieve married to Eva Elizabeth Rhoda (confirmed) who was 21 when married in 1891 and thus born abt 1870.
They had a daughter Janetta Sophia Grieve (confirmed) and born 1893 (confirmed). So many similarities .............. it makes me ........
Again thanks for the interest shown and for me indirectly also learning from your experiences. Much appreciated.