Brief Life History of Alfred John
When Alfred John Barrable was born on 24 March 1864, in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Colony, South Africa, his father, William Barrable, was 32 and his mother, Mary Ann Flooks, was 31. He married Martha Wilhelmina McDonald on 8 June 1892, in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 10 August 1941, in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa, at the age of 77, and was buried in Nkangala, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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- Alfed John Barrable, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
- Alfred John Barrable, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954"
- Alfred John, "South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996"
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1867
Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley.
1872
Introduction of pass laws to control labor force in Kimberley diamond mines.
1886
Gold discovered at Witwatersrand. Johannesburg established.
Name Meaning
English: see Barriball .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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