Seeking Information on My Great-Grandmother and Her Family
I'm reaching out because I'm having trouble tracing my great-grandmother, Caroline Maud (Ansley) Andrews's parents and sibling(s). According to my grandaunt, who is also her daughter, Caroline had a sister named Winifred, but I'm not sure if there were any other siblings.
Caroline Maud married William Robert Andrews in Knysna, Cape Province, South Africa on 3 January 1923. The marriage record indicates that she got consent from her mother, Martha Ansley. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any records for Martha or Caroline's father. Caroline Maud was born around 1905, but I'm not certain of the exact location. I do believe, however, that she passed away in South Africa.
Regarding her husband, William Robert Andrews, he was born around 1903. I suspect he was born in Knysna, Cape Colony, South Africa, although I'm not entirely sure. He passed away on 8 September 1970 in South Africa.
If anyone has any information or suggestions on how I might find more about Caroline Maud's parents or her sibling(s), I would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks.
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I suggest you post in the group for Africa Research where you will find helpful folks experienced in researching in that area.
Best of luck with the search!
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in addition to to asking the question in the Africa Research group, I would suggest looking for the obituaries, marriage records and census records. (I imagine every country has census records). Obituaries of each person you know about often list surviving siblings and children. Sometimes wedding announcements also list siblings if they were bridesmaids or groomsmen. Best of luck to you.
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@MusteredMelinda, regarding your parenthetical comment: I don't know about South Africa, but while many (most?) countries have censuses, those records are not necessarily available for genealogical research. (For example, Hungarian law specifies that census enumeration sheets must be destroyed after tabulation.)
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