My great-great-grandfather, Robert F. Hind, b. 1857 in England, died from dysentery on a boat travel

LegacyUser

My great-great-grandfather, Robert F. Hind, b. 1857 in England, died from dysentery on a boat travelling from South Africa around 1916. His body was buried in or near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He had also lived in South Africa for some years.

I am looking for documentation to support this family story that has been passed down.

Carol Ann1

Hello Nick,

 

I found the following which may be possibilities for you to look at. Do you know where in England he was born? Do you have his wife's name and/or where they were married?

 

Robert F Hind in the Cape Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1834-1956

Name:

Robert F Hind

Death Date:

1915

Volume:

6/9/803

Reference:

2909

Source:

Master's Office / Orphan Chamber, Cape Town (MOOC)

Source location:

National Archives, Cape Town (KAB)

 

Robert Fortesque Hind  in the Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

Name:

Robert Fortesque Hind

Death Country:

South Africa

Title:

Transvaal Estates Death Index (Master of the Supreme Court, Pretoria)

Source:

National Archives, Pretoria

Reference Number:

26893

R F Hind  in the Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

 

Name:

R F Hind

Death Date:

14 May 1915

Cemetery:

Swakopmund Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place:

Swakopmund, Erongo, Namibia

 

I would also recommend using Wiki https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Main_Page

 

Hope this helps. Thanks for using the FamilySearch Community.

 

Carol

 

 

LegacyUser

Wow, that's great info. Thank you. That pushed me in the right direction and after googling further I found a medical card confirming he died from "dysentery" and good photos of his burial site.

The tragedy does not end there. Robert had supposedly traveled to South Africa with a daughter or close relative, one possible name is Emma May Hind, but this is not certain. She was either abducted or ran-away. He spent a lot of money looking for her but never did. I have now found Robert's name a few times in South Africa archives, establishing him in SA between 1902-1915.

How can I find missing persons reports and/or police reports for South Africa ?

Carol Ann1

Hi Nick, So happy for you. It's always great to hear that I was able to help. Now for Police reports - that's a tough one. I did find a site about police reports in South Africa, but have not done any searching on it. It is: police reports south africa - Bing

Again, thanks so much for your reply - you made my day!

Carol