South Africa

This article details connections between Colonial India and The Cape/South Africa, with particular reference to emigration/immigration.

• The Anglo-Indians at the Cape Anne Lehmkuhl's article in Generations - A South African genealogy newsletter.

• The 1820 Settlers Association - a genealogy resource for British ancestors who colonized South Africa. Records connected to India can be found by location here. Other information may be available on the forums.

Monument inscriptions

• Monumental inscriptions at the Cape of Good Hope C. Graham Botha's transcriptions of graves in two Cape Town cemeteries include many with India connections.

• Stuart Green transcribed the following entries in the SA Genealogical Society database for the Roots Mailing list:

• Gravestones in South Africa - Bombay Connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - Madras connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - Bengal connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - India connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - Calcutta connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - St. Helens connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - Ceylon connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - Karachi connections
• Gravestones in South Africa - HEIC connections

Boer War

• Indian and Ceylon Units in the Boer War AngloBoerWar.com
• Lumsden's Horse was a Volunteer Regiment from India which fought in the Boer War. The full history of the regiment is given in The History of Lumsden's Horse; a complete record of the corps from its formation to its disbandment by Henry H. S Pearse 1903 Archive.org

On return of the regiment to India, page 409 of the History states "They left nearly sixty of their number in South Africa, some as administrators, some in the Regular Army, some in the Police" and page 418 of the History gives a List of Lumsden’s Horse who joined the Johannesburg Police in December 1900.

General information

• Sharon Warr’s South African Genealogy
• Conrod Mercer’s South African Genealogy Page

Mailing Lists

• Rootsweb South Africa Mailing Lists includes
  • South-Africa-Immigrants-British-L

A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the immigrants from the United Kingdom to South Africa prior to 1900.

• Rootsweb Africa Mailing Lists also include some South Africa Mailing Lists