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| Ione Brand aged 16 (1936) in Cape Town |
My grandmother on my father's side was known as "Ione Mary Brand" and was this was how her marriage certificate and death certificate lists her names. Ione was born on 01 November 1920 and baptised on 05 November 1920. Ione worked at the Cape Times (a newspaper based in Cape Town, South Africa) until she got married to Pieter Johannes De Buys on 14 May 1939 at St Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town. Ione died on 08 December 1986.
Her parents were Fleetwood Reginald Louis Felix Brand (died 10 May 1962) and Margaretha (Marguerite) Johanna Basson (born 29 April 1888, died in 1961 of at stroke at home, which was 26 Cauvin Road, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa)
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| Johanna's baptism record |
I recently, however, found her baptism record and was quite surprised when I found that it listed her as "Johanna Elizabeth Brand".
Does anyone know of any reason why Ione changed her names and/or when she changed them?
Very interesting blog. Enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteHi Tony, did they both die on the same day (10 May 1962)?
ReplyDeleteI am aware that sometimes tried to distance themselves from the Afrikaans heritage as some people thought that it was more desirable to be English.
Hi, well spotted, no, Margartha Johanna BRAND (Born BASSON) died in 1961 of at stroke at home, which was 26 Cauvin Road, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
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