Is Your Ancestor listed here in 1878?
The Natal Almanac and Yearly Directory is a mine of information on the Port and Town of Durban in the late 19th c. This entry tell us that T (Thomas) Gadsden was Lighthouse Keeper with a salary of 125 pounds per annum. His brother-in-law Douglas William Bell was Assistant Keeper at 100 pounds. At the time, the Port Captain was Alexander Airth. (Captain William Bell had died in 1869.) Gadsden was married to Captain Bell's daughter Eliza Ann.
Customs and Excise staff are also listed, as well as those in the Engineer's Office.
Is your ancestor listed?
Durban Point and Bay in the 1870s, with the Berea dimly
outlined in the distance.
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