Passengers to Natal: Rochester 1862

Arrival of the barque Rochester at Port Natal, 17 November 1862

November 17 - Rochester, barque, Wm Bruce, 393 tons, from London 21 August

PASSENGERS

Cabin

Mr and Miss Atkinson

Mr and Mrs Crossley and 5 children

Mr and Mrs Cartwright

Mr and Mrs Williams

Rev and Mrs Guard and child

Mr Poole

Second Cabin

Nilson

Hodges

Eaglestone

Ferguson

Steerage

Mr and Mrs Henry

Messrs

Fulton

Ridsley

Mr and Mrs Durrant and 3 children

Mr Bremner

John and Samuel Pinder

Mary A Wrightson

Mr and Mrs Smith

Messrs

Lang

McLaren

Braid

Departure: Rochester

23 February for Singapore

PASSENGER

Mr Woody

Three masted barque similar to Rochester

Natal Marriage Index, 1845-1955

Good news for anyone with Natal ancestors: the Natal Marriage Index is now accessible online at Family Search. To read more about this extremely useful and long-awaited facility, go to the Family Search Wiki pages at

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/South_Africa,_Natal_Province,_Civil_Marriages_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)

An image of your ancestor’s marriage certificate can be viewed and downloaded, free.

These marriage records generally contain the following information

• Date of marriage
• Full name of bride and groom
• Ages of bride and groom
• Occupation
• Residence at the time of marriage
• Name of Judge
• Names of witnesses

The Index was the work of dedicated volunteers of the Durban Berea South Africa Family History Centre, including project leader Adrian Rowe and star transcriber, Lyn Paul; the latter transcribed over 6,500 names per month.

Example of Marriage Certificate
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