South Africa Burial

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  1. Chimp

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    Can someone take a look at this image on FS and tell me where Katherine is buried please
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    Katherine Agnes Evans
    Age - 27
    Death Date - 26 Dec 1918, South Africa
     
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    81 Botanic Garden Road, Durban?

    Oops! No, that's where she died.... :oops:
     
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    It looks like Jewish Cemetery, Durban
     
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    Just looked at it again, if I squint I think I can see Stellawood or Stellaroad, what do you think?
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    does look like Stellaroad

    find my grave have a stella road cemetery and crematorium but her name isnt on it seems lot of them are army people
     
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    I must be looking at the wrong thing.
     
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    Stellawood looks good:
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    https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/39344331#map=15/-29.8867/30.9792
    I tried to find an official website for it but couldn't. However, searches brought up listings for Billion Graves, Findagrave etc - I didn't explore these.
     
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    Thank you Arthur.
     
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    Found her gravestone - searched for Evans Herbert (her father) as nothing came up for Catherine or Katherine on a search at Stellawood. But it says the gravestone is in Durban West Street Cemetary - not sure if that is the same as Stellawood, but I don't think so, because I did a search but didn't specify Stellawood.

    https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1183577
     
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    According to Find a Grave "Stellawood Cemetery and Crematorium is also known as Durban Cemetery and Crematorium" and the CWGC states that "This municipal cemetery is the largest in Durban. It is situated at the top of Stellawood Road which interesects Umbilo Road." :)
     
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    Following that link, then the links at the top of the page, I got to some info about the cemetery itself, including a plan:

    https://graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1530843

    The street names shown round the edge identify this as what is on the map as Brook Street Cemetery:
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    Rather confusing, but I think West Street Cemetery and The Brook Street Cemetery are possibly the same.

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