Upington Jewish Community

Survey map of Upington, 1893

Assembled from Surveyor-General maps 10143061 and 10143062 (see also 10143057). This is a large file and may take a while to load.

Divisional maps of Gordonia

Maps showing original farms in the late 19th century subdivision of Gordonia. A partial list is included showing Jewish ownership, in part using records (included) taken from 1920s quitrent register.

2001 and 2011 census data (excluding Paballelo 2001/2011)

Papers Connected with Affairs on the Northern Border of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, 1880

Downloaded from Google Books. Covers ongoing interactions among colonial authority and various groups of residents regarding ongoing conflicts and possible administrative structures in aftermath of the Koranna Wars.

Correspondence regarding legal status of Gordonia, 1888-1889

Extracted from Further Correspondence Respecting the Affairs of Bechuanaland and Adjacent Territories. See nos. 4, 7 and 22 (with enclosures). No. 22 discusses history of settlement in the area and no. 4 status of residents in 1888.

Change in administration of Gordonia, 1889

Extracted from British Bechuanaland Proclamations, 1885-1893. Implementation of the kind of change in governing structure specifically recommended against in 1888-1889 correspondence above.

Upington township regulations, 1889

Extracted from British Bechuanaland Proclamations, 1885-1893. Limited listing; see 1894 version below for more extensive set of regulations.

Upington township regulations, 1894

Extracted from British Bechuanaland Proclamations, Vol. II, 1893-1895. More extensive listing than for 1889 version above, covering rules on dogs and livestock, disease management, construction and fencing, removal of night-soil, etc.

Records of legal action between Stern and Co. and Harry Harris, 1905

Extracted from Cape Times Law Reports, Vol. XV.