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John Jervis, Cpt Viscount St Vincent
scott herbertson


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I note from a post on the old discussion forum that Viscount St Vincent is credited as being one of the three men who carried the injured Prince Imperial from the battlefield.

I came across this forum as I was researching into a family heirloom (on my wife's side of the family) which came from a deceased relative who (as in many families!) was said to have had connections to royalty.

The item in question is a large carved wooden bowl shaped like a modern flower vase.

It has the following inscription on the silver edging at the lip of the bowl:

"Kaffir Jowala Bowl

From AMAJUBA South Africa

TO HRH the Duke of Albany, K G & C From Cpt Viscount St Vincent April 27
1882"

I take it the amajuba refers either to the battle of majuba hill, or to those who fought in it or at the time ( A majuba?).

The Duke of Albany is of course Leopold, Queen Victoria's haemophiliac son. It came to my family through a great great Aunt.

Any information which might help to solve this family mystery would be appreciated.


This is a link to Viscount St Vincent's obituary

http://www.ndstory.com/notice/obituary.html
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Mike Snook


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Scott,

Amajuba (one word) is just the contemporaneous African rendering of what we today call Majuba Hill. It translates as 'Hill of Doves.'

Can't help with the rest of your mystery I'm afraid.

Mike Snook
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scott herbertson


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Mike Snook wrote:
Scott,

Amajuba (one word) is just the contemporaneous African rendering of what we today call Majuba Hill. It translates as 'Hill of Doves.'

Can't help with the rest of your mystery I'm afraid.

Mike Snook


Thanks Mike - that's saved a bit of time anyway.
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John Young


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Scott,

The answer might be found at the Brenthurst Library, Parktown, Johannesburg. The late Harry Oppenheimer purchased the South African journal of John Edward Leveson Jervis, 4th Viscount St. Vincent. (The Library's Accession No. 6609 refers.) The Anglo-Zulu War content was used in Sonia Clarke's book Invasion of Zululand, 1879, published by Brenthurst Press in 1979.

It might be worth your while contacting the Library via their website www.brenthurst.org.za

John Y.
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scott herbertson


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John

Thank you for your help. I will do as you suggest

If I find out anything interesting I'll post it here

Scott
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