The Cape Town Family History Society usually meets every third Saturday of the month at St John’s Church Hall, Wynberg at 14:30 (2:30pm) unless load-shedding interferes.
Details of the next meeting are given below:
SATURDAY 19 JULY 2025
THE HAGAN FAMILY
Tristan da Cunha to Cape Town: Andrew to Franklin (1783–1940)
PAUL SCHLAPHOFF
Paul’s talk is focused on his wife Terry’s great-grandfather, Andrew Hagan his life and his family on Tristan da Cunha and later, Cape Town.
He will go into depth about the environment on Tristan da Cunha when Andrew settled there. We’ll hear more about Andrew Hagan’s life on the island, focusing on his family and his whaling days. A number of family members relocated to Cape Town, and Paul will follow that link through to South Africa. He will also update us on recent conditions on Tristan.
The photograph of Tristan and the settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is by Brian Gratwicke from DC, USA