SIGNED Norma van As. A SMALL WORLD. The Descendants of Charles Webber

Limited edition: No 828 of 1000

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR

Hard cover with dust cover; 492 pages. Good condition. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. Mild edgewear at hard cover's corners. The dust cover is worn (see image). Over 1kg.

The book traces the history of Charles Webber, a BRITISH SETTLER in Shepherd's party of 1826, and that of his descendants in South Africa, to the fourth generation.

Letters written by Charles Webber, his children and his grandchildren, have served to add much interest to the text and have made it possible to give an authentic account of the lives of these early settlers of the Eastern Cape. The story moves through the stirring times of the Frontier Wars and the discovery of diamonds and gold to the post-Anglo-Boer War period, and describes the part played by members of his family in the history of South Africa.

The family story is supported by six family trees recording the known descendants of Charles Webber from 1826 to the present time. These trees include the descendants of Webber's two daughters, Jane McMaster and Mary Dennison. Approximately 6500 persons have been traced and documented, their places and dates of birth, marriage and death being recorded in most cases.

War Service lists, a Roll of Honour, a complete index of family members and a general index have been included.

A Small World should prove to be of interest, not only to members of the Webber, McMaster and Dennison families, but to genealogists and collectors of Africana as well.