Trewhella and other spellings South Africa

[genie]

I have a book 'Cornish Immigrants to South Africa'written by Graham B Dickason which has a few Trewella surnames.

The places they were born were Truro and Gwinear.

There was also Ralph Trewehela a South African born son of a Cornishman. Ralph was a composer/musician.

[Cornish Terrier]

Hi Genie - most interesting.

Ralph Trewhela wrote 'So Long, Sarie' which I believe was the marching song of the South African Army.

But I would appreciate any details you can find of the Trewhella (var.) people in this book as I have never seen a copy.

I was in touch with Graham Dickasen some time back but that was for a specific query.

Any and all details welcome.

CT

[genie]

Harry Trewela ,Truro.Came to join his father at Kimberley.
H.E.Trewhella,Fordsburg resident 1909.
J Trewhella.
John Perry Trewhella Gwinear 26.2.1874-18.1.1915 Cornwall.
Came to SA 1895/6,employed at Robinson Deep.h of Elizabeth Ellen Trewhella(Stacey),Sydney Australia 1882 (still living 1974).

A W Trewhella.

William Henry Trewhella.

All from Graham B Dickinson 'Cornish Immigrants To South Africa.

[genie]

I bought this book at great expense from South Africa sometime ago when I was searching online for an ancestor who was born in Cornwall but died in South Africa.

A couple of weeks of receiving the book I visited my local library and they had a copy on the shelf which I could have borrowed for nothing!

You mentioned Ralph Trewehelawriting a song well the book mentions an old timer Billy Matthews from Penzance ,who sang to the first South African radio audience from Stuttaford's Buildings in Johannesburg in 1924.

[Cornish Terrier]

Thankyou Genie.

I understand about the cost of the book.

I searched around the Internet last night to see what I could find and Amazon.co.uk had a copy of this same book.

Start price for the used copy - 50 Pounds!

Some of these Trewhellas I know but the others I am still having trouble identifying.

Will get there one of these days.

Thanks again.

CT