Team AdieA visited this tiny little long forgotten cemetery recently after a period of more than a year. It was shocking to see the deterioration that’s happening here. It is most apparent that Johannesburg Parks hasn’t been there in a very long time and there is evidence of muggle occupation. This little cemetery also has some graves of fallen servicemen in it.
The reason for our interest in this little cemetery is because Elise’s great-grandparents and great-great-grandfather are buried here.
In the Who’s Who of 1911 it is stated that: E’Gedion Otto Olivier was a Merchant, born on the 25th February 1868 in Potchefstroom, the 3rd son of the late C.J.J Olivier of Pretoria. On the 29th March 1892 he married Amy, daughter of the late James Atwell. Four children were born to them.
E’Gedion was, according to that Who’s Who an Inspector and Acting Inspector of Mines, a Town Councillor for Roodepoort, a Member of the Liquor Licensing Board and the District Land Board. Apparently his hobby was shooting (yikes). They lived in a very big sprawling house, close to the lake and kept Shetland Ponies as pets. Their postal address, was PO Florida.
Interestingly a nearby road is called Olivier Road.
All the beautiful turned wrought iron fences that surrounded some of the graves in this little cemetery have been stolen, there is no sign of the once green lawn next to the main pathway and sadly many of these very old graves have been vandalized.
The cache container is a small plastic container which only has a log sheet in it.
Please replace carefully because of the muggle factor. The cache is not reachable from outside the cemetery, please BYOP and this is most certainly NOT AN AFTER DARK CACHE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO - SPYTRIX, WILD DOG and ALIEN MUT on a COMBINED FTF!! Geluk julle.