JOHN URIE
Born 3 DECEMBER 1857 (Fort Beaufort)
(Baptised: )
Died 8 MARCH 1919 (Cradock)
Married SOPHIA NESEMANN
Born 5 AUGUST 1860 Died 10 JUNE 1918

(Daughter of Wilhelm and Frances Nesemann. Born at Fish River, district Cradock, Baptised 3 January 1863 in the Congregational Church, Cradock)

Baptismal records reveal that at the time of his marriage to Augusta, John was a clerk at Steynsburg but that seems to have been before Wilhelm and Frances Nesemann went to settle there.

John was a clever and upright man who ran the family bakery and grocery business situated in High Street. The business was founded in 1890 and in the brochure marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the town of Cradock, mention is made of the fact that 2500 loaves of bread were made daily. The business, it will be noted, was then in High Street but from the following advertisement it will be seen that by 1901 the business had moved to Adderley Street.

"The finest sweets in town
Over 200 varieties and all guaranteed fresh
The best bread and confectionery in town
orders promptly attended to
Summer drinks of all kinds
Groceries of all descriptions at reasonable prices"
JOHN URIE, Adderley Street (next to Midland News)

(Appeared in the September and October issues of the CRADOCK RECORDER in 1901)

Both John and Augusta seem to have been victims of the black flu epidemic of that period. Augusta had become very frail and died in June 1918, while John's demise followed scarcely nine months later.

GRAVESTONE IN CRADOCK CEMETERY:

On Front of Stone:
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
JOHN WILLIAM, MARGARET ANN AND WILLIAM
BELOVED CHILDREN OF JOHN AND AUGUSTA URIE
On side of stone:
IN
MEMORY OF LOVING PARENTS
JOHN URIE
BORN: 3RD DECEMBER 1857
DIED: 8TH MARCH 1919
AUGUSTA SOPHIA URIE
BORN: 5TH AUGUST 1860
DIED: 10TH JUNE 1918

John and Augusta Urie had 8 Children

1. MARGARET ANNE URIE Born 10 August 1877. Died in infancy.
2. JANET AUGUSTA WILHELMINA URIE Born 6 February, 1880 Died18 April, 1932
3. JOHN WILLIAM URIE Born 30 December, 1881. Died in infancy.
4. JOHN STUART URIE (JACK) Born17 December, 1884 in Cradock, Died16 July, 1944
5. WILLIAM URIE Born 11 May, 1888. Died 31 March, 1891
6. MAY URIE Born 13 August, 1890 Died: 26 February, 1977 (Cape Town)
7. EDITH VIOLET (CONNIE) URIE Born 25.2.1896 Died: 25.5.1986
8. DOROTHY HARRIET URIE Born4 February, 1898 Died: 13 July, 1983 in Pinelands.

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