1856 William Mountstephens birth certificate
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1856 William Mountstephens birth certificate
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1856 William Mountstephens birth certificate
1856 William Mountstephens birth certificate
United Kingdom. Registrar
The Collection consists of 2 albums, a box of correspondence and a few loose printed items and photographs. These include:
1) Printed items, particularly those relating to the Rand Aid Association of which Leake was a longstanding chairman and Methodist Churches in Johannesburg. Some brochures refer to Mountcollins House, which was named after Leake's association with the founding benefactors of the College;
2) Monochrome photographs including formal portraits, family photographs and incidental photographs;
3) Newspaper cuttings mostly related to the contribution that Leake made over his many years of involvement in the College, in the Rand Aid Association and the Methodist Church as well as a few social occasions;
4) Artefacts include Leake's passport and cards used to promote his candidacy in a Transvaal provincial election.
5) Correspondence acknowledging Leake's contribution to the development of Johannesburg and the Rand Aid Association.
6) Original certificates and licences issued to Leake and dating back to 1896.
7) Documents of the Wesleyan Church Trust.
Leake, Charles Hobson
1896 CHL Field Cornet certificate
Part of Leake collection
1896 CHL Field Cornet certificate.
Issued at the time that Dutch was still used as the official language of the Transvaal Republic.
"The rank of field cornet (veldkornet) was used for the senior officer of a ward or sub-district in the independent republican states of the Transvaal and Oranje-Vrystaat in late 19th century South Africa. They were elected by the commandos of their ward for periods of three years." (Source: Wikipedia)
Lombard, H S Veldkornet
Leake Collection: Documents box
Part of Leake collection
Leake Collection: Documents box
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
1906 CHL Firearm licence
The licence was issued to Leake for a Hollis double-barreled shotgun, indicative of the safety atmosphere of the early years of Johannesburg.
Receiver of Revenue (Johannesburg)
1907 - 1910 Wesleyan Church Trust record book
Part of Leake collection
1907 - 1910 Wesleyan Church Trust record book containing loose items relating to the Wesleyan Trust and the Million Shilling fund-raising effort.
It would appear that the fund-raising effort mirrored that of a similar one in London at the same time. According to the letters and other records in the ledger, the intention of the local fund was aimed at a church to be built on the corner of Kerk and von Wielligh Streets in Johannesburg.
The full contents of the ledger have not been digitised.
Wesley Church Trust
This collection includes:
1) Union of South Africa. Department of Education. Teachers' Provisional First Class Certificate awarded to W G A Mears, dated March 1920
2) University of South Africa Master of Arts Degree certificate, March 1928 awarded to WGA Mears.
3) University of Cape Town. Citation accompanying the awarding of the Honorary Master of Education degree to WGA Mears. [undated]
4) Compliments slip accompanying the UCT citation.
5) WGA Mears letter to Mr Dunn, 1st May 1974.
6) WGA Mears letter to Mr Dunn, [undated]
7) Account of Mears' Epic Ride and accompanying note.
Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Account of Mears' Journey on horseback from the Eastern Cape to Ixopo in East Griqualand (KwaZulu-Natal). The horse belonged to someone called Wellington.
Mears, Walter George Amos (Wally)
Chas. H. Leake. Unionist candidate for Troyville. Provincial Council election.
Part of Leake collection
Pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1920 provincial election.
The pamphlet ends with the words "I have the honour to be, Gentleman, Yours truly, Chas. H. Leake" indicating that it was only men that were entitled to vote at that time.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
The physical album was compiled from photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes etc. reflecting the life and contribution of Leake.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Leake portrait photograph 001 1920
Part of Leake collection
Formal portrait photograph of Leake. It is dated from the same image as used on his campaign card for his candidacy for the 1920 Transvaal provincial election. At this time, Leake would have been 51 years old.
Unknown
Chas. H. Leake. Unionist candidate for Troyville. Provincial Council election: cover
Part of Leake collection
Pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1920 provincial election: front page
Leake, Charles Hobson
Chas. H. Leake. Unionist candidate for Troyville. Provincial Council election: verso
Part of Leake collection
Pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1920 provincial election. The verso includes his manifesto addressed to the Electors of the Division of Troyeville (Johannesburg) and ends with the words: "I have the honour to be, Gentleman, Yours truly, Chas. H. Leake" indicating that it was only men that were entitled to vote at that time.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Teaching certificate
Union of South Africa. Department of Education.
1922 CHL Certificate of competence to drive a motor car
Part of Leake collection
1922 CHL Certificate of competence to drive a motor car No: 23055, issued in the name of C H Leake.
Johannesburg Municipality
1922 CHL Drivers licence- Bestuurderslicentie No: 28567
Part of Leake collection
1922 CHL Drivers licence issued in the name of CH Leake.
Transvaal (province)
Part of Leake collection
Newspaper cutting featuring the 'pioneer firm' for which Leake was associated for most of his working life and including details of Leake's professional life.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
Johannesburg's Golden Future. A Rand Pioneer Industry. Messrs. W.F. Johnstone and Company's enterprise [NC] The Star 12th July 1924
Newspaper cutting featuring the company for which Leake was associated for most of his working life and of which he was the director in Johannesburg. The article includes details of Leake's early life as well as of his professional career.
The Star
Part of Leake collection
Newspaper cutting featuring the 'pioneer firm' for which Leake was associated for most of his working life.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
Brief extract which includes biographical details of his origins and involvement in civic life in Johannesburg up to 1926. The latest date mentioned in the extract has been used to estimate its date. It's format indicates that it is likely to have been cut from a Who's Who volume. The biography includes the address at which he resided in Westcliff.
Unknown
Part of Leake collection
Postcard pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1927 provincial election.
The pamphlet requests the support of voters for Leake.
It appears that Leake was not successful in being elected.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
Postcard pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1927 provincial election.
The pamphlet requests the support of voters for Leake.
It appears that Leake was not successful in being elected.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
Postcard pamphlet issued by Leake in support of his candidacy in the 1927 provincial election (verso).
The pamphlet requests the support of voters for Leake.
It appears that Leake was not successful in being elected.
Leake, Charles Hobson
1927 Leake outside his home in Westcliff
Part of Leake collection
1927 Leake outside his home in Westcliff
The photograph is dated from its similarity to that appearing on the 1927 election card.
Unknown
University of South Africa Master of Arts degree certificate, March 1928 awarded to WGA Mears.
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Masters degree certificate
University of South Africa
Part of Leake collection
Rand Aid Association: Thirty-second Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th June, 1934
Rand Aid Association
Part of Leake collection
Rand Aid Association: Thirty-second Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th June, 1934: cover
Rand Aid Association
Part of Leake collection
Rand Aid Association: Thirty-second Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th June, 1934: content
Rand Aid Association
Laying the Foundation Stone of the Young People's Department. [NC] The Star 25th March, 1935
Part of Leake collection
Laying the Foundation Stone of the Young People's Department. [NC] The Star 25th March,1935.
Adhered onto exercise book paper.
The Star
Part of Leake collection
Banquet and Dance in Celebration of the Marriage of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden [programme cover]
Leake served as the Norwegian Consul at the time
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
The coat of arms is placed adjacent to the programme detailed in item 009 and is presumed to have come either from the event or from Leake's time as Consul. Leake served as the Norwegian Consul from 1928 - 1938.
For further details on the Norwegian coat of arms see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Norway
Unknown
Part of Leake collection
Banquet and Dance in Celebration of the Marriage of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden [pages 2-3]
Leake served as the Norwegian Consul at the time
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
Trust [an essay]. It is not known if this short essay can be attributed to Leake.
Unknown
Part of Leake collection
Banquet and Dance in Celebration of the Marriage of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden [programme]
Leake served as the Norwegian Consul at the time
Leake, Charles Hobson
Part of Leake collection
Banquet and Dance in Celebration of the Marriage of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden [programme cover]
Leake served as the Norwegian Consul at the time
Leake, Charles Hobson
1937 Last Will and Testament of Albert Charles Collins ref 2528/37: cover page
1937 Last Will and Testament of Albert Charles Collins ref 2528/37: cover page
Collins, Albert Charles
1937 Last Will and Testament of Albert Charles Collins ref 2528/37: content
1937 Last Will and Testament of Albert Charles Collins ref 2528/37: content
Collins, Albert Charles
1937 Last Will and Testament of Albert Charles Collins ref 2528/37
1937 Last Will and Testament of Albert Charles Collins ref 2528/37
Collins, Albert Charles
1937 CHL Licence to possess a firearm, 58852
Part of Leake collection
1937 CHL Licence to possess a firearm 58852. Issued by the Union in terms of the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1937.
Union of South Africa
1937 Funeral of Mr. Albert Collins [NC 10th October 1937]
1937 Funeral of Mr. Albert Collins [NC October 1937]
Describes th4e significance of the work of Collins and details those present at the funeral.
Unknown
St Stithians College Document Collection
Documents as per series and items contained in the Collection.
St Stithians College
1937 28 Rand Charities to Benefit: Mr A. C. Collins Will: Estate of £555,000 [NC October 1937]
1937 28 Rand Charities to Benefit: Mr A. C. Collins Will: Estate of £555,000 [NC October 1937]
Details the life and work of Collins and the many charities - both local and in the UK - that wee beneficiaries of his will.
Unknown
Assorted individual historical documents pertaining to the College.
Various
Retirement of Mr. C. H. Leake: Norwegian Consul for 10 years. [NC] The Star, 5/8/1938
Part of Leake collection
Retirement of Mr. C. H. Leake: Norwegian Consul for 10 years. [NC] The Star, 5/8/1938.
The image of the page to which the article has been adhered also includes a newspaper photograph of cycling in Norway and 3 seals embedded in sealing wax.
The Star
Reception at Norwegian Hall [NC]
Part of Leake collection
Reception at Norwegian Hall [NC] referring to the farewell to Mr & Mrs C H Leake after his retirement as Consul of Norway.
Source of NC is not identified. Item is dated form an adjacent cutting.
Unknown
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951.
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town. Compliments slip. [undated]
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Slip accompanying UCT citation.
University of Cape Town
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951. page 1
University of Cape Town
Part of Wally Mears Fonds
Citation which accompanied the awarding of the degree Masters of Education honoris causa to W G A Mears.
The document is undated, but the accompanying compliments slip from UCT includes the name of A V H Carter, Registrar, who served the university from 1939 - 1955. As it was awarded whilst Mears was Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys' High (1930 - 1951), the possible date range is limited to the period 1939 - 1951. page 2
University of Cape Town
Part of Leake collection
Formal portrait photograph of Leake. It is estimated to have been taken prior to the opening of the College in 1953 and relative to later photographs, possibly in the early 1940s.
Palace Studios
1940c Leake family group in garden 001
Part of Leake collection
1940c Leake family group in garden 001
Unknown
Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake.
Part of Leake collection
Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake. Issued on 21st May, 1941. The passport includes Leake's date of birth (17/7/1867) and stamps that indicate a trip to Southern Rhodesia in July, 1941.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake [content 001]
Part of Leake collection
Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake. Issued on 21st May, 1941. The passport includes Leake's date of birth (17/7/1867) and stamps that indicate a trip to Southern Rhodesia in July, 1941 [content 002]
Leake, Charles Hobson
St Stithians College Trust Deed: cover page
Deed setting out the founding of the College: cover page
St Stithians Endowment Fund
1941 St Stithians College Trust: ledger
1941 St Stithians College Trust: ledger
Records the investments and other finances of the Trust from the time of its founding to December 1965.
St Stithians Trust
Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake [cover]
Part of Leake collection
Tourist Passport 25719. Union of South Africa. Charles H. Leake. Issued on 21st May, 1941. The passport includes Leake's date of birth (17/7/1867) and stamps that indicate a trip to Southern Rhodesia in July, 1941 [cover]
Leake, Charles Hobson
1941 St Stithians College Trust Deed
Deed setting out the founding of the College
St Stithians Endowment Fund
St Stithians College Trust Deed: contents
Deed setting out the founding of the College: contents
St Stithians Endowment Fund
1942 - 1947 CHL Financial ledger (Analysis book)
Part of Leake collection
1942 - 1947 CHL Financial ledger (Analysis book), containing hand-written records of all payments.
The whole ledge has not been digitised.
Leake, Charles Hobson
Men with "histories" given hope of normal life [NC]
Part of Leake collection
Men with "histories" given hope of normal life [NC]. Source and date not identified. Date estimated from construction of Cottesloe Hostel.
Unknown
1943 Mr W Mountstephens leaves £146,800 to Charity [NC]
1943 Mr W Mountstephens leaves £146,800 to Charity [NC]
Describes the extent and beneficiaries of the Mountstephens bequest.
Unknown
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 001
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 001. The handwritten notes in this copy differ slightly from those in the second copy.
St Stithians College
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 001: cover
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys: cover. The handwritten notes in this copy differ slightly from those in the second copy.
St Stithians College
Part of Leake collection
1943 Petrol Control permit
Union of South Africa. Department of Commerce and Industries
1943 £146,800 in Bequests to Charity by Cornish Pioneer of Johannesburg [NC]
1943 £146,800 in Bequests to Charity by Cornish Pioneer of Johannesburg [NC]
Describes the extent and beneficiaries of the Mountstephens bequest.
Unknown
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys Prospectus 001: content
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 001: content. The handwritten notes in this copy differ slightly from those in the second copy.
St Stithians College
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 002
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 002. The handwritten notes in this copy differ slightly from those in the first copy.
St Stithians College
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 002: cover
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 002: cover. The handwritten notes in this copy differ slightly from those in the first copy.
St Stithians College
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 002: content
1953 Prospectus of St Stithians College for Boys 002: content. The handwritten notes in this copy differ slightly from those in the first copy.
St Stithians College
Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 12/07/1944
Part of Leake collection
Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 1944. The photograph identifies Leake and the Minister of Welfare and Demobilisation. at Wedge Farm, part of the Rand Aid Association's properties supported by the Chamber of Mines.
Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 12/07/1944 part 1
Part of Leake collection
Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 1944, part 1. The photograph identifies Leake and the Minister of Welfare and Demobilisation. at Wedge Farm, part of the Rand Aid Association's properties supported by the Chamber of Mines.
Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 12/07/1944 part 2
Part of Leake collection
Valuable work of the Rand Aid Association [NC] 1944, part 2. The photograph identifies Leake and the Minister of Welfare and Demobilisation. at Wedge Farm, part of the Rand Aid Association's properties supported by the Chamber of Mines.
Married in Johannesburg 50 years ago: Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C Leake [NC] The Star 25/10/1944
Part of Leake collection
Married in Johannesburg 50 years ago: Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C Leake [NC] The Star 25/10/1944. Includes biographical details.
The Star
Part of Leake collection
Rewards and Worries of Social Welfare Work in Johannesburg. Rand Aid Chairman looks back 21 years. [NC] The Star 15/07/1944. Describes an interview with Leake and includes details of the work done by the Association.
The Star
Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards
Physical photographs in the collection include all those that have been identified in full or in part. Identification includes a reference to the page on which the specific photograph occurs in the Stythian magazine where relevant (e.g. ST p123); NIS for a formal photograph that does not appear in the Stythian magazine; and TBI for a photograph which has either been identified in part (by year at least), but for which some aspect requires further identification or requires complete identification.
As at November 2020, digital images from 1953 to 1991 have been loaded.
Various
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, page 2
Part of Leake collection
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, page 2
Rand Provident Building Society
1946 Leake family group at Durban beachfront
Part of Leake collection
Group photograph of Leake and his family on the Durban beachfront. The youth is dressed in a Hilton College uniform.
The date of 1946 was established courtesy of the Hilton College Archives. With their help, the young man was identified as Anthony Charles Turner who attended Hilton from 1946 - 1949. The Hilton archive was further able to establish that the others in the photograph included Anthony's father, Ernest James Turner, his mother Muriel (nee Leake) and his sisters.
It was from this information that the photograph of a youthful Anthony was dated to 1946.
The location of the Durban beachfront was identified from general knowledge and the lack of a lighthouse on the Bluff in the background confirms the date between 1941 and 1953.
Further clarification was received from Charles Bamford (Class of 1973 and great-grandson of Charles Leake):
"It is correct to say that the photograph shows, on the left, E.J. ("Pic") Turner with his wife Muriel and their two children, "Tony" and Gail. I am pretty certain that the girl with my great-grandfather is his granddaughter Hilary Morris, the daughter of Nellie Morris (née Leake) who had previously been married to Edgar Clapshaw, my maternal grandfather."
Unknown
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946
Part of Leake collection
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, pages 1-3. The digital item excludes pages 4 -8 which are not considered sufficiently relevant to the St Stithians Archive context.
Page 2 includes a paragraph on Leake.
Rand Provident Building Society
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, cover
Part of Leake collection
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, cover
Rand Provident Building Society
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, page 3
Part of Leake collection
Rand Provident Building Society. 56th Annual Report, 1946, page 3
Rand Provident Building Society
Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards
1947 Noticeboard re opening of College 1947BC_0003
Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards
1947BC_0003: The board erected near the Corlett Gate advertising the opening of the College in 1953.
Unknown
1947 Founders portrait Collins 1947BC_0001
Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards
1947BC_0001: Formal portrait of co-founder, Albert Charles Collins
Unknown
1947 to 1959 BC and BP photographs
Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards
1947 Founders portrait Mountstephens 1947BC_0002
Part of Boys' College and Boys' Prep photographs 1953 onwards
1947BC_0002: Formal portrait of co-founder, William Mountstephens
Unknown
1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948
Part of Leake collection
1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948
Methodist Church
Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee 1898 - 1948
Part of Leake collection
Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee 1898 - 1948
Methodist Church
Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee 1898 - 1948: cover
Part of Leake collection
Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee 1898 - 1948: cover
Methodist Church
1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948: cover
Part of Leake collection
1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948: cover
Methodist Church
Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee 1898 - 1948: content
Part of Leake collection
Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee 1898 - 1948: content
Methodist Church
1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948: inside
Part of Leake collection
1898 - 1948 Clifton Methodist Church. Jubilee celebrations, 7th - 8th March, 1948: inside
Methodist Church
Clifton Methodist Church. celebrates jubilee [NC] The Star 9th March 1948
Part of Leake collection
Clifton Methodist Church. celebrates jubilee [NC] The Star 9th March 1948
The Star
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949, part 2
Part of Leake collection
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949, part 2
Article written by Leake for the publication on the social welfare situation in Johannesburg in the post-war years and the work of the Rand Aid Association.
The Outspan
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949
Part of Leake collection
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949
Article written by Leake for the publication on the social welfare situation in Johannesburg in the post-war years and the work of the Rand Aid Association.
The Outspan
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949, part 3
Part of Leake collection
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949, part 3
Article written by Leake for the publication on the social welfare situation in Johannesburg in the post-war years and the work of the Rand Aid Association.
The Outspan
Part of Leake collection
The physical album was compiled from photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes etc. reflecting the life and contribution of Leake.
Leake, Charles Hobson
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949, part 1
Part of Leake collection
There's another side to the Golden City [NC] The Outspan 18 Nov 1949, part 1
Article written by Leake for the publication on the social welfare situation in Johannesburg in the post-war years and the work of the Rand Aid Association.
The Outspan
Rand Aid Chairman and Minister [NC] The Star, c. May 1950
Part of Leake collection
Rand Aid Chairman and Minister [NC] The Star, c. May 1950 (date not fully identified)
The Star
1950c Leake family group in garden 002
Part of Leake collection
1950c Leake family group in garden 002
Unknown
32 Years' service [NC] The Star, 3rd May 1950
Part of Leake collection
32 Years' service [NC] The Star, 3rd May 1950
The Star