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Brown plaque № 12058

Knysna, South Africa

Circa 1892 Medland Cottage This home stands on Lot 31 of the original naval village of Melville, which was granted by Governor Sir Philip Wodehouse to Hendrik Carolus Stroebel in 1864. Stroebel subdivided the property and the Rev. William Breach lived in the house built on the lower half, which he l

ater bought in 1894. He named the home Medland Cottage. Breach married Susanna Albertina Carolina Rex in 1871, a daughter of John Rex. Mrs. Susanna Rex, widow of John Rex, died here in 1892. In July 1

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