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Ground to the Malay community for its continued use as a cemetery. The Transfer Deed
stated: “…….. subject, however, to the proviso that the said ground shall never be used

for any other purpose than a burial place for the Malay Community resident within the
Municipality of Kalk Bay.”

However, on 16 September 1940, with the application of the Slums Act of 1934 and the
consolidation of land parcels at “Die Land”, pending construction of the new flats for

the Fishing Community, Joseph Abdol and his Trustees agreed to relinquish the land
and transfer it to the Council, provided that the costs of exhumation and reburial at

Muizenberg Cemetery were borne by Council. This was done at the cost of £50.

TOMBSTONES

Derek Stuart-Findlay

The tombstones in the various cemeteries provide insights into the local community at
those times: economic differences may be reflected in the types of tombstones erected;

continuity of residence is evident in the date sequences linking generations within a
family; countries of origin are often indicated too; longevity, or death soon after birth,

may signify conditions of local health; tragedies are sometimes indicated but are more

often concealed from public scrutiny and remembered only within the family concerned.
In addition to the cemeteries already referred to, there are two private graveyards within

the confines of the old municipality that deserve mention. They are of the Kirsten / van
der Poll and Bailey families

Tombstones at Hillside Cemetery, St. James

The modest means of the fishermen is reflected in the simplicity of the graves here.
Surviving grave outlines consist of stone and brick and the headstones are simple flat-