Elizabeth Catharina Allison (abt. 1908)

Elizabeth Catharina (or Catherina), Tiek as the family called her gave birth to Anne Allison at 34 years of age giving the information of the Welfare. She lived with Bezuidehout and the Welfare gave note that Bezuidehout was the father but didn't want anymore because of 3 other illegitimate children already living with him. Bezuidehout put Tiek out on the street because she was pregnant. They already lived in a small room on Railway street in Germiston with al 3 his children. With no income or place to live, she couldn't care for the child. The welfare took Anne to Jubilee Home in Boksburg as her mother had signed on 30 July 1942 her consent for the baby Anne to be adopted, at that time she lived with her parents on the farm Sesfontein, Benoni. Anne stayed with the Jubilee Home until 11th Aug 1942.

Adoption of the baby Anne Allison

Greyling family living and had a guest house in 68 Gardiner Road, Germiston heard about the child and apply for the adoption on the 28th Aug 1942. The adoption was legal on the 6 Oct 1942, the Registrar of Adopted Children, Koedoe Building, Pretoria.

Anne was legally adopted by Arnoldus Jacobus Greyling and Cornelia Catherina (Celliers) Greyling on 20 Oct 1942. Baby Anne now Greyling's name was changed on the 26th of Jan 1943 to Talitha Kumi Greyling. Child memories of Talitha Kumi when she was 5 years old her biological grandfather George Louis Allison wanted to buy her back but the Greylings refuse. On orders of the Greyling family the records of Talitha Kumi to be sealed.

Elizabeth Catherina Allison went after her father's (George Louis Allison) death to a Mental Health Hostel for girls in Queenstown. Her inheritance was paid in their bank account. No trace grave stone or information is found after that. She never married. Or I couldn't find anything.

Talitha Kumi Greyling married Stuart McDonald George Courtney on the 16th of July 1960 in Germiston Gauteng SA