NEWS UPDATE DECEMBER 2004
I have recently received some great data from Leon van der
Hoeven. Ref. L.M. van der Hoeven, Genealogie Aspeling,
published in: De Indische Navorscher, jrg 16 (2003) p. 22 - 30. I
have not had time to digest this new information and add it to the
database, but you can view this new data clicking here: GENEALOGIE-ASPELING.
HOW TO USE THE WEB SITE
To make the best use of the web site I suggest you do the
following:
Click on the name index button and
select the name of the individual you are interested in. Aspelings
have a propensity, like many families, to hand down their names to
their children and grandchildren. So check them all out as you may
be in the wrong generation. Then, click on the parents of the
individual and continue on up the tree in this fashion to see your
ancestors. If there are notes about these people you can read them
by clicking on the notes button. If there is a scrapbook icon next
to their name, then you can see photographs and copies of
documents related to that person. If the person's name has a
"UL" behind their name it indicates that this
person is unlinked and has not been fully researched and still has
to be linked to a family. If you look in their notes you will
probably only see an address which is all the information I have
on this person. If you should know them please ask them to contact
me about their parents and grandparents. If it is marked "ULP"
this means there is a family tree but it is not yet linked up to
the main branch because I do not have enough information on the
ancestors. Please note than when a person's name is shown as
"NN" (nomen nescio) it indicates that I do not
have the name of this person. If you know the name of this person
please leave a message for me in the guest book or e-mail me at
genealogy@aspeling.com.
You may also want to check out
other families that are related by marriage to the Aspelings by
clicking on other surnames. Some of these families are quite
extensive.
If you wish to send me copies of photographs please send me an
e-mail and I will give you an address in South Africa to send
them. Please have a look at Aspelings (note s) Missing and let me
know if you know these individuals
Will notify you when the next update is posted on the web.
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HEALTH ALERT:
· I
have a condition called Hemochromatosis
(he-ma-kro-ma-to-sis) for some years. It is a hereditary
disorder affecting iron metabolism in which excessive
amounts of iron accumulate in body tissues. The disorder is
characterized by diabetes mellitus, liver dysfunction, heart
problems, and other conditions.
How does a person become
affected by Hemochromatosis?
Hereditary Hemochromatosis (HH)
is caused by a pair of genes that do not work
properly due to a mutation - or change - in the gene. People
with this disorder inherit one copy of the improperly
working gene from each of their parents. Currently, three
mutations are known to contribute to HH, and they are called
the "Cys" (C282Y, Cys282Tyr) and "His"
(H63D, His63 Asp) and "Ser" (S65C, Ser65Cys)
mutations.
People who inherit only one
gene with a mutation are called "carriers." Some
carriers have symptoms of HH. Their children are also at
risk of inheriting the mutation. When both parents are
either carriers or affected with HH, a child can inherit the
potential to develop HH.
Symptoms of HH are not seen
in all individuals with two mutations. Many environment
factors such as diet and alcohol consumption affect the
development and severity of symptoms. Although the genetic
cause of the disease cannot be fixed, HH can be managed by
phlebotomy (removing blood from the body).
Symptoms of HH can be very
vague and often go undiagnosed for years. During this
time, storage of iron can do damage to the internal organs.
Determining a person's HH gene status can identify those at
risk to develop iron overload before overload occurs.
Monitoring blood iron levels and implementing treatment
early may prevent symptoms from developing and organ damage
from occurring. (Stranglely people who are anemic may have
HH.)
More than 1.5 million
Americans are affected by HH. Including at least one South
African!
If you need to know more
about HH please visit the web. There are many interesting
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PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF LIVING PEOPLE:
When I started doing genealogy about 15 years
ago cyberspace was in it's infancy and I never envisioned the
explosion of data and the resources one can have access to. Most
of the data collected was from family and friends and spending
hours at the Cape Archives and GISA taking down hand written
notes. When I set up the web site I thought I had removed all home
addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses. It has been pointed
out to me that some of them have crept in. My apologies for this.
Please let me know if I have done so in your case by e-mailing me
at enealogy@aspeling.com or by leaving me a message in the guest
book on the web-site saying that you would like to have it
removed.
There is so much
data that is now available from Census records, voter roles,
telephone directories, and web- sites like http://www.national.archives.gov.za
, Church of the Latter Day Saints, Ancestry.com, Cindi's list and
hundreds more that it is difficult.