Kwazulu-Natal, MTUNZINI district, Emoyeni, Emoyeni Mission 7638, Dunn family graves

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Cemetery information:- Refer to KZN, MTUNZINI district, Emoyeni, Grave of Catherine Dunn, the wife of John Dunn, for the photographs of her grave. The link is : http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=4156989 Album complete. eGGSA captions by: James Anderson The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the cemetery location. Cemetery ID: 6393 Google Earth Cemetery Initiative Information:- GPSID: 7624 GPS: -28 59.189, 31 38.521 John Dunn – Zulu Chief – Grave Site NOTE: To avoid trespassing charges by the land owners, please obtain permission at the farm house before proceeding further to visit this grave site. See details below. The definitive work on the history and life of John Dunn is the PhD thesis of Charles Ballard published in 1985 by AD Donker (Pty) LTD, ISBN 0 86852 006 3. If you do not have access to this book then a Web search will provide a selection of accounts. These contain various minor discrepancies especially with respect to dates. For example see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Robert_Dunn http://www.mtunzini.co.za/dunn.htm https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/1469474/Zulu-descendants-of-Scot-who-fathered-117-children-win-fight-with-squatters.html The only remaining physical evidence of John Dunn, as far as I am aware, is his grave site (see below) and a side water off the lagoon in the Umlalazi Nature Reserve at Mtunzini where his assorted wives bathed. The shady tree at Mtunzini, under which he held his indabas (meetings) and all remains of his various residences, have long since vanished. This article makes no pretence at accounting for the life of John Dunn. Those details are available elsewhere – as listed above. The intention of this article is simply to record the location and relevant details of his grave site. John Dunn was born in 1834, either in Port Elizabeth or in Port Natal. The exact day and place have not been definitely determined. He died on 5 August 1895 and is buried on his ancestral land at S 28o 59’ 189” ; E 31o 38’ 515’ at 27m asl. To find his grave site, get yourself onto the R102 and head about 8 km north of Gingindlovu, or about 12 km south of Mtunzini and look for the sign board to “Emoyeni” – on the seaward side. Turn onto this (currently) tarred road. At the fork, keep right and follow the tar road down until you cross the small Nyezane River (historical Anglo-Zulu war battle further upstream). Continue up the gradual rise and then, just before the horizon, turn right onto a dirt road with a sign that (currently) reads “Beaumont Estates”. Drive along this road for a km or so until you spot a dirt road leading off (about 100m) to the right to a farm house. Drive up to the security fence surrounding this house and then STOP AND ANNOUNCE YOUR PRESENCE! You are now on private property. Ask permission to proceed further to the gravesite. If you adhere to this basic courtesy there will be no problems. If you ignore this fundamental decency, you may find yourself CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING. After receiving permission, turn right at the farmhouse gates, proceed about 50 m, turn left and proceed for about 100 m then take the track to the left. In about 100m you will be at the gravesite. See photos below. Gavin Peckham & Albert van Jaarsveld September 2018.