Origin of road names in Woodlands and Montclair – part 3

Dunn Place: Although the Dunns were prominent early Natal settlers, this road is probably named after Robert Dunn who owned a farm in the Seaview area in the 1840s.

Eden Road: No specific link although private correspondence relating to a George Joseph Eden is noted in the Natal Archives MSCE files dated 1901.

Endfield Place: No link traced.

Francis Place: Although the name refers to three 1850 settlers – Henry, James and John – it is unlikely that this road is named after any of them.

Geraghty Road: Named after a prominent resident who took a great interest in local affairs.

Haycock Place: Arthur Haycock was a member of the Natal Provincial Council 1920-1926.

Henley Road: No trace found.

Holly Place: No trace found.

Jagger Road: Named after Prime Minister Jan Smuts’ energetic and businesslike Minister of Railways in the early 1920s, JW Jagger.

Jutland Place: Commemorates the historic naval battle in the North Sea in 1916 between the British and German fleets which saw British losses exceed those of the Germans.

Labistour Place: Gustave Aristide Roquefeuil de Labistour was a member of the Durban Town Council in 1897 and 1898. He was Attorney General in Pietermaritzburg at the time of his death in 1908.

Langton Road: WE Langton was a prominent architect in Durban in the 1920s and 1930s. He was also a city councillor and served as deputy mayor in 1934 and 1935.

Larwood Place: No trace found.

Lowestoft Road: Named after the seaport on the coast of Suffolk, UK.

Moodie Crescent: Donald Moodie (1794 to 1861) was appointed secretary to Governor Martin West in 1845. He later became colonial treasurer. In 1857 he became was appointed speaker in Natal’s first colonial parliament.

Read also:

Origin of road names in Woodlands and Montclair – part 1

Origin of road names in Woodlands and Montclair – part 2