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William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown
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- 31 Aug 1825
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Eldredge, E. A. (2007) Power in Colonial Africa: conflict and discourse in Lesotho, 1870- 1960. University of Wisconsin Press. pg 42-9 [online] Available at: www.books.google.com [Accessed 25 August 2009]
- 02Potgieter, D.J et al. (1970) Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa, Vol. 1. NASOU Publishers. p.625- 6
- 03Wallis, F. (2000) Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010915
South African History Online (2011) 'William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010915 (Accessed: 4 October 2026).
South African History Online, William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010915, (accessed 4 October 2026).
"William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010915. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "William Ayliff, farmer and Cape politician, is born in Grahamstown." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010915.
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