ref1 = "1&nbsp;<b>Death notice - Harold P.C. Adkins - 1934</b>"
ref2 = "2&nbsp;<b>Birthday book of Amy A. E. Ball</b>, Amy A.E.Adkins,  Collection - Richard Ball<br><em>October 6th, Mabel E.M. Adkins<br>with later note by my grandmother:<br>married Dr Walter Shanks</em><br><br><b>Family Bible, Henry James and Sarah Adkins</b>,  In the possession of Keith Durno, East London<br>Family Register pages from the front<br><em>Mabel Evelina May Adkins born Oct 6th 1876</em>"
ref3 = "3&nbsp;<b>Natal archives (as indexed on the NAAIRS)</b><br>MSCE 247/1953<br><em>DESCRIPTION: SHANKS, MABEL EVELINE MAY. BORN ADKINS. <br>BORN IN FORT JACKSON, CAPE PROVINCE.<br>PR/SP SHANKS, WALTER. NO TRACE.                           <br> STARTING  1953,  ENDING    1961</em>"
ref4 = "4&nbsp;<b>Photograph of the wedding of May Adkins and Walter Shanks - dated</b>"
ref5 = "5&nbsp;<b>Wolmarans, Joanne</b>, KNICKEROKIE@@aol.com, email dated 14 July 2000<br><em>I AM JOANNE WOLMARANS, DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JAMES WOLMARANS, SON OF SHEILA AND WALLY WOLMARANS</em>"