ref1 = "1&nbsp;<b>Death notice - Spalding, Anne - 1874</b>"
ref2 = "2&nbsp;<b>Inventory - Spalding, Ann - 1874</b><br>MOOC 7/1/339,90"
ref3 = "3&nbsp;<b>Death notice - Spalding, Anne - 1874</b><br><em>died 6 September 1874 aged 60<br>born England, parents not known</em>"
ref4 = "4&nbsp;<b>Death notice - Spalding, Anne - 1874</b>"
ref5 = "5&nbsp;<b>Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Marriage register</b><br>entry no. 644<br><em>name and condition of the soldier: private Alexander Spalding, bachelor<br>name and condiiton of the woman: Ann Smith spinster<br>place of marriage: Charlton, Kent, 1834 24 Feby.<br>Signatures of the parties married: Alexr. Spalding, Ann Smith<br>Signature of two witnesses: Joseph Smith, E. Marshall<br>Signature of the chaplain or other clergyman...: Rev. A Drummond, rector<br>Certificate of the Adjutant that the Registry is correct: G.C Alexander, Capt. Rl. Engrs.<br>Remarks: Without leave</em>"
ref6 = "6&nbsp;<b>Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register</b><br><br><b>British Army Discharge records</b><br>WO 97/1152<br><em>occupation prior to joining the army</em><br><br><b>Royal Marines Records - Description Books for the Woolwich Division</b><br>ADM 158/66<br><em>It shows that he attested on 25 October 1831 aged 19 and was 5-7 3/4 tall. On the 2nd April 1833 he transferred to the Sappers and Miners.</em><br><br><b>Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Marriage register</b><br><br><b>Royal Marines Records - Description Books for the Woolwich Division</b><br>ADM 158/66<br><em>It shows that he attested on 25 October 1831 aged 19 and was 5-7 3/4 tall. On the 2nd April 1833 he transferred to the Sappers and Miners.</em><br><br><b>Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register</b>"
ref7 = "7&nbsp;<b>Register - King William\'s Town - Holy Trinity</b>,  Cory Library, Grahamstown, South Africa, Cory MS 19<br>marriages<br><em>12 June 1850, James Hampson, 26 yrs, bachelor, Corporal Royal Engineers, Fort Murray, and Anne Spalding, 16 yrs, spinster, Fort Murray, Alexander Spalding, Sergt. R. Engn, father<br>married in the temporary church at King Wms Town, British Kaffraria</em>"
ref8 = "8&nbsp;<b>Death notice - Spalding, Alexander - 1888</b><br><em>this is his position in the list of children</em>"
ref9 = "9&nbsp;<b>Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers</b><br>GRO Regimental Indexes - Halifax 1838S&M 129 10<br><em>birth:2 July 1838, baptism:22 July 1838, name:John, parents names:Alexr. & Ann, rank:Spalding, corps:Priv.S&M</em>"
ref10 = "10&nbsp;<b>Death notice - Spalding, Alexander - 1888</b>"
ref11 = "11&nbsp;<b>Death notice - Spalding, Albert Alexander - 1930</b>"
ref12 = "12&nbsp;<b>Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers</b>"
ref13 = "13&nbsp;<b>Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers</b><br>GRO Regimental Indexes - Halifax 1843 S&M 131 14<br><em>birth:15th Feb. 1843, baptism:7th Mar. 1843, name:Emma Isabel, parents names:Alexr. & Ann Spalding, rank:corpl, corps:S&M</em>"
ref14 = "14&nbsp;<b>Register - Sappers and Miners Regimental birth registers</b>"
ref15 = "15&nbsp;<b>Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register</b><br>no: 3138<br><em>birth:10th Febr. 1849, baptism:19th Febr. 1849 at Fort Cox, Cape of Good Hope, name:George, parents:Ann & Alexander Spalding, rank:Color Serjeant, chaplain:The Revd. H. Beaver, adjutant:Rd. Tylden, Capt.R.Engs.</em>"
ref16 = "16&nbsp;<b>Memorial inscriptions - King Williams Town old cemetery</b>, Photograph by Gail Röthlin, 2006 and Cemetery tanscript from William Jervois<br><em>Margaret, the baby daughter of Alex and Ann Spalding, <br>who died 19 Aug 1851, aged 4 months and [19] days</em>"
ref17 = "17&nbsp;<b>Register - Royal Engineers Regimental Birth register</b><br>no: 2744<br><em>birth:23rd May 1852, baptism:27th May 1852 at King William\'s Town, Cape of Good Hope, name:Martha, parents:Alexander & Ann Spalding, rank:Color Serjeant, chaplain:The Revd. Dacre Military Chaplain, adjutant:A.C.B.Moody, Captn. R.Engs.</em>"
ref18 = "18&nbsp;<b>Register - King William\'s Town - Holy Trinity</b>,  Cory Library, Grahamstown, South Africa, Cory MS 19<br>baptisms no. 140<br><em>25 June 1854 - Dina Maria, daughter of Alexander and Anne<br>Spalding of King William\'s Town Barracks</em>"
ref19 = "19&nbsp;<b>Baptism Transcripts for Cape, OFS and TVL</b>,  <a href=\"http://www.e-family.co.za/\">Ron Smit\'s e-Family web site</a><br><em>His_Surname COLTMAN  <br>Her_Surname SPALDING  <br>Marriage_date 1875/12/01  <br>Husband Alexander  <br>His_info Bachelor, Butcher of Kimberley  <br>Wife Dinah Maria  <br>Her_info Spinster of Kimberley  <br>Her_Age Full Age  <br>Witnesses Maria VILJOEN, W DIBELL? Kate ANDERSON  <br>Entry    <br>No 10  <br>Film 1560952  <br>Church Wesleyan Methodist - Kimberley  <br>Transcribed_By Nolene Lossau</em>"
ref20 = "20&nbsp;<b>Baptism Transcripts for Cape, OFS and TVL</b>,  <a href=\"http://www.e-family.co.za/\">Ron Smit\'s e-Family web site</a><br><em>98 COLTMAN SPALDING <br>1875/12/01 <br>Alexander Full Age Bachelor, Butcher of Kimberley <br>Dinah Maria Full Age Spinster of Kimberley <br>Maria VILJOEN, W DIBELL? Kate ANDERSON</em>"
ref21 = "21&nbsp;<b>Rootsweb South-African Immigrants</b>, Ellen Stanton, transcribed records,  http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ZAF/SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH.html, Message-ID: <003001c333b4$1095f9e0$250110ac@@gateway.2wire.net><br><em>98 COLTMAN SPALDING <br>1875/12/01 <br>Alexander Full Age Bachelor, Butcher of Kimberley <br>Dinah Maria Full Age Spinster of Kimberley <br>Maria VILJOEN, W DIBELL? Kate ANDERSON</em>"