George Christopher Cato , Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, was born in London. He was a descend from a Huguenot family, originally named Caton.

To read more about Cato Manor, go to

http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/sources/bhana/part02-B-71.htm

http://durban.kzn.org.za/durban/about/3.html

http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/MT/99/Fal99/mt8f99.html

http://www.durban.gov.za/eThekwini/Tourism_and_Leisure/museums/cato_manor

For more on the Huguenots, go to

http://www.museum.co.za/

http://huguenot.netnation.com/general/huguenot.htm

Sources:

Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town: NASOU.