Robertsham is a suburb of
Johannesburg ,
South Africa . It is situated in the city's southern suburbs just south of the CBD. It is located in Region F of the
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality .
History
The suburb is situated on an old Witwatersrand farm of Ormonde . It was purchased by Kalven Estates in 1948 and proclaimed on 14 April 1948 and would be named after the company's chairman Robert Shapiro. The word -ham, in the United Kingdom and Ireland is a suffix used in place names meaning farm or homestead.
Education
Sir John Adamson Secondary School is located in the area.
Robertsham Primary School is located here.
Theo Wassenaar Laerskool is a primary school.
Alhuda Academy is an Islamic school.
References
^ "Sub Place Robertsham" . Census 2011 .^ Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501
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