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South Africa 1914 4 October - December

DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

10 October 1914

[Announcements under this heading, containing not more than 50 words, are inserted at the price of  5s each., which must be prepaid; beyond 50 words the charge is 1s. per 8 words or part of 8 words. All notices, which must be properly authenticated, should be addressed to the Head Offices, “South Africa,” 83, Bishopsgate, London, E.C.]

BIRTHS

CHRISTIE—On August 29, at Pretoria, Mrs. Charles Christie, a daughter.
COUBROUGH—On August 28, at Johannesburg, to Mrs. James Coubrough, a son.
FOSTER—On August 25, at Kimberley, to Mrs. E. Foster, a son.
NEILSON—On October 2, at Durban, to Mrs. A. M. Neilson, a daughter.
ROSS—On August 25, at Kimberley, Mrs. John Ross, a daughter.
SCOTT—On August 31, at York, Natal, the wife of Charles M. Scott, a son.
TOWNSEND—On October 3, at Nairobi, Mrs. Aubrey Lewis Hume Townsend, a son.

MARRIAGES

LLOYD—LLOYD—On September 30, at Llancynllo, Roger Edward John Lloyd to Peverel de Lormet Lloyd.
PARSONS—TAYLER—On September 22, at St. John’s, Lewisham High Road, Lieutenant Godfrey Craik Parsons, R.N., to Ida Maud Mildred Taylor
WILLIS—FABRE—On August 24, at Livingstone, Harry Graham Willis, Assistant Magistrate, Northern Rhodesia, to Alice, youngest daughter of Monsieur Edouard Fabre, of Paris, and formerly of the Paris Missionary Society, Barotseland.

DEATHS

BUCHANAN—On September 30, at Cape Town, Andrew Buchanan.
BULLER—Killed in action, September 25, on British East Africa Protectorate Borders, Frederick Edwin (Derick), beloved son of Reverend F. G. and Mrs. Buller, of Oakford Rectory, N. Devon, aged 23.
BULWER—On September 30, at Heydon, Norfolkd, Sir Henry E. G. Bulwer, G.C.M.G., from heart failure.
BURGESS—Killed in action on September 25, in British East Africa, John Donald Burgess, of Edgbaston, aged 38.
BURRIDGE—Killed in action on E. A. Protectorate Borders, against German raiders, September 25, Arthur Charles Burridge, aged 31.
CHRISTISON—On September 2, at Kampala, John Alexander Christison, aged 25.
COLVILLE—On August 24, at Elands Kop, Janet Steven Colville.
EDMONDS—Killed in action, on September 25, with the East African Mounted Rifles, B.E.A., Samuel Frank Edmonds, aged 35.
HADDON—On September 28, at Durban, Thomas Robinson Haddon, Accountant, of Johannesburg, in his 74th year.
HOLLINS—On September 9, at Cape Town, Rebecca Sarah Hollins, wife of Richard Roger Hollins, of Ketton Hall, Rutland, and Johannesburg, in her sixtieth year.
JENKINSON—On October 2, at Volksrust, Annie Jenkinson.
MILLER—On September 6, at Johannesburg, Agnes Ness Miller
MITFORD—On October 4, at Cowfold, Sussex, Bertram, third son of the late Edward Ledwich Osbaldeston Mitford, of Mitford, Morpeth, Northumberland, in his 60th year.
PORTER—On September 1, at Durban, Tindal Pearson Porter, aged 58.
SMITH—On October 5, at Hawick, John Smith, aged 37.
THOMSON—Died from wounds received in action, on H.M.S. Pegasus, at Zanzibar, David Thomson, R.M.L.I.

14 November 1914

BIRTHS

CARSWELL—On November 5, at Jacobs, to Mrs. J. Dingwall Carswell, a son.
COHEN—On October 7, at Bertrams, Mrs. Harry Cohen, a son.
DE VILLIERS—On October 10, at Kimberley, Mrs. H. de Villiers, a son.
FINE—On October 10, at Kimberley, Mrs. H. Fine, a daughter.
MACWILLIAM—On October 9, at Yeoville, the wife of R. F. MacWilliam, a daughter.
MARSHALL—On November 5, at Vogelfontein, the wife of Walter J. Marshall, a daughter.
MCCLUSKIE—On October 8, at Cape Town, the wife of Robert McCluskie, a son.
MCFARLANE—On October 12, at Johannesburg, the wife of William S. McFarlane, a daughter.
MUNRO—On October 11, at Pretoria, the wife of J. Strachan Munro, a daughter.
NELSON—On October 10, at Johannesburg, Mrs. S. M. Nelson, a son.
NESER—On October 15, at Middelburg, the wife of C. V. Neser, a daughter.
SCHAMOTTA—On October 1, at Fordsburg, the wife of C. Schamotta, a son.
SMITH—On November 7, at Nakuru, the wife of Reginald William Smith, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

MAURICE—IRVINE—On the 7th Nov., at Christ Church, Woking, by the Revd. John Macmillan, Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sterling Maurice, 1st Wessex Field Co., R.E., son of the late Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, K.C.B., and Lady Maurice, Highland View, Camberley, and Hope Irvine, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Fearnside Irvine, of Semley, Woking.
PEARS—MEYERS—On November 7, at St. Bartholomew-the-Great, E.C., Captain Robert Pears to Gladys Eveline Meyers.
ROSS—SLOAN—On September 12, at Johannesburg, Maxwell Ross to Jean Sloan.
RUTHERFORD—PALMER—On October 12, at Johannesburg, Thomas Rutherford to Ivy Tressi Palmer.
SMITH—LAWSON—On October 10, at Berea, George Albert Smith to Mildred Lawson.

DEATHS

BRODIE—On November 8, at Wandsworth Common, Eliza Ann Brodie, aged 85.
CARFRAE—On November 3, at Leith, Margaret Cockburn Carfrae.
CUMMING—On November 4, at Maseru, Robert Cumming, L.D.S., Edin., aged 27.
HARRIS—On November 7, at Barnet, Samuel Harris, aged 73.
HOLZSCHNEIDER—On October 11, at Jeppes Extension, Maurice Victor Holzschneider.
HUGO—On October 7, at Niekerks Hope, the Rev. J. Rudolff Hugo, B.A., aged 38.
JOBSON—On October 16, at Boskop, John Blyth Jobson
LEES—On October 20, at Maraisburg, the wife of Cecil T. Lees.
MACLEAN—On October 30, at Stornoway, John Maclean (Lachlan), aged 63.
MARMIN—On November 4, at Glasgow, Margaret Tumelty Marmin, aged 66.
MOAGUS—On October 16, at Pretoria, Florrie Moagus.
WILLIAMS—On October 16, at Johannesburg, Edward Libania Williams, aged 18.

5 December 1914

BIRTHS
AIKMAN—On November 25, at Germiston, Mrs. A. Niven Aikman, a son.
BARROWMAN—On November 24, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, the wife of James Barrowman, junr., a daughter.
DE LOS HEROS—On November 26, at Victoria, Rhodesia, the wife of Francis de Los Heros, a daughter.
FISHER—On November 25, at Chelsea, S.W., the wife of N. F. Warren Fisher, a son.
FOLKER—On October 28, at Maritzburg, the wife of Lieutenant O. L. M. Folker, S.A.M.R., a daughter.
LANG—On November 26, at Chelsea, S.W., to Mrs. W. D. Lang, a daughter.
LOUGHBOROUGH—On November 29, at Pretoria, the wife of A. L. Loughborough, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., a daughter.
MARKS—On October 28, at Johannesburg, Mrs. I. Marks, a son.
MELLAND—On November 22, at Solwezi, the wife of Frank H. Melland, a daughter.
PARKER—On October 12, at Mooi River, the wife of Dr. Anthony Scott Parker, a son.
RITCHIE—On November 26, at Zomba, the wife of G. le H. K. Bainbridge Ritchie, a daughter.
SALUSBURY—On October 29, at Pretoria, the wife of Harry T. W. Salusbury, of Sterkstroom, a son.
STEVENSON—On October 4, at Mooi River, the wife of Percy Bertram Stevenson, a son.
WARD—On October 26, at Nairobi, the wife of Captain H. F. Ward, a daughter.

MARRIAGES
GARMANY—WATSON—On November 3, at Cape Town, Frank Garmany to Jean Watson.
VAN DRUTEN—PUDNEY—On November 3, at Kimberley, James St. Ledger Van Druten to Vera Gertrude Pudney.
WILSON—ROWE—On October 24, at Kamuli, Uganda, the Rev. Allen Wilson, C.M.S., to Vera Margaret Rowe.

DEATHS
CAWOOD—On October 23, at Munaciefontein, Harriet Martha Cawood.
CLARK—On November 1, at Johannesburg, George Theodore Griffith Clark, aged 30.
CROSS—On November 23, at Goodmayes, Joseph Cross, late of Durban, aged 61.
GILL—On November 5, at Johannesburg, Martha, wife of William Gill.
KURKAMP—On November 24, at Sheffield, John Kurkamp, of Louisville, Kentucky, aged 52.
LUCAS—On November 26, at Kemferry Hill, Jennie, wife of F. G. Lucas.
MACQUEEN—On November 30, at Palmer’s Green, N., John Macqueen, aged 53.
MANSFIELD—On November 4, at Turffontein, William Mansfield.
POLLARD—On November 22, at Cape Town, Arthur Haig Pollard, M.R.C.S., aged 32.
REVILL—On November 23, at Lewisham, S. E., Clara Elizabeth, wife of Marmaduke S. M. Revill, aged 51.
ROBINSON—On November 26, Launcelot Alec (Lannie), Assistant Paymaster, R.N.R., of H.M.S. Bulwark, youngest son of Captain J. C. Robinson, Armadale, Parkstone.
RUXTON—On November 25, in action against the rebels in the North-Western Cape Province, William Ralph, only child of Charles Harcourt Vernon and Laura Ruxton, of Johannesburg, aged 19.

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