1. James Russel,1 son of John Russel 2 and Isabell Urquhart,2 was born on 29 Apr 1757 in Duffus, Elgin, Morayshire1,3 and was christened on 1 May 1757 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland.3
Noted events in his life were:
He travelled in 1776 to London. 1
About 1780 he travelled to Gosport, Hampshire. His eldest child was born there in 1781. 1
He was employed in 1789 in The Victualling Office, Deptford, Kent. 1
In 1789 he and his family were living in the Parish of St. Nicholas, Deptford, Kent when his youngest child, James, was baptised. 4
James married Elizabeth on 1 Jul 1780.5
Children from this marriage were:
2 M i. David Russel was born on 13 Dec 17816 and was christened on 19 Dec 1781 in High Street Independant Church, Gosport, Hampshire.4
+ 3 M ii. John Russel was born on 20 Feb 1783 in Gosport, Hampshire,7 was christened on 23 Mar 1783 in Independant Church, High Street, Gosport,4,8 died in Feb 1841 in Cape Town7 at age 58, and was buried on 16 Feb 1841 in Cape Town.9
+ 4 M iii. William Russel was born on 12 Mar 1785,6 was christened on 6 Apr 1785 in High Street Independant Church, Gosport, Hampshire,4 died on 16 Feb 18496 at age 63, and was buried on 24 Feb 1849 in St Paul, Deptford, Lewisham.10
+ 5 F iv. Elizabeth Russel was born on 7 Feb 1787,4,6 was christened on 11 Mar 1787 in Independant Chapel, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire,4 and died on 10 May 1854 in Deptford6 at age 67.
+ 6 M v. James Russel was born on 10 May 17896 and was christened on 21 Jun 1789 in Independant Chapel, High Street, Deptford, Kent.4
3. John Russel was born on 20 Feb 1783 in Gosport, Hampshire,7 was christened on 23 Mar 1783 in Independant Church, High Street, Gosport,4,8 died in Feb 1841 in Cape Town7 at age 58, and was buried on 16 Feb 1841 in Cape Town.9
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Linen Draper in Mar 1817 in Bermondsey, London. 11
When his son was baptised on 11 Mar 1817 he and Catherine were living 22 Parker Row, Dock Head, Bermondsey, London. 11
He emigrated from Bermondsey, London to the Cape of Good Hope between March 1817 and June 1818, since his first child was born in London in March 1817 and he was given permission to remain in the Colony in June 1818. 7,12
He was granted permission to remain in the Cape Colony on 15 June 1818 12,13
He worked as a Cooper from 1819 until about 1822. 12
In 1819 he lived at 3B Buitengracht, Cape Town. 12
He worked as a Schoolmaster at the Free School from 1821 to1825 and was recorded as a Schoolmaster from 1828 to 1829 in the Cape Almanac for those years. Not sure if he was still at the Free School. 14,15
He had a residence in 1821-1825 in 40 Karoom Street, Cape Town. 16
He and his wife, Catherine, signed a will on 2 Apr 1823 in Cape Town. 12
From 1828 to at least 1829 he was living at 17 Strand Street, Cape Town. 15
John married Catherine Elizabeth Burrell 17 on 20 May 1816 in St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, London.18
Children from this marriage were:
+ 7 M i. William Henry Russel was born on 11 Mar 1817 in London,19 was christened on 13 Apr 1817 in Ebenezer Chapel, Neckinger Road, Independent, Bermondsey, Surrey,11,20 died on 3 Apr 1860 in Rondebosch19,21 at age 43, and was buried on 4 Apr 1860 in Cape Town.9
8 F ii. Eliza Russel was born on 20 Feb 1819 in Cape Town.19
+ 9 F iii. Harriet Russel was born on 9 Apr 1821 in Cape Town, South Africa,22 was christened on 27 May 1821 in Cape Town, South Africa,22 and died on 1 May 1856 in Cape Town, South Africa23 at age 35.
+ 10 M iv. Herbert James Burrell Russel was born on 10 Apr 1828 in Cape Town19 and died on 1 Sep 1881 in Sir Lowry Road, Cape Town21 at age 53.
4. William Russel was born on 12 Mar 1785,6 was christened on 6 Apr 1785 in High Street Independant Church, Gosport, Hampshire,4 died on 16 Feb 18496 at age 63, and was buried on 24 Feb 1849 in St Paul, Deptford, Lewisham.10
Noted events in his life were:
When he died he was living in Grove Lane, Lewisham. 10
William married Mary.24
The child from this marriage was:
+ 11 F i. Cecilia Ann Russel 25 was born on 13 Sep 1819 in Parish of St. Pauls, Deptford,26 was christened on 7 May 1820 in Headcorn, Kent,26 died in 1882 in Marylebone, London27 at age 63, and was buried in 1882 in Kensington and Chelsea, London.28
5. Elizabeth Russel was born on 7 Feb 1787,4,6 was christened on 11 Mar 1787 in Independant Chapel, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire,4 and died on 10 May 1854 in Deptford6 at age 67.
Elizabeth married Williams 29 ____________.29
The child from this marriage was:
+ 12 F i. Eliza Williams .
6. James Russel was born on 10 May 17896 and was christened on 21 Jun 1789 in Independant Chapel, High Street, Deptford, Kent.4
James married Elizabeth Gravestock,30 daughter of Thomas Gravestock and Elizabeth,32 on 15 Aug 1821 in St Mary, Lewisham, Kent.6.,31 Elizabeth was born in 1795 in Deptford, Lewisham33 and was christened on 27 May 1795 in St Paul, Deptford, Lewisham.33
Children from this marriage were:
13 F i. Elizabeth Russel was born on 24 May 1823.25
14 F ii. Rebecca Russel was born on 16 Aug 182425 and died about 182525 aged about 1.
15 F iii. Martha Russel was born on 27 Sep 182525 and died about 185125 aged about 26.
16 M iv. James Russel was born on 1 Nov 182725 and died on 14 Feb 1828.25
17 F v. Susannah Russel was born on 21 Dec 1828.25
18 F vi. Sarah Russel was born on 20 Jan 183125 and died on 28 May 183225 at age 1.
19 M vii. John Howard Russel was born on 14 Apr 1833.25
20 M viii. William Cowper Russel was born on 10 Jul 183525 and died on 28 Feb 183725 at age 1.
21 F ix. Rachel Russel was born on 23 Aug 1837.25
22 M x. Thomas Clarkson Russel was born on 5 May 1839.25
7. William Henry Russel was born on 11 Mar 1817 in London,19 was christened on 13 Apr 1817 in Ebenezer Chapel, Neckinger Road, Independent, Bermondsey, Surrey,11,20 died on 3 Apr 1860 in Rondebosch19,21 at age 43, and was buried on 4 Apr 1860 in Cape Town.9
Noted events in his life were:
He was employed in 2 Blindesteeg.
He worked as a Wine Merchant in Cape Town. 21
William married Mary Batchelor 34 in 1841. Mary was born in London34 and died in 1887.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 23 F i. Mary Catherine Russel 35,36 died in New Zealand.35
+ 24 M ii. William Alfred Russel 25,36 was born in 1841 in Rondebosch, Cape Town,37 died in 1903 at age 62, and was buried on 31 Jul 1903 in Maitland Road Cemetery, Cape Town.38
9. Harriet Russel was born on 9 Apr 1821 in Cape Town, South Africa,22 was christened on 27 May 1821 in Cape Town, South Africa,22 and died on 1 May 1856 in Cape Town, South Africa23 at age 35.
General Notes: Harriet died 15 days after giving birth to her son Robert. (Speckled Notebook, of Elizabeth Kift (daughter))
Noted events in her life were:
She died 2 weeks after her last child, Robert, was born. 39
Harriet married James Bennett Kift, son of William Kift and Mehetabel Lombard, on 4 Feb 1841 in Cape Town, South Africa.23 James was born on 20 Jan 1811 in Cork, Ireland40 and died on 3 Feb 1861 in Cape Town41 at age 50.
General Notes: He was keen on photography. In a letter written to Bell, his sister in Cork, a month before he died he thanks her for sending out a camera from Ireland but there was obviously a problem with it which he tried to fix. (Original letter written in his own hand. Dated 20 Jan 1861)
In the Inventory of his furniture and belongings, performed after he died, one of the rooms (Room 5) was dedicated to photography with 2 cameras, boxes with photographic chemicals, a stereoscopic camera, a box containing glass plates and portrait cases to name a few of the contents. The inventory also lists one room (Room 2) with desks, forms and a marking board. This must be where he taught his pupils.(Inventory of furniture and belongings. Date 6 Feb 1861)
In the letter to his sister in Ireland he also mentions he wishes he knew more of his mother's family (Lombard). He thanks Bell for sending information on the Kift family. (Original letter written in his own hand. Dated 20 Jan 1861)
Noted events in his life were:
He went to live with his aunts Mary and Betsy in 1823. 41
He was a witness at the wedding of Adolph Heckrath & Charlotte Rebecca Smith on 1st December 1834. 44
He worked as an English schoolmaster in 1845 in 22 Strand Street, Cape Town. 45
He worked as an English schoolmaster in 1846 in 15 Buitengracht, Cape Town. 46
He worked as an English schoolmaster in 1847 in 5 Market Square, Cape Town. 47
He worked as an Accountant in 1849 in 38 Plein Street. 48
He worked as an Accountant in 1851 in Boom Street, Cape Town. 49
He worked as an Accountant in 1854 in Hope Street, Cape Town. 50
He worked as a School teacher in 1856 in 122 Buitengracht, Cape Town.
In the 1861 Cape Almanac he was recorded as being a teacher at 6 Keerom Street. 49
Children from this marriage were:
25 M i. William Lombard Kift was born on 10 Jan 1842 in Cape Town, South Africa51,52 and died on 30 Dec 1882 in Cape Town, South Africa51 at age 40.
26 M ii. James Bennett Kift was born on 3 Feb 1844 in Cape Town, Cape Colony.51,52
Noted events in his life were:
In 1866 he worked as a Clerk for Stuttaford & Co., Loop Street, Cape Town, Cape Colony. 53
+ 27 M iii. John Edden Kift 52 was born on 23 Oct 1846 in Cape Town, South Africa51 and died on 2 Apr 1907 in Malmsbury, South Africa51,54,55 at age 60.
+ 28 M iv. Edmund Lombard Kift was born on 26 Dec 184851,52 and died on 24 Dec 1901 in Mowbray, Cape Town51,56 at age 52.
+ 29 F v. Elizabeth Kift was born on 1 Jan 1850 in Cape Town, South Africa52,57 and died on 4 Nov 1944 in Herne Hill, London58 at age 94.
30 M vi. Alfred Kift was born on 20 Sep 1852 in Cape Town, South Africa.51,52
+ 31 M vii. Robert Knevett Kift was born on 16 Apr 1856 in Cape Town, South Africa51,52 and died on 20 Jul 1940 in Johannesburg, South Africa60 at age 84.
10. Herbert James Burrell Russel was born on 10 Apr 1828 in Cape Town19 and died on 1 Sep 1881 in Sir Lowry Road, Cape Town21 at age 53.
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Book Keeper in 1881at H.Collinson's 21
He had a residence in 1881 in 58 Sir Lowry Road, Cape Town. 21
Herbert married Mary Ann Collins. Mary died in 1893.
11. Cecilia Ann Russel 25 was born on 13 Sep 1819 in Parish of St. Pauls, Deptford,26 was christened on 7 May 1820 in Headcorn, Kent,26 died in 1882 in Marylebone, London27 at age 63, and was buried in 1882 in Kensington and Chelsea, London.28
Cecilia married Robert Samuel Ennis Gallon 61 on 1 Sep 1845 in Saint James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex.62 Robert was born in 1807 in Portsea, Hampshire,63 was christened on 10 May 1807 in St.Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire,64 and died on 9 Aug 1867 in Evelyn Place, Victoria Road, Deptford, Kent65,66 at age 60.
Noted events in his life were:
He was a Painter and lithographer. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Suffolk Street Gallery. From 1833 to 1868 he had paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions. 67
In 1843 he printed a still image he named "Pet of the Ballet". This image is from a series of eight. It is thought he also painted some of the images. Examples of prints from the series are held at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 68
In 1851 he was receiving a Pension from Greenwich Hospital Civil Service. (Possibly the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich) 69
He had a residence in 1861 at 28 Victualling Office Row, Deptford. 70
His will was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of his son and the sole Executor, Robert Gallon, of Evelyn Place, Victoria Road, Deptford, Kent. Effects under £800.(Equiv to £50,087 in 2017) 66
The child from this marriage was:
+ 32 M i. Robert Gallon was born in 1846 in Deptford, Kent,69 was christened on 27 Aug 1856 in All Saints, Wandsworth,71 and died in 1925 in District of St.George, Hanover Square72 at age 79.
Eliza married Hauts 61 ____________.25
23. Mary Catherine Russel 35,36 died in New Zealand.35
Noted events in her life were:
She and Fred settled in Calcutta. 35
Mary married Frederick Sherman ____________.35
Children from this marriage were:
33 M i. Sherman .
Death Notes: died of cholera
+ 34 F ii. Hilda Sherman .35
24. William Alfred Russel 25,36 was born in 1841 in Rondebosch, Cape Town,37 died in 1903 at age 62, and was buried on 31 Jul 1903 in Maitland Road Cemetery, Cape Town.38
Noted events in his life were:
In 1871 he was stated as an Accountant on his son's baptism record in Rondebosch, Cape Town. 73
William married Emily Josephine Brown.74.,75
Children from this marriage were:
35 M i. Alfred Henry Russel 73 was born on 14 Jul 1871 in Rondebosch, Cape Town73 and was christened on 6 Sep 1871 in Rondebosch, Cape Town.73
Noted events in his life were:
He was baptised on 6 Sep 1871 in Rondebosch. His sponsers were W.A. Russell, Frederick Onford Sherman and Selina A. Brown. 73
36 M ii. William Edward Russel was born on 6 Sep 1872 in Rondebosch, Cape Town73 and was christened on 17 Nov 1872 in Rondebosch, Cape Town.73
Noted events in his life were:
He was baptised on 17 Nov 1872 in Rondebosch, Cape Town. His sponsers were John L. M. Brown, W. A. Russell and Lydia Brown. The ceremony was performed by H. Badnall. 73
37 F iii. Helen Edith Russel was born on 1 Aug 1876 in Rondebosch, Cape Town73 and was christened on 17 Sep 1876 in St. Paul, Rondebosch, Cape Town.73
Noted events in her life were:
She was baptised on 17 Sep 1876 in St.Paul, Rondebosch, Cape Town. Her sponsers were her parents and Mary Henrietta Andrews. 73
27. John Edden Kift 52 was born on 23 Oct 1846 in Cape Town, South Africa51 and died on 2 Apr 1907 in Malmsbury, South Africa51,54,55 at age 60.
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Tailor in 1906 in Malmsbury, South Africa. 54
John married Martha Wilhelmina Eckard. Martha died on 5 Jul 1895.55,76
Children from this marriage were:
+ 38 M i. James Bennett Francois Kift 77 was born on 14 Aug 1876 in Malmsbury, Western Cape78,79 and died on 18 Dec 1945 in Malmsbury, Western Cape79 at age 69.
+ 39 M ii. Martin John Kift was born on 29 Jan 1878 in Malmsbury, South Africa78 and died on 6 Sep 1921 in Mowbray, South Africa59,80 at age 43.
+ 40 F iii. Catherine Elizabeth Kift was born on 22 Mar 1879 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
+ 41 F iv. Harriet Mary Russell Kift was born on 12 Aug 1883 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
42 F v. Amorist McGrath Kift was born on 9 Mar 1885 in Malmsbury, South Africa78 and died in 191055 at age 25.
+ 43 F vi. Mabel Kelly Kift was born on 31 Jul 1886 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
44 M vii. John Edden Kift was born on 5 Nov 1887 in Malmsbury, South Africa78,81 and died on 26 Jun 196481 at age 76.
45 M viii. Alfred Kift was born on 7 Mar 1891 in Malmsbury, South Africa78,81 and died on 15 Feb 1944 in Malmsbury, South Africa59,81 at age 52.
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Tailor in 1940 in Malmsbury. 59
46 M ix. William Henry Kift was born on 27 Mar 1892 in Malmsbury, South Africa54,78 and died on 20 May 1911 in Zondagsfontein, Cape Province54,55 at age 19.
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Draper's Apprentice in 1911 in Malmsbury, South Africa. 54
+ 47 F x. Clarice Mc.Naire Kift was born on 21 May 1894 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
28. Edmund Lombard Kift was born on 26 Dec 184851,52 and died on 24 Dec 1901 in Mowbray, Cape Town51,56 at age 52.
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Grocer. 82
Edmund married Rosanna Randall 83 on 20 Feb 1872 in St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town 84.,85.,86 Rosanna was born in 1851 in Wales87 and died on 18 Jun 1906 in Woodstock, Cape District87 at age 55.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 48 F i. Harriet Jane Kift .88
49 M ii. James Edmund Kift was born on 1 Mar 1874 in Cape Town86 and was christened on 3 May 1874 in Cape Town.86
29. Elizabeth Kift was born on 1 Jan 1850 in Cape Town, South Africa52,57 and died on 4 Nov 1944 in Herne Hill, London58 at age 94.
General Notes: Elizabeth's mother died when she was only 6 years old. She was 25 when she married. Edmund called her "Muzzy"
Her travel logs were exceptional. She wrote of the places she visited with such detail that it was as if she had a photographic memory. In the days before the 'pocket camera' this was her way of recording her holidays.
Noted events in her life were:
In 1862 Elizabeth Lombard (cousin) of Eastly, near Mallow, Co.Cork, left a legacy of £50 to Elizabeth and her six brothers. It was to be divided among them as their aunt, Mehetabel Kift, saw fit (£50 in 1862 equivalent to £3,000 in 2017) She died in 1871. 90
She was confirmed on 22 Apr 1866 in Rhondebosch Church, Cape Town. 91
She received a Wedding gift of £50 from her Aunt Bell in Cork 92
She travelled from Cape Town to England in 1888 with Edmund, Adolph and Eddie to put the boys in boarding school. 93
On 22 March 1889 she and Edmund travelled to Cork, via Dublin, to see her aunt Bell. They stayed in Cork 6 days. Went back to Dublin. On 1 April they went on to Edinburgh and met up with Maggie Grindlay, Edmund's cousin. Returned to London on 13 April. 94
She travelled in May 1889 from England to the Cape to collect her younger children. She left the Cape on 26th June with them on the 'Trojan". 95,96,97
From 29 Aug to 13 Sept 1896 she, Eddie and Irene had a holiday in France and Switzerland. They travelled by train via Paris & Lyon to Lausanne where they stayed for 10 days. They took day trips up mountains & on lakes. Spent 3 days in Paris on return. 98
She lived with the family at 86 Abbey Road, Hampstead in 1896. 98
In 1899 she and the family were living in Herne Hill. 99
She had a holiday in Cassel, Germany in April 1899. Not sure who she traveled with. Thorough descriptions of places visited and people she met. 99
In May 1901 she travelled with Cherry & Cyril to Cassel in Germany where she settled Cyril into school there. She and Cherry stayed a month. They visited all the sites and towns in the vicinity sometimes with Cyril. 98
In July 1904, after receiving a wire relating that her aunt, Bell, in Cork had had a bad fall, she travelled immediately to be with her. Mehetabel Kift died a few days after she arrived in Cork. 100
She travelled in Aug 1906 from South Africa to England. 101
From at least 1909 to 1944 she was living at 36 Stradella Road, Herne HIll, London SE24 102,103
She was registered under the National Registration Act, 1915 104
She and Edmund travelled to South Africa and Australia to visit his daughter-in-law, Mabel, and grandchildren in Tasmania, leaving on 9 Dec 1921. Travelled back on S.S. "Rimutaka", NZ Shipping Co. Embarking at Wellington. Arrived back on 29 August 1922. 105,106
She, Edmund and Geraldine arrived back at Southampton on 9 Jun 1927 from their 5 week holiday in Naples. They traveled first class on the ship "Orama". 105
She appeared on the census in 1939 in Worthing, Sussex staying at The Towers, Grand Avenue and described as incapicitated by old age. She was with Irene, her daughter. 107
She had an estate probated in 1945 in Llandudno, Wales, on 4 January 1945 to Irene Melita Heckrath (daughter) Effects £14336 6s 6d. 108
Elizabeth married Edmund Walter Heckrath, son of Adolph Heckrath and Charlotte Rebecca Smith, on 12 Oct 1875 in St.Cyprians Church, Kimberley, Griqualand West, South Africa.109.,110 Edmund was born on 9 Oct 1848 in Cape Town,111 was christened on 22 Jan 1849 in Lutherern Church, Cape Town,111 and died on 26 Jul 1935 in 36 Stradella Road, Herne Hill, London57,112 at age 86.
Noted events in his life were:
He was christened on 22 Jan 1849. His god parents were Edmund Lombard Kift (uncle by marriage) and Anna Heckrath (aunt) 57
He travelled in 1864 to Natal passing through Port Elizabeth on the way. 114
He travelled in Aplr 1865 to Durban, Natal, South Africa. 115
About 1865/1866 he travelled to the Orange Free State to join in the Basuto War and after the war was in the Artillery at Bloemfontein. 114
He was employed as a Schoolmaster to several Dutch families about 1868 at the Vaal River having reached there by bullock wagon. 114
About 1869 he travelled back to the Cape. He tramped to Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom on the way back to Natal and then by boat to the Cape. 114
He was employed as a Clerk, about 1870, in Kimberley, South Africa. He earned £10 per month with board and lodging, sharing a room with Barnet Lewis. 110
About 1871 he travelled from Kimberley to the Cape to see his sisters and Bessie Kift, who he married in 1875. 110
In 1872 he travelled from Cape Town to Kimberley, via mailboat to Port Elizabeth and coach to Grahamstown, Cradock and on to Kimberley. He went to Cradock to visit his brother who tried to persuade him to stay there. 110
He obtained a Diamond Licence on 15 Aug 1872 in Kimberley, South Africa, trading as Cohen Heckrath & Co., to buy, sell and deal in Diamonds within the Territory of Griqualand West. 116
He had a house built in 1876 in West End, Kimberley 110
He became a Mason in Nov 1877 in Kimberley, South Africa. 117
He worked as a Buyer and Shipper of Diamonds in 1880 in Kimberley, South Africa. 110
He travelled in 1886 to England for the first time ... "I decided to come to England first for a change from the life in Kimberley and also to see how business was conducted. When in England was impressed with the difference in the mode of life ..... " 110
In September 1888 he travelled with Elizabeth, Adolph and Eddie to England on board the "Moor". He had decided to put his boys in school in England. 110,118
He was employed at 1 Hatton Garden from November 1888 to January 1890. 119
In 1889 he rented a furnished house in Albemarle Road, Beckenham. 110
From 1890 to at least 1894 he lived with the family at "Mayfield", 40 Brackley Rd, Beckenham, Kent. 110,120,121
In 1892 he was unable to work as a Diamond Broker. He says "my business prospects were at this time much curtailed, in diamond broking there was not a living, & speculation proved disastrous, so that we gradually were impoverished". 110
He is not doing well in business ..... He writes to his brother in South Africa in October 1892. 122
In 1896 the family was living at 86 Abbey Road in Hampstead. 123
In 1900 and 1901 he lived with his family at 52 Alleyn Road, West Dulwich. 124,125
At the end of 1901 he and the family moved to the house Mount Pleasant in Barston Road, Norwood, London where they stayed until at least 1904. 126,127
He travelled from Liverpool to the Cape in 1903. 128
He travelled from the Cape to Southampton on the Kenilworth Castle arriving on 21 Jan 1905. 129
On 4 March 1905 he and Elizabeth travelled to the Cape on the Dover Castle leaving from Southampton, England. They most probably attended their son's wedding, in May 1905, when Adolph married Ida Skates. 130
He travelled from South Africa to England in August 1906. 101
He travelled from London to the Cape in March 1907 on the ship "Corinthic". 128
On 20th November 1907 he left Liverpool, with Elizabeth, on the SS Cymric for a holiday
in New York and Boston. They didn't enjoy it very much mainly because of the weather. They returned on 28 December 1907. 114,129,131
He sailed to South Africa on the 'Norman' in Jan 1908. 114
August 1908 found him back in Kimberley and going to the river diggings weekly to buy diamonds from the diggers. He would travel in a chauffeured open top car wearing goggles to keep the dust out his eyes. 132
He returned to England from South Africa in Dec 1908 arriving home at midnight. All the family up to greet him. 114
He was issued a passport by the Foreign Office on 8 Jan 1909. He may have obtained this before going to Germany as there is German script in top left hand corner. 133
He sailed for Cape on 2 Feb 1909 on the ship "Adolph Woermann". 106,114
He travelled from the Cape, on the Kildonan Castle of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, arriving at Southampton on the 7 May 1910. 129
In 1910 he returned to Kimberley to buy diamonds at the River. 134
He established himself as a rough diamond merchant in 1911 at 14/17 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1 and was still there in 1925. 110,125
He arrived on 15 Jul 1911 at Southampton, England from the Cape. He travelled on the "Kinfauns Castle" of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd. 101
He travelled on the 'Balmoral Castle' in March 1912 for the Cape with Irene, his daughter. 114
He travelled in October 1914 on the S.S."Orduna" from Liverpool to Canada by way of the USA. 135
In 1918 he had a residence at 36 Stradella Road, Herne Hill, London SE24. 136
His business as a Diamond Merchant in 1920 was at 14 Holborn Viaduct, EC1. 137
He and Elizabeth travelled to the Cape in Dec 1921 to wind up his sister Maria's estate. Then they went on to Australia to visit their daughter-in-law, Mabel, and grandchildren in Tasmania. They were away 8 months. Travelled back on S.S. "Rimutaka" 114,138,139,140
On 29 August 1922 he and Elizabeth arrived back from Australia via New Zealand and the Panama canal. They travelled on the S.S. "Rimutaka". 105
He travelled with Elizabeth and Geraldine to Naples, Italy on 30 April 1927 for a holiday. They returned on 9 June. 105,106
He was cremated on 30 July 1935 at Norwood Cemetery. 57
He had an estate probated on 18 Oct 1935 in London to Elizabeth Heckrath, widow. Effects £6655 4s 3d which would have been equivalent to £337,170 in 2017. 141
Children from this marriage were:
+ 50 M i. Adolph James Heckrath was born on 20 Oct 1876 in Kimberley, South Africa,142 was christened on 17 Dec 1876 in St Cyprian's, Kimberley,143,144 and died on 4 Dec 1958 in Herne Hill, London145,146 at age 82.
+ 51 M ii. Edmund Walter Heckrath was born on 23 Mar 1878 in Cape Town, South Africa,145,147 was christened on 5 May 1878 in St.George's Cathedral, Cape Town,147 and died on 17 Aug 1953 in Slough, England at age 75.
52 F iii. Irene Melita Heckrath was born on 31 Aug 1879 in Kimberley, South Africa,148 was christened on 12 Oct 1879 in St Cyprian's, Kimberley,149 and died on 14 Dec 1966 in Herne Hill, London150 at age 87.
General Notes: When she was in Germany in 1910 her father wrote "I trust you will have a good time in Germany, and stay there as long as you can - depend on it that you should have the needful - so do not worry if you spend a £ or save one, as long as I know you are having a good time. That will be my pleasure & ample compensation"
Irene was obviously very interested in her family history and there are plenty of note books and scraps of paper with information. She attempted to record, by typing, her great grandfather's letter book. In 1953 she decided to take some family historical documents and items to deposit in the Archives in Cape Town. They included her great grandfather's letter book, her grandfather's school arithmetic school book, many old family photographs and other items such as old ivory fans. However she didn't take everything and in 1960 travelled to Melbourne, Australia, to give her nephew, Dan Heckrath, other family items which included old letters, documents, note books, odd notes, photographs and even old plates. There were still family items left in the house in London when she died which included her Birthday Book and the painting of her Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Theresia Heckrath nιe Siedel, which was damaged in the WWII, when a bomb exploded in the street. [My mother gave me the Birthday Book after Irene died and I have recently had it restored. The painting of Elizabeth Theresia Heckrath I have hanging on the wall in my study where I do my genealogy! Greta Nicholls]
Noted events in her life were:
In October 1879 she was christened in St Cyprian's, Kimberley. Her God Mothers were Elizabeth Francis and Emelia Walny. 149
She was educated at High School, Hampstead. 151
In August 1896 she travelled with her parents to Switzerland for a two week holiday in Lausanne and a few days in Paris on the return journey. According to her mother's travel log they had a wonderful time. 152,153
In 1899 she was educated at Mme.Chaubirt Felix in Lausanne, Switzerland 151
From April 1900 to August 1904 she was employed as a Book keeper, typist etc.at Davis & Ornstein (Advertisement Agents), 31 King William Street, London, EC 151,154
She sailed on 1 Oct 1904 from Southampton to the Cape with Ida Skates, who later married her brother Adolph. 155
In 1905, from March to December, she worked as a Secretary, book keeper & receptionist for dentists, Drs Price and Wellman, in Church Square, Cape Town. 156
In Feb 1906 she arrived in the port of London from the Cape. She travelled with Geraldine, her sister. 101
She worked as a Bookeeper between April 1906 and May 1910 at Messrs: J Frankau & Co. Ltd, Wholesale Cigar Merchants, 30 Gracechurch St., EC. She earnt £2 per annum plus bonus. 157
She travelled in Aug 1909 to Zurich and Paris with her mother, Elizabeth Heckrath 158
In July 1910 she travelled to Germany for an extended stay to learn German. Whilst there she taught music and Bridge. She spent Christmas in Berlin and Cherry, her sister, joined her in April 1911 for a tour of Germany including a trip on the Rhine. 159
On 2nd March 1912 she traveled to South Africa on the "Balmoral Castle" with her father. She won many prizes on board. 158,160
On 24 May she left Kimberley with her father to travel to Southern Rhodesia arriving in Bulawayo on 28 May. They travelled up to Victoria Falls and onto Livingstone in Northern Rhodesia for a day trip. 158
She traveled by train from Kimberley to Cradock in April 1913 and met her cousins there. 161
She returned to England on 4 Jun 1913 from South Africa on the ship "Edinburgh Castle" 101
She was employed as a Temporary Clerk from November 1915 to September 1920 in General Post Office, London. She had to leave due to the replacement of temporary women clerks by permanent men clerks. 162
She and Geraldine, her sister, travelled from London to Marseilles, France, on 20 Jun 1930 and returned on 18 July. 101,106
In June 1934 she, Cherry and her niece, Joan, went on a 3 week Thomas Cook cruise to the Mediterreanean. They visited Gibralter(instead of Tangier due to weather), Algiers, Naples, Syracuse, Kotor, Cetinje, Venice, Ragusa & Malta. The cost was £35 each. 163
She travelled to South Africa and Southern Rhodesia in 1948. Stayed with a cousin Peter Gordon, his wife Ida and their two small children. He shot a python and gave Irene the skin with which she covered a prayer book that belonged to her father. 164
She travelled from London to Cape Town on 11 Oct 1950 106
She and Geraldine travelled home from Cape Town on the Capetown Castle, of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. They arrived in Southampton on 25 May 1951. They were away about 7 months. 129
She and her sister, Geraldine, travelled from Southampton to Cape Town on 24 Septenber 1953. 106
She and sister Geraldine deposited many family historical items in the Archives in Cape Town. They included her gt grandfather's letter book, her grandfather's school arithmetic school book, many family photographs and other items such as old ivory fans. 165
She arrived in London on 24 Aug 1954 from South Africa with Geraldine, her sister. 101
In 1955 she and Geraldine were living at The Old Cottage, Eashing, Godalming, Surrey. 166
She signed a will in 1959 in front of her solicitor, Oscar Hill, London. She left most of her assets to her three nieces but there were also legacies to cousins in South Africa. 167,168
She travelled to Australia and South Africa with Joan, her niece. They left on 20 October 1959 on the ship "Willem Ruys" and returned on 13 May1960 on the same ship. She gave her nephew, Daniel Heckrath, many old letters, documents and photographs. 105,106,169
On 29 Jul 1960 she attended the wedding of her niece, Joan Heckrath, and Titus Oatts at the Register Office in Belsize Park, London, and afterwards at the home of Claudine Nicolson, another niece. 169
On 7 September 1963 she attended the wedding of her great niece, the daughter of her niece Pauline. It was held at St.John the Baptist, Kidmore End, Oxfordshire. 170
She had an estate probated on 5 Apr 1967 in London. She left £15,025 which would have been equivalent to £264,713 in 2017. 171,172
53 F iv. Josephine Heckrath was born on 23 Feb 1881 in Kimberley, South Africa,145 was christened on 3 Apr 1881 in St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley,173 and died on 12 Dec 1957 in St.Charles Hospital, London145,174 at age 76.
Noted events in her life were:
She worked as a Domestic Economy instructress for the London County Council (LCC) in 1911. 102
She lived at 36 Stradella Road, Herne Hill, London in 1911 102
In 1957 she lived in Kensal Rise. 175
54 F v. Geraldine Heckrath was born on 2 Jul 1882 in Kimberley, South Africa,176 was christened on 20 Aug 1882 in St Cyprian's, Kimberley,149 and died on 15 Dec 1958 in Herne Hill, London145 at age 76. Another name for Geraldine was Cherry and Pie .... Cherry Pie!.
Noted events in her life were:
Her God Mothers were Letitia Caffyn (father's cousin) and Margaret H Cator. 149
She traveled to Cape Town from Liverpool, England on 18 Jun 1903. 177
She worked at National Institute for the Blind for 12 years from 1911 to 31 May 1923. She resigned because her father no longer wanted her to work. 178
She was living at 36 Stradella Road, Herne Hill, London in 1911 102
In April 1911 she took a trip to Germany to meet up with Irene, her sister, and travel the country for a few weeks including a trip down the Rhine. 179
She worked for the British & Overseas Bible Association and later for her father as a book-keeper in Hatton Garden. 178
She and her friend, Kate Nightingale, moved to 8 Highcroft Gardens, Golders Green, London on 25 May 1918. 178
She travelled to Naples, Italy on 30 Apr 1927 with her parents. 106
She arrived back on 9 Jun 1927 from Naples, Italy with her parents. 101
Geraldine exhibited her creations of ornaments from fish bones on 30 Nov 1928 at the Distaff Guild in Hampstead, London 180
She and Irene, her sister, travelled from London to Marseilles, France, on 20 Jun 1930, for a holiday, returning on 18th July. 101,106
She arrived in Southampton on 25 Jun 1937 from South Africa. 101
She travelled to South Africa and Southern Rhodesia in 1948 with sister Irene 164
On 26 Jun 1948 she arrived in Southampton from Cape Town, South Africa 101
She and Irene arrived back in Southampton on 25 May 1951 from Cape Town, South Africa, on the "Cape Town Castle". 101
She with her sister, Irene, travelled from Southampton to Cape Town on 24 Sep 1953 106
She arrived back on 24 Aug 1954 from South Africa having been away just under a year. 101
She had an estate probated on 7 Apr 1959 in London. She left £8381. 171
55 M vi. Ernest Carl Heckrath was born on 18 Nov 1883 in Kimberley, South Africa,145 was christened on 9 Dec 1883 in St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley,181 died on 24 Dec 1883 in Cape Town, South Africa,145 and was buried in Wotavades Churchyard, Cape Town.
+ 56 M vii. Cyril Alfred Heckrath was born on 22 Mar 1886 in Kimberley, South Africa,182 was christened on 14 Apr 1886 in St.Cyprians Church, Kimberley,182 died on 14 Nov 1916 in Beaumont Hemel, France183 at age 30, and was buried on 7 Apr 1917 in Sheet Le Barque, France.
31. Robert Knevett Kift was born on 16 Apr 1856 in Cape Town, South Africa51,52 and died on 20 Jul 1940 in Johannesburg, South Africa60 at age 84.
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Shopkeeper, in Cape Town. In May 1887 when he married. 184
Robert married Barbara Wilhelmina Catharina Coetzee 185 on 23 May 1887 in Cape Town, South Africa 184.,185.,186 Barbara was born in 1865184 and died on 22 Jan 1929187 at age 64.
Children from this marriage were:
57 M i. Robert Kift died on 20 Apr 1953.188
+ 58 F ii. Harriet Kift .
+ 59 F iii. Kift .
+ 60 M iv. James Bennett Kift was born on 19 Sep 1887 in Cape Town,189,190 was christened on 1 Feb 1888 in Church of the Province of South Africa, Cape Town,190 and died on 6 Oct 1949 in Victoria, Canada189,191 at age 62.
61 M v. Johan Peter Kift was born on 11 May 1889 in Cape Town192 and was christened on 31 Jul 1889 in Cape Town.192
62 F vi. Charlotte Kift was born in 1895 and died in 1930193 at age 35.
+ 63 F vii. Barbara Wilhelmina Kift was born on 15 Oct 1899 in Cape Town190,193 and was christened on 21 Feb 1900 in Dutch Reform Church, Cape Town.190
+ 64 F viii. Louise Marjory Kift 188 was born in 1904193 and died in Feb 1953 in East London, South Africa at age 49.
+ 65 F ix. Bessie Kift was born on 3 Aug 1906 in Cape Town185 and was christened on 2 Sep 1906 in Dutch Reform Church, Cape Town.194
+ 66 F x. Margaret Kift was born on 3 Sep 1910 in Maitland, Cape Town185 and was christened on 14 Dec 1910 in Maitland Cape Town.185
32. Robert Gallon was born in 1846 in Deptford, Kent,69 was christened on 27 Aug 1856 in All Saints, Wandsworth,71 and died in 1925 in District of St.George, Hanover Square72 at age 79.
Noted events in his life were:
At the age of ten he was christened at All Saints Church, Wandsworth. His father had himself recorded as a Gentleman and that they lived in Greenwich. 71
When the 1861 Census was taken Robert was a visitor at the house of a Toy Shop Keeper, a William Were, who took in lodgers. There was a servant to look after these men. Possibly this man was a family friend and was showing Robert his shop. 195
In 1871 he was living with his mother at 4 Evelyn Place, Deptford. They had one domestic servant. 196
In the 1871 Census he was recorded as being a landscape painter. 196
In 1901 he was working at home as a Landscape Painter and supporting himself through his paintings as the census records him as being self employed. The family had one general servant. 197
In 1901 he was living with his family at 32 Alma Square, Marylebone, London 197
In 1911 he, Catherine and Hugh were still living at 32 Alma Square, Marylebone. They also had two boarders who were musical students. 198
Robert married Catherine E. Catherine was born in 1850 in Camden Town, London.197
Children from this marriage were:
+ 67 F i. Catherine Helen Riddell Gallon was born in 1883 in Marylebone, London197 and was christened on 9 Nov 1883 in St Mark, Hamilton Terrace, Middlesex.71
68 M ii. Hugh Ennis Gallon 198 was born in 1886 in Marylebone, London.197
Noted events in his life were:
He worked as a Junior Clerk in Tea Merchants in 1901 in London. 197
He worked as a Clerk in the Motor Trade in 1911. 198
Hilda married Gorry 61 ____________.25
38. James Bennett Francois Kift 77 was born on 14 Aug 1876 in Malmsbury, Western Cape78,79 and died on 18 Dec 1945 in Malmsbury, Western Cape79 at age 69.
Noted events in his life were:
His occupation was a Tailor in Malmsbury. 199
James married Susanna Maria Geldenhuys.77 Susanna was born in 188079 and died on 8 Nov 1960 in Malmsbury, Western Cape79 at age 80.
Children from this marriage were:
69 F i. Susanna Marie Kift .200.,201
70 F ii. Margaretha Elizabeth Kift .200.,201
71 M iii. Martha Wilhelmina Eckard Kift .200.,201
+ 72 M iv. Edden John Kift 202 was born on 27 Oct 1910203 and died on 15 Aug 1967 in Paarl, Western Cape203 at age 56.
39. Martin John Kift was born on 29 Jan 1878 in Malmsbury, South Africa78 and died on 6 Sep 1921 in Mowbray, South Africa59,80 at age 43.
Noted events in his life were:
He had a residence in 1920 in 118 Bree Street, Wheatfield, Mowbray. 59
He worked as a Clerk in 1921 in General Post Office. 59,204
Martin married Catherine Johanna Williams 205 in Cape Town.59 Catherine was born in 1885 in Cape Province206 and died on 8 Nov 1917 in Hatfield Street, Cape Town206 at age 32.
Noted events in her life were:
She lived at 96 Hatfield Street, Cape Town. 206
Children from this marriage were:
+ 73 M i. Cecil Edden Kift .207
74 F ii. Beulah Mabel Kift .207
75 F iii. Marjorie Anne Kift was born on 3 Jun 1907 and was christened on 7 Jul 1907 in Good Shepherd Church, Maitland, Cape Town.208
Noted events in her life were:
She was christened on 3 Jun 1907 in Good Shepherd Church, Maitland, Cape Town. Her sponsers were Harriet May Russell Kift, Anne Unser and James Bennett Francois Kift 208
40. Catherine Elizabeth Kift was born on 22 Mar 1879 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
Catherine married B Henderson.
41. Harriet Mary Russell Kift was born on 12 Aug 1883 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
Harriet married Andries Abraham Louw.209
43. Mabel Kelly Kift was born on 31 Jul 1886 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
Mabel married Kirsten.209
47. Clarice Mc.Naire Kift was born on 21 May 1894 in Malmsbury, South Africa.78
Clarice married Christian Coenraad Kirsten.209
Children from this marriage were:
76 F i. Lydia Kirsten .
Harriet married Michael Joseph Barkley.210
50. Adolph James Heckrath was born on 20 Oct 1876 in Kimberley, South Africa,142 was christened on 17 Dec 1876 in St Cyprian's, Kimberley,143,144 and died on 4 Dec 1958 in Herne Hill, London145,146 at age 82.
General Notes: His wife's nickname for him was "Hecky"
Noted events in his life were:
His God Parents were Adolph Heckrath(grandfather), James Heckrath(uncle) and Annie Heckrath(aunt) 212
He travelled to England with his parents and brother in 1888. He and his brother were put in boarding school in Thame. 213
He was educated at Thame Grammar School, Thame, Oxfordshire in 1888. 214,215,216
In 1891 he was a boarder at Norton College, Luton, Bedfordshire. 217
In 1901 he lodged at home at 52 Alleyn Road, West Dulwich. 218
He was recorded as a lodger in 1904 at his parents home Mount Pleasant in Barston Road, Norwood, London. 127
He travelled to the Cape from Southampton on 6 Feb 1904 on the ship "Armadale Castle". 177
He worked as a Diamond Sorter and Rough Diamond Merchant from 1905 to at least 1928 in Kimberley, South Africa and at 14/17 Holborn Viaduct, London, where he was working with his father. 219,220,221
In 1906 he, his wife and child were living at 215 Westborne Grove, London. 222
He arrived in Southampton on 30 Jul 1910 from South Africa on the ship "Briton". 101
He arrived in London on 7 Oct 1914 from South Africa. 101
He served as a gunner in the British Army in the First World War. The Regiment was 251 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. His number was 172617. He was severely gassed and received a shrapnel wound to his right foot. 223
In 1917 he was stationed at Weymouth. He was classified as Class B so was unlikely to be sent out of the country. 224
He and his family lived at 61 Kensington Gardens Square from about 1918 to 1922 225,226
He travelled on 31 Oct 1919 from Southampton, England to Cape Town, South Africa on the Balmoral Castle. He returned on 6 Jan 1920. 227,228
He received the British War Medal and Victory Medal in Jan 1920. 229
From about 1923 until 1936 he and the family lived at 33 Platts Lane, Hampstead, London. 221,230
In 1927 he was recorded in the poll books as being in the diamond business with his father at 14/17 Holborn Viaduct, EC1. 166,221
From 1936 until he died in 1958 he lived at 36 Stradella Road with his sisters Irene and Geraldine. 221
He volunteered as an Air Raid Warden in 1940 in London. 230
He had an estate probated on 8 Jul 1959 in London. He left £175 17s 3d. 171
Adolph married Ida Laurie Beatrice Skates, daughter of Mortimer Daniel Skates and Kate Pratt, on 2 May 1905 in Cape Town.231.,232 Ida was born on 4 Aug 1884 in Peckham, Surrey,233,234 died on 30 Jan 1935 in Hampstead, London232 at age 50, and was buried on 2 Feb 1935 in Hampstead Cemetery.235,236
Noted events in her life were:
She started at Adys Road School, Peckham, on 4 Jun 1888 along with Sydney, her brother. 237
She was employed as a domestic nurse when the 1901 Census was taken and was working for a Dr Scott and his family in Denmark Hill, most probably looking after their two young children. She gave her age as 18 although she was still only 16! 197
She traveled on the ship "Durham Castle" from Southampton to the Cape on 1 Oct 1904. 238
Ida is recorded as arriving on 8 June 1907 at Southampton from Cape Town, on the steamship 'Saxon', with Ruby, who was 15 months old . 239
She and her three children arrived in Southampton on 4 Jun 1910 from Cape Town on the "Armadale Castle". 240
In July 1910 she was a witness at Edie's (her sister) wedding which was at Willesden Register Office. 241
In 1911 she was living at 11 Clanricade Gardens, Notting Hill, along with her three children Ruby, Laurie and Joan. This was a boarding house. 242
On 7 July 1914 she and her three children arrived in Southampton, on the Kenilworth Castle, from Cape Town. 101
From 1922 to 1935, the year of her death, she appeared in the electoral rolls in Kensington and Hampstead, London. 221
About 1931 she won £100 in a lottery and this enabled her to rent a house in the country for two winters. The house was on The Hog's Back in Surrey. 243
She rented a house for two winters so she could take her daughter Angela, who had TB, away from London for clean air. Her youngest daughter Pauline also went and missed school for two years. 243
She had an estate probated in Apr 1935 in London. Executors were Adolph James Heckrath and Joan Olive Monica Heckrath, daughter. Effects £2037 18s 10d 113
Children from this marriage were:
78 F i. Ruby Irene May Heckrath was born on 3 Mar 1906 in Brighton, Sussex, England,244 was christened on 30 Aug 1906 in St Peter, Cranley Gdns, Kensington,220 died on 3 Jun 1912 in Seapoint, Cape Town, South Africa245,246 at age 6, and was buried on 5 Jun 1912 in Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa.158,247
79 F ii. Laurie Elizabeth Kate Heckrath was born on 14 Oct 1907 in Kensington, England,244 was christened on 20 Oct 1909 in St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley,248 died on 9 Feb 1930 in St Katherines Nursing Home, Hook Heath, Woking, Surrey249,250 at age 22, and was buried on 13 Feb 1930 in Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, London.251
Noted events in her life were:
She was educated at Convent of Our Lady of Sion about 1914-1919 in Notting Hill Gate, London. 252
On 30th Novemeber 1919 she wrote a letter to her father, who was in South Africa, wishing him a Happy Christmas and said they were all pleased to hear he had arrived safely. She told him how they were all going to Grannies for Christmas. 253
She was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College about 1920-1924 in Cheltenham. 252
About 1928/29 she was admitted to St. Katherine's Nursing Home near Woking, Surrey, because she had TB. 249,252
She had an estate probated in London on 15 April 1930 to Adolph Heckrath and Ida Heckrath. Effects £216 6s 250
+ 80 F iii. Joan Olive Monica Heckrath was born on 4 May 1909 in Seapoint, Cape Town, South Africa,231 was christened on 20 Oct 1909 in St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley,248 and died on 29 Feb 1996 in Comox, Vancouver Island, Canada254 at age 86.
+ 81 F iv. Claudine Elise Heckrath 255,256 was born on 22 Apr 1912 in Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa,244,255 was christened on 28 Dec 1912 in St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley,257,258 and died on 8 Oct 1999 in London at age 87.
82 F v. Angela Barbara Heckrath was born on 13 Aug 1915 in Kensington Gdns Square, London,249 was christened on 25 May 1924 in St. Lukes Church, Hampstead, died on 17 Sep 1934 in Hampstead, London249 at age 19, and was buried in Hampstead Cemetery.
Noted events in her life were:
She was educated at South Hampstead High School, in Hampstead. 252
About 1931 Angela was diagnosed with TB. 252
In 1931 Angela's mother won £100 in a lottery. This enabled her to rent a house in the county for 2 winters so she could take Angela, who had TB, out of London for clean air.The house was on the Hog's Back in Surrey. 252
In 1933 a small hut was built for Angela in the garden at Platts Lane to sleep in during the summer months so she could get as much fresh air as possible. She never complained about anything during her illness. 252
+ 83 F vi. Pauline Anna Heckrath was born on 5 Jul 1918 in Kensington Gdns Square, London,259,260 was christened on 25 May 1924 in St. Lukes Church, Hampstead,249 and died on 29 Mar 2004 in Henley-On-Thames261 at age 85.
51. Edmund Walter Heckrath was born on 23 Mar 1878 in Cape Town, South Africa,145,147 was christened on 5 May 1878 in St.George's Cathedral, Cape Town,147 and died on 17 Aug 1953 in Slough, England at age 75.
Noted events in his life were:
His god parents were George William Caffyn and his mother. 147
He was educated at Thame Grammer Sshool in 1888 in Thame, Oxfordshire 262
In 1891 he was educated and a boarder at Norton College, Luton. 217
He travelled first class to Southampton on 7 May 1910 from the Cape on the Kildonan Castle of The Union Castle Mail Steam Ship Line. 129
He and his father travelled on the Orduna from Liverpool to Montreal via the USA leaving on 31 Oct 1914. They arrived back on10 Novembet 1914. 263
He worked, with his father, as a Diamond merchant in 1915 in London 263
He traveled to New York from Southampton on 8 Mar 1915. 106
On 7 August 1915 he and Anna arrived in New York on their way to Boston. 263
He received the British War Medal and Victory Medal in 1920. He was a Private in the King's Royal Rifle Corps. His regimental Number was R32905. Previous units were 10th Bn K.R.Rifle Corps. 264
He was recorded as being incapacitated in the 1939 Census. 265
In 1939 he was living at Jasmond, Green Lane, Farnham Common, Slough. His friend Etta Rearden was also living at this address. 265
Edmund married Ann Jane Whiteside in Sep 1910.145 Ann was born on 15 Mar 1880 in Boston, Mass, USA232,266 and died on 15 Jan 1916 in Roxbury, Mass. USA232,267 at age 35. Another name for Ann was Anna Hinton.268
Noted events in her life were:
On 16 Aug 1915 she arrived in Boston with Edmund, on the ship Orduna from Liverpool. 269
The child from this marriage was:
+ 84 M i. Edmund Walter Heckrath was born on 27 Nov 1906270 and died in 1977 in Australia at age 71.
Edmund had a relationship with Etta Le Grand-Cramer.271 Etta was born on 20 Feb 1882272 and died on 10 May 1947 in USA271 at age 65.
Noted events in her life were:
She left everything in England to Eddie - furniture, crockery, glass, silver etc. 271
56. Cyril Alfred Heckrath was born on 22 Mar 1886 in Kimberley, South Africa,182 was christened on 14 Apr 1886 in St.Cyprians Church, Kimberley,182 died on 14 Nov 1916 in Beaumont Hemel, France183 at age 30, and was buried on 7 Apr 1917 in Sheet Le Barque, France.
General Notes: When he enlisted in the AIF his description was as follows: Height 5' 11", Weight 154 lbs, Chest measurement 36/38½", Complexion - Medium, Eyes - grey, Hair - brown, Religious Demomination C of E.
Noted events in his life were:
He attended Dulwich College, Dulwich, London. 170
He was a member of the cadets for two years when at school. 273
In May 1901 he travelled with his mother and sister, Cherry, to Cassel, Germany. He attended a school there for at least a year 153,274
He was enrolled at the Reδl Schule on the 18 May 1901. 153
In a letter to his father written from Cassel he wishes him joy and happiness for Christmas and 1902. He notes that the family have just moved house.He writes of snow having fallen and how horses have bells on them and it being jolly to hear them in town. 275
In May 1902 he was still in Germany. His address was c/o Fraulein A. Raabe, Kohusche Strasse 14, Cassel. This was the lodging his mother arranged for him to stay at before he left England. 274
He travelled from Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia on 15 Jan 1903 on the ship "Persic" 177
He recorded his occupation as 'clerk' on the passenger list of SS Persic bound for Melbourne, Australia in January 1903. 177
He attended Dookie College in northern Victoria which was an agicultural college.
The exact dates he attended are not known but most probably he would have started a few months after arriving in Australia. 276
On 2 Jun 1909 he travelled, by Steerage, from Melbourne on a ship bound for Cape Town. 277
In October 1909 he married Mabel Maud Westwood in Durban, South Africa 278,279
When his first child, Bessie Annie, was born his occupation was recorded as a Grazier. 280
On 17 January 1911 his father sent £172 to Cyril, in Tasmania, as a deposit for the freehold of the 1000 acres of land he was farming. (This is equivalent to £13,295 in 2017) 281
In August 1912 his father, Edmund, took out a mortgage of £1000 with the Commercial Bank of Australia for the purchase of the farm land near Bridport, Tasmania. The registration of the land was in the name of Mabel Maud Heckrath, Cyril's wife. 282
When he enlisted for the Army in March 1915 he stated he was a Storekeeper in Bridport, Tasmania. 273
He was enlisted into the 26th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, on 19 March 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania. 273
He composed the poem 'The Men of Australia" and it was published in a local newspaper in Tasmania 16 May 1915. 283
On 8 Aug 1915 he wrote to his aunts in Cape Town from Heliopolis, near Cairo, to say he arrived safely. They disembarked at Suez. He expects to go to the front in a month and to get a summer uniform. They are 4 days journey from the Dardanelles. 284
He embarked for the Gallipoli Penisula on 4 September 1915 to join the MEF. 285
On 7 Nov he was sick with enteric fever. He was transferred to 3rd Field ambulance and then admitted to a casualty clearance station. From there he was transferred to a hospital ship. 285
On 8 November 1915 he was transferred to the hospital ship 'Galeka'. Then on the 9 November was taken to the 15th General Hospital in Alexandria, Egypt. 285
On 24 November 1915 he embarked for England on the ship Dover Castle. 285
On reaching England he was admitted to the 3rd London Hospital in Wandsworth. 285
He was discharged from hospital on 24 March 1916 and sent to Wareham Camp to recuperate.from his illness. 285,286
Next on 16 June 1916 he was transferred to Monte Video base, Weymouth, and from there to Perham Down, Salisbury. 285
On 9 August 1916 he proceeded to Etaples, France from where he was returned to his unit 26th Battalion on 26 August 1916. 285
He wrote a letter in pencil to his aunt Annie on 11 November 1916 wishing her a happy day for Xmas and a bright New Year. He describes the mud and trenches being so bad and hopes the New Year will bring an end to the war. Says he is well in spite of all. 287
On 14 November 1916 he was reported missing. Then on 7 April 1917 reported killed in action on 14 November 1916 in France after his body was found. 285
His body was found on 7 April 1917 and he was buried at approximately at M.18.d..52. Sheet Le Barque 1/20,000. 285
In July 1938 his name was inscripted on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial , Dept. De la Somme, Picardie, France. His name is also on the Scottsdale Municipality War Memorial, Scottsdale, Launceston, Tasmania. 288
Cyril married Mabel Maude Westwood on 20 Oct 1909 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.279 Mabel was born on 29 Mar 1879 in Norwood, South Australia,232,289,290 was christened on 15 Jun 1879 in Norwood, South Australia,289 died on 16 Oct 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia232 at age 81, and was buried on 18 Oct 1960 in Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery, Bayside City, Victoria, Australia.291
Noted events in her life were:
In August 1912 a Grant of land, containing 996 acres & 25 perches situated at Bridport, Tasmania, was registered in her name. Mortgage of land in the name of her father-in-law, Edmund Heckrath. 282
She had a residence in Feb 1948 in 2 Enfield Road, Nth Brighton, Victoria. 292
Children from this marriage were:
85 F i. Bessie Annie Heckrath was born on 27 Feb 1910 in Ringarooma, Tasmania280 and died on 28 Jul 1911 at age 1.
86 M ii. Edmund Kift Heckrath was born on 1 Sep 1911 in Bridport, Tasmania,249,280 died on 25 Apr 1934 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia249 at age 22, and was buried on 26 Apr 1934 in Carr Villa Memorial Park, Launceston, Tasmania.293
Noted events in his life were:
He was educated at Launceston Church Grammar School from 1922 to 1927 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 294
He worked on the land after leaving school in Bridport, Tasmania and Victoria. 294
He was a light weight boxer and had success in an amateur tornament in Launceston. 294
+ 87 M iii. Daniel Paul Heckrath was born on 21 Mar 1913 in Bridport, Tasmania, Australia249 and died on 27 Apr 1974 in Brighton, Melbourne, Australia295,296 at age 61.
88 F iv. Patricia Mary Heckrath was born on 27 Jul 1914 in Tasmania, Australia,249 died on 11 Oct 2008 in Melbourne, Australia at age 94, and was buried on 17 Oct 2008 in St Stephen's Anglican Church, Gardenvale, Melbourne.297
Noted events in her life were:
She arrived at the port of London on 24 July 1950 from Australia 101
She travelled from England to Australia on 2 Jul 1952 on the Ship "Stratheden". 106
In 1974 she was the Chief Dietian at Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne. 298
In 1978 she travelled to England where she stayed with her cousin, Pauline. She then travelled on to BC, Canada, where she stayed at her cousin Joan's house on Denman Island. Then she went to San Franciso with Pauline for a short visit before flying home. 299
59. Kift .
60. James Bennett Kift was born on 19 Sep 1887 in Cape Town,189,190 was christened on 1 Feb 1888 in Church of the Province of South Africa, Cape Town,190 and died on 6 Oct 1949 in Victoria, Canada189,191 at age 62.
Noted events in his life were:
He travelled to Vancouver in August 1916 on his way to Seattle. He had $300. 300
In the 1911 census he was recorded as being a logger in the Comox-Atlin district of Vancouver Island and boarding in a log camp. 301
On 27 April 1914 he arrived in Victoria, B.C., on the vessel Niagara from Sydney, Australia, 302
He worked as a Logger in 1916 in Vancouver, Canada. 300
He crossed the border from Canada to the USA in Nov 1916. He is recorded as Canadian and his race as Irish! 303
In 1940 he was living at 512 Cordova Street East, Vancouver Centre, B.C. And recorded as a logger on the Voters List. 304
63. Barbara Wilhelmina Kift was born on 15 Oct 1899 in Cape Town190,193 and was christened on 21 Feb 1900 in Dutch Reform Church, Cape Town.190
Barbara married Johannes J Coetzee on 20 Jul 1921.193
Children from this marriage were:
+ 89 F i. Irene Coetzee was born on 16 Feb 1924.188
90 F ii. Gloria Coetzee was born on 12 Apr 1927.188
64. Louise Marjory Kift 188 was born in 1904193 and died in Feb 1953 in East London, South Africa at age 49.
Louise married Andrew Coetzee on 31 Mar in Fordsburg, South Africa.193
65. Bessie Kift was born on 3 Aug 1906 in Cape Town185 and was christened on 2 Sep 1906 in Dutch Reform Church, Cape Town.194
Bessie married Phillipus Johannes Nieman 305 on 29 Feb 1936.305
66. Margaret Kift was born on 3 Sep 1910 in Maitland, Cape Town185 and was christened on 14 Dec 1910 in Maitland Cape Town.185
Margaret married Bernard Ihlenfelt.
67. Catherine Helen Riddell Gallon was born in 1883 in Marylebone, London197 and was christened on 9 Nov 1883 in St Mark, Hamilton Terrace, Middlesex.71
Noted events in her life were:
She worked in an Architectural and Engineering ?Place in 1901 in London. (Not easy to decipher the last word) 197
In 1911 her occupation was recorded in the census as Tracer in an Engineer's Drawing Office. 242
When the 1911 Census was taken she was visiting Tom Gallon and his sister, Helen Kate, who lived at 43 Springfield Road, St. John's Wood. Tom Gallon was recorded as a Novelist and his sister as a Secretary. 242
Catherine married John Archibald Henderson on 9 Apr 1914 in All Souls Church, Hampstead.306 John was born in 1879.306
Noted events in his life were:
At the time of his marriage he was an engineer. 306
72. Edden John Kift 202 was born on 27 Oct 1910203 and died on 15 Aug 1967 in Paarl, Western Cape203 at age 56.
Edden married Maria Johanna Dorothea Zietman 202 in 1937. Maria was born on 22 Apr 1905203 and died on 21 Oct 1982 in Paarl, Western Cape203 at age 77.
Children from this marriage were:
91 M i. Living
Living married Living
92 F ii. Living
Cecil married someone.
His child was:
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80. Joan Olive Monica Heckrath was born on 4 May 1909 in Seapoint, Cape Town, South Africa,231 was christened on 20 Oct 1909 in St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley,248 and died on 29 Feb 1996 in Comox, Vancouver Island, Canada254 at age 86.
General Notes: She spent the Second World War in France. Interned by the Germans on 5 December 1940 and kept in a Concentration Camp (Front-Stalag 142, Besanηon) until, due to failing health, she was placed in a hospital. On 16 May 1941, after 5 months, she was released and allowed to return to live with her friends Collette and Etienne Maure. She spent the rest of the war with them in Orlιans. (Details recorded by Joan herself)
Noted events in her life were:
She was educated at Our Lady of Sion in 1915-1924 in Notting Hill Gate, London. 310
She was educated at Convent of Our Lady of Sion in 1925-1927 in Strasbourg, France. 311
She worked as a Nursery School Teacher in 1928-1933 in Downhurst School, Hendon. 312
She exhibited her designs in hand painted glass at the Distaff Guild Exhibition on 30 November 1928. 180
In 1936 she was invited by her friend, Collette, and husband, Etienne, to go to Orlιans to live and help with looking after their children. They lived at 25 Faubourg Saint-Jean. She was in France until 1946. 311
From 30 August until 5 December 1940 she had to attend the police station every day. 307
On 5th Dec 1940 she received notice that she was to be interned and was to be ready to leave that morning at 11.30 with her bags and documents. 313
She was interned by the Germans and held as a Civilian Prisoner of War, in December 1940, in Stalag 142, La Caseme Vauban, Besancon. 314
On 16 May 1941 she was released from the internment and returned to Orleans. 308,315,316
She was given permission to marry by the British Vice Consul, on 6 Dec 1944, in Paris, France. 317
She emigrated to the USA on the SS Washington in Dec 1946. The ship left from Southampton. 106,318
She worked as a Governess from 1947 to 1959 in USA. 318,319
In March 1950 she was living with her employers 549 Providence Street, Albany, New York. 320,321,322
On 10 July 1949 she crossed the boarder from Canada to the US at Niagara Falls. She possibly had been on holiday there. 322
She arrived in Plymouth from New York on 17 Jun 1952 for a holiday. 101
She travelled from Southampton to New York on 12 Aug 1952. The ship was the "Ile de France". 106
She was naturalised a US Citizen in June 1953 in Albany, New York 323
She worked for David and Peggy Rockerfeller for two years, in New York City, looking after their three youngest children. They lived at 146 East 65th Street, NYC. 323,324
In July 1956 she applied to the Jordanian Ambassador for a job in the Kingdom of Jordon. 311
She travelled from England to New York on 20 Sep 1956. 106
On 12 Jul 1958 she arrived, on the M/V Italia, at Plymouth from New York for a two month holiday. 101
She travelled from England to New York on 19 Sep 1958 on the ship "Ile de France" 106
She arrived in Southampton on 8 Sep 1959 having left New York on 2 September. 101,319
She travelled to Melbourne, Australia on 20 Oct 1959 on the ship "Willem Ruys" with her aunt, Irene Heckrath, to visit her cousins Patsy and Daniel Heckrath. They visited Cape Town on the way. 106
She and aunt Irene arrived in Southampton on 13 May 1960 from Cape Town and Australia. The ship was the "Athlone Castle". 101
She lived on Denman Island, BC, Canada from 1960 to 1981. 323,325
She moved to an apartment in 1981 in Comox, BC, Canada and lived there until she died in 1996. 323
Joan married Major Francis John Oatts on 29 Jul 1960 in Belsize Park, London.319.,326 Francis was born on 5 Mar 1891 in Hellensborough, Scotland327,328 and died on 29 Oct 1985 in Comox, BC, Canada329 at age 94. Another name for Francis was Titus.
Noted events in his life were:
He was educated at Bishop's Storford College in 1904. 328
He emigrated to Canada in 1910. 328
He was employed in 1910 in The Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, on a fruit farm. Also worked as a Forest Ranger. 328
He served in the military as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1914-1918 WW1 in The Somme, Vimy Ridge & Ypres. 328
He received the Military Cross for gallantry and resource in 1918 in Vimy Ridge. He was summoned to Buckingham Palace where King George V pinned on the Military Cross. 328,330
He was living in Boxwell, Kootenay Lake, B.C., Canada, in May 1920 331
In 1928 he became a member of the Canadian Legion which later became the Royal Canadian Legion. 330
He travelled in 1933 to England to visit his aging father. 328
He was called up as a reserved officer in the British Army in 1939. 328
During WWII he served in France, North Africa and again in France, 328
He returned to Canada in 1948, after a long illness, and stayed with his sister Ellla Willcock and husband, Gen Willcock, in Comox, Vancouver Island. 328
About 1949 he moved to live on Denman Island, B.C., Canada. 328,332
In 1959 he travelled to England and returned to Canada by boat in 1960 with his new wife, Joan. They passed through the Panama Canal on route to Vancouver. 333
He left Denman Island in January 1981 to enter the Extended Care Unit of St Joseph's Hospital, Comox, Vancouver Island, B.C 328
81. Claudine Elise Heckrath 255,256 was born on 22 Apr 1912 in Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa,244,255 was christened on 28 Dec 1912 in St Cyprian's Church, Kimberley,257,258 and died on 8 Oct 1999 in London at age 87.
General Notes: Mother told me she worked with John Maynard Keynes, the famous economist whose General Theory of Money, Interest & Employment (pub in 1936) provided the theoretical underpinning for the mixed economy and welfare state which ensured the relative prosperity of the post-war era. She remembered Keynes being a brilliant and witty man. She says that on a rather non-committal internal memo from a Lord Catto, Keynes scribbled "Catto lying doggo!" At the Treasury one of mother's jobs was to coordinate information on how the Dig for Victory campaign was faring. A few years ago we found a report she had written on potato production at a time when parks and gardens were being dug up to provide food during the U boat blockade. (Personal knowledge of her eldest son)
Noted events in her life were:
In 1917 she started school at the convent Our Lady of Sion in Notting Hill Gate, London. 255
She was educated at the Convent of Our Lady of Sion, Strasbourg, France in 1928 255
In 1929 she went to University College, London to study French and Italian. 255
She graduated in 1932 from University College, London. 255
Between 1932-1940 she worked in London in various jobs, including Foyles bookshop, The Times Bookclub, London Press Association and J Walter Thomson (advertising agencies). 255
She was living at home, 33 Platts Lane, Hampstead, in 1933. 256
In 1937 and 1938 she was living at 36 Stradella Road, Herne Hill, London. 256
In 1938 she moved to 19 Coram Street, Bloomsbury, London and was still there in 1939. 103
On the 1939 Census she was working in Advertising - Market and General Research in 1939. 334
She was employed at the UK Treasury in 1940 in London. 255
She lived in Hampstead, north London, all her life until 1973 when she and family moved to Herne Hill. 335
She was a lifelong supporter of the Labour Party. 255
In the mid/late 1950s she became a governor of an orphanage/care home for small children in Kent/Surrey. 255
In the late 1950s she became a school governor of Kynaston Boy's Comprehensive, Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage 255
In 1960 she started teaching French at Ryland's Girls Secondary School, Kentish Town 255
In 1973 she, Eoghan (her husband) and her younger son moved to 36 Stradella Road, Herne Hill, London. This was the house that her grandfather had purchased in the early 1900s. It remained in the family for nearly 100 years. 255
After moving to Herne Hill she worked part-time as a French Teacher at Norwood High School for Girls. Later she taught English to speakers of other languages. 255
During the 1980s and early 1990s she was a member of the Council for Arab and British Understanding which used to meet in the Grand Committee Room of the House of Commons. 255
She retired from teaching in 1980. 255
Claudine married Eoghan Matheson Nicolson on 24 Jun 1940 in Register Office, Hampstead, London.336 Eoghan was born on 11 Sep 1911 in Sheildaig, Ross-Shire , Scotland337 and died on 11 Feb 1985 in Herne Hill, London255 at age 73.
Noted events in his life were:
He attended the University of St.Andrews in the early 1930s. 335
In the 1939 Census he is recorded as a qualified statistician - Administrative & Technical. Specialist Marketing. 334
In 1939 he was living at 19 Coram Street, Holborn with Claudine and Pauline Heckrath. 334
Children from this marriage were:
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83. Pauline Anna Heckrath was born on 5 Jul 1918 in Kensington Gdns Square, London,259,260 was christened on 25 May 1924 in St. Lukes Church, Hampstead,249 and died on 29 Mar 2004 in Henley-On-Thames261 at age 85.
Noted events in her life were:
She was educated at St. Dunstan's School in 1923-1925 in Golders Green, London. 338
She was educated at the Convent of Our Lady of Sion, between 1925 and 1931, in Notting Hill Gate, London 338
In the winters of 1931/32 and 1932/33 she moved, with her mother and sister, Angela, to a rented property on the Hog's Back, Surrey. This was so Angela, who had TB, could escape the fog of London and get fresh air in the countryside. 339
After missing two years of school she was sent to Our Lady of Sion Convent in Strasbourg, France from 1933 to 1935 to complete her education. 260
She was an apprentice hairdresser, from 1936 to1938, at Romano's, Regent St, London. 340
She worked as a Hairdresser's Assistant in 1939 in London. 334
She was employed as a Clerk in HM Treasury in 1941 in Whitehall. 339
In 1945 she, Eric and her daughter by her first marriage moved to The Cottage, Hilltop Road, West Hampstead. 339
In 1953 she moved with the family to Courtlands, Peppard, Oxfordshire. It was a large house with a large garden. 339
In 1972 she travelled with Patrick, her son, for the first time to Canada to visit her sister, Joan, and her husband Titus. 339
Between the years 1974 and 1987 she has various jobs as a household help. Among the people she worked for were the wives of Joe Brown, Pop singer, and George Cole, TV star. 339
In 1978 she travelled to Denman Island, B.C., Canada to look after her brother-in-law, Titus Oatts, while her sister, Joan, enjoyed a holiday in England and France. 339
In 1986 she travelled to Canada to visit her sister Joan on Vancouver Island and then she and Joan travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, to visit her daughter Greta and her partner Ray, who were to marry during their visit. 339
In 1987 she moved to Chalcraft Close, Henley-on-Thames. It was a new property and in a complex of six units for retired people only. She lived here until her death. 339
In December 1991 she and her son, Patrick, travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, to holiday with her daughter Greta and her husband, Ray. 341
In 1999 she travelled with her elder daughter, to stay with her younger daughter,Greta, and her husband, Ray Nicholls, on the Gold Coast, Australia. 341
In 2001 she travelled, on her own, to Perth, Australia, for a few days to visit a very old friend and then on to the Gold Coast, Queensland, to stay with her daughter, Greta, and her husband, Ray. 339
Pauline married Alan Wentworth Farmer, son of Bertram Langford Farmer and Norah Gertrude Charlotte Crofton, in 1940 in St Pancras, London.342 Alan was born on 14 Mar 1910 in Frome, Somerset343 and died on 30 Apr 2004 in Wantage, Berkshire344 at age 94. Another name for Alan was Pud.
Noted events in his life were:
In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at 2 Wellington Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. 242
In the 1939 Register he described his occupation as Artist. 334
When the 1939 Register was taken he was living in Caernarvonshire, Wales, in the Rural District of Nant in Conway. 334
During WWII he was employed as a fireman in London. 345
In the early 1950s he moved to the Old Mill or Dandridge Mill, East Hanney, Oxfordshire. 346
He was self employed in a Catering Business in the 1950s and 1960s at Dandridge Mill, East Hanney, Oxfordshire. He and his partner, Gaby, supplied corporate lunches for firms in London sometimes having to travel up to London twice a day. 347
The child from this marriage was:
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Pauline next married James Eric Deighan, son of Dr. William Joseph Deighan and Mary Margaret (Maud) Murphy, on 22 Feb 1945 in The Registry Office, Hampstead, London.348 James was born on 30 Mar 1913 in Hackney, London349 and died on 25 May 1976 in Peppard, Oxfordshire350 at age 63.
General Notes: He was always known as Eric.
Noted events in his life were:
He was educated at Blackrock College in 1923 in Dublin. Later he was also educated at a school in London. 339
He qualified and worked as an Auctioneer and Estate Agent 350
In 1936 he was living at home at 78 West End Lane, West Hampstead. 352
In 1937 he lived at home with his mother, brother and sister at 32 Cumberland Mansions, West End Lane, West Hampstead. 353
He worked for Messrs. W.F. Beavan as an Estate agent about 1938 in Liverpool. The address was 7, Union Court, Cook Street, Liverpool. 354
In 1939 he was living with his mother, brother and sister at 482 Finchley Road, Hendon, Middlesex. 355
He worked as a Valuation Surveyor, in London, in September 1939. 355
He worked as a Builders Surveyor in 1943. 356
He resided at 423 Finchley Road, Hampstead, London, NW3 in 1943. 357
He served in the military as an Air Gunner in Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1946. 358
He served in the military Stationed on 2 Jun 1944 in Hampstead Norris. 359
He lived at The Cottage, Hilltop Road, Hampstead, London NW6 from 1945 to 1953. 360
On the 23 March 1945 he was in a photograph was taken of "A" Flight 570 Squadron who were based at Rivenhall , Witham, Essex. The men are photographed not only in front of a Lancaster Bomber but also on the wings and cockpit. 361
He worked as a Valuer for the Inland Revenue from 1946 to 1973 in both Liverpool and Reading, Berkshire. 362
Membership of a Professional Body: Associate of The Royal Instiitution of Chartered Surveyors, in 1953-1973. 339
He and the family moved to Courtlands, Gravel Hill. Peppard, Oxfordshire on 1st April 1953 and he stayed there for the rest of his life. 363
A funeral service and cremation took place at Caversham Cemetery in June 1976 in Reading, Berkshire 362
On 15 June 1976 his ashes were placed in the grave of his parents in Hampstead Cemetery, London. His aunt Kitty Murphy is buried there and his brother Gerard's ashes were placed in the same grave. 338
Children from this marriage were:
98 F i. Living
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99 M ii. Living
100 M iii. Patrick Edmund Stephen Deighan was born on 6 May 1959 in Henley-On-Thames,364 was christened on 5 Nov 1961 in St Mary The Virgin, Reading, and died on 18 Oct 2009 in Reading, Berkshire365 at age 50.
Noted events in his life were:
He attended Sonning Common Primary School from 1964 to 1970 in Sonning Common, Nr Reading, Berkshire. 366
He was educated at Chilten Edge Secondary School from 1970 to 1975. Then he went on to Henley Grammar School for a year. 366
In 1972 he accompanied his mother to visit his aunt Joan Oatts in Denman Island, B.C., Canada 367
He worked as an Electronics Technician all his life. 366
He travelled in Dec 1988 in New Zealand to visit his sister and stayed for 3 months. Whilst there he did a trip to the South Island the highlight of which was white water rafting! 367
In December 1991 he travelled with his mother, Pauline, to visit his sister and husband in Auckland, New Zealand. 367
He travelled to the Gold Coast in Australia in Dec 2005 to spend Christmas with his sister and her husband. He stayed for a month. 367
He travelled to the Gold Coast, Australia, in Dec 2008 to spend Christmas with his sister and husband. 367
In May 2009 he was on a week's holiday in Cornwall with his sister and her husband, in their motor home. Whilst there they celebrated his 50th birthday in Padstow. They also went to places he remembered from his childhood holidays there. 367
84. Edmund Walter Heckrath was born on 27 Nov 1906270 and died in 1977 in Australia at age 71.
Noted events in his life were:
On 17 October 1930 he arrived in London from Japan. 101
His occupation was stated as a Commercial Manager when he travelled to Australia in January 1933.Ή 128
He travelled, in Jan 1933, from London to Adelaide, Australia on the ship "Barrabool" with his wife Yvonne. 368
He worked as a Traveller in 1939 in Adelaide. 369
He had a residence in 1939 in 98 Leader Street, Forestville, Goodwood, Sth Australia. 369
Edmund married Yvonne Clotilde.128.,370 Yvonne was born in 1901,128 died on 11 Apr 1986 in Mitcham City, South Australia370 at age 85, and was buried in Apr 1986 in Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, Mitcham City, Sth Australia.
Noted events in her life were:
She travelled in Jan 1933 from London to Adelaide, Australia, with Edmund. 371
87. Daniel Paul Heckrath was born on 21 Mar 1913 in Bridport, Tasmania, Australia249 and died on 27 Apr 1974 in Brighton, Melbourne, Australia295,296 at age 61.
Noted events in his life were:
In 1925 he was entered Launceston Grammar School, Tasmania. 372
He worked as an autoelectrician in Melbourne, Australia. He had his own business there. 373
Daniel married Dorothy Ada Glass on 25 Jul 1951 in St.Stephens Church, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia.249 Dorothy was born on 3 Oct 1921 in Coburg, Victoria374 and died in 2004 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia at age 83.
Children from this marriage were:
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103 M iii. Timothy Paul Heckrath was born on 5 Jan 1957 in Melbourne, Australia375 and died on 22 Oct 1998 in Perth, Western Australia376 at age 41.
89. Irene Coetzee was born on 16 Feb 1924.188
Irene married Casper Van Wyk, son of A.P. Van Wyk, on 29 Dec 1945 in Dutch Reform Church, Fairview, Johannesburg.
The child from this marriage was:
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