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Adolph William Meyer 1878–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1878

Birth Location: Camperdown, Natal, South Africa

Death Date: 6 May 1954

Death Location: Cato Ridge, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Father: Frederick Meyer

Mother: Lisetta Westermeyer

Spouse(s): Ethel Hardman

Children(s): Clifford Meyer, Pearl Meyer

The story of Adolph William Meyer began in 1878 in Camperdown, Natal, South Africa. Adolph William Meyer married Ethel Elizabeth Hardman, and had children including Clifford Frederick Meyer, Pearl Elizabeth Meyer. Adolph William Meyer passed away in 1954 in Cato Ridge, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Adolph William Meyer began in 1878 in Camperdown, Natal, South Africa.
  • Adolph William Meyer married Ethel Elizabeth Hardman, and had children including Clifford Frederick Meyer, Pearl Elizabeth Meyer.
  • Adolph William Meyer passed away in 1954 in Cato Ridge, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Adolph Meyer's Ancestors

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Adolph Meyer
1878–1954
Birth Place: Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
Parents
Frederick William Meyer
1839–1918
Prussia
Lisetta (Margaretha) Westermeyer
1850–1923
New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Grandparents
Niclaus Meyer
1808–1887
Kalkriese, Bramsche, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
Anne (Catherine Marie) Eggemann
1802–1874
Schleptrup, Ksp Engter, Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Deutschland
Friedrich (Adolph) Westermeier
1821–1910
Westerkappeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Catharina (Marcia) Hantelman
1830–1910
Westerkappeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Gerhard Meyer
1743–
Johann Eggemann
1773–1846
Anne Eggemann
1777–1851
Marie Schroer
1790–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Eggemann
1752–1789
Anna Unkenholt
1742–1814
Hermann Schlüsemeÿer
1743–1816
Johann Schroer
1809–1880

Adolph Meyer's Descendants

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Adolph (William) Meyer (14 Jul 1878–6 May 1954) m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Hardman (1885–1986)
  1. 1. Clifford (Frederick) Meyer 1905–1976
  2. 2. Pearl (Elizabeth) Meyer 1908– m. Horace (Leslie) Swaby 1909–

Adolph Meyer's Timeline

3 Records

1878
14 Jul 1878
Birth of Adolph William Meyer in Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
1954
6 May 1954
Age 76
Death of Adolph William Meyer in Cato Ridge, Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
Cato Ridge, Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
1954
6 May 1954
Age 76
Death of Adolph William Meyer in Escombe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Escombe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1954
    Event Place: Cato Ridge, Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1954
    Event Place: Escombe, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cato Ridge, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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