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Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune 1893–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1893

Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 24 September 1974

Death Location: Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: James Fortune

Mother: Hannah Timms

Spouse(s): William Weaver

Children(s): Corbet Africa

In 1893, Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune entered the world in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, born to James Fortune And Hannah Videon Timms. In 1916, Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune resided in Walmer' Camp Ground Rd Rondebosch. Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune married William George Weaver, and had children including Corbet Louis Weaver South Africa. Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune passed away in 1974 in Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune entered the world in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, born to James Fortune And Hannah Videon Timms.
  • In 1916, Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune resided in Walmer' Camp Ground Rd Rondebosch.
  • Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune married William George Weaver, and had children including Corbet Louis Weaver South Africa.
  • Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune passed away in 1974 in Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Eleanor Fortune's Ancestors

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Eleanor Fortune
1893–1974
Birth Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Parents
James Fortune
1854–1904
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
Hannah (Videon) Timms
1855–1944
Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Charles Timms
1826–1881
Warwickshire, England
Jane Whitfield
1822–1910
Bingley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Fortune's Descendants

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Eleanor ((Helena) Jane Maude) Fortune (3 Dec 1893–24 September 1974) m. William (George) Weaver (3rd Nov 1884–17 Aug 1954)
  1. 1. Corbet (Louis Weaver South) Africa 1916–1990 m. Daphne (Crawford Van) Eyssen 1916–2011

Eleanor Fortune's Timeline

4 Records

1893
3 Dec 1893
Birth of Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
1893
17 Jan 1893
Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune was baptized in Bradford, St Augustine, Yorkshire, England
Bradford, St Augustine, Yorkshire, England
1916
17 May 1916
Age 23
Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune resided here in Walmer' Camp Ground Rd Rondebosch
Walmer' Camp Ground Rd Rondebosch
1974
24 September 1974
Age 81
Death of Eleanor (Helena) Jane Maude Fortune in Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1387
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Bradford, St Augustine, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 May 1916
    Event Place: Walmer' Camp Ground Rd Rondebosch
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, St. Georges Cathedral Cape Town Baptisms, 1849 - 1970; Page: 326; Entry: 9126; Repository: Anglican Church Archives, University of the Witwatersrand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1957
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1387

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Mombasa, Kenya
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1387

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1974
    Event Place: Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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