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George Whitbread Filmer 1861–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7-27 Mar 1861

Birth Location: Tylden, nr Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 22 Sep 1927

Death Location: Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa ; 4875164

Father: George Filmer

Mother: Kate Palmer

Spouse(s): Frances Johnstone

Children(s): George Filmer, Phyllis Filmer, Amy Filmer, Eric Filmer

George Whitbread Filmer was born in 1861 in Tylden, nr Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of George Filmer And Kate Palmer. In 1908, George Whitbread Filmer resided in South Africa. George Whitbread Filmer married Frances Christina Filmer Nee Johnstone, and had children including Amy Kate Filmer, Eric Walters Filmer, George Edward Alfred Filmer, Phyllis Elliott Shuman Nee Filmer. George Whitbread Filmer passed away in 1927 in Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa ; 4875164.

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Biography

  • George Whitbread Filmer was born in 1861 in Tylden, nr Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of George Filmer And Kate Palmer.
  • In 1908, George Whitbread Filmer resided in South Africa.
  • George Whitbread Filmer married Frances Christina Filmer Nee Johnstone, and had children including Amy Kate Filmer, Eric Walters Filmer, George Edward Alfred Filmer, Phyllis Elliott Shuman Nee Filmer.
  • George Whitbread Filmer passed away in 1927 in Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa ; 4875164.

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George Filmer's Ancestors

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George Filmer
1861–1927
Birth Place: Tylden, nr Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
George Filmer
1824–1904
Salem, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Kate Palmer
1833–1871
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
John Filmer
1772–1861
Lenham, Kent, England
Mary (H) Whitbread
1790–1865
Lenham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1738–1790
Sarah Wells
1745–1799
Charles Whitbread
1765–
Elizabeth Horton
1753–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1715–1790
Mary Millden
1716–1790
John Wells
1718–1761
Sarah Stemp
1723–1766
Benjamin Horton
1730–
Mary Gonler
1732–1769

George Filmer's Descendants

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George (Whitbread) Filmer (7-27 Mar 1861–22 Sep 1927) m. Frances (Christina Filmer, nee) Johnstone (30 Jan 1878–22 Jun 1939)
  1. 1. George (Edward(Alfred?)) Filmer 1909–1956
  2. 2. Phyllis (Elliott Shuman, nee) Filmer 1907–1981 m. Ernest (Reuben Fletcher) Shuman 1901–1979
    1. 1. William (George) Shuman 1934–1935
    2. 2. Anne (MacKinnon, nee) Shuman 1936–1993
    3. 3. Michael (Fletcher) Shuman 1944–2014
  3. 3. Amy (Kate) Filmer 1906–1939
  4. 4. Eric (Walters) Filmer 1913–1985 m. Roslyn (Champion Filmer, nee) Marshall 1916–1975

George Filmer's Timeline

3 Records

1861
7-27 Mar 1861
Birth of George Whitbread Filmer in Tylden, nr Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Tylden, nr Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1908
1908
Age 47
George Whitbread Filmer resided here in South Africa
South Africa
1927
22 Sep 1927
Age 66
Death of George Whitbread Filmer in Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa ; 4875164
Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa ; 4875164

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7-27 Mar 1861
    Event Place: Tylden, nr Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1927
    Event Place: Cathcart, Cape Province, South Africa ; 4875164

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