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John Walker Filmer 1890–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Winkel, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 1947

Death Location: Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa; 2091/47

Father: John Filmer

Mother: Martha Hart

Spouse(s): Iris Bryant

Children(s):

In 1890, John Walker Filmer entered the world in Winkel, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa, born to John Ebenezer Filmer And Martha Louisa Filmer Nee Hart. John Walker Filmer married Iris Irene Filmer Nee Bryant. John Walker Filmer passed away in 1947 in Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa; 2091/47.

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Biography

  • In 1890, John Walker Filmer entered the world in Winkel, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa, born to John Ebenezer Filmer And Martha Louisa Filmer Nee Hart.
  • John Walker Filmer married Iris Irene Filmer Nee Bryant.
  • John Walker Filmer passed away in 1947 in Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa; 2091/47.

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John Filmer's Ancestors

Self
John Filmer
1890–1947
Birth Place: Winkel, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
John Ebenezer Filmer
1844–1931
Cradock, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Martha (Louisa Filmer, nee) Hart
1855–1884
Cradock, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Grandparents
John Filmer
1808–1885
London, England
Henrietta ((or Mary?)Agnes Filmer, nee) Eastland
1820–1864
Cape Colony, South Africa
James (Hart) IV
1811–1876
Wynburg, Cape Town, Eastern Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1772–1861
Mary Whitbread
1790–1865
John Eastland
1782–1868
Sarah White
1784–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1738–1790
Sarah Wells
1745–1799
Charles Whitbread
1765–
Elizabeth Horton
1753–

John Filmer's Timeline

3 Records

1890
24 Aug 1890
Birth of John Walker Filmer in Winkel, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Winkel, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1890
27 Sep 1890
John Walker Filmer was baptized in Cathcart, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cathcart, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1947
1947
Age 57
Death of John Walker Filmer in Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa; 2091/47
Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa; 2091/47

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Winkel, Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1890
    Event Place: Cathcart, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Brakpan, Transvaal, South Africa; 2091/47
    Record Source: Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

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