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Robert Pringle Rennie 1837–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUL 1837

Birth Location: Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 6 JUN 1905

Death Location: Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa

Father: John Rennie

Mother: Catherine Pringle

Spouse(s): Anna Wainwright

Children(s): Edward Rennie

Robert Pringle Rennie was born in 1837 in Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of John Brown Rennie And Catherine Heatlie Pringle. Robert Pringle Rennie married Anna Maria Wainwright, and had children including Edward John Rennie. Robert Pringle Rennie passed away in 1905 in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Robert Pringle Rennie was born in 1837 in Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of John Brown Rennie And Catherine Heatlie Pringle.
  • Robert Pringle Rennie married Anna Maria Wainwright, and had children including Edward John Rennie.
  • Robert Pringle Rennie passed away in 1905 in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rennie
1799–1850
Birth Location: West Mains, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
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Catherine Pringle
1810–1900
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Anna Wainwright
1841–1893
Birth Location: Cape, Cape Province, South Africa
AW

Children(s)

Edward Rennie
1877–1944
Birth Location: Tarkastad, Tarka, Eastern Cape, South Africa
ER

Robert Rennie's Ancestors

Self
Robert Rennie
1837–1905
Birth Place: Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
John Brown Rennie
1799–1850
West Mains, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Catherine (Heatlie) Pringle
1810–1900
Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Rennie's Descendants

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Robert (Pringle) Rennie (21 JUL 1837–6 JUN 1905) m. Anna (Maria) Wainwright (19 DEC 1841–31 JAN 1893)
  1. 1. Edward (John) Rennie 1877–1944 m. Catherina (Agnes Willemina de) Beer 1880–1917
    1. 1. Antoinette Rennie 1909– m. Albertus (Lambertus Van) Heerden 1903–1948

Robert Rennie's Timeline

10 Records

1837
21 JUL 1837
Birth of Robert Pringle Rennie in Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
1838
2 MAR 1838
Age 1
Robert Pringle Rennie was christened in Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
1838
2 MAY 1838
Age 1
Robert Pringle Rennie was baptized in Glen Lynden, Cape Province, South Africa
Glen Lynden, Cape Province, South Africa
1838
2 MAY 1838
Age 1
Robert Pringle Rennie was baptized in South Africa
South Africa
1850
1850
Age 13
Robert Pringle Rennie - Probate in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa
Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa
1884
BET 1884 AND 1885
Age 47
Robert Pringle Rennie - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1892
BET 1892 AND 1893
Age 55
Robert Pringle Rennie - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1900
BET 1900 AND 1901
Age 63
Robert Pringle Rennie - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa
1905
6 JUN 1905
Age 68
Death of Robert Pringle Rennie in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
1944
1944
Age 107
Robert Pringle Rennie - Probate in Cape Province, South Africa
Cape Province, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUL 1837
    Event Place: Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Sep 27 01:27:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Pringle Rennie and Catharina Heatley Pringle, 2 May 1838.
    [2] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Sep 27 01:23:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Pringle Rennie and Catharine Heatley Pringle, 2 May 1838.
    [3] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 05:16:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert P Rennie, 6 Jun 1905.
    [4] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 20:57:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Pringle Rennie and Anne Maria Wainwright, 10 Aug 1871.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1838
    Event Place: Glen Lynden, Bedford, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1838
    Event Place: Glen Lynden, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bedford

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1905
    Event Place: Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972", <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : Sat Mar 09 05:16:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert P Rennie, 6 Jun 1905.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1838
    Event Place: South Africa

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1884 AND 1885
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1892 AND 1893
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: BET 1900 AND 1901
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa
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