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Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston 1910–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUN 1910

Birth Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Death Date: 27 AUG 1977

Death Location: Gatooma, Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe

Father: Arthur Johnston

Mother: Mary Cox

Spouse(s): Frank Horsley

Children(s): Maureen Niekerk, Norma Horsley, Ellaine Horsley, Peter Horsley

In 1910, Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston entered the world in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, born to Arthur Caley Dunne Johnston And Mary Phyllis Cox. Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston married Frank Edgar Horsley, and had children including Brian Horsley, Colin Horsley, Ellaine Horsley, Maureen Phyllis Horsley Previously Van Niekerk, Norma Jean C Horsley, Peter Horsley. Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston passed away in 1977 in Gatooma, Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston entered the world in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, born to Arthur Caley Dunne Johnston And Mary Phyllis Cox.
  • Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston married Frank Edgar Horsley, and had children including Brian Horsley, Colin Horsley, Ellaine Horsley, Maureen Phyllis Horsley Previously Van Niekerk, Norma Jean C Horsley, Peter Horsley.
  • Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston passed away in 1977 in Gatooma, Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Johnston
1877–1968
Birth Location: Bengal, India
AJ
Mary Cox
1882–1958
Birth Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
MC

Spouses(s)

Frank Horsley
1915–1959
Birth Location: Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa
FH

Children(s)

Maureen Niekerk
1937–2019
Birth Location: Salisbury Rhodesia
MN
Norma Horsley
1944–1998
Birth Location: Kadoma, Zimbabwe
NH
Ellaine Horsley
1948–1963
Birth Location: Rhodesia, Africa
EH
Peter Horsley
1941–2010
Birth Location: Gatooma, Zimbabwe
PH

Violet Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Violet Johnston
1910–1977
Birth Place: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Parents
Arthur Caley Dunne Johnston
1877–1968
Bengal, India
Mary (Phyllis) Cox
1882–1958
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Violet Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Violet (Louise Phyllis) Johnston (16 JUN 1910–27 AUG 1977) m. Frank (Edgar) Horsley (9 MAY 1915–27 OCT 1959)
  1. 1. Maureen (Phyllis Horsley previously Van) Niekerk 1937–2019 m. Bennie (Theodore (Ben) Van) Niekerk 1933–1976
  2. 2. Norma (Jean (C)) Horsley 1944–1998
  3. 3. Ellaine Horsley 1948–1963
  4. 4. Peter Horsley 1941–2010

Violet Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1910
16 JUN 1910
Birth of Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1977
27 AUG 1977
Age 67
Death of Violet Louise Phyllis Johnston in Gatooma, Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
Gatooma, Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUN 1910
    Event Place: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1977
    Event Place: Gatooma, Harare, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
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