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VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard 1901–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1901

Birth Location: Natal, South Africa

Death Date: 13 Aug 1979

Death Location: Mothwa Haven, Pretoria, S.Africa

Father: HENRY Sheppard

Mother: Jacoba Massyn

Spouse(s): JOHN Doyle

Children(s): Colin Doyle, Melville Doyle, JOAN Doyle

In 1901, VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard entered the world in Natal, South Africa, born to Henry William Halse Sheppard And Jacoba Louisa Massyn. VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard married John Edgar Johan Daniel Doyle, and had children including Colin Malcolm Doyle, Joan Cynthia Doyle, Melville John Doyle. VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard passed away in 1979 in Mothwa Haven, Pretoria, S.Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1901, VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard entered the world in Natal, South Africa, born to Henry William Halse Sheppard And Jacoba Louisa Massyn.
  • VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard married John Edgar Johan Daniel Doyle, and had children including Colin Malcolm Doyle, Joan Cynthia Doyle, Melville John Doyle.
  • VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard passed away in 1979 in Mothwa Haven, Pretoria, S.Africa.

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VIOLET Sheppard's Ancestors

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VIOLET Sheppard
1901–1979
Birth Place: Natal, South Africa
Parents
HENRY William Halse Sheppard
1879–1940
Pretoria
Jacoba (LOUISA) Massyn
1879–1969
Bloemhof, S.Africa
Grandparents
JOHANNES (Bernardus Massyn) (Massijn)
1845–1928
George, South Africa
Cornelia (MARTHINA van der) Wath
1850–1931
Burgersdorp, E.Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Cornelis Wat
1812–1853
Martha Botha
1827–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Wat
1768–
Johannes Botha
1791–
Martha Barnard
1797–1872

VIOLET Sheppard's Descendants

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VIOLET ((Vicky) Gwendoline) Sheppard (15 Jan 1901–13 Aug 1979) m. JOHN (Edgar (Johan Daniel)) Doyle (25 Dec 1893–2 Jan 1950)
  1. 1. Colin (Malcolm) Doyle 1925–1999
  2. 2. Melville (John) Doyle 1927–1974 m. Patricia (Guinevere) Bishenden 1929–1986
  3. 3. JOAN (Cynthia) Doyle 1923–2001 m. JOHN (Wetheral) Graham 1919–1981

VIOLET Sheppard's Timeline

3 Records

1901
15 Jan 1901
Birth of VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard in Natal, South Africa
Natal, South Africa
1910
24 Apr 1910
Age 9
VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard was christened in Wesleyan Church, Andries Str, Pretoria
Wesleyan Church, Andries Str, Pretoria
1979
13 Aug 1979
Age 78
Death of VIOLET (Vicky) Gwendoline Sheppard in Mothwa Haven, Pretoria, S.Africa
Mothwa Haven, Pretoria, S.Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1901
    Event Place: Natal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Wesleyan Church, Andries Str, Pretoria
    Record Source: Family documents, Baptism & Death certificates, Bapt. cert #93 [in \Edgar\03 folder]; Death cert [\Val\Docs folder]

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1979
    Event Place: Mothwa Haven, Pretoria, S.Africa
    Record Source: Family documents, Baptism & Death certificates, Bapt. cert #93 [in \Edgar\03 folder]; Death cert [\Val\Docs folder]

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