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Walter Richard Oliver 1917–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1917

Birth Location: Simontown, South Africa

Death Date: May 1982

Death Location: Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: William Oliver

Mother: Caroline Eddles

Spouse(s): Kathleen Palmer

Children(s):

The story of Walter Richard Oliver began in 1917 in Simontown, South Africa. Walter Richard Oliver married Kathleen Agnes Palmer, and had children including Walter Stevenson Oliver 20 6 Cm Dna. Walter Richard Oliver passed away in 1982 in Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Richard Oliver began in 1917 in Simontown, South Africa.
  • Walter Richard Oliver married Kathleen Agnes Palmer, and had children including Walter Stevenson Oliver 20 6 Cm Dna.
  • Walter Richard Oliver passed away in 1982 in Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Walter Oliver's Ancestors

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Walter Oliver
1917–1982
Birth Place: Simontown, South Africa
Parents
William Percy Oliver
1896–1940
Caroline (Frances) Eddles
1892–1976
Simontown, South Africa
Grandparents
William (James) Eddles
1867–1918
Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Clara Scott
1866–1949
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Eddles
1843–1921
Caroline Lee
1845–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eddles
1821–1880
Rhoda Anslow\Ansloe
1818–1898

Walter Oliver's Timeline

4 Records

1917
4 May 1917
Birth of Walter Richard Oliver in Simontown, South Africa
Simontown, South Africa
1917
1 Jul 1917
Walter Richard Oliver was baptized in South Africa
South Africa
1982
28 Apr 1982
Age 65
Death of Walter Richard Oliver in Fish Hoek, South Africa
Fish Hoek, South Africa
1982
May 1982
Age 65
Burial of Walter Richard Oliver in Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1917
    Event Place: Simontown, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1917
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, St. Francis Church Simonstown; Entry: 154

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Fish Hoek, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1982
    Event Place: Maitland, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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