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William Herbert Filmer 1900–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1900

Birth Location: Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 19 Jul 1954

Death Location: Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Father: Arthur Filmer

Mother: Lily Redhead

Spouse(s): Alice Brown

Children(s):

William Herbert Filmer was born in 1900 in Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of Arthur Hill Filmer And Lily Matilda Filmer Nee Redhead. In 1937, William Herbert Filmer resided in South Africa. William Herbert Filmer married Alice Maud Brown, and had children including Fay Margaret Filmer. William Herbert Filmer passed away in 1954 in Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State, South Africa..

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Biography

  • William Herbert Filmer was born in 1900 in Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of Arthur Hill Filmer And Lily Matilda Filmer Nee Redhead.
  • In 1937, William Herbert Filmer resided in South Africa.
  • William Herbert Filmer married Alice Maud Brown, and had children including Fay Margaret Filmer.
  • William Herbert Filmer passed away in 1954 in Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State, South Africa..

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Children(s)

William Filmer's Ancestors

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William Filmer
1900–1954
Birth Place: Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Arthur Hill Filmer
1857–1932
South Africa,,,
Lily (Matilda Filmer, nee) Redhead
1865–1954
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Grandparents
Ebenezer Filmer
1814–1877
13 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1, England
Sarah (Agnes) Hill
1830–1912
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1772–1861
Mary Whitbread
1790–1865
John Wheelwright
1800–1877
Celia Eastland
1814–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1738–1790
Sarah Wells
1745–1799
Charles Whitbread
1765–
Elizabeth Horton
1753–
Cumberland Hill
1778–1862
Agnes Cunningham(e)
1773–1855

William Filmer's Timeline

4 Records

1900
2 Oct 1900
Birth of William Herbert Filmer in Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa
1901
13 Jan 1901
Age 1
William Herbert Filmer was baptized in South Africa
South Africa
1937
1937
Age 37
William Herbert Filmer resided here in South Africa
South Africa
1954
19 Jul 1954
Age 54
Death of William Herbert Filmer in Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State, South Africa.
Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State, South Africa.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1901
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, Queenstown Methodist Christenings Register; Entry: 710

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Dewetsdorp, Orange Free State, South Africa.

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