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William Willi Lewin 1882–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 APR 1882

Birth Location: Zeitz, Saxony, Germany

Death Date: 30 APR 1959

Death Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Father: Nathan Lewin

Mother: Franziska Dresel

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William Willi Lewin was born in 1882 in Zeitz, Saxony, Germany, the child of Nathan Lewin And Franziska Dresel. In 1936, William Willi Lewin immigrated to Johannesburg, Transvaal, Südafrika. William Willi Lewin passed away in 1959 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Biography

  • William Willi Lewin was born in 1882 in Zeitz, Saxony, Germany, the child of Nathan Lewin And Franziska Dresel.
  • In 1936, William Willi Lewin immigrated to Johannesburg, Transvaal, Südafrika.
  • William Willi Lewin passed away in 1959 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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William Lewin's Ancestors

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William Lewin
1882–1959
Birth Place: Zeitz, Saxony, Germany
Parents
Nathan Lewin
1851–1903
Stettin, Westpommern, Polen
Franziska Dresel
1855–1932
Luckau, BB, Germany
Grandparents
Julius Lewin
1819–1887
Frankfurt An Der Oder, Słubice County, BB, Germany
Ernestine Braun
1818–1902
Michaelis Dresel
1825–1892
Drosen, Weststernberg, Brandenburg, Saxonia
Sophie Hirsch
1832–1922
Guben in Luck, Deutschland
Great-Grandparents
Yehuda Lewin
1811–1878
Jette Brotzen
1796–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lewin's Timeline

3 Records

1882
4 APR 1882
Birth of William Willi Lewin in Zeitz, Saxony, Germany
Zeitz, Saxony, Germany
1936
1936
Age 54
William Willi Lewin immigrated in Johannesburg, Transvaal, Südafrika
Johannesburg, Transvaal, Südafrika
1959
30 APR 1959
Age 77
Death of William Willi Lewin in Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 APR 1882
    Event Place: Zeitz, Saxony, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal, Südafrika

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 APR 1959
    Event Place: Cape Town, South Africa

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