George Leslie
Riddle
Born about in Kimberley, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Brother of
James Moore Riddle, William James Smith Moir Riddle, John Malcolm Riddle, Jane Malcolm (Riddle) Simons and Jonathan Morrison Riddle
Husband of
Margaret McCall (Turnbull) Riddle
— married
30 Jun 1917 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 52
in Durban, Province of Natal, Union of South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Oct 2014
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Biography
George was born about 1886. He is the son of William Riddle and Jane Malcolm. [1]
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| George in his mother's lap. Kimberley Diamond Fields in about 1886/7 |
Occupation: Fitter on the SA railways (1938)
Residence: 35 Buxton Road, Greenwood Park, Durban (1938)
George received a military pension so it is likely that he participated in the war.
George Leslie Riddle died suddenly at Addington Hospital in Durban after being run down by a motor car on 14 Nov 1938. He was 52 years old. It was unknown whether it was by accident or homicide. The family intended to bury his remains at Red Hill cemetery in Durban.
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Pamela Cormac, Sunday, October 12, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW4-9VYZ : 27 September 2019), George Leslie Riddle and Margaret Turnbull, Johannesburg, Johannesburg; citing Marriage, , NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria.
- "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZYRK-LN6Z : 19 June 2020), George Leslie Riddle, 14 Nov 1938; Death, Durban, Ellisras, Transvaal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm .
- "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCS-Y72R : 22 August 2019), George Leslie Riddle, 1938; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
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