Géza Stephan (Szántó) Santow (1906 - 1971)

Born 1 Sep 1906 in Budapest, Hungary

Husband of Violet Vivian (Finlay) Mann — married 1938 (to 1944) in Budapest, Hungary

Husband of Marjorie Nora (Perry) Santow — married 1949 in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 4 Jun 1971 at age 64 in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Géza (Szántó) Santow has Jewish Roots.

Géza Stephan Szántó aka Santow was born on 1st September 1906 at Budapest, Hungary. He was a son of Ferenc "Francis" Szántó and Gisella Mesey. He was the older brother of Holocaust victim, Hungarian Judge Imre Szántó. The Szántó family were of Hungarian Jewish descent.

Géza married divorcee, Doctor Vivian Porch nee Finlay about 1938 in Budapest, Hungary. They had one son, Kim Santow, together, however divorced afterward.

Géza (Szántó) Santow migrated from Hungary to Australia.

Géza and Vivian emigrated to New South Wales, Australia, prior to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Géza became a noted surgeon and obstetrician in New South Wales.

He married a second time, to Marjorie Spence, in 1949 at North Sydney, New South Wales.^[1]

Géza passed away on 4th June 1971 at St Leonards, New South Wales and was buried in Rookwood Catholic Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #22272/1949
2. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #49020/1971