West Thorrold JP (1870 - 1932)

Born 10 Jun 1870 in Milton, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella Kate (MacPhail) Thorrold — married 3 Jun 1896 in Craigside, Dundee, Natal

Descendants

Died 6 Jul 1932 at age 62 in Talana Hill Farm, Dundee, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Linda Prole [send private message] and Brian Walters [send private message]

West Thorrold JP migrated from England to Natal, South Africa.

Biography

West was born in 1870, his birth being registered at Gravesend, Kent in the 2nd quarter of that year^[1]. He was the son of James Thorrold and Rosetta Shotter.

He was baptised on 19 October 1870 at Milton Next Gravesend, Christchurch, Kent, England^[2]. His father was a Ship Broker of Old Kent Road.

1871 England Census
Ambrose Villa, Milton, Gravesend, Kent, England:

West and his family emigrated from England to the Colony of Natal in June 1872. He was educated in Ladysmith.

At the age of 25 he married 21 year old Isabella Kate MacPhail on 3 June 1896 at Mr. D. MacPhail's farm in Dundee, Colony of Natal, after Banns^[3]. West was an Auctioneer of Dundee; Isabella was a Farmer's Daughter, also of Dundee. The witnesses were Ernest Thorrold, James Thorrold, [MacPhail-175[|Annie MacPhail]] and Dugald MacPhail.

They went on to have 7 children, one of whom died young.

He served in the Second Boer War (1899-1902) as Secretary with the Dundee Rifle Association. West was entitled to the South Africa Medal with Clasp.

He was a Justice of the Peace and Mayor of Dundee, Natal. He lived at Bellevue, 95 Smith Street, Dundee with his family.

In 1928 West and his wife Isabella travelled to the United Kingdom, arriving on 1 June 1928 into London on the ship Borodine. They returned to South Africa, travelling on the ship Ballarat, departing from England on 18 October 1928 bound for Capetown^[4].

His father James passed away at his home in Ladysmith on 30 April 1929 just 4 days after his 90th birthday. His mother Rosetta died the following year at her home, on 16 August 1930.

West passed away in 1932 at the age of 62 due to Myocarditis with Angina and Cardiac Failure^[5]. He was buried at Talana Military Cemetery, Dundee, uMzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa^[6][7].

Inscription:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF WEST THORROLD

BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER. PASSED TO

HIS REST 6th JULY 1932. AGED 62 YEARS

"PEACE PERFECT PEACE"

AND OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER

ISABELLA KATE THORROLD

DAUGHTER OF DUGALD AND PETRIE MACPHAIL

BORN 17th FEBRUARY 1875 - DIED 4th JULY 1951

REST IN PEACE

There is a plaque in his honour at the Dundee Anglican Church of St James that reads:

"To the Glory of God and in Memory of West Thorrold,

For Many years a Warden of This Parish

Who Passed to his Rest 6th July 1932, RIP."

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XW2-ZMS : 1 October 2014), West Thorrold, 1870; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006,"
2. ↑ Christchurch Milton-Gravd 1857-1875 baptisms, Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records https://www.findmypast.co.uk
3. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDC2-QV6 : accessed 22 February 2015), West Thorrold and Isabella Kate Macphail, 03 Jun 1896; citing Dundee, Natal, South Africa; 00162; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,180.
4. ↑ "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68PB-GBG6 : 28 October 2021), West Thorrold, 1928.
5. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8PT4-KG3Z : 12 August 2020), West Thorrold, 6 Jul 1932; Death, Dundee, Natal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=892366
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101329208/west-thorrold : accessed 05 May 2022), memorial page for West Thorrold (1870–6 Jul 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #101329208, citing Talana Cemetery, Dundee, uMzinyathi District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ; Maintained by Stephen Farnell (contributor 47664179)

• http://www.geni.com/people/West-Thorrold/4585373

• http://kznpr.co.za/military-monuments-dundee-cbd/

• "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLR2-LN2T : 17 March 2018), West Thorrold, 1932; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1871," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFXD-YDS : accessed 21 June 2015), West Therrold in household of James Therrold, Gravesend, Milton, Kent, England; from "1871 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Brian Walters.