William Henry West Jnr. (1887)

Born 10 Sep 1887 in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa

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Biography

William was born in 1887. His parents were William Henry West and Mary Ann Leybourne. After his father's passing, in 1897, his mother returned to her family in England, taking her minor children, among whom was William, with her.

Sources

• "South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12641-31633-27?cc=1463648&wc=MFVW-4WR:1029190301,1029191801,1029195601,1029195602, South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Beaconsfield > Baptisms 1880-1972 > image 50 of 211; Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Grahamstown.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSCJ-2KQ : 21 May 2019), W H West in household of Martha Leybourne, West Hartlepool, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hartlepool subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "West Family Ties" by Magda (West) Haarhoff. Published by MP Books, a division of Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd, PO Box 14804, Lyttelton Manor, Republic of South Africa, 2005 - page 78