Emma Agnes (White) Hillary (abt. 1866 - 1953)

Born about 17 Jun 1866 in Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 31 Dec 1953 at about age 87 in Sanatorium, Chelmsford Road, Durban, Natal, South Africa

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Emma (White) Hillary migrated from England to Natal, South Africa.

Biography

Emma was born in about 1866.

She emigrated from England to South Africa, where she married Henry James Hillary circa 1899.

They went on to have three children:

1. Doreen Ruth Hillary (b. 1900, d. 23 Mar 1972)
2. Doris Gwendoline Hillary (b. 11 Jun 1901)
3. Harry White Hillary (b. 4 Oct 1903, d. 27 Aug 1986)

1901 England Census
69, Springbank Road, Lewisham, London & Kent, England:

Emma returned to South Africa with her husband, where he passed away in 1919 at the age of 65.

She passed away on 31 December 1953 at the age of 87^[1]. Causes of death were recorded as Lobar Pneumonia, Myocardial Degeneration and Senility.

Emma was buried with her husband at St. Thomas's Cemetery, Ridge Road, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa^[2][3].

Sources

1. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8LC3-NR2M : 6 August 2020), Emma Agnes Hillary, 21 Dec 1953; Death, Durban, Inanda, Natal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1726882
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215995399/emma-agnes-hillary : accessed 24 March 2022), memorial page for Emma Agnes Hillary (unknown–1953), Find A Grave: Memorial #215995399, citing St. Thomas’ Churchyard, Durban, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654)

See also:

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9ZK-BP3 : 20 May 2019), Emma A Hillary in household of Henry J Hillary, Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Lewisham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Research Notes

Note N63Document 127 of 920�DEPOT NAB SOURCE MSCE TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 0 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 24/1954 PART 1 DESCRIPTION HILLARY, EMMA AGNES. BORN WHITE. BORN IN LONDON, ENGLAND. PR/SP HILLARY, HENRY JAMES. ESTATE NO. 4627. DECEA STARTING 19530000 ENDING 19550000

1 _UPD 30 SEP 2008 22:08:42 GMT+2

2 _UID ED948819-41C4-47C0-B592-FCAC7D2D4DB3

2 _UID D0C09E2B-9779-4F46-9AF1-2E8EFCAC8358

Record ID Number: MH:N66

PRIN MH:I64