Richard Footner Wyatt (bef. 1833 - 1891)

Born before 31 Aug 1833 in Parish of St James, Westminster, Middlesex, England [uncertain]

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Helmand) Wyatt — married 14 Apr 1862 in Presbyterian Church, Pietermaritzburg, Natal

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1891 after age 57 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal

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Richard Wyatt is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Biography

The son of Thomas Wyatt and Margaret Grandie, Richard Footner Wyatt was born in Westminster, London on 31 Aug 1833. He was baptised at St james, Westminster on 13 July 1834. ^[1]

The 1851 census shows him living with his mother at 32 Broad Street, Soho, London.^[2]

It is not clear what prompted Richard Wyatt to emigrate to South Africa as a young man. It is interesting to note that Broad Street was at the epicentre of the cholera outbreak of 1854, and it is possible that this it what prompted the move.^[3]

Occupation

His occupation is given as Porter in the 1851 census.^[2]

Farmer - Richard and Sarah Wyatt were farmers at Aasvogel Kranz, Umgeni, Natal. They had 12 children as shown here. Two of them, Sarah Elizabeth and Alice, died young^[4]

Name

Name: Richard Footman/Footner / Wyatt/^[5]

Given Name: Richard Footman/Footner^[5]

Marriage

Date : 14 Apr 1862^[6]

Place : Pietermaritzburg, Natal^[6]

Probate

Richard Footner Wyatt Birthplace Pietermaritzburg

South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950

Probate Date 1891 Event Place Natal

Age 57 Death Date 24 Feb 1891 Place Durban

Parents NN

Spouse Sarah Elizabeth NN

Children Eleven listed

DN signed on 10 Sep 1908 ^[7]

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKYZ-TZN : 11 February 2018, Richard Footner Wyatt, 31 Aug 1833); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,042,311.^[8]
• WikiTree profile UNKNOWN-74667 created through the import of Pieterse Rev1.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Esmé van der Westhuizen.

1. ↑ ancestry.co.uk; England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975; FHL Film Number: 1850976 Added by Hugh Constable
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} ancestry.co.uk; 1851 England Census; Registration district = St James Westminster; Sub-registration district= Golden Square; ED, institution, or vessel= 05b; Household schedule number= 506; Piece=1485 ; Folio=224; Page number= 19 Added by Hugh Constable
3. ↑ Added by Hugh Constable
4. ↑ ancestry.co.uk; South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s; Collection: Birth Records Added by Hugh Constable
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Added by Esmé van der Westhuizen, 1 Jun 2011.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCK-ZTD : accessed 27 October 2015), Richard Footman Wyatt and Sarah Elizabeth Hellman, 14 Apr 1862; citing Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa; 00320; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,159. Added by Esmé van der Westhuizen, 27 Oct 2015.
7. ↑ "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRL-N6DN : 17 March 2018), Richard Fortner Wyatt, 1891; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added on 24 Oct 2018 by Ian McArthur
8. ↑ Added byRichard Baxter 16:29, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lindsay Main for creating Wyatt-1696 on 1 Oct 13.