Fitz-William Arbuthnot
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William Fitz-William Arbuthnot (1881 - 1950)

William Fitz-William (Fitz-William) Arbuthnot
Born in Umzinto, Natalmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 7 Nov 1906 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 68 in Wedderburn, Umzinto, Natal, Union of South Africamap
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Biography

William Fitz-William was born in 1881 at Umzinto, Natal; he was the son of William Arbuthnot and Constance (Leigh) Arbuthnot.

He was a fine tennis-player.

At the age of 25 he married 26 year old Isabel Edith Davey (the eldest child of Osborn Hugh Cogden Davey and Isabella Margaritha Marais) on 7 November 1906 at Pilgrim's Rest, Lydenburg.[1]

Marriage William Fitz William Arbuthnot to Isabel Edith Davey

They went on to have six children.

William was a Labour Recruiter; he passed away at the age of 68 on 5 January 1950 at his home 'Wedderburn', Umzinto, Natal.[2]

Death Notice of William Fitz-William Arbuthnot

It appears that he was cremated in Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, and commemorated by a plaque in St Patrick's Anglican Church Cemetery, Umzinto, Natal:[3][4]

Arbuthnot, William Fitzwilliam
Born:
Died:
Buried: Stellawood Cemetery Interment & Cremation Records 1905 - 2000, Umbilo, District Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, RSA
Note: William Fitzwilliam Arbuthnot. European Male - Cremation. Died aged 68 yrs. Buried 06 Jan 1950. Grave no - Block - Portion -.

Inscription:

In Loving Memory
Of
WILLIAM FITZ-WILLIAM
ARBUTHNOT
DIED 5TH JANUARY 1950
IN HIS 69TH YEAR

Sources

  1. South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTK-4TB4 : 27 September 2019), William Fitz William Arbuthnot and Isabel Edith Davey, Pilgrim's Rest, Lydenburg; citing Marriage, , NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria
  2. South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC7-WWYK : 22 August 2019), William Fitz William Arbuthnot, 1950; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa
  3. SA Genealogical Society Graveyard Project, Revision: 17 and before http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1741544
  4. Added by Des Lynch on 6 February 2021




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