Bertha (Guttmann) Marks
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Bertha (Guttmann) Marks (abt. 1863 - 1934)

Bertha Marks formerly Guttmann
Born about in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1884 in Sheffield, Englandmap
Died at about age 71 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africamap
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Biography

Birth

1863 S Quarter in SHEFFIELD, Name: GUTTMANN, BERTHA, Mother's Maiden Surname: LATHAN [1] (Nathan, see parent's marriage record)
About 1862 England [2], Bertha Guttmann was a daughter of Tobias Guttmann[3] and Louisa Nathan [4][5]
Census 1881 Durham Rd, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding, England [3]
Tobias Guttmann Head Male 46 Poland
Bertha Guttmann Daughter Female 17 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Leonra Guttmann Daughter Female 15 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England [6]
Joseph Guttmann Son Male 13 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Rose Guttmann Daughter Female 10 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Philip H Guttmann Son Male 8 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Edith Guttmann Daughter Female 5 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Harritt Morris Servant Female 22 Ashby, Leicestershire, England

Marriage

Oct-Nov-Dec 1884 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Bertha Guttmann and Samuel Marks [7]

Children

Louis Marks [8]
Gertrude Miriam Marks [8]
Joseph Mordechai Marks [8]
Theodore Marks [8]
Fanny Beatrice Marks x Dr Israel Maisels [8]
Philip Marks [8]
"From this union nine children were born, six boys and three girls. Only six children survived infancy. Having himself received a limited schooling, Marks set great store by education and saw to it that the children were taught at home by governesses – boys until the age of eight, girls until the age of twelve and then they were sent to private schools in England" [9]
Census 1901 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [10]
Miriam Marks Visitor Female 11 South Africa Cape Colony
Joseph Marks Visitor Male 9 South Africa
Fanny Beatrice Marks Visitor Female 4 South Africa
Phillip Marks Visitor Male 1 South Africa
"Bertha Marks shared her husband's energy and love of life, and managed the house and its 14+ staff members with great aplomb. Amongst her hobbies, which included keeping chickens, gardening and entertaining on a lavish scale, Bertha still found time to raise her eight children"[11]

Death

28 October 1934 Carlton Hotel Johannesburg, age 72, buried Pretoria [2][8]

Sources

  1. GRO Reference: Volume 09C Page 309 Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  2. 2.0 2.1 "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78PC-1FN2 : 16 September 2019), Bertha Gutmann Marks, 28 Oct 1934; citing Death, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal. Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  3. 3.0 3.1 "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-D95V : 11 December 2017), Bertha Guttmann in household of Tobias Guttmann, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  4. parent's marriage, Jul-Aug-Sep 1862 London City, London, England, Tobias Guttmann and Louisa Nathan: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DV3-FTD : 13 December 2014), Tobias Guttmann, 1862; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005 Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  5. user tree: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/MH83-GJ9 Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  6. Leonora Guttmann 1866-1886 died age 20: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JTZ-MVB : 31 December 2014), Leonora Guttmann, 1886; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006 Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  7. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DV1-8KQ : 13 December 2014), Bertha Guttmann, 1884; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005 Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRT-XGVZ : 7 April 2020), Bertha Marks, 1934; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  9. Wikipedia contributors, "Sammy Marks," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sammy_Marks&oldid=958680043 (accessed October 1, 2020). Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  10. "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSF7-YCS : 20 May 2019), Fanny Beatrice Marks in household of Miriam Marks, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020
  11. SA Explorer, Sammy Marks Museum: http://www.southafricaexplorer.co.za/attractions/sammy-marks-pretoria/sammy-marks-museum-pretoria.html Baxter-5479 1 Oct 2020




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