Ellen (Hair) Kirby
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Helen Hamilton (Hair) Kirby (abt. 1833 - 1884)

Helen Hamilton (Ellen) Kirby formerly Hair aka Dobson
Born about in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 7 Feb 1859 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africamap
Wife of — married 6 Aug 1874 in Estcourt, Natal, South Africamap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 50 in Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Colonymap
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Biography

Ellen Died From from Breast Cancer

Helen was born about 1834. She was the daughter of Alexander Hair and Catherine Hamilton[1].

She emigrated from Scotland to South Africa.

At the age of 25 she married 27 year old builder William Grayson Dobson on 7 February 1859 at Pietermaritzburg Street, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Colony by Licence[2].

They had at least two sons:

  1. William Dobson Jr. (b. circa 1865, d. 4 Jun 1902)
  2. Alexander Hair Dobson (b. circa 1867, d. 8 Nov 1937)

Her husband passed away some time before 1874 when, as a widow, she married secondly, widower John Kirby on 6 August 1874 at the Resident Magistrate's office at Estcourt in the County of Weenan, Natal, by special licence[3]. John was a farmer of Rietvlei. The witnesses were James Ralfe and C. B. Cooke.

She passed away in 1884 at the age of about 50 due to cancer of the breast[4]. The informant was David Lindsay, the undertaker in Pietermaritzburg.

Helen was buried in the Voortrekker Cemetery West in Pietermaritzburg[5].

Sources

  1. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYM8-YMV : 10 February 2018), Helen Hamilton Hair, 06 Jun 1833; citing , Sanquhar, Dumfries, Scotland, reference 2:1644VT2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,971.
  2. "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCK-ZX7 : 10 March 2018), William G Dobson and Helen Flair, 07 Feb 1859; citing Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa; 00635; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,158.
  3. "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCK-J6P : accessed 13 May 2015), John Kirby and Helen Grayson Dobson, 06 Aug 1874; citing Estcourt, Natal, South Africa; 00177; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,167.
  4. "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6G-NGRD : 23 January 2019), Ellen Kerby, 21 Apr 1884; Death, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm 2,092,393.
  5. https://kznpr.co.za/ Vortrekker Cemetery West, Grave Helen Kirby and John Hair




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