Katherine
Henrietta
Rainsford
Born about in Kimberley, South Africa
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Rainsford
and Jacoba Cornelia (Kuhn) Rainsford
Sister of
Henry Anthony Rainsford, John Albert Rainsford, Sylvia Rainsford, William Rainsford, Daisy Lyttleton (Rainsford) Schafer [half], Michael Rainsford [half], Charles Edward Rainsford [half] and Ethel Mary Rainsford [half]
Wife of
Decimus Bransby Tyrrell
— married
[date unknown] in Selukwe, Rhodesia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 71
in Gwelo Hospital, Gwelo, Midlands Province, Southern Rhodesia
Profile last modified
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Biography
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Katherine was born in 1891. She was a child during the Pioneer occupations into Mashonaland (circa 1895). Before her death she was resident in Lalapnazi. Katherine passed away, a widow, aged 71, in 1962. [1]. Katherine Tyrrell was buried in Gwelo Cemetery.
- !PLEASE NOTE!: The mother for all of Decimus Bransby Tyrrell's children here has NOT been ascertained!. Katherine Henrietta Rainsford is quite unlikely to be the mother for all four offspring!.
- 1962: Res.: Dane Court, Lalapanzi, Rhodesia.
- Rhodesian Pioneer: 1895.
Sources
- ↑ Zimbabwe Death Notices 1904-1976 Database with images. familysearch.com Ref: 84/1962 as cited by National Archives, Harare - added by Field Jan 2019
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