Charles
Edward
Rainsford
Born in Selukwe, Gweru, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia
Ancestors 
Son of John Rainsford
and Aletta Henrietta Engelbretcht
Brother of
Henry Anthony Rainsford [half], John Albert Rainsford [half], Sylvia Rainsford [half], Katherine Henrietta Rainsford [half], William Rainsford [half], Daisy Lyttleton (Rainsford) Schafer, Michael Rainsford and Ethel Mary Rainsford
Husband of
Johanna Hendrina Sophia Coetzee
— married
Oct 1932 in Selukwe, Rhodesia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 54
in Outside Royal Hotel, Gweru, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Oct 2014
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Contents |
Biography
This profile is part of the Rainsford Name Study.
Birth
Charles Edward Rainsford was born on 22 Jan 1910 at Selukwe, Gweru, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia.[1] He was the son of John Rainsford and Aletta Engelbretcht.
Marriage
Charles Edward Rainsford married Johanna Hendrina Sophia Coetzee.
Occupation
- Goldminer at Lancet Mine, Selukwe, Gweru, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia.
Residence
- 1964 - Copenhagen Mine, Battlefields, Rhodesia.
Death
Charles Edward Rainsford died on 17 Dec 1964 outside the Royal Hotel, Gweru, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia.[2][3] He was bured at the Gweru Cemetery, Gweru, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Bart Simon the person who originally entered this profile.
To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research and compiling, and contact with the Rainsford families.
Sources
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14684-73526-22. Gweru, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia.
- ↑ Zimbabwe Death Notices 1904-1976 Database with images. familysearch.com Ref: R131/1964 as cited by National Archives, Harare.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ7-MR1H. 148/65.
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