Percival Charles Hillary Ritson (1887 - 1947)

Born 3 Nov 1887 in Durban, Natal, South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Ivy Kate (Phillips) Ritson — married 2 Aug 1919 in Musgrave, Durban, Natal, South Africa

Died 25 Mar 1947 at age 59 in Addington Hospital, Durban, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

Percival was born in 1887. He was the son of John Henry Ritson and Mary Hillary.

He was Baptised on 31 December 1887 at Durban, Natal, South Africa^[1].

At the age of 31 Percival married 22 year old Susan Kate Ivy Phillips on 2 August 1919 at Musgrave, Durban, Natal^[2]. Percival's occupation was recorded as Machinist.

They went on to have about five children.

He passed away in 1947 at the age of 59^[3] and was buried at Stellawood Cemetery and Crematorium, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa^[4].

His widow Susan died in 1965.

Sources

1. ↑ "South Africa, Methodist Parish Registers, 1822-1996," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2MK8-XZR : 4 December 2014), Percival Charles Hillary Ritson, 31 Dec 1887; citing Baptism, Durban, Natal, South Africa, Methodist Church of Southern Africa, Grahamstown.
2. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCT-HCY : 27 December 2014), Percival Charles Hillary Ritson and Susan Kate Ivy Phillips, 02 Aug 1919; citing Musgrave, Durban, Natal, South Africa; 02823; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,795,578.
3. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8PTL-1V6Z : 5 August 2021), Pekival Charles Hillary Ritson, 25 Mar 1947; Death, Durban, Ellisras, Transvaal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=2087597