William Herbert Royston (abt. 1863 - 1938)

Born about 1863 in Natal, South Africa

Husband of Eva (Bristow) Royston — married 27 Jun 1905 in Durban, Natal, South Africa

Died 26 Nov 1938 at about age 75 in Silverton Bowling Club, Vause Road, Durban, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

William was born in about 1863. He was the son of Joseph Royston and Mary Owen.

UK Census Date 1871: Recorded with his parents and siblings in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales. Aged 8.

He was still recorded with his family in Wales in the UK Census of 1881.

By 1891 he was recorded as a Boarder in the household of John Calveatt at Gravesend, Milton, Kent, England. He was aged 28 and employed as a Solicitor's Clerk.

He returned to South Africa where he married Eva Bristow on 27 June 1905 at St. Thomas Church, Berea, Durban, Natal, after Banns^[1].

They had two sons.

He passed away in 1938 at the age of 75^[2]. Cause of death was recorded as Coronary Thrombosis and Heart Failure.

William was buried at Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCG-VJL : 10 March 2018), William Herbert Royston and Eva Bristow, 27 Jun 1905; citing Durban, Natal, South Africa; 00633; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,795,040.,
2. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8JB5-ZS6Z : 1 August 2020), William Herbert Royston, 26 Nov 1938; Death, Durban, Inanda, Natal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1665135

• His Mother's Probate Records

• "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68L5-7P6N : 27 October 2021), W H Royston, 1895.

• "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68PT-F9SB : 28 October 2021), Mr W H Royston, 1925.

• "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCS-FRV2 : 8 August 2018), William Herbert Royston, 1938; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.

• https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=73&p=surnames.royston

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5PB-6ZZ : 11 December 2017), William Herbert Royston in entry for Alfred Royston, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WS-8S5N : 11 December 2017), William H Royston in household of Joseph Royston, Rhuddlan (Flint), Denbighshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 5528/45, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,508.