Edwin Harold Torr (1897 - 1968)

Born 12 Apr 1897 in Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa

Died 1968 at about age 70 in South Africa

Biography

Edwin Harold Torr (1897-1968)

Birth
Edwin Harold Torr was born in 1897 at Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa. He was the son of Harold Torr and Amy Glasby.

England & Wales Census 1901
The England and Wales Census of 1901 records: Harold Torr age 28, born Paddington, London, occupation:Sergeant, and his wife, Amy H Torr age 27, born Southampton, and their children: Edwin H Torr age 3, born South Africa, Alfred W Torr age 2 and Lilian Torr age under 12 months, both born at Tynemouth, Northumberland, are living at Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. ^[1]

Marriage 1
On 14 October 1925 at Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa, Edwin Harold Torr age 28, born South Africa, bachelor, occupation: Insurance Clerk, married Hilda Elizabeth Katzin age 26, born South Africa, spinster. ^{[2] [3]}

Marriage 2
On 09 July 1940 at St Andrew's Church, Kensington, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, Edwin Harold Torr age 43, born Cape Province, divorcee, occupation: Insurance Manager, married Patricia Hurley age 26, born Transvaal, spinster, occupation: Typist. They were married by special licence. ^{[4] [5]}

Death
Edwin Harold Torr passed away in 1968 at South Africa. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch
2. ↑ Marriage: Marriage Certificate
3. ↑ Marriage: "South Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992," database with images, FamilySearch
4. ↑ Marriage: Marriage Certificate
5. ↑ Marriage: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch
6. ↑ Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976 (Death Burial Cemetery & Obituaries)

See also:

• "United Kingdom, British Armed Forces and Overseas Vital Records, 1761-2005", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68KF-9994 : 22 September 2021), Edwin H Torr, 1897.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSMB-R6T : 21 May 2019), Edwin H Tarr in household of Harold Tarr, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Tynemouth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. "Name Edwin H Tarr|Sex Male|Age 3|Event Date 31 Mar 1901|Event Place Tynemouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom|Event Place (Original) Tynemouth, Northumberland, England|Sub-District Tynemouth|Registration District Tynemouth|Event Type Census|Birth Year (Estimated) 1898|Birthplace South Africa|Relationship to Head of Household Son|Relationship Code Son|Page Number 11|Piece/Folio 37|Schedule Type 60"

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7VQ-XKQ : 5 April 2022), Edwin Harold Torr, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Marriage: "South Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23Q-8S45 : 9 March 2021), Edwin Harold Torr and Hilda Elizabeth Katzin, 14 Oct 1925; citing Marriage, Cape Town, Cape, Cape, South Africa, Western Cape Archives, Cape Town; FHL microfilm . "Name Edwin Harold Torr|Age 28|Birth Year Estimated) 1897|Spouse's Name Hilda Elizabeth Katzin|Spouse's Age 26|Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1899|Marriage Date 14 Oct 1925|Marriage Place Cape Town, Cape, Cape, South Africa|Event Type Marriage|Entry Number 460"

• Marriage: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHR-KN9Z : 20 September 2022), Edwin Harold Torr, 1925.

• Marriage: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZC9-R97Q : 19 September 2022), Edwin Harold Torr, 1940. "Name Edwin Harold Torr|Sex Male|Age 43|Birth Year (Estimated) 1897|Spouse's Name Patricia Hurley|Spouse's Sex Female|Spouse's Age 26|Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1914|Marriage Date 9 Jul 1940|Marriage Place Kensington, Johannesburg, Transvaal, Suid-Afrika|Marriage Place (Original) Kensington, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa|Event Type Marriage|Certificate Number 24"