Henry Foster Varty (1863 - 1945)

Born 21 Nov 1863 in Rietvlei, Umvoti, British Colony of Natal

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Oxtoby) Varty — married 18 May 1895 in Umvoti Co, Natal, South Africa

Died 24 Dec 1945 at age 82 in Umvoti Heights, Greytown, Umvoti, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

Henry Foster Varty was born on 21 November 1863. He was the second son of Thomas Varty and Ann Kirby.

He was baptised on 7 April 1864 (along with his sister Eva Florence Varty) at Pietermaritzburg, Natal^[1]. His father was a Farmer of Riet Vlei, Umvoti.

Sadly his 11 year old sister Grace Violet Varty died on 6 October 1881, due to heart disease.

At the age of 31 Harry married Margaret Oxtoby on 18 May 1895 at the residence of Mr. W. F. Marshall at Mountainside, Umvoti in the Colony of Natal, after Banns^[2]. Henry was a Farmer of Umvoti Heights. The witnesses were Thomas Boyd Varty Jr. and Florence B. Marshall.

They went on to have at least three children.

His mother Ann passed away in 1905.

Henry fought in the Second Anglo Boer War in the division known as "Murray's Horse". He was entitled to the South Africa Medal.

His son Guy Herbert Foster Varty died on 1 August 1933 at about age 34. Nearly three years later, his wife Margaret passed away on 5 May 1936 at age 69.

His Last Will and Testament was dated 3 August 1945. He appointed his son Thomas Boyd French Varty to be the Administrator and Executor of his Estate.

He passed away on 24 December 1945 at the age of 82^[3]. Cause of death was recorded as Old Age. The intended place of burial was in Municipal Cemetery, Greytown, Natal.

Henry is memorialised on a plaque at Rietvlei Methodist Chapel Cemetery, Rietvlei, Craigieburn, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Occupation: Retired Farmer

Sources

1. ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:41DM-JDVL : 17 March 2022), Entry for Henry Foster Varty, 1864.
2. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDC2-4QK : accessed 12 May 2015), Henry Foster Varty and Margaret Oxtoby, 18 May 1895; citing Umvoti Co, Natal, South Africa; 00742; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,259,178.
3. ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZY4T-8XPZ : 16 June 2020), Henry Foster Varty, 24 Dec 1945; Death, Natal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm .

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• "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-H7L5 : 8 August 2018), Henry Foster Varty, 1945; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.