Born in Grahamstown, South Africa
Ancestors 
Daughter of John White
and Mary (Malony) Distin
Sister of
Susannah (White) Soundy, Sarah Monro (White) Ekron, Annie White, Lucy Louisa (White) Vigne, William Michael White, Edward Josiah White and Henry Richard White
Wife of
John Sweet Distin
— married
3 Jan 1849 in Cradock, Cape Colony, South Africa
Descendants 
Mother of
Anna (Distin) Flemmer, Mary (Distin) Montagu, William Distin, Violet Louisa (Distin) Scanlen, Norman Distin, Florence Evelina (Distin) Hammond, Henry Distin and Laura (Distin) Martienssen
Died
at age 69
in Middleburg, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2014
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Contents |
Biography
John & Mary White were the parents of:
- 1. Annie White
- 2. Edward White +Lily Fisher m: June 1889
- 3. Henry White
- 4. John White
- 5. Lucy White
- 6. Mary White
- 7. Sarah White
- 8. William White
- 9. Selina White b: 1831 d: 1900 in Middleburg Cape +John Sweet Distin b: 1826 d 1902 Middleburg Cape m: 1849 Cradock
- 10. Susan White b: 1834 d: Abt. 1914 +Joshua Turner Soundy m: 1852 Cradock
- 11. Elizabeth Catherine White b: 1841+Edward Chase Conelly m: 1861 Cradock
12. Bridget White b: 1845
Research Notes
Original Import Details:
Birth
- Date: JAN 1831
- Country: South Africa
- Date: JAN 1831
Death
- Date: 22 OCT 1900
- City: Cradock
- State: Cape
- Date: 22 OCT 1900
Marriage
- Name John Sweet Distin
- Sex Male
- Spouse's Name Selina White
- Spouse's Sex Female
- Marriage Date 3 Jan 1849
- Marriage Place Cradock, Kaapkolonie, Suid-Afrika
- Marriage Place (Original) Cradock, Somerset, Cape Province, South Africa
- Event Type Marriage
- Certificate Number 72 [1]
Burial
- Date: 1900
- City: Middelburg
- State: Cape
- Country: South Africa
- Date: 1900
Photos
- http://www.geni.com/photo/view?photo_id=6000000001043052241
- http://photos.geni.com/p4/4995/2508/534448362a83b6d1/xup59maq_large.jpg
Sources
- ↑ South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-W9WF-T?cc=2821281 : 21 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Seen and added by Gordon Mac Rae 18 Oct 2022
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-CF5?i=734&cat=331262
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3Q3-ZWM?i=291&wc=Q81G-HQN%3A139966201%2C141528501%3Fcc%3D1779109&cc=1779109
Acknowledgements
- White-19144 was created by Gordon Mac Rae through the import of HGM 2014.ged on Sep 16, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Selena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Selena:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Selena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Selena:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Fay (Mast-Ingle) Lea 
:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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