DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

25 May 1918

BIRTHS

ANDERSON—On March 21, at Sea Point, to Dr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson, a son.
AUCHTERLONIE—On May 8, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, the wife of R. Auchterlonie, a son.
CAMPBELL—On March 25, at Mowbray, to Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, a son.
CLEGG—On March 23, at Salt River, to Mr. and Mrs. George Clegg, a son.
DOWNIE—On May 5, at Bulawayo, the wife of J. W. Downie, a son.
FERGUSON—On March 24, at Observatory, the wife of H. S. Ferguson, a daughter.
RANDALL—On March 22, to Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Randall, of Paarl, a daughter.
ROOS—On March 12, at Klerksdorp, to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Roos, a son.
ROSENBERG—On March 18, the wife of Mr. I. E. Rosenberg, of Roodepoort, a daughter.
SANDERSON—On March 24, at Woodstock, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sanderson, a son.
SMITH—On March 15, at Durban, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Frank Smith, a son.
THOMSON—On March 25, at Newlands, the wife of W. Sinclair Thomson, a son.
WOOD—On March 14, to Mr. and Mrs. James Wood, of Bloemhof, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

DALL—MUNRO—On April 29, at Edinburgh, Kenneth S. Dall, of Johannesburg, to Jessie Munro.
GANDY—HASKAYNE—On March 20, at Cape Town, Sergeant C. G. Gandy, C.G.A., to Maud Haskayne.
MARITZ—DAVIES—On March 23, at Woodstock, Conrad Maritz to Jeannie Davies.

DEATHS

ABRAHAMSE—On March 21, at Woodstock, Margaret Abrahamse, aged 52.
ALLUM—On March 20, at Johannesburg, Adriana, wife of William Allum, aged 39.
BAILIE—On March 21, at Johannesburg, Charles Theodore Bailie, aged 38.
JAY—Killed in action, on March 21, Second-Lieutenant Arthur Palmer Jay (of Queenstown), West Cumberland Yeomanry, attached Border Regiment.
M’ILWRAITH—On May 6, at Port Elizabeth, John M’Ilwraith.
REEVES—On March 17, at Durban, Charles Reeves, in his 81st year.
SHAW—On May 12, at Johannesburg, John Jesse Shaw, late of Coatbridge.
SIDDLE—On the 3rd May, at 3, Lennox-mansions, Southsea, Josephine, wife of George Siddle (South African papers, please copy).
SMYTHE—On May 15, at Strathearn, Natal, Charles John Smythe, in his 67th year.
STODDART—On May 13, abroad, of illness contracted on active service, Sapper Charles Stoddart, S.A.R.E.
THWAITES—On the 12th May, at 2, Lurline Gardens, Battersea Park, Marian Emma, widow of Henry Thwaites, M.I.C.E. South African papers, please copy.
VISSER—On March 20, at Woodstock, Abraham Albertus Visser, in his 76th year.

8 June 1918

BIRTHS

HOWES—On April 12, the wife of W. J. Howes, of Woodstock, a daughter.
JEAREY—On April 11, at Simon’s Town, to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Jearey, a daughter.
MARCHAND—On April 11, at Pretoria, the wife of Dr. B. de Coligny Marchand, a daughter.
MATTHEWS—On April 5, at Cape Town, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Matthews, a daughter.
MEEGAN—On April 8, at Jeppes, the wife of W. J. Meegan, a daughter.
NICHOLLS—On April 9, at Broken Hill, Rhodesia, the wife of J. Nicholls, a son.
OSBORNE—On April 16, at Bethlehem, O.F.S., to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Osborne, a son.
PURCELL—On April 13, at Green Point, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Purcell, a daughter.
SHILTON—On April 10, at Mowbray, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Shilton, jun., a daughter (stillborn).
STAAK—On April 11, at Woodstock, the wife of J. B. Staak, a daughter.
UNGER—On April 3, at Houghton Estate, the wife of F. A. Unger, a daughter.
UPTON—On April 13, at Salisbury, Rhodesia to Mr. and Mrs. George Upton, a son.

MARRIAGES

BOSMAN—MATTHEWS—On April 9, at East London, W. Klerck Bosman to Edith Matthews.
CASSIDY—MEDLEY—On June 1, in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, assisted by the Rev. E. T. S. Reid, Rector of St. Bride’s Church, Glasgow, Captain Mark Startin Cassidy, Highland Light Infantry, eldest son of the late Charles S. Cassidy, R.N.R., of the Union-Castle Line, and of Mrs. Cassidy, 3, Buckingham Street, Glasgow, to Mary Blanche, second daughter of Professor and Mrs. Medley, of Glasgow University, and Rushall, Bradfield, Berks.
PARSONS—BANKS—On April 3, at Pretoria, George Parsons to Dorothy Banks.

DEATHS

ADAMS—On April 14, at Cape Town, Frances Adams, aged 37.
ANTHONY—On April 10, at Eureka, Rosolied Mateltha Anthony, aged 23.
ARENDSE—On April 11, at Malmesbury, Willem Arendse, aged 64.
BRUCE—On April 15, at Cape Town, Florentina Maria, wife of C. T. Bruce, aged 47.
HADLEY—On April 13, at Durban, accidentally drowned, W. A. Hadley, late boatswain, T.S.S. Brittania.
KNIGHT—Killed in action on May 2, Second-Lieutenant W. H. D. Knight, Royal Air Force, son of W. E. D. Knight, of Limuru, British East Africa, in his 19th year.
LAVER—On the 28th May, at 12, Beresford Road, Bournemouth, Emma Bowman, the dearly-loved wife of Henry Laver, of Middelburg, Transvaal, and elder daughter of the late C. H. Hardiman, of Southampton, interred at Southampton.
MOIR—On May 21, at Port Elizabeth, Catherine Peck, widow of Captain Robert Moir
PURCELL—On April 15, at Paarl, Leah Purcell, aged 16.
SEDGWICK—On April 17, at Claremont, Edward William Sedgwick, aged 73.
THOMAS—On April 13, at Observatory, Thomas William Thomas, in his 72nd year.

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