1868 - 1960 (91 years)
1837 - 1911 (74 years)
Birth |
14 Apr 1837 |
Dundee, Scotland |
Died |
23 Jul 1911 |
1911 Mains of Craigisla, Kilry, Dundee district, Scotland |
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Family |
Jane Mudie Baxter, b. 17 Sep 1840 |
Married |
15 Jul 1863 |
Dundee, Scotland |
Children |
+ | 1. George Russell Baxter, b. May 1865, Dundee, Scotland |
| 2. William Duncan Baxter, b. 14 Jun 1868 |
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1840 - 1889 (48 years)
Birth |
17 Sep 1840 |
Died |
30 Aug 1889 |
Dundee, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa |
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Family |
David William Baxter, b. 14 Apr 1837, Dundee, Scotland |
Married |
15 Jul 1863 |
Dundee, Scotland |
Children |
+ | 1. George Russell Baxter, b. May 1865, Dundee, Scotland |
| 2. William Duncan Baxter, b. 14 Jun 1868 |
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Family |
William Duncan Baxter, b. 14 Jun 1868 |
Married |
29 Apr 1911 |
St Saviours, Claremont, Western cape |
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Name |
William Duncan Baxter |
Birth |
14 Jun 1868 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
7 Jan 1960 |
Person ID |
I180138 |
master |
Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
Father |
David William Baxter, b. 14 Apr 1837, Dundee, Scotland d. 23 Jul 1911, 1911 Mains of Craigisla, Kilry, Dundee district, Scotland (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
Jane Mudie Baxter, b. 17 Sep 1840 d. 30 Aug 1889, Dundee, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (Age 48 years) |
Family ID |
F65244 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Notes from his autobiography Turn back the pages, submitted by Iain Scott
Lived at Waterloo Cottage, Annfield Road between Hawkhill and Blackness Road, by 1954 it had been demolished and a Jute factory was built.
Went to church at Lindsey Street Chapel. Schooled at Miss Buchans school then to Dundee Institution, Tay Street run by Messrs Brebner and Monfries. The Institution became part of the Harris Academy
Sailed to the Cape in South Africa from Tilbury in June 1886 aged 18.on the mail-steamer Grantully Castle. Called at Dartmouth for the mails and at Madeira four days later, arriving in Table Bay nineteen days after leaving England.
Joined the business of William Duncan & Co., drapers, at the corner of Adderley and Shortmaker Streets which was owned by his uncle. Became its owner in 1895 when his uncle died and ceased trading in 1919 on the sale of the building known as Duncans.
First attempt to enter Parliament was in 1904 which failed. He then turned to local politics and became a Councillor in the same year. After three years he was elected, in 1907 at the age of 36, as Mayor of Cape Town. He then continued as a Councillor until 1915.
He was elected to Parliament in 1907 as a Progressive Party member and was defeated in 1920 having served 13 years.
Became engaged to Miss Ethel Olympie Jagger in January 1911 and they were married on 29th April 1911 by the Archbishop of Cape Town at St. Saviours, Claremont. Mrs Ethel Baxter died in 1946.
They produced six offspring. Mary, who married Richard Fiddian-Green in 1937 and produced four children Richard, Jane, Karen and Ann; Jean who married Edwad (Ward) Gant in 1940 and produced two children David and Jane; Sheilah married Sandy Henderson in 1946 and they had four children Duncan, Jean, Hellen and Hilary; Moira married Jerry Henderson in 1946 (brother of Sandy) they produced two children Elspeth and Angus; John married Rosemary Wells in 1954 and David married Aline (Lynn) Charter in 1942.
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