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Bliss Edith Cumming

Female 1881 - 1964  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bliss Edith Cumming was born on 17 May 1881 (daughter of James Cumming and Harriet Porter Hoole Dick); died on 9 Sep 1964 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

    Bliss married Alfred George Cumming on 7 Jan 1909 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. Alfred (son of Alexander George Cumming and Ann Scott Pringle) was born on 23 Sep 1882; was christened on 15 Oct 1882 in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Jul 1979 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Frances Daphne Scott Cumming was born on 12 Jan 1910; died on 15 May 1986 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
    2. Nancy Bliss Scott Cumming was born on 7 Jul 1911; died on 8 Nov 1990 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Archer Scott Cumming was born on 12 Apr 1913; was christened on 4 May 1913 in St John the Devine, Belgravia, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; died on 23 Oct 1998.
    4. Dennis Scott Cumming was born on 8 May 1914 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 22 Jul 1991 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Cumming was born on 26 Nov 1839 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Dec 1839 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of George Cumming and Catherine Damant Atherstone, 1820 Settler); died on 17 Dec 1922 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 18 Dec 1922 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.

    James + Harriet Porter Hoole Dick. Harriet (daughter of John Dick and Harriet Sarah Hoole) was born on 11 Oct 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Dec 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Jan 1898 in 'Thornkloof', King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Harriet Porter Hoole Dick was born on 11 Oct 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Dec 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of John Dick and Harriet Sarah Hoole); died on 14 Jan 1898 in 'Thornkloof', King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. Francis Harriet Cumming was born on 25 Nov 1868 in Maclear, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 18 Jan 1939 in 'Woodlands', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Jessie Cumming was born on 28 Jan 1871 in 'Gonubie Vale', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 28 Aug 1941 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Arthur Clement Cumming was born on 4 Oct 1873 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 5 Nov 1873 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 Jul 1925 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Sydney White Cumming was born on 12 Dec 1875 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 30 Jan 1876 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Dec 1939 in Otjiwarongo, South West Africa (Namibia); was buried in Outjo, South West Africa (Namibia).
    5. Robert Malcolm Cumming was born on 21 Aug 1878; was christened on 15 Sep 1878 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1951 in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. 1. Bliss Edith Cumming was born on 17 May 1881; died on 9 Sep 1964 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
    7. James Gordon Cumming was born on 7 Feb 1889 in 'Thornkloof', King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in Jan 1944 in Odzi, Rhodesia; was buried in Umtali Cemetery, Rhodesia.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Cumming was born on 12 Oct 1811 in Secundrabad, Madras, India; was christened on 2 Mar 1813 (son of Alexander Cumming and - wife of Alexander Cumming); died on 17 Nov 1881 in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    George married Catherine Damant Atherstone, 1820 Settler on 12 Jun 1834. Catherine (daughter of John Atherstone, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Damant, 1820 Settler) was born on 10 Oct 1815 in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England; died on 7 Sep 1890 in Beaconsfield farm, Grahamstown district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine Damant Atherstone, 1820 Settler was born on 10 Oct 1815 in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England (daughter of John Atherstone, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Damant, 1820 Settler); died on 7 Sep 1890 in Beaconsfield farm, Grahamstown district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. Alexander George Cumming was born on 12 Nov 1835 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 12 Dec 1835 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 May 1910 in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Guybon Cumming was born on 21 Dec 1836 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Oct 1917 in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).
    3. Catherine Ann Cumming was born on 13 Feb 1838 in Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Mar 1838 in Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Aug 1891.
    4. 2. James Cumming was born on 26 Nov 1839 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Dec 1839 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Dec 1922 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 18 Dec 1922 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    5. son Cumming was born on 25 Jun 1841.
    6. Herbert Cumming was born on 29 Jun 1842; died in 1890.
    7. Jessie Cumming was born on 11 Jun 1844 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 8 Sep 1844 in Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1846.
    8. Laura Elizabeth Cumming was born on 1 Nov 1846; died in 1847.
    9. Charles Bellamy Cumming was born on 26 Dec 1847 in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1930.
    10. Bliss Atherstone Cumming was born on 24 Sep 1849 in Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Dec 1849 in Grahamstown Cathedral (St Michael and St George), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 27 Jul 1892 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    11. Gordon Grant Cumming was born on 28 Nov 1851.
    12. Jessie Caroline Cumming was born on 3 Jan 1854; was christened on 3 Feb 1854 in St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 10 Jul 1924.
    13. Henry Gordon Cumming was born on 26 May 1857 in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 24 Jul 1898 in Thorn Kloof farm, Fish River, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 6.  John Dick was born in 1811 in Torphichen, Scotland; died on 8 May 1896 in 'Gonubie Vale', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    John + Harriet Sarah Hoole. Harriet (daughter of James Hoole, 1820 Settler and Jane Cotterell, 1820 Settler) was born on 26 Aug 1823; was christened on 22 Oct 1837 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Mar 1875 in 'Gonubie Vale', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Harriet Sarah Hoole was born on 26 Aug 1823; was christened on 22 Oct 1837 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (daughter of James Hoole, 1820 Settler and Jane Cotterell, 1820 Settler); died on 3 Mar 1875 in 'Gonubie Vale', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. Robert James Dick was born on 4 Jan 1845 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 Feb 1845 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 13 Jan 1913 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Charlotte Jane Dick was born on 23 Sep 1846 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 15 Nov 1846 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 May 1852 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 3. Harriet Porter Hoole Dick was born on 11 Oct 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Dec 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Jan 1898 in 'Thornkloof', King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Elizabeth Fanny Dick was born on 23 Sep 1850 in Waterfall farm, Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 15 Dec 1850 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 20 Aug 1909 in Redlands farm, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. John Alfred Quinton Dick was born on 26 Mar 1854 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 23 Apr 1854 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. Charlotte Jane Hoole Dick was born on 5 Jun 1856; was christened on 13 Jul 1856 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 14 Jun 1925 in 'Welgelegen', St James, Kalk Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
    7. Charles Herbert Dick was born on 5 Jun 1861 in 'Gonubie Vale', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 21 Aug 1861 in 'Gonubie Vale', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1943 in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa.
    8. Florence Edith Dick was born in 1863; died in 1918 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Alexander Cumming was born about 1788; died on 9 Oct 1858 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

    Alexander + - wife of Alexander Cumming. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  - wife of Alexander Cumming
    Children:
    1. 4. George Cumming was born on 12 Oct 1811 in Secundrabad, Madras, India; was christened on 2 Mar 1813; died on 17 Nov 1881 in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 10.  John Atherstone, 1820 Settler was born on 25 Jan 1793 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (son of Hugh Atherstone and Ann Green); died on 13 May 1855 in Table farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Table farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    John married Elizabeth Damant, 1820 Settler on 13 Dec 1811 in St James, Westminster, London, England. Elizabeth (daughter of William Sancroft Damant and Elizabeth Castell) was born on 26 Dec 1781; was christened on 30 Dec 1781 in Lammas with Little Hautbois, Norfolk, England; died on 17 Nov 1838 in Table farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Table farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Damant, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Dec 1781; was christened on 30 Dec 1781 in Lammas with Little Hautbois, Norfolk, England (daughter of William Sancroft Damant and Elizabeth Castell); died on 17 Nov 1838 in Table farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Table farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. son Atherstone was born in 1813 in Brandon, Suffolk, England; died in 1813 in Brandon, Suffolk, England.
    2. William Guybon Atherstone, 1820 Settler was born on 27 May 1814 in Zion Hill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 26 Jun 1898 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. 5. Catherine Damant Atherstone, 1820 Settler was born on 10 Oct 1815 in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England; died on 7 Sep 1890 in Beaconsfield farm, Grahamstown district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Elizabeth Atherstone, 1820 Settler was born on 4 Dec 1816 in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England; died on 2 May 1832 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Emily Atherstone, 1820 Settler was born on 30 Mar 1818 in Stowey, Somerset, England; died on 22 Aug 1900 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Hilton farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. John Cradock Atherstone was born in 1820 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1820 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. John Frederick Korsten Atherstone was born on 1 Oct 1821 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 8 May 1894 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Old), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    8. Bliss Ann Atherstone was born on 15 Nov 1823 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; died on 16 Jul 1907 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Table Farm Cemetery, Table Farm, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    9. Caroline Atherstone was born on 14 Nov 1826.

  5. 14.  James Hoole, 1820 Settler was born in 1789 in Chester, Cheshire, England (son of John Hoole); died on 14 Dec 1845 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    James married Jane Cotterell, 1820 Settler on 25 Nov 1810 in London Church (St Mary Abbotts - Kensington), London, England. Jane (daughter of Cotterell) was born in 1788 in England; died on 14 Mar 1853 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Jane Cotterell, 1820 SettlerJane Cotterell, 1820 Settler was born in 1788 in England (daughter of Cotterell); died on 14 Mar 1853 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Grahamstown Cemetery (Wesleyan/Methodist), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    Children:
    1. Abel Worth Hoole, 1820 Settler was born on 26 Aug 1811 in Margate, Kent, England; died on 29 Apr 1856 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Hon. James Cotterell Hoole, 1820 Settler - M.L.C was born on 18 May 1816 in Soho, London, England; died on 29 Apr 1878 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Jane Hoole, 1820 Settler was born in 1819; died on 20 Feb 1820.
    4. Jane Elizabeth Fitz Hoole was born on 10 Jan 1821 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 22 Oct 1837 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died between 1859 and 1914.
    5. 7. Harriet Sarah Hoole was born on 26 Aug 1823; was christened on 22 Oct 1837 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Mar 1875 in 'Gonubie Vale', Kei Road, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. Henry Edward Hoole was born on 3 Oct 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 3 Dec 1848 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 2 Sep 1903 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Old Morley, Wills, Umtata district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    7. Frances Elizabeth Cotterell Hoole was born in 1829 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 Apr 1843 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Sep 1908 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.



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