James Reuben Sawtell Tarr^{[1, 2, 3]}

1863 - Bef 1955  (< 91 years)

• Name	James Reuben Sawtell Tarr  [4]
  Birth	24 Sep 1863  [2]
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  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Death	Bef 1955  [3]
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  Person ID	I18380	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	William John Tarr,   b. 8 Sep 1829   d. 25 Apr 1917 (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Anne Wright,   b. 10 Feb 1830   d. 23 Apr 1910, Rocklands, East London district, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F2407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Dorothy Forrester,   b. 16 May 1866   d. 12 Oct 1953 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1891  [2]
  Children	1. Verna Lovie Tarr,   b. 27 Jun 1892   2. Amy Elizabeth Tarr,   b. 8 Jun 1894, Peddie District, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 23 Nov 1955, Johannesburg Hospital (General), Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 61 years) + 3. John William Tarr,   b. 12 Mar 1896   d. 27 May 1984 (Age 88 years) + 4. Melville Thompson Tarr,   b. 7 Feb 1898   d. 6 Jul 1966 (Age 68 years) + 5. Edgar Hilton Tarr,   b. 2 Jul 1899   d. 23 Sep 1972 (Age 73 years) + 6. Florence Tarr,   b. 6 Apr 1902 + 7. Leslie Tarr,   b. 15 Jun 1906   d. Dec 1988 (Age 82 years) + 8. Dorothy Tarr
  Family ID	F7219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2007

  
  

• Notes

  name James William Tarr on Amy's DN

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] King, Tessa, King, Tessa, (emails on South-Africa-L@rootsweb.com Mailing list), 5 Mar 2003, tck19genie.tessaking@gmail.com. From "The Tarrs of Rokewood" A story of Thomas and Ann Tarr, 1820 Settlers from Nottingham, England and their descendants by Dennis Adams and Moira Tarr Page 131 William TARR married Ann WRIGHT. He was the 8th child and 4th son of Thomas and Ann TARR. They had: 1. Emily Annie mar Gilbert BRENT div 1909. 2. Priscilla mar George STIRK (his second marriage) 3. Leonora Alice mar Henry George Forrester 4. Rosina Elizabeth TARR married William Southey STIRK. Unfortunately there are no details about this family in the book, just the names and their spouses. Their children: 4.1 William Calvin mar Ruby PAGE had 5 children 4.2 Joseph mar Hilda BROWN had 4 children: 4.2.1. Florence mar Douglas HADDON 4.2.2. Edith mar Preller LUYT 4.2.3. Reginald mar F BORNMAN 4.2.4. Ronald mar Adriana GROBLER 4.3 Victor mar Connie SMTH. 4.4 Constance mar A SPENSHOTT had 2 sons and a daughter 4.5 Cecil mar Thelma BROWN and had 4 sons and 2 daughters 4.6 Ralph mar H du TOIT and had 4 sons and 2 daughters 5. John William m Mary Elizabeth FORRESTER 6. James Reuben Sawtell mar Annie Dorothy FORRESTER 7. Isaiah Taylor mar Frances Maude VENABLES 8. Thomas * 4.7.1868 and died 13.7.1868. 9. Effie Lily Tasker mar Alfred LLOYD 10. Daisy Emma Wesley born and died 1873 11. Olive Ruth mar John William Ella VENABLES There is an entry on the Cemetery Projects CD by the GSSA as follows: Sydney Southey STIRK died on 1 Feb 1968. Sydney was buried in Old Cemetery, Grahamstown, District Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sydney Southey Stirk. Died 01-02-1968. Aged 90 years. Husband of Ethel Stirk. Hope this help some. Take care Tessa King [S323] Adams, Dennis and Tarr, Moira, "The Tarrs of Rokewood", (ISBN 0-620-15721-6). [S460] Death Notice, MOOC 6/9/100 ref 9676, (Filed 5 July 1862), (filed 22/12/1955), TAB MHG 0 32/56. Amy Elizabeth Tarr recorded by Hugo Slater [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-8D6V (Reliability: 3).