
1875 - 1950 (74 years)
1843 - 1895 (52 years)
Birth |
1 Feb 1843 |
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Christened |
14 May 1843 |
Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Died |
25 Mar 1895 |
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Father |
John Short, 1820 Settler, b. 24 May 1812 |
Mother |
Margaret Catherina Fitchet, b. 8 Oct 1818, England |
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Family |
Arabella Woodcock Barnes, b. 20 Dec 1842, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Married |
31 Oct 1870 |
Children |
+ | 1. John Clement Short, b. 5 Jun 1871 |
| 2. James Frederick Meredith Short, b. 1 Aug 1873 |
+ | 3. William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
+ | 4. Margaret Sarah Laura Short, b. 1 Apr 1875 |
+ | 5. Francis Edwin Short, b. 14 Jan 1881 |
+ | 6. Charles Rennie Short, b. 2 Sep 1883 |
+ | 7. Reuben Young Short, b. 6 Jan 1886 |
+ | 8. Alfred Frederick Short, b. 28 Aug 1888 |
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1842 - 1905 (63 years)
Birth |
20 Dec 1842 |
Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Died |
27 Dec 1905 |
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Father |
James Whittaker Barnes, 1820 Settler, b. Apr 1807, Burton-on-Trent, England |
Mother |
Sarah Jane Patrick, 1820 Settler, b. 24 Apr 1811, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
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Family |
Frederick Edward Short, b. 1 Feb 1843, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Married |
31 Oct 1870 |
Children |
+ | 1. John Clement Short, b. 5 Jun 1871 |
| 2. James Frederick Meredith Short, b. 1 Aug 1873 |
+ | 3. William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
+ | 4. Margaret Sarah Laura Short, b. 1 Apr 1875 |
+ | 5. Francis Edwin Short, b. 14 Jan 1881 |
+ | 6. Charles Rennie Short, b. 2 Sep 1883 |
+ | 7. Reuben Young Short, b. 6 Jan 1886 |
+ | 8. Alfred Frederick Short, b. 28 Aug 1888 |
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1879 - 1950 (71 years)
Birth |
17 Aug 1879 |
Died |
6 Nov 1950 |
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Family |
William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
Children |
| 1. Frederick Hamilton Short, b. 5 Jun 1898 |
| 2. George Reginald Short, b. 31 Jan 1903 |
| 3. Edna Mona Short |
| 4. Thelma Short |
| 5. Alma Short |
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1898 - 1972 (73 years)
Birth |
5 Jun 1898 |
Died |
22 Apr 1972 |
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Father |
William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
Mother |
Lydia Annie Nelson, b. 17 Aug 1879 |
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Family |
Anna Hart, b. 30 Jun 1906 |
Married |
26 Mar 1926 |
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1903 - 1987 (84 years)
Birth |
31 Jan 1903 |
Died |
Jul 1987 |
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Father |
William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
Mother |
Lydia Annie Nelson, b. 17 Aug 1879 |
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Family 1 |
Ellen May James, b. Abt 1907 |
Married |
27 Oct 1928 |
la Rochelle, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Family 2 |
Mavis van der Walt |
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Family 3 |
Johanna Christina van der Walt, b. 1904 |
Married |
5 Aug 1942 |
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Father |
William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
Mother |
Lydia Annie Nelson, b. 17 Aug 1879 |
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Family |
James Leach |
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- 1970
Died |
19 Dec 1970 |
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Father |
William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
Mother |
Lydia Annie Nelson, b. 17 Aug 1879 |
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Family |
Maurice Newton Currin, b. 24 Nov 1907 |
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Father |
William Dixon Short, b. 8 Nov 1875 |
Mother |
Lydia Annie Nelson, b. 17 Aug 1879 |
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Family |
Douglas Duff |
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Name |
William Dixon Short |
Birth |
8 Nov 1875 [1] |
Baptism |
15 Nov 1875 |
Queenstown Church (Methodist), Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa [2] |
Gender |
Male |
1820 Lineage |
Yes |
Death |
3 Nov 1950 |
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [3, 4] |
Person ID |
I58530 |
master |
Last Modified |
13 Sep 2021 |
Father |
Frederick Edward Short, b. 1 Feb 1843, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 25 Mar 1895 (Age 52 years) |
Mother |
Arabella Woodcock Barnes, b. 20 Dec 1842, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 27 Dec 1905, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Age 63 years) |
Family ID |
F21114 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Baptism - 15 Nov 1875 - Queenstown Church (Methodist), Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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 | Death - 3 Nov 1950 - Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
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Sources |
- [S413] Queenstown Methodist Parish Records, Christenings 1854 - 1934, (LDS Microfilm# 1560874), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton.
- [S413] Queenstown Methodist Parish Records, Christenings 1854 - 1934, (LDS Microfilm# 1560874), (Entry# 1090), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton.
- [S2051] Shirley Serellis, Serellis, Shirley J.
- [S3795] SA Transvaal Death Notices, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/188051), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS37-QSGD-N?i=2324&cc=2520237 (Reliability: 3).
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