Catherina Milani

1919 - 1972  (53 years)

• Name	Catherina Milani
  Birth	14 Jan 1919	Slurry, Marico, Western Transvaal, South Africa   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catharina (Catherina) (Rina) Milani  [2]
  Death	6 Nov 1972	'Marlaine', Koppieskraal, district Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa   [1]
  Person ID	I66615	master
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Martin Milani
  Mother	Catharina Wath
  Family ID	F38860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Martin Milani
  Mother	Catharina Magdalena van der Wath
  Family ID	F45364	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Godfrey Cockcroft,   b. 5 May 1915, Wodehouse,Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 6 Jun 1985, Parys, Free State, South Africa (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1940	Mafeking, North West, South Africa   [1]
  Notes	In 1972 their last residential address was "Crofthaven", Parys, O F S [2]
  Children	1. Martin Godfrey Cockcroft,   b. 16 Jun 1942, Florida, Gauteng, South Africa d. 22 May 1965, Ginginglovu, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa (Age 22 years) + 2. Elaine Cockcroft
  Family ID	F24398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2016

  
  

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• Notes

  Was a very accomplished pianisat. Came 1st in South Africa, & 2nd in British Empire Classical Piano exams in 1940. Won a bursary to Trinity College in London, but her father, an Italian, refused to allow her to go. She was a very talented sportswoman as well. Ashes are buried in son's grave in Stilfontein.

  
  

• Sources

  [S908] Elaine Edwards, Edwards, Elaine. [S2948] Neil Zimmerman, Zimmerman gedcom.