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- Capel was born at Strathalbyn (reg. Stirling), Jul. 13th. 1881. Educated at Christchurch, New Zealand, during the South African Boer War, he served as a Private (service No. 3348) with the 17th. Company of the Wellington, New Zealand Defence Force, departing New Zealand aboard the Cornwall, Jan. 30th. 1901. At Somerset East, South Africa, Capel firstly married Norah Leisching nee Southey, Feb. 6th. 1907 .The daughter of Southey, Norah was born at Somerset East, South Africa, Sep. 19th. 1880. Their children: Capel Southey Baines (1908 - 1999) born Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa, died Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Aug. 18th. 1999, Eva Norah Robbie (1909 - 1949) born Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Nov. 27th. 1909, married Hugh Bernard Robbie, died in Holland, May 19th. 1949, Freda Margaret Bate ( - ), married Leslie Calder Bate, Basil Capel Baines ( - ), Gysbert Capel Baines ( - ). Norah died in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, Aug. 5th. 1959. Capel secondly married Kathleen Mary nee Moloney?
On Jun. 22nd. 1926 Capel arrived at Southampton, England, aboard The Union Castle Mail Steamship Company’s Edinburgh Castle from Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Capel died in Transvaal, South Africa in 1964.
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