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William Abraham Bester

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Abraham Bester was born in 1851.

    William married Francis Sophia Philipps in 1871. Francis (daughter of Edward Philipps, 1820 Settler and Augusta Scott) was born in 1851 in Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Augusta Euphine Bester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1872.
    2. 3. Edward Philipps Bester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1874.
    3. 4. Johanna Bester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1882.
    4. 5. Sophia Pauline Bester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884.
    5. 6. Catherine Gertrude Bester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888.
    6. 7. Ellen Josaphine Bester  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Augusta Euphine Bester Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1872.

    Family/Spouse: Lovell Taylor. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Iris Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1889.
    2. 9. Doris Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1948.
    3. 10. Lovell Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905.
    4. 11. Joyce Taylor  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Edward Philipps Bester Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1874.

    Family/Spouse: Violet Colby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Johanna Bester Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1882.

    Family/Spouse: George Henry van der Poel. George (son of Lambertus Philipus Jonas van der Poel and Elisabeth Geertruida Jacoba Meyring) was born on 16 Jun 1879 in Richmond, Cape, South Africa; died in 1941. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Joan van der Poel  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Leonia van der Poel  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Louis van der Poel  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Sophia Pauline Bester Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1884.

    Family/Spouse: Lindsay Aitkin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Thora Lindsay Aitkin  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Cynthia Aitkin  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 6.  Catherine Gertrude Bester Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1888.

    Family/Spouse: Alexander Dawson Douglas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Doreen Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Donald Dawson Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 19. Ralph Dawson Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 20. Rhona Dawson Douglas  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Ellen Josaphine Bester Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: John E Ogden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Iris Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (2.Augusta2, 1.William1) was born in 1889.

    Family/Spouse: Baird Cooper. Baird died in 1960. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Robert Young. Robert was born about 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Doris Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (2.Augusta2, 1.William1) died in 1948.

  3. 10.  Lovell Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (2.Augusta2, 1.William1) was born in 1905.

    Family/Spouse: Grace Nobel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Joyce Taylor Descendancy chart to this point (2.Augusta2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: John Shaw. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Joan van der Poel Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johanna2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Major Lagerway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Leonia van der Poel Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johanna2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Stuart Cameron. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 14.  Louis van der Poel Descendancy chart to this point (4.Johanna2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Sylvia van Antwerp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Thora Lindsay Aitkin Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sophia2, 1.William1)

  9. 16.  Cynthia Aitkin Descendancy chart to this point (5.Sophia2, 1.William1)

  10. 17.  Doreen Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (6.Catherine2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Aiden Egan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 18.  Donald Dawson Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (6.Catherine2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Florence Bekker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 19.  Ralph Dawson Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (6.Catherine2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Beryl Marshall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 20.  Rhona Dawson Douglas Descendancy chart to this point (6.Catherine2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Franklin Eksteen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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