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Geoffrey W Greenhalgh 1919

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Rambling

Rambling Report 11 Mar 2016 16:00

One of the daughters mentioned by AustinQ has a tree on here, will PM details,

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 11 Mar 2016 14:23

Possibly 2 daughters born to his second marriage- both listed on FMP (although I don't have access to confirm)

Mark

Mark Report 11 Mar 2016 14:06

Thank you Alviegal that's great.. many thanks

alviegal

alviegal Report 11 Mar 2016 12:43

His gravestone is mentioned here. Think there may be a photo but I can't get the link to open.

GREENHALGH Geoffrey William 1919-1984

http://www.eggsa.org/cgi-bin/library/searchGraves.pl


EDIT Have managed to open it and there is a photo

02/10 /1919- 03/12/1984

Remembered by Nita

Children and Granddaughter.

Mark

Mark Report 11 Mar 2016 00:16

note to self from AustinQ

It certainly looks like he divorced Nancy Holden- papers relating to it are held at the SA national archives- they appear to be dated 1964 which is a little confusing as his 2nd marriage was 1962- but I don't know what the papers contain:

http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?20160310184551FDFFA96A&DN=00000001

When Geoffrey went to SA with Nancy in 1959 his birth date is given as 2nd November 1919 - this matches the birth date given on his 2nd marriage in 1962 so it's definitely the same Geoffrey:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z5-RKYG?mode=g&i=998&wc=QZV2-1M4%3A1589315405%2C1589315407%2C1589315452%2C1589393950%3Fcc%3D2155416&cc=2155416

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 10 Mar 2016 16:19

His death is listed here:

http://www.identitynumber.org/death-notices-results.php?surname=GREENHALGH

GEOFFREY WILLIAM GREENHALGH DOB: 1919-10-02
SPOUSE: ANNA JOHANNA HELENA.

Sorry Mark, you have to pay to view- but it does confirm his death in SA

Mark

Mark Report 10 Mar 2016 16:19

Thank you AustinQ very interesting

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 10 Mar 2016 16:15

From the National Archives of South Africa (NASA)

DESCRIPTION: ILLIQUID CASE. DIVORCE. NANCY GREENHALGH (BORN HOLDEN) VERSUS GEOFFREY WILLIAM.
STARTING 19640000
ENDING 1964

There's also another document dated 1983- not sure if it refers to his death:

DESCRIPTION GREENHALGH, GEOFFREY WILLIAM. ILLIQUID CASE.
STARTING 19830000
ENDING 19830000
REMARKS DAMAGES. SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Mark

Mark Report 10 Mar 2016 16:11

Great thank you ...

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Mar 2016 16:10

Looks very likely, birth place Bolton, you can view it on Familysearch


Geoffrey William Greenhalgh
South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive)
Name Geoffrey William Greenhalgh
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 04 Aug 1962
Event Place Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Residence Place P/V Standard Bank Bus 946 Durban
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 1919
Spouse's Name Anna Johanna Helena Ferreira
Spouse's Residence Place Groenfontein Bus 322 Heidelberg Transvaal
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Marital Status Single
Spouse's Birth Date 1942
Note Met Spesiale Lisensie
Entry Number 13

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Mar 2016 16:08

nancy ???
NANCY
Last name HOLDEN
Birth year 1920
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name SMALLEY
District BOLTON
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8C
Page 691
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

© brightsolid online publishing ltd

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Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Mar 2016 16:05

further to rambling rose's pot
the wife was born 28.9.1920
address 18 minterne road christchurch hants, she was a secretary stenographer and they were going to uganda , that was also their last permenent residence

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Mar 2016 16:05

Yes, that's what I mean - it's perfectly possible.

Mark

Mark Report 10 Mar 2016 15:58

He would be 97 this year if still alive I believe

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Mar 2016 15:55

The death of Greenhill may correspond to a birth in Hendon.

Do you know whether, if that is the right one travelling to Uganda, that they definitely returned to the UK?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Mar 2016 15:54

He could still be alive, Mark.

Mark

Mark Report 10 Mar 2016 15:47

I do not but his surname was Greenhalgh do you think its been mistranscribed here to Greenhill

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Mar 2016 15:43

do you know his full date of birth and his middle name

???
GEOFFREY WILLIAM
Last name GREENHILL
Gender Male
Birth day 16
Birth month 10
Birth year 1919
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1979
District UTTLESFORD
County Essex
Volume 9
Page 3049
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Mar 2016 15:42

Possible? Travelling with Mrs N

Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Transcription
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First name(s) G W
Last name GREEN HALGH
Title MR
Gender Male
Birth year 1919
Birth day 2
Birth month 10
Marital status M
Occupation BANK MANAGER ACCOUNTANT
Departure year 1959
Departure day 3
Departure month 7
Departure port LONDON
Destination port MOMBASA
Destination MOMBASA
Country KENYA
Destination country KENYA
Ship name RHODESIA CASTLE
Ship master's first name J
Ship master's last name JAMES
City LONDON
Ship destination port WEST COAST OF AFRICA
Ship destination country AFRICA
Number of passengers 0
Record set Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Category Travel & migration
Subcategory Passenger lists
Collections from Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, United States

edit address in UK in Christchurch Hants,they had been living in Uganda previously and Uganda is listed as their intended 'permanent residence'.

Mark

Mark Report 10 Mar 2016 15:22

Geoffrey W Greenhalgh 1919 the son of Ellen Shuttleworth 1884 and Stanley Greenhalgh 1886..

I have found that Geoffrey married Nancy Holden 1942 in Bolton but had no children. I can not seem to find a possible death for Geoffrey W Greenhalgh if anyone could possibly assist many thanks