Julia HUGHES (c. 1865-c. 1945)

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Julia HUGHES1 was born c. 1865. She married Herman HORT on 23 Oct 1888 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Kingwilliamstown.1 She died c. 1945.1

 

 

Spinster aged 23 at time of marriage

Died abt 1945 RSA Archives MOOC ref 99717 Estate paper1s

 

 

 

Herman HORT,1 son of Jacob HORT (1831-1900) and Euphrosina SCHAFFNER (1832-1882), was born c. Aug 1863 in Switzerland.1 He died on 6 Apr 1926 in 19 Leopold St., Kingwilliamstown.1

 

 

Blacksmith

Age at Death 62 years and 8 months

Died at his home at 19 Leopold Street, Kingwilliamstown

Left will, movable and immovable property worth more than 3 00GBP

Reported 9/04/1926 in Kingwilliamstown by wife Julia

Have Death notice and photocopy of 2 page will witnessed b y W. Wicks and G.D.Goilishe. Solicitor and administrator Ce cil Romaine Atherstone.

Copies obtained from Jhb LDS.

Children all majors at time of death.

Herman Hort Cape 1926 ref 10920 film MOC9904

Bachelor aged 25 at time of marriag1e

 

 

 

Herman HORT and Julia HUGHES had the following children:

 

 

 

Vernon HORT ( - )

 

 

Basil HORT ( - )

 

 

Edwin Henry HORT ( - )

 

 

Hilton Herman HORT ( - )

 

 

Francis Vincent HORT ( -c. 1940). Francis died c. 1940.1

 

 

Oswald Garnett HORT ( - )

 

 

Ada Gladys HORT ( - )

 

 

Vincent Ryan HORT ( - )

 

 

Basil Weiner HORT ( - )

 

 

Eric Daniel HORT ( - )

 

 

Evelyn Julia HORT (c. 1890-1973). Evelyn was born c. 1890 in Kingwilliamstown, South Africa. She died on 24 Aug 1973 in East London, SOuth Africa.1 She married Harry Lewis BLACK.

Sources

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Peter STIRK, Descendants of H Schaffner.