Person:Henry Whitfield (1)

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Henry William Lancaster Whitfield
b.18 Jan 1829 Bathurst, Cape, South Africa
d.18 May 1872
Parents and Siblings
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  1. John Whitfield1828 - 1909
  2. Henry William Lancaster Whitfield1829 - 1872
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Sep 1849
  1. Alfred Leo Whitfield1860 - 1901
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Henry William Lancaster Whitfield
Alt Name[2] William Henry Lancaster Whitfield
Gender Male
Birth? 18 Jan 1829 Bathurst, Cape, South Africa
Marriage 25 Sep 1849 Cuylerville, Albany, Cape, South Africato Margaret Ellen Cawood
Death? 18 May 1872

He married Margaret Cawood and had nine children. One of these, Alfred Leo, operated a transport business on the Kimberley diamond field, a pont across the Vaal River and farmed at Matjespan in the Orange Free State.

Soon after there marriage Henry and his family left the Eastern Cape, trekking up to the Transvaal after the discovery of diamonds at du Toitspan in 1869. By 1874 they had settled near Potchefstroom.

References
  1. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. International Genealogical Index - Africa. (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999-2005)
    Batch Number: 7710936 Sheet: 16 Source Call No.: 1059141 Type: Film.
  2. ↑ International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
    Batch Number: 8030261 Sheet: 66 Source Call No.: 1260789.
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