Randolph Hugh Delany

[gwen j]

Randolph Hugh Delany was born in Bilston Staffordshire in 1920 and emigrated with his parents in 1933. Can anyone find anything about him after his arrival? I understand he married a Leonie Bryers. Any info would be much appreciated.

[ShaunJ]

Google Books brings up a taster from 1998 "Who's Who of Southern  Africa"

" DELANY, Randolph Hugh (Del.), Dir. of Coys.; Dir. Grosvenor Consolidated Investments and its sub. coys.; Mng. Dir. Grosvenor Motors Ltd.; Joined Grosvenor Org. 1947; World War II served M.E., E.A., Italy with S.R. Forces, then British Army ..."

[gwen j]

Hi Shaun, Thanks for that! Now, any advice on how I can find out more?

[ShaunJ]

British Army commission in 1941 (bottom of page ) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35177/supplement/3164

[3sillydogs]

This in the Archives:

DEPOT     TAB                                                                   
SOURCE    WLD                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 0                                                                     
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 392/1962                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          ILLIQUID CASE. RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS. LENORE DELANY (BORN   
           BEYERS) VERSUS RANDOLPH HUGH.                                       
STARTING  19620000                                                             
ENDING    19620000                                     

this seems to have been done in the past before divorce proceedings.  Found a few of these for my much married grandma . 

[gwen j]

Interesting! Can anyone find out when they married and if they had any children? Where is SA did he live and can someone tell me when he died? Really appreciate all your help.

[3sillydogs]

This is in the Cape Archives:


DEPOT     KAB                                                                   
SOURCE    CSC                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 2/1/1/2116                                                           
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 3536                                                                 
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          ILLIQUID CASES. DAMAGES. COLIN ARTHUR ENGLISH VERSUS RH DELANY.       
STARTING  19600000                                                             
ENDING    19600000                       

May be Randolph Hugh, you would have to get a lookup of the file to sure.
The previous one is held in the Archives in Pretoria, it may give details of when and where they were married.  It seems that Lenore remarried and divorced again if this is anything to go by:

DEPOT     TAB                                                                   
SOURCE    WLD                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 0                                                                     
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 4560/1962                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          ILLIQUID CASE. DIVORCE. ROBERT ARTHUR TODD VERSUS LENORE (FORMERLY   
           DELANY, BORN BEYERS).                                               
STARTING  19620000                                                             
ENDING    19620000         

Also in the Pretoria Archives.

[gwen j]

Thanks 3sillydogs.As I live in the UK can you tell me how to access Pretoria archives please?

[pampoen]

Go to this link http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl click on RSA then type in the name say George in the first line and Brown in the second line and enter, or you can type Brown space George in the first line and enter or search. If you make a typo you have to click clear and start again. It is very sensitive to how you enter info. Note clicking on RSA searches all the archives in South Africa. Hope this helps Derek.