Francis Thomas Knaggs and Family

[Joed99]

Hi

I am trying to find information about an ancestor Francis Thomas Knaggs and his South African family. Frank a Civil Engineer was br 1901 at Birmingham England then emigrated once he achieved  graduation from the Inst of Mech Engineers he emigrated to South Africa around 1921.

He married a Marian Murray Adam in Capetown in 1934 they had two children a boy H.M. br 1940ish and a girl S.H. br 1943ish both South Rhodesia. (I don't have their full names)

I have tracked them returning back and forth back to England until their last visit in 1947.

Frank Thomas Knaggs of "Matare" Vumba, Umtali, Zimbabwe died age 74 of England, Married, Retired d 26/4/1973 at Umtali General Hospital and stated  interred in Umtali cemetery.

Could anyone assist me finding out more about the children and their mother Marian Murray Knaggs.

Many Thanks

John

[philipsearching]

As Rootschat has a policy of not naming living people, it might not be possible to help with descendants.

To help Rootschatters in the search for Marian:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G15P-LQS?i=422&cc=1935348
Marriage 21 Feb 1934, Cape Town:
Frank Thomas KNAGGS, 35, born England, bachelor, Civil Engineer, residence PO Box 3, Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia
Marian Murray ADAM, 25, born England, spinster, School Mistress, residence Hotel Assembly, Caspe Town
Witnesses W M SHEPHARD & C M ROBERTSON
(parents not named)

Philip

[philipsearching]

The General Register Office (GRO) birth index has:
ADAM Marian Murray, Jun qtr 1908 South Shields vol 10a p1052, mmn COOPER

FreeBMD marriages has:
Jun qtr 1906 South Shields vol 10a p1497 on the same page: ADAM Hugh Murray, COOPER Gladys Emily

FreeBMD (which only lists mmn after 1911) has another ADAM/COOPER birth in South Shields 1912 and three in Hartlepool 1913, 1916 and 1919 which may be related.  I haven't checked the GRO for other siblings.

Philip