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Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« on: Monday 05 August 19 19:58 BST (UK) »
I'm looking for information regarding Colin Shaw (b.1925) and his wife K (b.1930's Derbyshire UK.  They emigrated to South Africa on 6th Feb 1958 on the Athlone Castle from Southampton to Durban.  I believe they may have owned an orange farm near Johannesburg. I unable how to trace them or their relatives, can anyone assist>

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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 05 August 19 20:04 BST (UK) »
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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 05 August 19 20:37 BST (UK) »
Apologies but I thought they might have passed on and I really wanted to know what happened to them when they arrived in South Africa as it's a stumbling block in the tree I am researching.

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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 05 August 19 20:45 BST (UK) »
My parents are older and as of Saturday they're still alive  ;)
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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 06 August 19 08:29 BST (UK) »
If Colin was born “1925-10-11” he would have died before 2008. I haven’t been able to find a death for Kathleen.

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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 06 August 19 08:33 BST (UK) »
If Colin was born 1925* he would have died before 2008. I haven't been able to find a death for Kathleen.
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Why would he have had to died before 2008? If born 1925 would be 94ish. As I said, my parents are older and they are still alive.
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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 06 August 19 08:56 BST (UK) »
Why? Because a Colin Shaw b  “1925-10-11” is listed in an index for death records until 2008 (incl his wife's name = Kathleen).

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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 06 August 19 09:27 BST (UK) »
That is very interesting.  Is it possible to let me know where you got the information regarding Colin's passing?

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Re: Colin and Kathleen Lewis emigrated in 1958 - where are they now?
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 06 August 19 09:29 BST (UK) »
Why? Because a Colin Shaw b  “1925-10-11” is listed in an index for death records until 2008 (incl his wife's name = Kathleen).
If you'd mentioned that earlier I wouldn't have queried if he was still alive  :-\
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