George Peter Heffer

[auntie bertie]

I've just found a death record for a George Peter Heffer who was 28 yrs old who may (or may not) match my tree - George Peter Heffer born in Kent in 1854.
One record shows him as a draper in Cape Town in 1882 and then I have a grave pic 1883 from Wynberg Cemetery but unfortunately I cannot read the inscription.
Is there anywhere else I can search SA records please?

[cath151]

Hi
I think the inscription reads George Peter Heffer
Killed by a railway accident on the 17th October 1882

Cathy

[cath151]

Familysearch have the death of his wife Adelaide who married again to George Frederick Herbert https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-2QSC-L?i=160&cc=2517051&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQGKL-ZQJ6

Also found this on google which confirms railway accident 1883 https://eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/south-african-commercial-advertiser?id=29:sac-1832-oct-dec&catid=1:south-african-commercial-advertiser&start=10


Cathy

[auntie bertie]

Thanks = and I have now found the death of Adelaide's father in 1897 and she was still a Heffer then so could not have married Mr Herbert until after that date.  I have also found she has a son - also called George Peter Heffer and a daughter Winifred Georgina Herbert!

[TreeSpirit]

I have also found she has a son - also called George Peter Heffer and a daughter Winifred Georgina Herbert!

Interesting as George, (born Surrey!) had no children at the time of his death: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-LRSM?i=1853&cc=2517051&cat=331262
Maybe Adelaide was pregnant when her husband died?

[TreeSpirit]

Adelaide's 1898 marriage:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TWG-99SK?i=121&cc=1468076

[auntie bertie]

Thanks to all!  The mystery of my Gr gr uncle has been found!
The family were from Surrey but GPH was born in Hollinbourne Kent.