Johannesburg West Park Cemetery Search

[Poppieskat]

Hello,

First time posting,

Wondering if someone can help me how to search more information from this cemetery.
Trying to track down an estranged great grandfather.
Jacob Myer Lewis, died 1944 and buried here. This information only just recently became available when someone uploaded the death notice on Family Search and I then re-looked on the SA Jewish Rootsbank page.

My uncle even mistakenly photographed someone else'e gravestone years ago thinking it was his...
There is no gravestone uploaded to the find a grave or eggsa website.

Any advice to look further? Already looked on National archives too. If I could find an ID number we could probably solve the mystery and track him back to england.

Thanks

[Poppieskat]

Just to add the listing I've found, I can't seem to find the west park cemetery on the find a grave to try and request a photo of the plot.

[pampoen]

This website is a pay to view if you want more info such as his ID number. I have found his surname, all you need to do is scroll further to see if his first name appears. If his name appears then it might pay you to subscribe. Here is the link https://www.identitynumber.org/death-notices-results.php?surname=LEWIS

Good Luck

[Poppieskat]

This website is a pay to view if you want more info such as his ID number. I have found his surname, all you need to do is scroll further to see if his first name appears. If his name appears then it might pay you to subscribe. Here is the link https://www.identitynumber.org/death-notices-results.php?surname=LEWIS

Good Luck

Thanks for that, unfortunately he was not born in South Africa and their birth records for his name only start from 1886, he was born in 1875 or thereabouts.

[garstonite]

stab in the dark - the Myer name is unusual - born in Aldgate London - died in Muizenberg, Wynberg, Cape Province ,South Africa
...................................
Samuel Myer Lewis
Born March 2, 1861 - Aldgate, London, England, United Kingdom
Deceased September 14, 1943 - Muizenberg, Wynberg, Cape Province, South Africa, aged 82 years old
Buried - Muizenberg, Wynberg, Cape Province, South Africa
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE OFFICE

is this possibly a brother of Jacob
 

[garstonite]

Familysearch has his estimated birth as 1871

Name   Jacob Myer Lewis
Alias   Jack Meyer
Age   73
Birth Year (Estimated)   1871
Birthplace   London
Relationship to Head of Household   Deceased
Spouse's Name   Sophia Helberg Lewis
Event Type   Death
Event Date   1 May 1944
Event Place   

Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Jacob Myer Lewis's Spouses and Children


Israel Lewis
Child

David Lewis
Child

Rubin Lewis
Child

Sophia Helberg Lewis
Spouse
............he married twice
Name   Jacob Myer Lewis
Sex   Male
Age   32 years
Birth Year (Estimated)   1886
Spouse's Name   Bessie Garber
Spouse's Sex   Female
Spouse's Age   18 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)   1900
Event Type   Marriage
Event Date   12 April 1918
Event Place   Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
........................................................................
ame   Jacob Myer Lewis
Sex   Male
Age   56 years
Birth Year (Estimated)   1875
Spouse's Name   Sophia Elizabeth Fredrika Helberg
Spouse's Sex   Female
Spouse's Age   21 years
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)   1910
Event Type   Marriage
Event Date   

25 June 1931

Event Place   

Waterberg, Transvaal, South Africa
.................
very controversial - unless he lied about his birth year on his 1st marriage - 1886 instead of 1876

[garstonite]

in the 1700's MYER as a first name is predominately given in POLAND