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William Gilmore Blair

Male 1857 - 1938  (81 years)



  • Name William Gilmore Blair  [1, 2
    Birth 31 Jul 1857  Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location   [1, 3
    Marriage 07 Dec 1902  St Mary's Catholic Church, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Find all individuals with events at this location
    Eliza Helen Edmonstone,   b. 15 Feb 1868, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jan 1943, Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation bef 1938  Bank clerk  [1
    Residence - 1938  Steynsburg, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location   [1
    Death 05 Aug 1938  Prince Alfred Infirmary, Grahamstown, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location ; Cause: Bronchopneumonia  [1, 3, 4
    Burial   Old Cemetery, Steynsburg, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location   [3
    Person ID I6080  Tatham | Heathcote branch | Spouse
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2022 

    Family Eliza Helen Edmonstone,   b. 15 Feb 1868, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jan 1943, Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 07 Dec 1902  St Mary's Catholic Church, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Find all individuals with events at this location   [2, 4
    William Gilmore Blair & Eliza Helen Edmonstone (marr Hyam)
    William Gilmore Blair & Eliza Helen Edmonstone (marr Hyam)
    Marriage register
    Children 
     1. Veronica Imogen Blair,   b. 28 Apr 1903, 121 Greyling St, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2209  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 01 Dec 2022 

  • Sources 
    1. [S45] Civil Registration, 05 Aug 1938, civil deaths, Grahamstown.
      William Gilmore Blair, age 81

    2. [S06] Parish Registers, 07 Dec 1902, marriages, St Peter, Pietermaritzburg.
      William Gilmore Blair, bachelor = Eliza Helen Hyam, widow

    3. [S23] Monumental Inscription, Aug 1938, Old Cemetery, Steynsburg.
      In loving memory of William Gilmore Blair, Born Edinburgh Scotland 31st July 1857, Died 5th August 1938, R.I.P.
      Photo contributed by Marlene Hammond to eGGSA website, 04 Aug 2019

    4. [S41] Death Certificate, 03 Jan 1943, Steynsburg, South Africa.
      Eliza Helen Blair, born Edmonstone, age 75