 Birth Notes:
Date confirmed in Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] possession
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Copy of Rolland Beaumont's Death Notice # 1452/1958 Filed on 9 Jun 1958 in RAB's possession.
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National Archives of South Africa
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DESCRIPTION BEAUMONT, ROLLAND. BORN IN NEWCASTLE, NATAL. S/SP BEAUMONT, HELEN.
LATER DECEASED. ESTATE NO. 678/1978. DECEASED ESTATE.
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ENDING 19610000
Death Notes:
Copy of Rolland Beaumont's Death Notice # 1452/1958 Filed on 9 Jun 1958 in RAB's possession.
And
http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/345/345.htmll
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National Archives of South Africa
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DESCRIPTION BEAUMONT, ROLLAND. BORN IN NEWCASTLE, NATAL. S/SP BEAUMONT, HELEN.
LATER DECEASED. ESTATE NO. 678/1978. DECEASED ESTATE.
STARTING 19580000
ENDING 19610000
Sources of information or noted events in his life were:
• General Comment. Photo of Beaumont/James Family Tree in RAB's [2] Possession records :- "(William Henry Beaumont as) Sometime Lieutenant 75th Reg. of Foot. Afterwards in the Colonial Office at Pietermaritzburg, (South Africa). m. 28.6.76 to Alice (Millar) 2nd d. of John Millar Esq. of Durban Natal & had issue. Baron Wm Richard born 10.6.1877, Alice Ellen Martha born 8.2.81 (could be 86), Rolland born 8.2.84 and Reginald Grey born 20.12.1888
• Sporting History. Played cricket for Transvaal and represented South Africa in five Test Matches in 1912-14.
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Rolland Beaumont was a South African cricketer from the early years of the 20th Century. He was born at Newcastle, Natal, on 4 February 1884, and died in Berea, Durban on 25 May 1958, aged 74. He attended Hilton College.
Beaumont was a hard hitting middle-order batsman, and a good fielder, his first-class career spanned the years 1908 to 1914 and consisted of 32 matches, most of which were for South Africa during their tour of England in the wet summer of 1912. His first match of importance was for Wanderers when the Johannesburg club drew with a Rest of South Africa team containing S.J. Snooke and A.W. Nourse. He also turned out six times for Transvaal and represented South Africa at Test level in five matches against both England and Australia. His natural game would show Beaumont as a free-flowing batsman but too often he let an over-cautious nature restrict his talent. He scored his only first-class century, 121, whilst captaining Transvaal in a two-day match at Johannesburg against P.W. Sherwell's XI in November 1913. But in all first-class matches he only built six scores of 50 or more. His highest Test score was 31, compiled against the Australians at Old Trafford during the Triangular Series of 1912. No obituary appeared in Wisden for Beaumont after his death.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolland_Beaumont
• Will. National Archives of South Africa
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• Occupation. Rolland Beaumont's CV copy in RAB's psssession.
ROLLAND BEAUMONT
Son of the late Sir Wm. Beaumont.
Born 1884 Newoastle, Natal.
Mining Diploma and B.Sc.
1.)
1907-1921 Witwatersrand Gold Mines. 1917-1921 Manager.
1922-1924 General Manager or Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd.
Trinidad B.W.I.
1925-1940 Managing Director - Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd
North Venezuela Petroleum Co. Ltd
Tocuyo Oilfields of Venezuela Ltd.
Trinidad Siparia Oilfields Ltd.
Chairman Guarico Oilfields of Venezuela Ltd.
and Director of several other Oil Companies.
2.) Of the above,Trinidad Leaseholds, was by far
the most important being the largest producer and refiner
of British won crude oil in the British Empire.
3.) In January 1922, Trinidad Leaseholds, Limited was
approximately £130,000 in debt. For the financial year
ending June 30th 1940, the Company showed approximately
£1,800,000 cash in hand and a profit of £1,500,O0O.
4.) The activities or the 0il Companies coming,under my
administration covered Exploration, Production, Transportation,
Storage, Refining, Shipping and Marketing. These operations
embraced civil engineering; mechanical, electrical and chemical
engineering, chemical laboratories (routine and research), all
branches of geology including paleontology, geophysics and
aerial survey
5.) In July 1930, we commenced marketing operations in the
United Kingdom for the disposal or Trinidad refined products.
This was built up from approximately 1,000,000 gallons in 1930
to 135,000,000 in l939.
6.) Up to the time I left in September 1940, i was much
occupied with British Admiralty and Air Ministry Requirements
both as to oil supplies and constructing refineries, storages
etc. These constructional operations involved expenditure
of approximately £l3,000,000 Government monies, and the projects
are now completed and in full operation.
7.) I was also a Director of the Petroleum Board, United
Kingdom, under the Chairmanship of Sir Andrew Agnew.
8.) Searching for oil and developing natural oil:
This comes under the heading of Exploration, Production
and geology in paragraph 4 above. As to the preliminary
"searching" and "prospecting" or as ie called "exploration" in
the 0il Business, I have l9 years experience, 1922-1940
firstly as General Manager or Trinidad Leaseholds Ltd., an then,
as Managing Director of the various companies mentioned under
paragraph 1, to which must be added the Trinidad Northern Areas
Ltd. jointly operated by Shell, Anglo Iranian and Trinidad
Leaseholds Ltd. of which Company I was a Director.
During the above period I had under me complete
geological and operating staffs for the search or exploration
for oil over the entire area or the Island or Trinidad,
and in Venezuela over territories covering thousands of
square miles. In Venezuela we also cooperated with
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and the Texas Company with
success in two area. As regards Trinidad, it was an
intensive search for the whole period or my 19 years, where
we had success and failures. We used every form of
modern geological science, including_Paleontology, Geophysics,
Torsian Balance, Seismograph Gravimetric.
We also searched in British Guiana, but unsuccessfully
See: C.G.Johstone, c/o Barclays Bank (D.C.&0.),
Simmonds Street, Johannesburg,
who will verify and give further information as he has been
in close touch with my work.
And
Copy of Rolland Beaumont's Death Notice # 1452/1958 Filed on 9 Jun 1958 in RAB's possession.
Occupation - Director of Companies.
• Education. Hilton College
SACS
http://www.schoolsportsnews.co.za/cricket/list-of-sa-test-cricketers-and-the-schools-they-attended/
And
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolland_Beaumont
• Letters. My Dear Rolly, Foxley Jan. 23/28
I have tried to make the notes a bit clearer but as I am not very clear myself and Auntie only gets more mixed every time one asks her it is difficult. As you will see the first Richard was our and your great, great grandfather and I fancy he would be the one about whom there is a legend that he was displeased at the roystering ways of his family and cut himself off from them - most probably owing to the German marriage [ to Ann Gigner]. Probably this is where we get our tempers and obstinacy!! I cannot find any dates relating to him but probably the birth certificate or baptism certificate of his son Richard.Harris Beaumont the naval quarantine surgeon who would be in the records at Hemmingford 1772 would give the parents age name and address and in that way it would be possible to trace back further. I believe our branch of the family sprang from Beaumonts of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. That last bit of information and also that about Harris B's will came from old George Russell and are likely to be correct.
Old Mrs. Field (cousin Frances) old George Russell's sister, now 92 and blind would very likely be able to tell you more. She is interested in pedigrees and as our Grandfather Wm. Beuamont's sister Mary married old Dr. Russell and was her mother probably she knows something of the family history. Anyhow it might be worth asking. Her mind is till clear and she has a methodical brain. Her address is 1 Cambridge Place, Falmouth, Cornwall.
I am sorry I cannot help more. I shall be interested to hear the result of the gentleman's researches and wd like a copy of the book when it comes out.
I expect it is owing to our descent from Mary Osborne we were always told we came over with Wm. The Conqueror. Although I believe the Beaumonts did also.
There would probably be records at St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, Hemmingford, Godmanchester, and possibly also at Bourne in Lincolnshire.
Please thank the children for their letters. Auntie was so pleased with hers. Her memory is very bad and her sight and hearing but she is wonderfully well.
I hope John will like his new school and that Jeanette is better. Helen did not say how you and she were - you had better run down in the car for a week end.
Much love to you all.
Ever yrs. afft.
Lala
And
Isipingo Beach
3 Feb 1929
My dearest Lala???
I am sending you a book I got from England "The Beaumonts in History - 850 to 1850" It has been compiled by a Mr. Beaumont at Oxford and is I think as authentic a publicaton as is possible. I want it, eventually, to go to Rolly, when he returns from his trip to Trindad. But meantime some of the members of the family might like to see it.
Aunts Emma and Edith might be interested. Anyway, you could let any who cres see the book. I enclose in his letter a memorandum giving my own opinion, I should like to have the views of others in the family. The book of course only deals with descendants in the mainlines of the families and no doubt there are crowds of minor families and branches whose history has been altogether lost: and our Beaumonts probably one of those. But how the insignia has got mixed up is a puzzle.
I am not writing you a letter as I have written to Aunt Emma and given all the news - my love and thanks to you and Alice for your letters.
We are geting very hot weather just now.
Don't hurry with the book, just keep it and lend it, as opportunity offers, before sending it to Rolly.
Your Affectionatley
Uncle Hal
And
Fairfield
Oct 12th
My Dear Rolly,
Many thanks from us for the cheques. I do hope you liked the teapot etc. and that the probate mans price was all right, we should hate to think we had asked too much. Lala was over here yesterday copying out for you from the family tree, I remembered old cousin George Russell at Worthing gave me a few particulars some years ago which I wrote at the end of my address book. i am sending them in case they may be of any help.
I do hope some day to see you and Helen at my Cottage, they have pegun to dig up the pound unfortunatley they are not flags but smallstones, they will come in useful for a front wall I dare say.
Lots of love to you both.
Yrs Aff
Mary.
I suspect she is Aunt Mary Laura Beaumont. Her sister certainly lived at Fairfield, Chudleigh, Devon.
• General Comment. Copy of his mother, Lady Alice Beaumont's, death notice dated 28 April 1945 in RAB's possesion. He is recorded as a major.
• Web Based Info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolland_Beaumont
• Obituary.
The Natal Daily News Tuesday May 27 1958
Death of Mr. Rolland Beaumont
The death occurred in Durban on Sunday of Mr. Rolland Beaumont son of the late Sir William and Lady Beaumont. He was born in Newcastle in 1884, and educated at Hilton College and the South African College, Cape Town.
He married Miss Helen Toiler in 1915.
A well-known sportsman, he played cricket for South Africa, touring England in 1912.
After managing several mines of the Rand Mines Group, he was appointed managing director of Trinidad Leaseholds, Petroleum Company, Ltd. He built up the concern into an enormous undertaking which was recently sold to an American company for about £63,000.000.
He played an important roll in the development of high octane spirit for aviation. One of the first Spitfires which took part in the Battle of Britain was named after him.
He was a director of the Central Mining and Investment Corporation before retiring to Maritzburg in 1950. At the time of his death he was a director of several mining and other concerns.
The Star 26/5/1958
Death of Mr. R. Beaumont
From Our Correspondent
DURBAN. Monday.- Mr. Rolland Beaumont, who was the son of the late Sir William and Lady Beaumont of Natal. died in Durban yesterday. He was 74.
He was educated at Hilton College and at the South African College, Cape Town.
He married Miss Ruth Toller in 1915.
He played cricket for South Africa, touring England in 1912.
After managing mines of the Rand Mines group, he was appointed managing director of Trinidad Leaseholds Petroleum Company Ltd. in 1921. This business was built up into the enormous undertaking which was recently sold to an American company for some £63-million.
He played an important roll in the development of high octane spirit for aviation. One of the first Spitfires taking part in the Battle of Britain was named after him.
He had been a director of the Central Mining and Investment Corporation prior to retiring to Maritzburg in 1950. At the time of his death he was a director of several mining and other concerns.
Transcribed by RAB from the originals in RAB's possession. Kloof Oct 2018.
Rolland married Helen Toller, daughter of Dr. Charles William Edward Toller M. D. , M. R. C. S. , L. R. C. P. and Florence Heaton Mackay, on 12 Jan 1915 in Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon, England 2.,3 (Helen Toller was born on 20 Sep 1889 in Barnstaple, Ilfracombe, Devon, England and died between May 1977 and Feb 1978 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa.)
Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Licence. Marriage is recorded in the district of Barnstable, Devon, England, Volume 5b page 825
Marriage was conducted at St Philip and St James Church (Pip and Jims) by Herbert Johnson (Vicar of Ilfracombe) and witnessed by Chas. W. E Toller (Helen Toller's father) and Helen Toller's sister Ruth
• Web Based Info. http://www.genealogyworld.net/ellen/domestic/Domestics1-16-1915.html
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http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=iA5Ac5hmBtsne%2BR88fkokA&scan=1
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https://www.genesreunited.co.nz/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/881899
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