Phyllis Trena Platt
(1909-1960)

Phyllis Trena Platt

Born: 17 Dec 1909, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Christened: 26 Jan 1910, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Marriage (1): Henry Rankin Swinton on 15 Jun 1940 in Berea Presbyterian Church, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Died: 1960 aged 51

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Henry Rankin Swinton

Swinton

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/35289309/person/19137648123

And

Copy of marriage cert in RAB's possesion.
Cal 15 Jun 1910

bullet Christening Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-23576-85229-26?cc=1468076
Witnesses:-
Ethel M. Taberer
C.H.J.? Button
L.A.Drew

bullet Death Notes:

National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT NAB
SOURCE MSCE
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 108/1960
PART 1
DESCRIPTION SWINTON, PHYLLIS TRENA. (BORN PLATT). BORN IN JOHANNESBURG, TRANSVAAL. S SP SWINTON, HENRY RANKIN. DECEASED ESTATE.
STARTING 19600000
ENDING 19600000

And

http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/35289309/person/19137648123

bullet Sources of information or noted events in her life were:

• Web Based Info. http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/35289309/person/19137648123

• Occupation. She was a masseuse.
Copy of marriage cert in RAB's possesion.

Phyllis married Henry Rankin Swinton, son of George Swinton and Florence Maud Meyers, on 15 Jun 1940 in Berea Presbyterian Church, Durban, Natal, South Africa. (Henry Rankin Swinton was born on 26 Sep 1909 in , Natal, South Africa and died after 1998.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• General Comment. Copy of marriage cert in RAB's possesion.

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11694-222252-72?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PTL:699649067
Her mother Violet Amy Platt was a witness.

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There will inevitably be errors and omissions and the whole purpose of creating this online record, is to invite feedback and corrections.
The data is specifically for non-commercial use and my clear intention is to build family records. The data may, therefore, not be used in any way for the purposes of financial gain.

Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years