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Joseph Drysdale
(1841-1890)
Jane Dun
(1843-1904)
Alexander Burns
(1855-1929)
Herminia Bell
(1860-1944)
Percy Douglas Drysdale
(1883-1935)
Herminia Clarita Bell Burns
(1890-1970)
Maj. Walter Burns Drysdale
(1918-)

 

Maj. Walter Burns Drysdale

  • Born: 3 Dec 1918, Hampstead, London, England
  • Marriage (1): Helen Platt on 12 Mar 1942 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa
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Spouses/Children:

1. Helen Platt

(+ Shows person has known children.)



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bullet  Birth Notes:

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1518&iid=30807_A000707-00234&fn=Walter+Burns&ln=Drysdale&st=r&ssrc=&pid=14255234

And

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1518&iid=30807_A001454-00074&fn=Walter+B&ln=Drysdale&st=r&ssrc=&pid=3107391

And

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ONSBirth84&h=46763258&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=1518

And

http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1518/30807_A001454-00074/3107391?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dwalter%2bburns%26gsfn_x%3dNIC%26gsln%3ddrysdale%26gsln_x%3dXO%26msbdy%3d1918%26msbdy_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3diof%26msbdp%3d1%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3d40%26h%3d3107391%26db%3dBT26%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

bullet  Death Notes:

4 July 2014 - He is till alive and living in England.

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

• General Comment. Recorded in family tree from DPP in RAB's possession.

• Web Based Info. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1897&iid=31031_A100052-02280&fn=W+B&ln=Drysdale&st=r&ssrc=&pid=149215

And

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1518&iid=30807_A000707-00234&fn=Walter+Burns&ln=Drysdale&st=r&ssrc=&pid=14255234

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-8591-78?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PTP:470936566

• Military Service. Argyll and Southern Highlanders.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1897&iid=31031_A100052-02280&fn=W+B&ln=Drysdale&st=r&ssrc=&pid=149215

And

Report of Action at Sidi Barrani
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/31/a4441231.shtmll

• Occupation. Farmer.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1518&iid=30807_A001454-00074&fn=Walter+B&ln=Drysdale&st=r&ssrc=&pid=3107391

And

Farmer
http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1518/30807_A001454-00074/3107391?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dwalter%2bburns%26gsfn_x%3dNIC%26gsln%3ddrysdale%26gsln_x%3dXO%26msbdy%3d1918%26msbdy_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3diof%26msbdp%3d1%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3d40%26h%3d3107391%26db%3dBT26%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

• Travel, 1922. http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1518/30807_A000730-00359/27257747?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-g%26gsfn%3dwalter%2bburns%26gsfn_x%3dNIC%26gsln%3ddrysdale%26gsln_x%3dXO%26msbdy%3d1918%26msbdy_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26catBucket%3drstp%26uidh%3diof%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3dROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3d27257747%26db%3dBT26%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d1&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord

• Travel, 1960. http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/1518/30807_A001454-00074/3107391?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.co.uk%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3frank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d1%26gss%3dangs-c%26gsfn%3dwalter%2bburns%26gsfn_x%3dNIC%26gsln%3ddrysdale%26gsln_x%3dXO%26msbdy%3d1918%26msbdy_x%3d1%26cpxt%3d1%26uidh%3diof%26msbdp%3d1%26cp%3d0%26pcat%3d40%26h%3d3107391%26db%3dBT26%26indiv%3d1%26ml_rpos%3d3&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord


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Walter married Helen Platt, daughter of Cecil Platt and Hilda Isabelle Hogg, on 12 Mar 1942 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa. (Helen Platt was born on 1 Jun 1917 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa and died on 22 Nov 2008 in Hillcrest, Natal, South Africa.)

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

• Web Based Info. http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1897&iid=31031_A100052-02280&fn=W+B&ln=Drysdale&st=r&ssrc=&pid=149215

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDZ9-ZB2

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-8591-78?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PTP:470936566

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11610-8591-78?cc=2063749
Witnesses:-
Capt. Patrick Carroll
A.K. Neilson
They were married by Rev. W.H.T. Graham



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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