Helen Platt

Born: 1 Jun 1917, Isipingo, Natal, South Africa
Marriage (1): Maj. Walter Burns Drysdale on 12 Mar 1942 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa
Died: 22 Nov 2008, Hillcrest, Natal, South Africa aged 91

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Spouses/Children:

1. Maj. Walter Burns Drysdale

Ronald Douglas Drysdale+
Iain Douglas Drysdale
Gavin Douglas Drysdale
Diana Rosemary Drysdale+

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

SA ID 1716010042084
http://ancestry24.com/search-item/?id=GGGovernment_Gazette_No._31776_-_16_Jan_2009_16_41

And

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec?htx=View&r=5538&dbid=1518&iid=30807_A000836-00301&fn=Doreen&ln=Platt&st=r&ssrc=&pid=28265157
In 1927 she was 10.

bullet Death Notes:

http://ancestry24.com/search-item/?id=GGGovernment_Gazette_No._31776_-_16_Jan_2009_16_41

And

DRYSDALE Helen (BUNCH) † 22 Nov 2008. Ma en ouma van Iain , Jane, Al en Ghillie , Diana , Robyn en Richard. Viering by Le Domaine Club House Hillcrest op 1 Des 2008 om 12.30 middag
http://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/the-mercury/674-the-mercury-2008-11-november

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

• Web Based Info. http://ancestry24.com/search-item/?id=C24584

And

http://ancestry24.com/wp-content/uploads/pages/Woman%20of%20%20South%20Africa%201935/page_00598.pdf

And

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

Helen married Maj. Walter Burns Drysdale, son of Percy Douglas Drysdale and Herminia Clarita Bell Burns, on 12 Mar 1942 in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa. (Maj. Walter Burns Drysdale was born on 3 Dec 1918 in Hampstead, London, England.)

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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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