William Fraser Otto

Born: 29 Aug 1861 ²¹
Marriage (1): Grace Grey Miller Brown on 9 Nov 1886 in The Manse, Loop St., Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Marriage (2): Bessie Florence Harte on 3 Aug 1898 in St. Saviour's Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Marriage (3): Minnie Helena Birch on 16 May 1904 in All Saints Church, Klip River, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa
Marriage (4): Emily Louise Birch after 1905
Died: 9 Apr 1927 aged 65 ²¹
Buried: Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa ¹¹

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Spouses/Children:

1. Grace Grey Miller Brown

2. Bessie Florence Harte

William Frazer Otto

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/person/Petrus-Alberto-Ryno-van-der-Riet-Otto/152124921-11000108

bullet Death Notes:

http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/person/Petrus-Alberto-Ryno-van-der-Riet-Otto/152124921-11000108

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

• Web Based Info. http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/person/Petrus-Alberto-Ryno-van-der-Riet-Otto/152124921-11000108

• Occupation. Farmer.
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William married Grace Grey Miller Brown on 9 Nov 1886 in The Manse, Loop St., Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. (Grace Grey Miller Brown was born in Jul 1863 in , Ayrshire, Scotland,²¹ died on 3 Dec 1896 ²¹ and was buried in Riet Vlei, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ²¹.)

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

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11816-104294-82?cc=2063749
Witnesses:-
Mathew Brown
Christianne H. King

William next married Bessie Florence Harte on 3 Aug 1898 in St. Saviour's Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa.

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

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11863-123382-64?cc=2063749
Witnesses:-
Maud Lucas
M.J.F. Harte (The initials are unclear)

William next married Minnie Helena Birch, daughter of Richard Birch and Ellen, on 16 May 1904 in All Saints Church, Klip River, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa. (Minnie Helena Birch was born Jun Q 1875 in W. Derby, Lancashire, England, christened on 17 May 1875 in Kirkdale, Lancashire, England and died in 1905.)

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

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11080-30185-3?cc=2063749
Witnesses:-
H. B. Cawood
Emily Birch

William next married Emily Louise Birch after 1905. (Emily Louise Birch was born Cal 15 Apr 1877 in , Fermanagh, Ireland and died on 15 Apr 1944 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.)

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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