Martha Margaretha Van Ryneveld
(1902-1976)

Martha Margaretha Van Ryneveld

Born: 9 Jan 1902, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
Christened: 3 Mar 1902, Ladybrand, Orange Free State, South Africa
Marriage (1): George Ernest Spencer in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Died: 22 Nov 1976, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa aged 74
Buried: Silverton, Transvaal, South Africa

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. George Ernest Spencer

George Ernest Spencer
Dawn Spencer

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/DGS-004763117_00197?cc=1910846&wc=MM1Q-BZM:1570477146

And

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=547535

And

Copy of Martha Margaretha Spencer's Death Notice dated 17 Jan 1977 in RAB's possession.

bullet Christening Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZLS-GM5

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/DGS-004763117_00197?cc=1910846&wc=MM1Q-BZM:1570477146

Witnesses were Jan Olivier and Maria Van Ryneveld.

bullet Death Notes:

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=547535

And

National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 14427/76
PART 1
DESCRIPTION SPENCER, MARTHA MARGARETHA. (BORN VAN RYNEVELD).
STARTING 19760000
ENDING 19760000
REMARKS PREDECEASED SPOUSE GEORGE ERNEST SPENCER.

And

Copy of Martha Margaretha Spencer's Death Notice dated 17 Jan 1977 in RAB's possession.

bullet Burial Notes:

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=547535

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

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/DGS-004763117_00197?cc=1910846&wc=MM1Q-BZM:1570477146

And

http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=547535

And

National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 2382/66
PART 1
DESCRIPTION SPENCER, GEORGE ERNEST.
STARTING 19660000
ENDING 19660000
REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE MARTHA MAGARETHA SPENCER.

And

http://www.geni.com/people/Felix-Alfred-Van-Ryneveld/6000000035044675821

• General Comment. One of the witnesses is Maria Van Ryneveld. I am fairly sure this is her grandmother.

• General Comment. Copy of her mother - Martha van Stade Van Ryneveld nee Greoenewald's Death Notice dd 14 Aug 1952 in RAB's possession. She is recorded as a married to George Ernest Spencer.

• General Comment. Copy of her father - Roelof Van Ryneveld's Death Notice dd 4 Jun 1921 in RAB's possession. She is recorded as a minor child.

• General Comment. Copy of her husband, George Ernest Spencer's, death notice dated 22 Mar 1956 in RAB's possession. She survived him and signed his death notice.

Martha married George Ernest Spencer, son of Herbert Griffiths Spencer and Jessie Annie Neale, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. (George Ernest Spencer was born Jun Q 1889 in Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, England and died on 15 Mar 1966 in Scottburgh, Natal, South Africa.)

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

• General Comment. Copy of George Ernest Spencer's death notice dated 22 Mar 1956 in RAB's possession.

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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