 Birth Notes:
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Death Notes:
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The death record above is incorrect.
National Archives of South Africa
DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 5317/43
PART 1
DESCRIPTION WEAKLEY, HARRY
STARTING 1943
ENDING 1943
REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE ANNIE LOUISA WEAKLEY. (BORN KING).
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Name: WEAKLEY, HARRY
Date Of Death: 19430000
Passport Number: 469828
Source Location: National Archives, Pretoria (TAB)
Reference: 5317/43
Source: Master of the Supreme Court, Pretoria (MHG)
Collection Name: Transvaal Deceased Estates Index 1855 - 1976
Sources of information or noted events in his life were:
• Children. There is detailed info on their children at
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• General Comment. General Information via Gedcom File from LS.
Harry went to Australia on 21st February 1885 and was there when his father, George Robert, passed away in 1887 and during the Anglo Boer War he was a reporter and Reuters correspondent.
As an adult, Harry moved to Heidelberg and lived in Maree Street and called his home "Kinton Villa". This home was still occupied as a residence in 1985. Across the road, he opened a printing shop and established "The Heidelberg News."
Harry was one of the many descendants of Joseph Weakley who were accomplished artists and many of his paintings in oil and pencil sketches hang with pride in descendants homes throughout South Africa, New Zealand and elsewhere in the world.
A report in the Nigel-Heidelberg News of 20 September 1985 described some of his paintings done during the period 1920 to 1943 as follows... "They were presented in a manner that only a man who loved the God of nature could reflect in his wonderful talent."
It is also reported that Harry had an impeccable handwriting and that he was a lay preacher in the Methodist Church. In his earlier years his mode of transport was either a bicycle or a horse and trap. His field of Gods labour extended from Greylingstad to Nigel. This included the Heidelberg prison where he was allowed to conduct services. It is also reported that on wintry days he often tucked a newspaper underneath his waistcoat to brave the icy elements.
And
Extract from South African Who's Who \endash Donaldson 1912
"WEAKLEY, Harry. Journalist; owner of the "Heidelburg News" and " Colesburg Advertiser"; b. 20th June 1863 at Queenstown, C.P.; e.s. of George Robert WEAKLEY, Edit. of the "Colesburg Advertiser" from 1868 to 1887, when he died, and Harry Weakley, returned and took over. Educ. Bedford Public School; m. Dec 1888, Annie e.d. of late George KING, well-known stock breeder of Bedford, C.P.; 7 children. Went to Australia in 1885, and gained experience in farming in Victoria until death of his father in Aug. 1887, when he returned and took charge of the "Colesburg Advertiser" until 1895, when he started "Heidelburg News" which he is still editing. Hobby: Oil-painting. Add. Venter Street, Heidelburg, Transvaal."
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Harry married Annie Louisa King, daughter of George King and Mary Louisa Webster, on 27 Dec 1888 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Annie Louisa King was born on 28 Aug 1859 in Bedford, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on 30 Nov 1935 in Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa.)
Sources of information or n events in their marriage were:
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