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James Benjamin Thom (1871 - 1945)

James Benjamin Thom
Born in Paarl, Cape Colonymap
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Brother of , and
Husband of — married 10 Aug 1903 in Jamestown, Cape Colonymap
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Died at age 74 in Kerk street 30, Burgersdorp, Cape Province, Union of South Africamap
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Biography

James Benjamin was born in 1871. He is the son of Michael Christian Vos Thom and Maria Elizabeth Voigt.

Birth

Event date: 9 Jan 1871[1]
Event place: Paarl, Cape Colony[1]

Baptism

LNAB: Thom[1]
Event date: 19 Feb 1871[1]
Event place: Dutch Reformed Church Paarl, Paarl, Cape Colony[1]
Name: James Benjamin[1]
Date of birth: 9 Jan 1871[1]
Place of birth: Paarl[1]
Father: Mechael Christiaan Vos Thom George zoon[1]
Mother: Maria Elizabeth Voigt Johan Dr.[1]
Transcription: "p796, ged: op den 19de Febr. 1871. James Benjamin, geb: aan de Paarl 9 Jan: 1871. J.V. Mechael Christiaan Vos Thom George zoon en Maria Elizabeth Voigt Johan Dr., wonende als Boven., Benjamin Filmater, Anna Margaretha Elizabeth Cillie?, Jacoba Johanna Louw" [1]

Marriage

Event date: 10 Aug 1903[2]
Event place: Dutch Reformed Church Jamestown, Jamestown, Cape Colony[2]
Groom: James Benjamin Thom[2]
Age: 32[2]
Status: jonkman[2]
Occupation: onderwyser[2]
Mother: Johanna Elizabeth Coetzee[2]
Age: 22[2]
Status: jongedochter[2]

Death

Event date: 7 Nov 1945[3]
Event place: Kerkstraat 30, Burgersdorp[3]
Name: James Benjamin Thom[3]
Place of birth: Paarl, K.P.[3]
Father: M.C.V. Thom[3]
Mother: M.E. Thom (Geb. Voigt)[3]
Age: 74 years 10 months[3]
Cause of death: Carcinoma of the liver[4]
Duration of last illness: Several months[4]


Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Baptism of James Benjamin Thom, 19 Feb 1871: Source: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVF-Y3JS-C?cc=1478678 : 20 April 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Added by Danie Malan on 28 Feb 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Marriage of James Benjamin Thom, 10 Aug 1903: Source: South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B1-MF9B?cc=2821281 : 20 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added by Danie Malan on 28 Feb 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Death notice of James Benjamin Thom, 7 Nov 1945: Source: "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C913-K9TX-7?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-9GT%3A1598042340 : 11 October 2018), 007734636 > image 1068 of 1791; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added by Danie Malan on 28 Feb 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Information of death of James Benjamin Thom, 7 Nov 1945: Source: "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5NS-31N?cc=1779109&wc=Q81G-X7L%3A139969001%2C139963502 : 3 December 2019), 1945 > Albert > image 180 of 208; National Archives, Pretoria. Added by Danie Malan on 28 Feb 2024.




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