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Research in Other Countries => South Africa => Topic started by: AthenasMoon on Thursday 12 June 14 14:03 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I am looking for any information on my great great grandfather William Broughton.
I am pretty new to searching South Africa's records, and can find no trace of him so far.
He was born 1869 in Cape Town, however it is possible that it was either Port Elizabeth or Durban.
He immigrated to Scotland around 1890 with his grandfather, James (unsure if James was a Broughton or a McKnight) He also had a sister called Margaret.
Any help with finding him or their line would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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This could be him in the 1891 census aged 22 born ( S Africa ) lodging at 124,Duke Street Blackfriars Glasgow occupation butcher ...With Mary Johnstone 49, James Mackintosh
1901 census
William Broughton b 1869 South Africa aged 32 occupation butcher living 20 University Street Glasgow wife Mary 28, son George born 1897 Partick aged 4, Boarders Walter Burke 25,J Y Curry 18
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A tree has a marriage for William to a Mary Ann Pickering
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Hi Rosie,
Thanks for getting back to me and for having a look, yes that is the right William, I have him once he has moved to Scotland, and married to Mary, but really struggling to find anything on him before he crossed the waters from South Africa.
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I presume you have the death for their son George Pickering Broughton 23/4/1917 France and Flanders .......Do you know when his sister was born and did she come to Scotland also :) :)
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Yeah, I have his death, he was shot in the leg in the war on the horse artillery in WW1, crazy that you could die from that back then!
Im not sure his sisters year of birth, but I believe she did move to Scotland at some point, but I couldn't say when, it was at a different time to William, as he went alone with his grandfather, to family in Scotland. I assume that she is younger and went after William went.