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Title: Moore family
Post by: Craftyp on Tuesday 13 February 24 13:04 GMT (UK)

I have a Henry George Moore born 1904 in England and his brother Leonard born 1907 in England.  I know both of their parents died in the Durban area and both Leonard and Henry George married.  Henry 1926 to Adele Esther Thole in Greytown Natal and Leonard 1937 to Winifred Ansell in  Durban Natal.   I am wondering what became of them.  Did they stay in South Africa, are there any deaths registered of them as I cannot find anything more.  I would be grateful if anybody has any information.

Craftyp

Title: Re: Moore family
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 13 February 24 13:45 GMT (UK)

Looks like Henry and Adele divorced in the 1940s. From NAAIRS:

DEPOT     NAB                                                                   
SOURCE    RSC                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 1/5/458                                                               
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE I94/1943                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          ILLIQUID CASE. DIVORCE. ADELE ESTHER MOORE (BORN THOLE) VERSUS HENRY 
           GEORGE MOORE.                                                       
STARTING  19430000                                                             
ENDING    19470000   

Title: Re: Moore family
Post by: Craftyp on Tuesday 13 February 24 15:20 GMT (UK)

Thankyou Shaunj for that info.  I will add that to my tree.

Craftyp

Title: Re: Moore family
Post by: TreeSpirit on Wednesday 14 February 24 06:45 GMT (UK)

I suspect that this was Henry’s second marriage to an Odilia du Plessis in 1944 (maybe the reason for that 1943 divorce?): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS29-NBSV

Then a 1950 divorce:
DEPOT     TAB                                                                   
SOURCE    WLD                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 0                                                                     
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 1373/1950                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION ILLIQUID CASE DIVORCE ODILIA MOORE (BORN DU PLESSIS) VERSUS HENRY GEORGE.                                                             
STARTING  19500000                                                             
ENDING    19500000 


Did they marry again in 1951?: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSX6-H9JM-G

A 1951 divorce entry:
DEPOT     TAB                                                                   
SOURCE    WLD                                                                   
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
VOLUME_NO 0                                                                     
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 2059/1951                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION ILLIQUID CASE DIVORCE ODELIA MOORE (BORN DU PLESSIS) VERSUS HENRY GEORGE.                                                             
STARTING  19510000                                                             
ENDING    19510000   


A definite marriage in 1956 to Blanche Fouad DIMITRI followed by another divorce …
1956 marriage: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK1-9B27 and https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-V381-S5MK
Blanche remarries as a divorced woman in 1967: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-J381-S9XC-4


FYI:
When their son dies In 1967, Leonard and his wife were still alive and living in Johannesburg:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSCT-KZ97

Title: Re: Moore family
Post by: Craftyp on Wednesday 14 February 24 15:39 GMT (UK)

Thankyou for extra info.  I am grateful.

Craftyp