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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: MACKMURDO Family
« on: Thursday 11 February 16 15:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi Anne,
I am descended from John Hopkins Pugh and Agnes Helen Mackmurdo.
They had a daughter Catherine Thorrowgood Pugh (that's on the birth certificate but her name was actually Katharine Thorowgood Pugh) DOB 10 feb 1888.
Somehow she moved to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). She married Sidney Prescott Light (DOB 26/9/1868). He was born in Poona India and lived there till he was 6 (son of Richard evelyn Hough Light born in England 1834.) Sidney then moved on his own to New zealand and bought a farm there. Then he moved to south Africa where he owned a farm. In 1916 he bought a farm in Umvuukwes in Zimbabwe and named it Lucknow after the place in India.
Sidney married Katharine on May 1st 1926 and they had two children - Richard Evelyn John Light 1928 ( I guess the John named after Katharine's dad) and my mother Cynthia Winifred Light (1929). Sydney died and Katharine moved to the Cape with two small children to catch a boat to England. However war broke out and they were trapped in Cape Town. They went to school in the cape and Katharine never sold the farm. Richard light eventually took over the farm. He had three boys Anthony (living in UK), Andrew (living in Australia) and Phillip (living in Zimbabawe). Phillip took over the farm which was expropriated in 2000 by Mugabe. My mother married Walter John Weeden (son of Walter Horace Frederick Weeden). WHFW was the son of Walter Frederick Weeden who came from England to run Eastman Kodak in Africa. And I am Walter Graeme Weeden!! My mother still lives in Cape Town as do I. My eldest son is Walter Thomas Weeden (all 1st born sons take the name Walter)
I am descended from John Hopkins Pugh and Agnes Helen Mackmurdo.
They had a daughter Catherine Thorrowgood Pugh (that's on the birth certificate but her name was actually Katharine Thorowgood Pugh) DOB 10 feb 1888.
Somehow she moved to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). She married Sidney Prescott Light (DOB 26/9/1868). He was born in Poona India and lived there till he was 6 (son of Richard evelyn Hough Light born in England 1834.) Sidney then moved on his own to New zealand and bought a farm there. Then he moved to south Africa where he owned a farm. In 1916 he bought a farm in Umvuukwes in Zimbabwe and named it Lucknow after the place in India.
Sidney married Katharine on May 1st 1926 and they had two children - Richard Evelyn John Light 1928 ( I guess the John named after Katharine's dad) and my mother Cynthia Winifred Light (1929). Sydney died and Katharine moved to the Cape with two small children to catch a boat to England. However war broke out and they were trapped in Cape Town. They went to school in the cape and Katharine never sold the farm. Richard light eventually took over the farm. He had three boys Anthony (living in UK), Andrew (living in Australia) and Phillip (living in Zimbabawe). Phillip took over the farm which was expropriated in 2000 by Mugabe. My mother married Walter John Weeden (son of Walter Horace Frederick Weeden). WHFW was the son of Walter Frederick Weeden who came from England to run Eastman Kodak in Africa. And I am Walter Graeme Weeden!! My mother still lives in Cape Town as do I. My eldest son is Walter Thomas Weeden (all 1st born sons take the name Walter)