Ronald and Dorothy Cayton

[Captain Pancake]

Hi,
I am posting as I am in need of assistant.

I was wondering if any of you people could help me by telling me how to go about this.

I am trying to hunt down a Great Aunt:

Born Dorothy West from Frensham Surrey, met Ronald Cayton* a South African soldier based at Borden Camp and married him on the 18th May 1912.
All we know is that she moved to South Africa, Bezuidenhout Valley with him and had 3 children, 1 that died early.

Have already checked the passenger liners records = nil
Has anyone got any clues of how to go about finding her relatives??

*Had to edited this abit due to the fact that South African soldiers didn't come over to England till 1914/1915. All the rest can be backed up with "found" letters.
Need to trace now the relatives of their children: Gordon and Linda

[winston]

HI


Just curious where did this couple marry?


Wendy

[meles]

Have a look at the advice on the S African posts here (Click on South Africa at the bottom of the page)

http://www.national.archives.gov.za/ is a good start.

meles

[Captain Pancake]

HI
Just curious where did this couple marry?
Wendy

To be honest, we don't really know at the moment as we have not seen the Marriage Cert.

But would have imagine somewhere around The Bourne in Surrey, or any of the neighbouring villages, in the 1911 census she is residencing at 3 Bourne Terrace Farnhan Surrey

[meles]

I tried looking for her in the 1911 cenus but I got a "timed out" message" (new to me!)

Do you have her date and place of birth from the 1911 census?

meles

[winston]

HI

Ref for those looking for her in the lastest census

Dorothy West 1894 born Farnham


Wendy

[winston]

Hi

I asked abt the marriage place cos I've looked for her marriage in the normal way and I can't see it.


Wendy

[Captain Pancake]

Hi

I asked abt the marriage place cos I've looked for her marriage in the normal way and I can't see it.
Wendy

Oh......

The date was written in her sisters hymn book that my mother has, I can only take for granted that they got married in the Uk before going to SA, maybe a chaplian from the army did it???

Have linked a picture of it:
http://thehomeguard.eu/Photos/Scan2.jpg

The plot thicknens

[winston]

HI

Can I ask then where does the name of Ronald Clayton come into it?

Because I've found a marriage of a Dorothy L West to a Herbert Hack who in the 1911 census was single and a Driver in the Army and he was born 1891 Bourne Surrey.  I do have two children born to this couple a herbert in 1912 and a dorothy 1918 tehn in 1921 Dorothy and children do indeed head off to SA.


Wendy