Lookup please: CH Hounsom

[t mo]

hi jo
didn,t you see the record for a charles herbert hounsom and eileen ocea hounsom  1938/1939
and eileen ocia hounsom also known as eileen o  cea hounsom [ born fynney ]charles herbert hounsom est no 28104/1938 deceased estate start 1972 end 1972 .
in all i found 15 records for the name hounsom but only the above and possibly one more for a charles herbert hounsom born in shepstone  natal & patricia ann hounsom  [ formerly murray , born evans  ] deceased est start 1970  end 1971 .
hopefully you can find more on the above , do you have any idea if c h hounsom  married out in sa or if any children were born as well .
regards
trevor

[km1971]

Are you saying that he did not enter the army in the UK but when he arrived in South Africa?

Yes. Because the entry in his medal roll for previous service during the Boer War is blank.

Lots of men made their own way to SA and enlisted in the local forces there. The pay was 4-5 times that of the regular British army.

Ken

[joahou]

Ken, thanks. That explains why he would've left the UK police to join the police here.
Trevor, he married Eileen Ocea in about 1914. They lived in the Krantzkop area for a while as their first born son was born there and then they moved to the Port Shepstone area.
I have a trophy cup of his that he won for target shooting in 1912 it states that he is a Sergeant in the M Dist of NP. From another source it would seem that this was the Lower Tugela / Maphumulo district but not sure about this.

regards
Jo

[3sillydogs]

Hi there,

"2533 Tpr. C.H. Hounson appears on the Natal Police roll (14 January 1907) for the Queen's South Africa Medal. His medal is listed with South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902 clasps (but all SA 1902 clasps were cancelled on this return for the NP) and it indicates that his medal had not been issued at an earlier date on another roll (Seems he got QSA with SA 1901 clasp). That would seem to confirm his serving in the Natal Police sometime during the period 1901-1902. His name does not appear in any of the earlier rolls starting in September 1901".  (angloboerwar.com, posted by Mark Wilkie in response to a query)
A very interesting site for matters regarding the Boer War, well worth a visit.

Hope that helps

[joahou]

Thank you 3SillyDogs and yes that site you mention is very interesting and full of info.
regards
Jo