Name |
Arthur Faure Williamson |
Birth |
9 Jul 1899 |
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
18 Apr 1968 |
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
Notes |
- Arthur was Head Boy at St John's College, Johannesburg. Arthur served in World War 1 in France for 2 years. He started his career as an Advocate in Cape Town and moved to the Johannesburg Bar in 1941. He was appointed a Supreme Court Judge, Transvaal Division in 1953, Judge President of Natal in 1961 and Judge of Appeal in 1962, a post that he held until his death in 1968. He was highly regarded in legal circles. He was always an excellent provider for all his children.
On 17.12.1926, at age 27, Arthur married Caroline Mitchel Molteno, in Claremont, Cape Town. They were divorced in 1935. He married again: In 1935, at age 35, Arthur married Erna JHF Templin (* 21.10.1902). Caroline was pressed by her powerful uncles to divorce Arthur after his infidelity (with Erna) during her extended trip to Europe alone in the early 1930s. She never remarried.
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Person ID |
I606 |
Molteno Genealogy |
Last Modified |
22 Dec 2018 |
Family 1 |
Caroline Molteno, b. 6 Oct 1901, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa d. 19 Nov 1989, Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
17 Dec 1926 |
St Saviours Church, Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
- Reception at Sandown, Rondebosch. Carol was given away be her Uncle Admiral Barclay Molteno
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Divorce |
1935 |
Children |
| 1. Deneys Molteno Williamson, b. 9 Oct 1927, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 17 Sep 1995, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 67 years) |
| 2. Jean Cambier Molteno Williamson, b. 12 Dec 1929, Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa d. 10 Jun 2007, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 77 years) |
| 3. Carol Margaret Williamson |
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Family ID |
F192 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
22 Dec 2018 |