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Arthur Faure Williamson

Arthur Faure Williamson

Male 1899 - 1968  (68 years)

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  • Name Arthur Faure Williamson 
    Birth 9 Jul 1899  Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Apr 1968  Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Person ID I606  Molteno Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2018 

    Father Alfred Edward Andrew Williamson,   b. 1869, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1933, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmina Frances Faure,   b. 30 Sep 1875, Caledon, Free State, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1919, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years) 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Caroline Molteno,   b. 6 Oct 1901, Rondebosch, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1989, Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 17 Dec 1926  St Saviours Church, Claremont, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reception at Sandown, Rondebosch. Carol was given away be her Uncle Admiral Barclay Molteno
    Divorce 1935 
    Children 
     1. Deneys Molteno Williamson,   b. 9 Oct 1927, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1995, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. Jean Cambier Molteno Williamson,   b. 12 Dec 1929, Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 2007, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Carol Margaret Williamson
    Family ID F192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2018 

    Family 2 Erna Johanna Helene Frieda Templin,   b. 21 Oct 1902, Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1989 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1935 
    Family ID F193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2018