Blyth, John Alexander
• Occupation: Farmer and Accountant. John Alexander Blyth was first a farmer and then an accountant in Beaufort West. His Death Notice MOOC KAB 6/9/655 Ref 3113 says he was a bookeeper. • Military Service: Survivor of Rorke's Drift (?), 1879. • Family: At the request of his brother William Low Blyth who lost his wife and two children from Diptherea, he adopted his surviving son George Clarence Blyth who thereafter lived with them in Bird St Beaufort West. • Alt Birth, 1860. His Death Notice records that he was 49 years and 11 months old, and as his death date of 22 November 1910 is confirmed, there is an alternative date for his birth which is 15 Dec 1860. • Historical. The BLYTH's lived at 43 (or 39) Baird St. for many years, but the name of the street was changed to Bird St for no known reason as yet. After the death of May BLYTH, the last resident of the house, it was demolished and a police station erected on the property. • Baptism. 1 Source of record Microfilm 1560855 Item23 Ref 19 Loc 4652 Transcribed Ellen Stanton
John married Cornelia Louisa Weeber, daughter of Marthinus Johannes Weeber and Johanna Catharina Magdalena De Jager. (Cornelia Louisa Weeber was born in Jul 1852 in Beaufort West South Africa, died on 26 Mar 1938 in Beaufort West South Africa and was buried in Beaufort West South Africa.) |
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