Notes for Horace Clark THURTELL

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Notes for Horace Clark THURTELL

The family tree done by Harriet Thurtell about 1900 and the History of the Thurtell Family done by Susan Persia Thurtell about 1968, both in the possession of Susan Persia Thurtell Miller, show Horace Thurtell married in South Africa and had children, but no other information was known about them.

The IGI file at the LDS Family History Center shows Horace Clark Thurtell, son of Walter Thurtell and Honor Clark, was christened June 27, 1824, at Wells Next the Sea, Independent, Norfolk, England (Batch C075291).

Information was received from Peter Murray in 1997, which incorporated information from the "Thurtell Pedigree" compiled by Herbert and Ada Murray in South Africa about 1930-32 and from a chart provided by Clifford Thurtell of Victoria, British Columbia.

Horace Clarke Thurtell, who emigrated to South Africa and founded a large family there, appears in the account of the Thurtell family in England as the second son (and the only one to have issue) of Walter Thurtell of Ormsby House, Sutton, Surrey. The family of Horace Thurtell was one of two branches of the Thurtell family to settle in South Africa. The family of Edward Goddard Thurtell emigrated somewhat later than Horace. In addition the branch of Alfred Thurtell Murray migrated even earlier to South Africa after taking the name Murray.

Horace Clark Thurtell was the first to establish the surname Thurtell in South Africa. He was born in about January 1824 and was baptised June 27, 1824, at Wells Next the Sea Independent Church, Norfolk. He emigrated to the Cape of Good Hope prior to his marriage and settled on a farm near Willowmore, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. He married, in 1851, Gertrude Emma Pitout (or Elizabeth Gertrude Pitout), and they left many descendants in South Africa.

Information received from Michael Owen Thurtell in 1998 shows that Horace Clark Thurtell was a retired farmer when he died at age 77 years, 6 months, on June 16, 1901, at Willowmore, South Africa.

The death notice for Horace Clark Thurtell, 1901 - 6/9/431 2348, shows he was born in Norfolk, England, the son of Walter Thurtell and Honor Thurtell. He was age 77 years 6 months at the time of his death on June 16, 1901, in Willowmore, South Africa. He was a retired farmer, and his surviving spouse was Gertrude Elizabeth Thurtell, born Pitout. His surviving children, all majors, are listed as Walter Thurtell, Lucey Elizabeth Rademacher born Thurtell, Alfred Henry Thurtell, Charles Horace Thurtell, and Caroline Maria Langeberg born Thurtell. He had a will and moveable and immoveable assets. His death notice was dated July 5, 1901, at Willowmore and signed by his surviving spouse, G. E. Thurtell.

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