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Alexander Macpherson

Alexander Macpherson

Male 1874 - 1942  (67 years)


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  • Name Alexander Macpherson 
    Birth 8 Jul 1874  Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Jan 1942  Addington Hospital,Durban, Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Stellawood Cemetary,Durban,Natal,South Africa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Grave of Alexander and Blanche Macpherson    		 Grave of Alexander and Blanche Macpherson
    _TYPE: PHOTO
    Person ID I1094  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2026 | Edit 

    Father Alexander Jamieson Macpherson,   b. 17 Dec 1836, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1893, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mary Anne Richards,   b. 7 Mar 1846, Brixton,London,England., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1912, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 26 Aug 1862  Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    • _HTITL: Husband
    • _WTITL: Wife
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blanche Violet Orchard,   b. Abt 1893   d. 9 Jan 1981 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 6 Aug 1919  Parish Church,Pinetown,Natal, Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    • _HTITL: Husband
    • _WTITL: Wife
    Children 
     1. Eric Billy Macpherson,   b. Jun 1920   d. 1983 (Age 62 years)
     2. June Edna Macpherson,   b. 20 Jun 1922   d. Jun 2001 (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F302712814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit 

  • Notes 
    • PRIVATE
    • He was a Cable Layer - at the time of his death was living in Malvern, Natal. In the 1903 Natal Almanac an A Macpherson is listed as a clerk in the Magistrates Office in Ladysmith. In the 1906 Natal Almanac, an A Macpherson is listed in Ladysmith as an Interpreter.

  • Sources 
    1. [S97] Correspondence with Brian Kaighin, (May 2009).

    2. [S76] Death Notice Alexander Macpherson, (Natal Archives MSCE 34147 1942).

    3. [S468] Death Notice Francis Augustus Robert Johnstone, (Natal Archives MSCE 7506/1922), Natal Archives Volume 0, System 1, 34147/1942 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1278] eGSSA Gravestone Library, (The Genealogical Society of SA (GSSA) http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org), Alexander and Blanche Macpherson, Stellawood Cemetery, Durban (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S963] Marriage Declaration Alexander Jamieson Macpherson/Mary Anne Richards, "Marriage Declaration Macpherson/Richards," 1862; 3/3/2 H12/1862 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S10] Marriage Declaration Alexander Jamieson Macpherson/Mary Anne Richards, "Marriage Declaration Macpherson/Richards," 1862; 3/3/2 H12/1862 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1341] Marriage declarations, 1847-1888, (South Africa, Familysearch.org.), Alexander Jamieson Macpherson and Mary Ann Richards. Film Green-Pretorius 1847-1888 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S5] South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, Alexander Jamieson Macpherson and Mary Ann Richards. "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2020; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S9] Death Notice Alexander Jamieson Macpherson, (Natal Archives MSCE 45/1).

    10. [S5] South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, marriage Certificate Alexander Macpherson and Blanche Violet Orchard (Reliability: 3).


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