John Albert Plimsoll "Jack" Wakefield
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Name John Albert Plimsoll "Jack" Wakefield Nickname Jack Birth 15 Nov 1913 East London,Cape,South Africa.,
[1, 2] Gender Male Death 3 July 2002 Harare,Zimbabwe.,
Person ID I449 My Genealogy Last Modified 28 Apr 2026 | Edit
Family Anne Harvie Lundie, b. 17 Nov 1919, Ngqeleni,Transkei,South Africa.,
d. 18 Nov 1999, Marondera,Zimbabwe.,
(Age 80 years) Marriage 24 Dec 1941 Umtata,Transkei,Cape,South Africa.,
[1, 2] Children 1. Beryl Ann Wakefield, b. 28 Jan 1943, Salisbury,Rhodesia.,
(Age 83 years)2. Margo Lundie Wakefield, MSc, b. 30 Jun 1944, Salisbury,Rhodesia.,
(Age 81 years)3. Peter John Wakefield, b. 29 Aug 1950, Salisbury,Rhodesia.,
(Age 75 years)4. Judith "Judy" Mary Wakefield, b. 18 Jul 1953, Salisbury,Rhodesia.,
(Age 72 years)Family ID F145 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit
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Notes - PRIVATE
- City Engineer in Salisbury, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe.
Note: "Salisbury, Rhodesia" became "Harare, Zimbabwe".
Jack Wakefield went to Rondebosch Boys High, served engineering draughtsman's apprenticeship with Cape Town elect. Dept, qualified for Inst. Of Elect. Engs and did 3 years student training with CA Parsons in Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Then 4 years on Table Bay Power Station construction and 37 years with E.SC in Rhodesia, retired as Chief Engineer in 1978.
Source:«u» Notes on the Lundie & Auld Families
«/u»compiled in 1989 by Jack Wakefield from Mary Crowther's records on the family in Scotland and information from Norah Stone, Frances Smith, Carol Pemberton, Anne Wakefield and David Lundie.
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