Ernest Leonard Clemitson^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1912 - 1979  (66 years)

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• Name	Ernest Leonard Clemitson
  Birth	26 May 1912	Mafeking,Cape,South Africa.,   [6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Mar 1979	Durban,Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa.,
  Burial	Stellawood Cemetary,Durban,Natal,South Africa   [7]
  		Clemitson Grave, Westpark Cemetery, Randburg, South Africa _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Clemitson Memorial, Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, South Africa _TYPE: PHOTO
  Person ID	I563	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2026 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Richard Lough Clemitson,   b. 15 Jan 1873, Bishop Auckland,County Durham,England., d. 23 Feb 1949, Durban,Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa., (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Louisa Fillmore,   b. 6 Apr 1877, Greys,Essex,England., d. 16 Sep 1969, Durban,Kwazulu-Natal,South Africa., (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1895	St. Lukes Church Salt River Cape Town South Africa,   [8]
  	ANNOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE /NEWSPAPER CUTTING 1895/MARRIAGE/1945 MARRIAGE CLEMITSON - FILLMORE On November 13 at St. Luke's Church, Salt River, by the Rev. Taylor, RICHARD LOUGH CLEMITSON to LOUISA FILLMORE. Maude (Louisa's Sister) and Ethel (Richard's sister) were bridesmaids
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	May (Pat) Cowens,   b. 8 Jun 1916, ,,South Africa., d. Oct 2009, Pinetown,Natal,South Africa (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1937	St John's,Belgravia,Johannesburg,South Africa   [9]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Children	1. Colin Lough Clemitson,   b. 6 Oct 1938, ,,South Africa., (Age 87 years)   2. Athol James Clemitson,   b. 14 May 1943, ,,South Africa., d. 21 Apr 1960, ,,South Africa., (Age 16 years)
  Family ID	F193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Photos		Ernest Clemitson, Ethne and Olive about 1927 _TYPE: PHOTO
  		Dick and Ernest Clemitson _TYPE: PHOTO

  
  

• Notes

  Ernest Lenard Clemitson Born: 26 May 1912 Died: 17 Mar 1978 Cemetery West Park Cemetery 97 West Park Road Randburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng South Africa Fought in the second World War, reached the rank of Lt.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1040] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, (Correspondence with Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006). [S973] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006. [S214] Godfrey Clemitson, (January 2006). [S3] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, (Correspondence with Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006). [S41] Information provided by Godfrey Clemitson, January 2006. [S1041] Birthday Book belonging to Daisy Macpherson born Clemitson, ((formerly belonged to Louisa Clemitson. Some entries in Louisa's hand, some in Daisy's hand). Ian van Zyl, private collection). [S223] Clemitson Grave Marker, Stellawood Cemetery. [S1363] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, (familysearch.org), 1895 R L Clemitson and L Fillmore (Reliability: 3). [S222] South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004, Johannesburg, St John the Divine, 1937 Marriage Ernest Clemitson and May Cowens (Reliability: 3).