Douglas Gilbert Macpherson^[1]

1895 - 1973  (77 years)

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• Name	Douglas Gilbert Macpherson
  Birth	8 Sep 1895	Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa.,   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	15 Oct 1895	All Saints Church,Ladysmith,by Archdeacon Barker,   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Apr 1973	Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa.,   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I63	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2026 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Frederick Macpherson,   b. Nov 1864, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., d. 6 Feb 1924, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Bessie Helen Bamber,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Zwartkop Valley,Pietermaritzburg,Natal,South Africa d. 29 Jan 1956 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1891	Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa.,   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Natal Witness Marriages from 1891 Groom,Bride,Date,Advert Date,Details MacPherson,Bamber,12-Jan-1891,14-Jan-1891,"At All Saints Church, Ladysmith, by the Ven Archdeacon Barker","Frederick, eldest son of Mr A, MacPherson to - Bessie Helen, third daughter of William & Bessie Bamber" _HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Lilian Beesley,   b. 30 Nov 1903, Paddington,London, d. 9 Nov 1997 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1927	Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa.,   [1, 9]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Children	1. Jean Macpherson,   b. 8 Oct 1927, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., (Age 98 years)   2. Mary Macpherson,   b. 8 Oct 1927, Ladysmith,Natal,South Africa., (Age 98 years)
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

  [S19] Jean Macpherson, Letter from Jean Macpherson, (April 2006) (Reliability: 3). [S961] South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004, ("South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org)), 1895 Douglas Gilbert Macpherson, South Africa > Natal > Natal, Ladysmith, All Saints > Baptisms 1858-1962 > image 68 of 405 (Reliability: 3). [S273] Death Notice Douglas Gilbert Macpherson, (Natal Archives 1794-1973). [S6] Natal Witness, (Transcripts from Natal Witness, 1891). [S962] Marriage Register, All Saints Church, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa, Marriage Frederick Macpherson and Helen Bessie Bamber. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6866-VK?i=432&cc=2063749 (Reliability: 3). [S7] Death Notice Bessie Helen Bamber, (Natal Archives MSCE 434 1956). [S5] South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDC2-NF1 : 10 March 2018), Frederick Macpherson and Bessie Helen Bamber, 12 Jan 1891; citing Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa; 00055; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,25 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Marriage Register, All Saints Church, Ladysmith, Natal, South Africa, Marriage Frederick Macpherson and Helen Bessie Bamber. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6866-VK?i=432&cc=2063749 (Reliability: 3). [S5] South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955, detail for Douglas Gilbert Macpherson and Mabel Lilian Beesley (Reliability: 3).