Kathleen Mather "Kay" "Kathy" Thompson[1, 2]
1902 - 1991 (89 years)
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Name Kathleen Mather "Kay" "Kathy" Thompson Nickname Kay Birth 8 Mar 1902 Bizana,Pondoland,South Africa., 
[1, 2] Gender Female Death 5 Jul 1991 Cape Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., [1, 2] Person ID I8268 My Genealogy Last Modified 27 Apr 2026 | Edit
Father Dr. George Batchin Thompson, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S Edin,. L.R.F.P.S Glas., MBE, b. 24 Apr 1870, Bristo St,,,Edinburgh,Scotland d. 11 Jan 1959, Bizana,Pondoland,South Africa., (Age 88 years) Mother Elizabeth (Lizzie) Lundie, b. 1 Aug 1878, Adelaide,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 4 Feb 1964, Springs,Transvaal,South Africa., (Age 85 years) Marriage 29 Mar 1899 Willowvale,South Africa 
Bizana Thompsons
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Family Frederick Howard (Fred) Gundry, b. 1 Jan 1898, Cape Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 20 Apr 1982, Margate,Natal,South Africa., (Age 84 years) Marriage 25 Jun 1928 - Information from Peter Gundry
Fred & Kay Gundrie wedding
_TYPE: PHOTOChildren 1. Henry George Gundry, b. 13 Mar 1930, Kokstad,East Griqualand,Cape,South Africa., d. 7 Oct 2015, Cape Town,,South Africa (Age 85 years)2. Moira Kathleen Gundry, b. 8 Aug 1931, Kokstad,East Griqualand,Cape,South Africa., (Age 94 years)3. Neil Gundry, b. 17 Dec 1934, Kokstad,East Griqualand,Cape,South Africa., (Age 91 years)4. Audrey "Shirley" Gundry, b. 16 Aug 1936, Kokstad,East Griqualand,Cape,South Africa., d. 11 Aug 2003, Zurich,,,,Switzerland (Age 66 years)5. Stella Rose Gundry, b. 25 Jul 1944, Kokstad,East Griqualand,Cape,South Africa., (Age 81 years)Family ID F302712712 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit
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Photos Kathy also know as Kay
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Notes - PRIVATE
- Having completed all the available schooling in Bizana she was sent to Kokstad on 1917_10_10 where she stayed with Mrs Snook who was related to the Snook family in Bizana. Mr Bell was the teacher at Kokstad School.
Source: Diary of GBT 1917_10_10
Trained at the Hugenot College in Wellington and then taught in Kokstad.
There are several letters from Kay as a young teacher in Kokstad to her parents in Bizana among the letters of George Batchin Thompson that have been preserved and digitized.
Kay is also the author of the letter "A visit ot Durban" which is linked to the main page of this website.
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