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Peerage Record – 71084

Marius van der Merwe1

Male, Registry Number #710831, b. 20 August 1972

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Marius van der Merwe was born on 20 August 1972 at Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa.1 He married Shirley Patricia Alison Cook, daughter of Richard Clive Cook and Alison Jean Morag Wemyss, on 25 October 2003.1

Children of Marius van der Merwe and Shirley Patricia Alison Cook

Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”

Amy Louise van der Merwe1

Female, Registry Number #710832, b. 7 June 2006

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Amy Louise van der Merwe was born on 7 June 2006 at Durban, Natal, South Africa.1 She is the daughter of Marius van der Merwe and Shirley Patricia Alison Cook.1
Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”

Oliver Skye van der Merwe1

Male, Registry Number #710833, b. 21 May 2008

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Oliver Skye van der Merwe was born on 21 May 2008 at Durban, Natal, South Africa.1 He is the son of Marius van der Merwe and Shirley Patricia Alison Cook.1
Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”

Sonja Beselaar1

Female, Registry Number #710834

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Sonja Beselaar married Andrew Richard Cook, son of Richard Clive Cook and Alison Jean Morag Wemyss, in 2004.1
     From 2004, her married name became Cook.1

Children of Sonja Beselaar and Andrew Richard Cook

Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”

Megan Joey Cook1

Female, Registry Number #710835, b. 30 September 2007

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Megan Joey Cook was born on 30 September 2007.1 She is the daughter of Andrew Richard Cook and Sonja Beselaar.1
Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”

Ashley Alison Cook1

Female, Registry Number #710836, b. 7 June 2010

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Ashley Alison Cook was born on 7 June 2010.1 She is the daughter of Andrew Richard Cook and Sonja Beselaar.1
Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”

Lt.-Col. James Rawlinson Wemyss1

Male, Registry Number #710837, b. 29 December 1907

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Lt.-Col. James Rawlinson Wemyss was born on 29 December 1907.2 He is the son of Vice-Admiral Edward William Elphinstone Wemyss and Muriel Swiney.3 He married Isobel Bettie Blake in June 1936.1,3
     He was educated at Herne Bay College, Herne Bay, Kent, England.3 He fought in the Second World War.3 He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 4th Battalion, Frontier Force Rifles.3 He was awarded the Military Cross (M.C.)3

Children of Lt.-Col. James Rawlinson Wemyss and Isobel Bettie Blake

Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”
  2. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952). Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  3. [S40] L. G. Pine, Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed., page 2682.

Isobel Bettie Blake1

Female, Registry Number #710838

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Isobel Bettie Blake married Lt.-Col. James Rawlinson Wemyss, son of Vice-Admiral Edward William Elphinstone Wemyss and Muriel Swiney, in June 1936.1,2
     From June 1936, her married name became Wemyss.1

Children of Isobel Bettie Blake and Lt.-Col. James Rawlinson Wemyss

Citations:
  1. [S8603] Shirley van der Merwe, “re: Cook Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 15 August 2018. Hereinafter cited as “re: Cook Family.”
  2. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 2682. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

Macduff James Wemyss1

Male, Registry Number #710839, b. 7 May 1943

Last Edited=13 Nov 2021
     Macduff James Wemyss was born on 7 May 1943 at Abbottabad, Pakistan.2 He is the son of Lt.-Col. James Rawlinson Wemyss and Isobel Bettie Blake.1 He married Rosemary Janet Evelyn Gaylard on 6 February 1971.2 He and Rosemary Janet Evelyn Gaylard were divorced on 11 November 1987.2

Children of Macduff James Wemyss and Rosemary Janet Evelyn Gaylard

Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 2682. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.
  2. [S9491] Sally Reed, “re: Wemyss Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 Nov 2021. Hereinafter cited as “re: Wemyss Family.”

Fiona Wemyss1

Female, Registry Number #710840

Last Edited=15 Aug 2018
     Fiona Wemyss is the daughter of Lt.-Col. James Rawlinson Wemyss and Isobel Bettie Blake.1
Citations:
  1. [S40] L. G. Pine, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition, (London, England: Burke’s Peerage Ltd, 1952), page 2682. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 17th ed.

 

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