Arthur Wilhelm Trauseld

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Arthur Wilhelm Trauseld

Also Known As: "Will"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Death: December 27, 1942 (64)
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Place of Burial: Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Immediate Family:

Son of Carl Wilhelm Trauseld and Catherine Henriette Trauseld
Husband of Magrietha Elizabeth Trauseld
Ex-husband of Catharina Dorothea Wolmarans
Father of Frances Catharina Jennings; William Rudolph Trauseld; Private and Norman Trauseld
Brother of Frieda Trauseld; Carl Trauseld; Max Trauseld and Ilse Nicolay

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About Arthur Wilhelm Trauseld

Arthur Wilhelm (Will) Trauseld was born 13th November 1878 in Cape Town, the only surviving son of immigrants Carl and Catherine Trauseld.

He married Catharina Dorothea (Kate) Wolmarans on the 13th Aug 1906 in Johannesburg. They had two children:

  • Frances Catharina Trauseld b.9 Nov. 1908
  • William Rudolph Trauseld b. 4 March 1911

During the 1920's and 30's Will Trauseld worked for the mechanical and electrical engineering firm of Hubert Davies and Co. He also (later?) worked for Siemens South Africa. Will and Kate lived on the corner of Church and Leonard Streets, Kenilworth, Johannesburg, during which time Will was recorded as permanent Secretary of the Loyal South Rand Lodge of the Freemasons.

Will divorced Kate c.1930, and married secondly (date unknown) Magrietha Elizabeth (Toots) Jooste nee McDermott, with whom he had:

  • Norman Trauseld (adopted )
  • Arthur Trauseld b.1932

Will and Toots lived on large farm in Craighall, Johannesburg, where they farmed fruit, and later a smaller farm in Victory Park (site of the later King David High School). Will died on the 27th Dec 1942 in Johannesburg.

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Arthur Wilhelm Trauseld's Timeline

1878
November 13, 1878
Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1907
November 9, 1907
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
1911
March 4, 1911
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
1934
1934
1942
December 27, 1942
Age 64
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa