Vivian Hewett Abercromby Myburgh

Vivian Hewett Abercromby Myburgh
Also Known As:	"Vivian Hewitt Abercromby Mybugh"
Birthdate:	October 23, 1888
Birthplace:	Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Death:	1955 (66-67) Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Angina)
Place of Burial:	Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Immediate Family:	Son of Philippus Albertus Myburgh, b2c3d2e12f2g3 and Esther Susanna Constance Bailey Husband of Dorothy Mary Evelyn Myburgh, a2b1 Father of Private and Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh Brother of Alexander Philip Voltelyn Myburgh and Helen Vera Leask Gibbon Half brother of Dodie (Emma Dorothy) Rodgerson; Mary Luttrell MacLean and Esther Luttrell Johnston
Occupation:	Bank manager

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Last Updated:	April 28, 2022

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Birthdate from "Die Myburghs van Suid-Afrika" family records book (age confirmed at time of father's death, on probate document) .
His father died in Kimberley when he was only 16 months old, but his mother married Dr Bailey very soon after this, and had 3 more children. So Vivian would have been brought up by his English doctor stepfather, and mother who was the daughter of a Scottish doctor.
Fought in the ill-fated East African campaign in WW1. https://en.wikipedia.org http://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/south_africa_and_the_german_east_africa_campaign_union_of_south_africa/wiki/East_African_Campaign_(World_War_I)
"Vivian returned a ghost of his former self to convalesce in the care of his mum and stepsisters until meeting and marrying Dorothy. His health remained precarious but he was very sociable." (Helen Myburgh, daughter-in-law) Enjoyed the pub and dressing stylishly.

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1888	October 23, 1888	Birth of Vivian Hewett Abercromby Myburgh Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1928	December 30, 1928	Birth of Geoffrey Vivian Myburgh Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1955	1955 Age 66	Death of Vivian Hewett Abercromby Myburgh Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
	1955 Age 66	Burial of Vivian Hewett Abercromby Myburgh Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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