William Douglas Roome

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William Douglas Roome

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Death: November 11, 1958 (67)
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (Coronary thrombosis, Peripheral circulary failure)
Immediate Family:

Son of William Bushnell Roome, b2c1 and Henrietta Margaret Moolman
Ex-husband of Aletta Dorothea Roome
Father of Douglas Bushnell Roome; Rosamund Helena Maxwell and Johanna Henriette Theron (Roome)
Brother of Henry Malan (Harry) Roome; Helen Margaret Roome, b2c1d1; Kathleen Elizabeth Dowling, b2c1d3 and Mary Henriette Roome
Half brother of Wallace Home Bushnell Roome, b2c1d6; George Home Bushnell Roome, b2c1d7 and Louis Home Bushnell Roome, b2c1d8

Occupation: Farmer, Town Clerk, Lichtenburg
Managed by: Jennifer Ann Theron
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About William Douglas Roome

At the time of his death 11 November 1958, William was living at a home at 104 Champagne Castle, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. His place of residence in the 12 months before that was 76 Dunning Road, Dunnotar, Transvaal, South Africa. He separated from his wife Aletta Dorothea on 25th November 1947. She died in Pretoria General Hospital on the 31 July 1954 and her small estate was divided equally between him and their 2 daughters, Rosamund and Johanna He died of a Coronary Thrombosis, Peripheral Circulary failure and had been ill for 3 days. His death notice was signed by his son-in-law in Johannesburg on the 25th November 1958

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William Douglas Roome's Timeline

1891
September 23, 1891
Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa
December 6, 1891
Somerset East, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1918
December 24, 1918
1920
August 22, 1920
Lichtenburg, North West, South Africa
1924
October 3, 1924
Lichtenburg, Ngaka Modiri Molema, North West, South Africa
1958
November 11, 1958
Age 67
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa