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George Hay Rattray
Son of George Rattray and Sarah Jane Butler, born on the 7th of May 1873 at Kenley, Coulsdon, Croydon, Surrey
Married Franceska Mary Eleanor Mähler on the 5th of December 1901 in Streatham, London
Children
Louis, born on the 26th of September 1902 (died 26 May 1903)
Beryl Mary, born on the 27th of June 1904
Alan George Hay, born on the 15th of June 1907
Dorothy Eleanor Mary, born on the 9th of May 1910
Edward, born on the 18th of May 1912
Joan Evelyn, born on the 12th of February 1916
Sheila Margaret, born on the 16th of February 1918
George, born on the 3rd of April 1920
Died on the 4th of December 1937 in Bindura, Rhodesia (Cancer)
His father died when he was five and he was promised a job with his father's company but he did not like the prospect and emigrated at 17 to South Africa!
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A letter from George Rattray to his mother in 1893 recounting his experiences in the Matabele War. Click on envelope for full text of letter. |
Photograph of a young man, taken by photographers S.P.L Phillips, 147 North End
Croydon marked on back Mrs Rattery (sic) ?6 Winsor. In a matching frame, by the
same photographers, an elderly woman, marked on the back 'black oak', Mrs
Rattray, 26 Windsor Terr
More information
1870 Cousdon, Surrey
1873 Kenley, Coulsdon, Surrey
1881 Highfield, Coulsdon, Surrey - to judge by the census this is a
semi-detached villa in a street of semi-detached and detached houses - eg
Hollybank, Hazelshaw, The Elms
1893 Sunnyside, Kenley, Surrey
1901 28, Lansdowne Road, Croydon (by East Croydon Station) (December)
26 Windsor Terrace
1922 71, Lansdown Road - Mary Rattray
1927 402, Camden Road Holloway - Mary Rattray
Entomological Society of Southern Africa
List of insect collectors ( Q - S )
Rattray, George (1872-1941). Listed in Bolton (1975) as having collected ants in East London. Biography: G&C p. 290.
Another Rattray 'opening up Africa' http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/machin/machin_21.html
Ashanti Goldfields operates the Freda Rebecca mine, the smallest mine in the Ashanti Group’s stable, but also Zimbabwe’s richest. The mine produced just over 102 000 oz gold in 2001, marginally lower than the previous year - however costs continue to rise. Cash costs have increased dramatically over the last few years based on Zimbabwe's current foreign exchange laws and weak currency. Exploration at Freda Rebecca continues to extend the life of mine to beyond 2005. Ashanti have also made good progress in evaluating a potential gold - copper deposit located east of the town of Bindura. Here the RAN project has been evaluated at containing 2.8 Mt grading 2.6 g/t gold and 0.42% copper. The deposit is amenable to open pit mining and a feasibility study is underway. (written c.2001)
(R.A.N. - Rattray and ANother (Freestone)) (2.8million tons x 2.6g/t x $7.5/g = $55million approx)
A G. Rattray aged 34 arrived in Southampton on the Galician on the 22nd of June 1906 apparently after departing from London England, and calling at East London, Cape Town and Las Palmas. (UK Incoming passenger lists on Ancestry.co.uk.) but there is a Dr G. Rattray of the same age travelling between South Africa and London.