The Handley Family
Charles West Handley
22 February 1863, in Greytown, Natal
19 April 1863, in the
Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel of the Durban circuit, Natal
Thomas Handley
Martha Ann (Pybus) Handley
Hilton College where he attended
from 1876 to 1879
Henrietta
Selina Andrews on 22 April 1897, in St James church, Greytown, Natal
Charles West Handley is recorded as a bachelor, of full age. He is a
chemist, resident in Greytown. Henrietta Selina Andrews is recorded as a
spinster, of full age, resident in Greytown. The marriage was witnessed by
G. Andrews, Thos Handley, J. M. P. Handley and J. M. Handley.
Chemist or druggist
The chemist store of Charles West Handley is noted in this
discussion by J. M. Wassermann of Afrikaner life in Natal during the
Boer War.
Afrikaners in Natal did
not have the economic muscle to
retaliate by, for example, effectively
boycotting English-owned businesses. The exception was in the Afrikaner
stronghold of Umvoti county with Greytown as the most important town where
local Afrikaners attempted to initiate a boycott of English businesses,
and created a cooperative store (Boeren Maatschappy). ... the envisaged
venture failed and the boycott was not realised. The Afrikaners therefore
still supported the shops of Ireland and Co and especially Handley and
Sons. The only Afrikaner shop to open in Greytown during this time was the
chemist of Thos Hannah but despite this Afrikaners continued to support
the chemist of CW Handley.
11 July 1917, at Cathcart Street,
Greytown, Natal, South Africa, aged 54
The cause of death is listed as influenza and acute phthisis, of duration 13
days.
The Hiltonian December 1918 p29
Deaths.
Mr. C. W. Handley (1876-79) came to Hilton in the last year of Mr.
Newnham's time and remained under Mr. Ellis, He carried on a business as
chemist at Greytown for many years, and one of his last acts was to enter
his son as a pupil in his old school. He passed away on the 11th July,
1917.
dated 28 June 1899 held at Pietermaritzburg
Estate Files #1577 DGS 007864588 image 60-2
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENTof me CHARLES
WEST HANDLEY of Greytown Umvoti County Druggist..
I cancel and annul all former Wills or testamentary dispositions
heretofore made and executed by me.
I declare that I was married to my wife HENRIETTA SELINA HANDLEY -
born Andrews - in Greytown aforesaid on the 22nd day of April 1987 after
having previously executed an Ante Nuptial Contract whereby community of
property was excluded between us.
I give devise and bequeath all my property - movable and immovable
- in possession reversion remainder expectancy or contingency unto my
executors hereinafter named in
trust to hold the same for the use and benefit of my said wife
and for the maintenance education and support of all children already
born, or which may hereafter be born, of my said marriage - the interest
income and usufruct of my said estate to be regularly paid to my said wife
for the purposes mentioned until her death or remarriage whichever may
first happen and should my said wife contract a second marriage I will and
desire that she cease to receive such income or to benefit in any way or
manner from my estate and thereupon such income shall be wholly devoted
for the benefit of my child or children in such manner and in such
proportions as my executors or trustees shall deem requisite and
sufficient.
I give and grant to my executors jointly the power to convert all
or any part movable and/or immovable of my assets into cash and direct
them to invest all of my cash assets, and/or the proceeds of such sales
upon mortgage or other income-producing security.
Notwithstanding the provisions and conditions hereinbefore
mentioned I especially authorize and empower my Executors and trustees,
should they deem it necessary so to do, to appropriate a portion of the
capital funds of my estate towards the advancement in life of any of my
children - not exceeding the sum of one thousand pounds sterling (£1000)
in full i.e. for all my children. Such advance or advances to be taken
into account upon the final distribution of my Estate and interest may be
charged thereon to such child or children so receiving such assistance.
Upon the death or second marriage as the case may be of my said
wife I give and bequeath all my property estate and effects nothing
excepted and as already mentioned unto my child or children in equal
shares share and share alike, or to their heirs per stirpes, such share to
be paid over to her, him or them as and when they severally attain the age
of twenty one years or marry. The share or shares of all minor children to
be held by my executors or trustees until such child or children severally
attain the age of majority or until they marry whichever shall first
happen. Failing child, or children, or their descendants me surviving I
direct my executors and trustees to pay over the whole of the income of my
Estate to my said wife so long as she shall live, or shall not remarry as
the case may be. I nominate and appoint my brothers JAMES CHAPMAN and
GEORGE HANDLEY jointly with my said wife, so long as she shall not remarry
to be the joint executors and trustees of this my will guardians of my
minor chil or children and administrators of my estate and effects with
the power of assumption substitution and surrogation.
Lastly I declare the foregoing to contain my last will and
testament
Dated at Greytown aforesaid the 28th day of June eighteen hundred
and ninety nine.
C WEST HANDLEY
SIGNED and declared by the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament
in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each
other, all being present at the same time have hereunto set our names as
witnesses hereto
C TATHAM
J W NEL
1897: Greytown, Natal (Natal
Civil Records Marriages Greytown 1897 #104)
1901: Greytown, Natal (The Hiltonian September 1901 p29)
1917: Cathcart Street, Greytown, Natal (Pietermaritzburg
Estate Files #1577 DGS 007864588 image 59)
Charles West Handley
21 October 1903, in South Africa
Charles West
Handley
Henrietta
Selina (Andrews) Handley
Hilton College
Mary Hobbs on 2 October 1926 in St
Aidan, Yeoville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Charles West Handley is recorded as a bachelor, aged 22, born in South
Africa. He is a bookkeeper, resident in Durban, Natal. Mary Hobbs is
recorded as a spinster, aged 21, born in South Africa and resident in
Johannesburg. The marriage was witnessed by H. S. Handley and Jas. Hobbs.
Mary was born in 1904/5, in South Africa. She died in 1970.
Bookkeeper
1975
1923: Standard Bank, Durban, Natal (The Hiltonian December 1923 p37)
Constance Maida (Handley) Stier
1 May 1900
Charles West
Handley
Henrietta
Selina (Andrews) Handley
Ernest Frederick Stier
Ernest was born on 22 April 1899 and baptised on 9 May 1905 in St Boniface,
Germiston, Transvaal, the son of Herman Carl Otto Bernard Stier and Mary
Magdalene Oertel. He died in 1958.
George Aubrey West Handley
19 March 1910
Charles West
Handley
Henrietta
Selina (Andrews) Handley
Hilton College
Elizabeth Florence Lucy Galway
George and Elizabeth were divorced in 1941.
Elizabeth was born on 5 February 1907 and baptised on 14 April 1907 in St
Michael and All Angels, Boksburg, Transvaal, the daughter of Richard Galway
and Frances Mary Goodall.
Mary Cecily (Handley) Duncan
20 June 1898, in Natal
Charles West
Handley
Henrietta
Selina (Andrews) Handley
Victor James Duncan on 11 August
1954, in St Peter's Chains' chapel, Old Fort, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Victor James Duncan is recorded as a widower, aged 61 years, born in Natal,
South Africa on 24/10/1892. He is a chartered accountant, resident in Berea
and Greytown, Natal. Mary Cicely Handley is recorded as a spinster, aged 56
years, born in Natal, South Africa, on 20/6/1898. She is a typist, resident
at 120 Pine Street, Greytown, Natal. The marriage was witnessed by A.
Handley and F. A. ??
Victor James Duncan was born on 24 October 1892, in Pietermaritzburg, Natal,
the son of Alexander Duncan and Mary Ferguson. He married, firstly, Annie
Doris Garland on 24 March 1920 in Verulam, Natal. Annie died in 1950. Victor
was an accountant. He died in 1958.
Addresses:
1931: Pine Street, Greytown, Natal (Pietermaritzburg
Estate Files #17703 DGS 007867888 image 1450)
1954: Berea and Greytown, Natal (Natal
Civil Records Marriages Durban 1954 #47)
Typist
1954: 120 Pine Street, Greytown, Natal (Natal
Civil Records Marriages Durban 1954 #47)
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