Charles Freer Burggraff

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Chemist

Birthplace Namaqualand South AfricaPlace of Residence at HM Factory Gretna 4 Victory Avenue Gretna Place of Death Quebec Outremont Canada Date of Birth: October 7, 1891 Date of Death: December 2, 1968

Biography

CHARLES FREER BURGGRAF

AKA CARL FREDERICK BURGGRAF

Date and place of birth : 7 October 1891 Namaqualand, Southern Africa

Date and place of Death : 2 December 1968 in Outremont, Quebec, Canada
Nationality: British

Biography: Charles’ early childhood was in Namaqualand. He was an only child
Parents: Emil Burggraf married Henrietta Labreck in Swansea, Wales 1888
Parents occupation : Emil was a foreman smelter in the Copper Mines in Namaqualand.
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance – Not known
Place of residence at Gretna: Victory Avenue, Gretna
Marital status:

Charles married Susie (Susan) Hopkin in 1911, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Children:

Dorothy Burggraf born in Swansea District, Wales in 1912

Louis D Burggraf born c.1920
Job title at Gretna : Chemist on the Mossband site
Travels –

The Burggraf family left UK in 1902 for Southern Africa

Charles Returned to England in 1913

Charles emigrated to Canada in 1929

One of a number of visits to UK from Canada
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information: