Peter John Power

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Shift Chemist

Birthplace Western Cape Cape Town South AfricaPlace of Residence at HM Factory Gretna F6 Date of Birth: June 26, 1880 Date of Death: October 7, 1953

Biography

Peter John Power

Date and place of birth: 26 June 1880 at Cape Town, South Africa
Date and place of Death: 7 October 1953 at Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality: South African

Biography: Peter grew up in Cape Town with his 6 siblings
Parents

Mother Ellen Gorman

Father William Power
Parents occupation: Landed Proprietor and Capitalist
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance:

St. Andrews College, Grahamstown, Cape, South Africa. Left in 1901
Place of residence at Gretna: F6, Eastriggs, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Marital status: Peter married Elizabeth Ewing French (1888-1951)

Peter’s first child was born while he was working at HM Factory.

His second son was John Robert O’Gorman Power born 28 February 1919 Aldershot, Hampshire.
Job title at Gretna: Shift Chemist
Travels: Nil known
Awards/recognitions: Nil known
Trivia/any other information
Bibliography
References

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Ancestry

Doornock Farewell Magazine
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