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Sir William O'Brien 'Wob' Lindsay

Male 1909 - 1975  (65 years)


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  • Name William O'Brien 'Wob' Lindsay  [1
    Prefix Sir 
    Born 8 Oct 1909  Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1975  Nairobi, Kenya Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I65496  Clan current

    Father Michael Egan Lindsay,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elsie Catherine Harriet Riddiford,   b. 1881, Ferngrove, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950, Cupar, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1904  St. James Church, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F30968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sevilla Glass 'Janey' Hooper,   b. 1911, Kensington, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1937 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F30978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Doreen Sturman,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1958 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F30979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Michaela Dennis,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1975 
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F30980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sir William O'Brien Lindsay [known as Wob].He was born 8 Oct 1909 Canterbury Kent
      and died 1975 in Nairobi Kenya.In 1955 he retired as Chief Justice of Sudan and moved to Nairobi where he set up a legal practice.
      He married 1st Sevilla Glass Hooper [Janey] in 1937 and they had three children.
      Sir William married 2nd in 1958 Elizabeth Doreen Sturman.They had one dr Angela born 1963
      Sir William married 3rd in 1975 Michaela Dennis.
      [E-mail attachment E J Riddiford tree from Simon Young rec:24 March 2010] [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S322] E J Riddiford tree, Simon Young, (E-mail attachment rec: 24 March 2010).