Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameAudrie Clare LIGHTENING
FatherCharles Stratton LIGHTENING (1871-)
Spouses
1Robert Devereux CAPELL, 2C1R
Birth11 Jan 1909, Dagoretti, Kikuyu, Kenya
Death23 Sep 1936
BurialShabani, Midlands, South Rhodesia
OccupationBritish South Africa Police, Mining
FatherCol. Algernon Essex CAPELL C.B.E. D.S.O. (1869-1952)
MotherLois Ethel SLATTER (1877-1944)
Marriage1931
ChildrenAllan Robert Devereux (1932-1962)
Owen Maynard (1935-1956)
Notes for Audrie Clare LIGHTENING
from the peerage.com - married Roger Ferguson in 1937
Notes for Robert Devereux (Spouse 1)
UK Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects
Births in the District of Kikuyu, province of Gkamba
Robert Devereux Capell, born Dagoretti, Kikuyu, father Algernon Essex Capell, nationality English, father’s occupation Assistant District Commissioner, mother Lois Ethel Slater, nationality English, date of birth January 11, 1909, signature description A. Essex Capell A.D.C. date of registration March 8, 1909
UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed Southampton, September 28, 1910 on the Oruba, destination Grenada, 1st class
Major A. E. Capell, married male
Mrs. A. E. Capell, married female
Miss J. Capell, female child
Master A. Capell, male child
Miss [?] Capell, male infant
Possibly with then Miss P. Penny, maid, single female
Listed as a first class passenger on the Oruba (Royal Mail Steam Packet Company) arrived Southampton July 7, 1913, departed Trinidad,
Algernon Essex Capell, army age 43,
Lois Ethel Capell age 34,
Algernon Capell age 9,
Joan Capell age 7,
Robert Capell age 4.
Permanent address Grenada. They seem to be accompanied by a governess.
from Wikitree
Occupation: Joined the BSA Police in March 1928; Reg No. 3007; served until September 1931 with the rank of Trooper. [2] Following his service in the British South Africa Police, Robert pursued a career in mining, and was involved in asbestos mining
Also his burial location
Findagrave.com
Robert Devereux Capell
Birth 11 Jan 1909, Kenya
Death 23 Sep 1936 (aged 27), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Burial Zvishavane Cemetery, Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Memorial ID 281977521
Biographical notes adapted from The Peerage.com
Robert Devereux Capell was born on 11 January 1909.
He was the son of Colonel Algernon Essex Capell (1869-1952) and Lois Ethel Slatter (died 1944).
He married Audrie Clare Lightening, daughter of Charles Stratton Lightening, in 1931. She married, secondly, Rodger Ferguson in 1937.
He died on 23 September 1936 at age 27.
Children of Robert Devereux Capell and Audrie Clare Lightening
1 Allan Robert Devereux Capell b. 8 Feb 1932, d. 4 Mar 1962. Killed in an air disaster along with his wife and daughter at Douala, Cameroon.
2 Owen Maynard Capell b. 21 May 1935, d. 15 Jan 1956, aged 20, unmarried. Killed in a car crash on Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
Biographical notes adapted from Wikitree:
Robert Devereux Capell
Son of Algernon Essex Capell CBE DSO and Lois Ethel (Slatter) Capell
Brother of Algenon Capell and Joan Lois Capell
Birth & Upbringing: Robert was born in 1909. He was the son of Algernon Capell and Lois Slatter.
Occupation: Joined the BSA Police in March 1928; Reg No. 3007; served until September 1931 with the rank of Trooper. Following his service in the British South Africa Police, Robert pursued a career in mining, and was involved in asbestos mining
Demise: He passed away,aged 27, in 1936.
Burial: He was buried at the Shabani Cemetery, Shabani.
Births in the District of Kikuyu, province of Gkamba
Robert Devereux Capell, born Dagoretti, Kikuyu, father Algernon Essex Capell, nationality English, father’s occupation Assistant District Commissioner, mother Lois Ethel Slater, nationality English, date of birth January 11, 1909, signature description A. Essex Capell A.D.C. date of registration March 8, 1909
UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed Southampton, September 28, 1910 on the Oruba, destination Grenada, 1st class
Major A. E. Capell, married male
Mrs. A. E. Capell, married female
Miss J. Capell, female child
Master A. Capell, male child
Miss [?] Capell, male infant
Possibly with then Miss P. Penny, maid, single female
Listed as a first class passenger on the Oruba (Royal Mail Steam Packet Company) arrived Southampton July 7, 1913, departed Trinidad,
Algernon Essex Capell, army age 43,
Lois Ethel Capell age 34,
Algernon Capell age 9,
Joan Capell age 7,
Robert Capell age 4.
Permanent address Grenada. They seem to be accompanied by a governess.
from Wikitree
Occupation: Joined the BSA Police in March 1928; Reg No. 3007; served until September 1931 with the rank of Trooper. [2] Following his service in the British South Africa Police, Robert pursued a career in mining, and was involved in asbestos mining
Also his burial location
Findagrave.com
Robert Devereux Capell
Birth 11 Jan 1909, Kenya
Death 23 Sep 1936 (aged 27), Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Burial Zvishavane Cemetery, Zvishavane District, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Memorial ID 281977521
Biographical notes adapted from The Peerage.com
Robert Devereux Capell was born on 11 January 1909.
He was the son of Colonel Algernon Essex Capell (1869-1952) and Lois Ethel Slatter (died 1944).
He married Audrie Clare Lightening, daughter of Charles Stratton Lightening, in 1931. She married, secondly, Rodger Ferguson in 1937.
He died on 23 September 1936 at age 27.
Children of Robert Devereux Capell and Audrie Clare Lightening
1 Allan Robert Devereux Capell b. 8 Feb 1932, d. 4 Mar 1962. Killed in an air disaster along with his wife and daughter at Douala, Cameroon.
2 Owen Maynard Capell b. 21 May 1935, d. 15 Jan 1956, aged 20, unmarried. Killed in a car crash on Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
Biographical notes adapted from Wikitree:
Robert Devereux Capell
Son of Algernon Essex Capell CBE DSO and Lois Ethel (Slatter) Capell
Brother of Algenon Capell and Joan Lois Capell
Birth & Upbringing: Robert was born in 1909. He was the son of Algernon Capell and Lois Slatter.
Occupation: Joined the BSA Police in March 1928; Reg No. 3007; served until September 1931 with the rank of Trooper. Following his service in the British South Africa Police, Robert pursued a career in mining, and was involved in asbestos mining
Demise: He passed away,aged 27, in 1936.
Burial: He was buried at the Shabani Cemetery, Shabani.