Brief Life History of Walter Henry James
When Walter Henry James Musk was born on 4 August 1917, in Pretoria, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Harry Musk, was 53 and his mother, Lucy Frances Champion, was 36. He married Cora Amelia Robinson on 6 May 1944, in Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He died on 27 March 1986, in his hometown, at the age of 68, and was buried in Unknown Island, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Birth / Death
- Walter Henry James Musk, "Find A Grave Index"
- Walter Henry Musk, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958"
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World Events (8)
1918
Founding of Afrikaner Broederbond, a secret, exclusively male and white Protestant organization in South Africa dedicated to the advancement of Afrikaner interests.
1918
Australian troops sent to fight in South African War.
1936
Black voting rights revoked in Cape. Black land ownership expanded, but still restricted to 13 percent of land.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Suffolk): variant of Must .
English (mainly Suffolk): alternatively, perhaps in some cases, from Middle English muske ‘musk’ (Old French musc). As well as denoting the fragrant secretion from the oriental musk deer (used for perfume and in medicines), the word was sometimes applied to the sap of tree and other plants. This English surname may also be of Dutch origin (see 4 below).
Americanized form of Dutch Musch ‘sparrow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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