On the 14 November 1911 Frances Esther Felix (nee Cotton) was born. This week she celebrates her 100th birthday. Frances is the daughter of the late George and Maria Cotton. She is the 8th of her 12 siblings and has outlived them all.
Her father is from the well known Cotton Family on the Island of Tristan Da Cuhna and her mother was British.
Francis married George Albert Felix on the 24 October 1942 at the Simonstown Anglican Church St. Francis of Assisi. She has two children Lorraine (Whittle) and Darryl who now both live in Australia. She boasts seven grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren,.
In 1968 after the forced removal from Simonstown the family moved to Grassy Park. For the lat 6 years she has been living at Rusoord in Plumstead.
Her big birthday party will be on the 28th November when her son arrives from Australia. Ancestry24 wishes you a very Happy Birthday.
Are you related to the Cotton family from Simonstown and Tristan Da Cuhna?

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