Myra Rebecca Sapseid (1915- )

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
hairdresser / barber and a beauty specialist^2,3,4
Birth:
Q1 1915
Eastbourne, East Sussex, England^1,5
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 6 yrs 6 mns)
12 Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England⁵
daughter attending school and living in nine rooms with her parents Richard and Annie, (half-)sister Dorothy, brother Cecil, and uncle James Mayhew. Born in Eastbourne Sussex
Emigration:
12 Jul 1934 (age 19)
from London, England to Natal, South Africa²
on the Llangibby Castle as Miss R Sapseid working as a hairdresser and intending to reside in South Africa
Immigration:
4 Dec 1934 (age 19)
to London, England from Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa³
on the Llanstephan Castle, a beauty specialist travelling to 21 Warwick Road Worthing
Emigration:
26 Nov 1936 (age 21)
from London, England to Natal, South Africa⁴
on the Llandovery Castle, a hairdresser travelling from 11 Tavern Street Stowmarket to Kenya

Unsure what happened to Myra after she emigrated to Kenya in 1936. Presumably she remained in Africa

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Eastbourne 1915 quarter:1 volume:2b page:103. Cit. Date: 1 November 2023.

2.: Ancestry UK and Ireland Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1934 London Llangibby Castle page:2. Cit. Date: 1 November 2023.

3.: Ancestry UK and Ireland Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1934 London Llanstephan Castle page:4. Cit. Date: 1 November 2023.

4.: Ancestry UK and Ireland Outward Passenger Lists 1890-1960, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1936 London Llandovery Castle. Cit. Date: 1 November 2023.

5.: England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:4710 registration district:71 sub-district:2 enumeration district:12 schedule:232. Cit. Date: 1 November 2023.