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Lorna Elaine Dallas1

#4559, b. 8 December 1906, d. 2 July 1995
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
Relationship
7th great-granddaughter of Thomas Greathead
Appears on charts:
Chart 2 - Lifeboat and 1820 settlers Greathead families
     Lorna Elaine Dallas was born on 8 December 1906 in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa.1,2 She was the daughter of James David Dallas and Beryl Rosa Irene Greathead. She married Adrian Gerald Ferrey on 19 May 1934 in St Boniface, Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa.1 Lorna died on 2 July 1995 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, aged 88.1 Lorna was buried in Christian Community, Radburgh, South Africa.1

Children of Lorna Elaine Dallas and Adrian Gerald Ferrey

Sources of Information

  1. [S4500] Emails between Tony Goggins and Jan Cooper from 11 March 2003.
  2. [S7692] E-mails between Ann Shuttleworth and Jan Cooper from 11 November 2000.

Adrian Gerald Ferrey1

#4560
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016

Children of Adrian Gerald Ferrey and Lorna Elaine Dallas

Sources of Information

  1. [S4500] Emails between Tony Goggins and Jan Cooper from 11 March 2003.

Hilary Patricia Ferrey1,2

#4561, b. 6 August 1937, d. 27 February 2025
Last Edited=3 Jun 2026
Relationship
8th great-granddaughter of Thomas Greathead
Appears on charts:
Chart 2 - Lifeboat and 1820 settlers Greathead families
Hilary Patricia Grove née Ferrey
     Hilary Patricia Ferrey was born on 6 August 1937 in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa.1 She was the daughter of Adrian Gerald Ferrey and Lorna Elaine Dallas. She married Donald Stuart Groves on 9 August 1958 in St Augustines, Orange Free State, South Africa.1 Her husband Donald died on 6 May 2000 in Randburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, aged 66 in his son's home the day before Donald and Hilary were due to fly home to Orpington in England. They had just attended their daughter Rose-Anne's wedding in March.1,2 Andrew and Hilary met on the internet after Hilarys husband died in 2000. They became engaged but never married.3,2 Hilary died on 27 February 2025 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, aged 87.3

Children of Hilary Patricia Ferrey and Donald Stuart Groves

  • Elaine Margaret Groves
  • Michael Stuart Groves
  • Jennifer Hazel Groves
  • Lennox Robert Groves
  • Rose-Anne Elizabeth Groves
  • Susan Mary Groves b. 16 Oct 1980, d. 15 Jun 2018

Sources of Information

  1. [S4500] Emails between Tony Goggins and Jan Cooper from 11 March 2003.
  2. [S4561] Emails between Hilary Patricia Ferrey - Groves and Jan Cooper from 20 September 2001.
  3. [S4563] E-mails between Elaine Lackey and Jan Cooper from 1 June 2026.

Donald Stuart Groves1

#4562, b. 16 October 1933, d. 6 May 2000
Last Edited=1 Jan 2016
     Donald Stuart Groves was born on 16 October 1933 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.1 He married Hilary Patricia Ferrey, daughter of Adrian Gerald Ferrey and Lorna Elaine Dallas, on 9 August 1958 in St Augustines, Orange Free State, South Africa.1 He died suddenly on 6 May 2000 in Randburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, aged 66 in his son's home the day before Donald and Hilary were due to fly home to Orpington in England. They had just attended their daughter Rose-Anne's wedding in March.1,2 Donald was buried on 10 May 2000 in Fourways Memorial Park, Randburg, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.1,2

Children of Donald Stuart Groves and Hilary Patricia Ferrey

  • Elaine Margaret Groves
  • Michael Stuart Groves
  • Jennifer Hazel Groves
  • Lennox Robert Groves
  • Rose-Anne Elizabeth Groves
  • Susan Mary Groves b. 16 Oct 1980, d. 15 Jun 2018

Sources of Information

  1. [S4500] Emails between Tony Goggins and Jan Cooper from 11 March 2003.
  2. [S4561] Emails between Hilary Patricia Ferrey - Groves and Jan Cooper from 20 September 2001.