#318, Minnie Diana (Dinah) PITT
| Born | 22 Mar 1865 in Whittlesea, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Died | 1936 in 10 Hans Crescent, London |
| Father | Thomas PITT (? - ?) |
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| Parent | Unknown (? - ?) |
Hermann declared that Minnie was the prettiest girl in Kimberly. Our picture shows Minnie Eckstein who was a descendant of famous British Prime Ministers, Pitt the Elder and Pitt the younger, with her younger son, Ludwig in 1893/94. Ludwig was killed in action in East Africa in 1916.
Minnie's memorial service was held at 11.30 on 17th March 1936 at St. Bartholemew's, Smithfield, London EC1 where a flagstone in the main aisle is inscribed "Minnie Diana Cobbold died 1936"
Timeline
Born
Married Hermann Ludvig ECKSTEIN in St John's Church, Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa
Birth of Son, Herman Friedrich ECKSTEIN
Birth of Daughter, Hilda ECKSTEIN
Birth of Daughter, Lilian (Lily) ECKSTEIN
Birth of Son, Ludwig Alfred ECKSTEIN
Death of husband, Hermann ECKSTEIN
Married Ralph Patteson COBBOLD-SAWLE in St Mary-le-Strand, London
Birth of Son, Ralph Hamilton COBBOLD
Death of Son, Ludwig Alfred ECKSTEIN
Death of Daughter, Lilian (Lily) ECKSTEIN
Died 1936