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Charles Edward GRANT b. 1878 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire; son of Henry Sanders GRANT, doctor, & Sarah Jane JONES; 1896 to Australia to learn sheep-ranching; 1904 to Argentina, worked for the Compañía Ganadera Los Cisnes, on an estancia in the Precordillera; 1906 drove first sheep to Estancia La Madrugada, near Cabo Blanco, Puerto Deseado; 1912 brought wife to Bahía Mazarredo; founder member of the Sociedad Rural; 1921 family spent one year in Britain; 1944 retired from position of manager at La Madrugada; 1947 d. on his children's ranch, Estancia Río Blanco, Bajo Caracoles. m. 1912 Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire Marjorie Anne Jones b. 1889; dtr. of William Christopher JONES, brewer, & Hagar Sarah SIMMONS; 1912 to Argentina with husband; 1948 returned to Puerto Deseado after husband's death Children: 1. Marjorie Elizabeth; b. 1914 Puerto Deseado (continued
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Dietrich AMELUNG
b. 1914 Puerto Deseado; employed in Agencia Chevrolet and Taller Volcán
m. 1942
Marjorie Elizabeth GRANT
(from
above) 1928-1932 attended Olivos English College, Buenos Aires; d. 1991
memories of her
life [in Spanish]
Children:
1. Guillermina Margarita
2. Sara Griselda
3. Erica Rosemarie
4. Carlos Severino