Bertram (Bertie) Higgs

Bertram, known as Bertie, was born on December 21st, 1900 in Aliwal North.  Bertie's father was William Edward Higgs and his mother was Cornelia Jones.  His paternal grandparents were William Charles Higgs and Catherine Emily Austen. He had four brothers and eight sisters, named Willie, Clement, Jock, Claude, May, Ethel, Alice, Gladys, Ida, Bertha, Harry and Irene .  He was the youngest of the thirteen children.  He died at the age of 73 on December 15th, 1974.