Charles Hewitson 1891 South Africa
I’m trying to trace relatives/information about my grandfather, Charles Philip Hewitson, born 6th November 1891 somewhere in England, and his parents. His father was Thomas Hewitson and his mother Mary Henley. Thomas and Mary's other children were Violet, Cyril, Grace. The family left England to come to South Africa in about 1899, settling in Cape Town. After serving in the seige of Kimberley, Thomas went back to England on his own to find work, and spent about 8 years working in England before returning to South Africa, then living in Pinelands, I think.
Charles was later CEO of Metropolitan Life, headquartered in Pinelands, and was chairman of Pinelands Cricket Club in the 1940s. He married Bernadette Thwaites and had one child, my father Rodney.
Any information would be welcome.