Nathalie Freeman (1915 - 1992)

Nathalie Freeman is the wife of Arthur Jacob Helfet, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Helfet family HERE. Born Freedman, at some stage the family changed it to Freeman; her father on his marriage certificate was named Freedman, but Nathalie was listed on her travel documents and her marriage certificate as Freeman

Parents: Barnett Freedman (1880 -  ?) and Sonia Pinn (originally Pincewski) (1881 - 1962). According to my mother Sonia, before coming to South Africa, resided in the Belgian Congo. Barnett later became Bernard

Marriage certificate for Nathalie's parents who were married in Cape Town on 7 December 1909

For some reason they were married twice! The second time was in Cape Town on 10 August 1911. The surname is spelt as Freedman

Sonia is buried in Pinelands 1 Jewish Cemetery, Cape Town, South Africa. Her surname was spelt Freeman

Born: 14 May 1915 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa

Married: Arthur Helfet on 30 March 1939 in London, England. Arthur was age 32 and Nathalie age 23

Children

Their first child was born in 1941 when Arthur was 34 and Nathalie 26. Their last child was born in 1952 when Arthur was 45 and Nathalie 37 

• Marilyn Thelma Helfet 1941 - 2018
• Anthony Bernard Helfet 1943 -
• David Leonard Helfet 1947 - 
• Timothy Mark 1949 -
• Tessa Nan Helfet 1952 - 

Census

1939 Register

In the 1939 register Nathalie is newly-married and living at 82 Portmore park Road, Weybridge, Surrey, England with Dr Harold Lucas, a medical practitioner, his wife Dorothy and a domestic servant, Margaret Cowen. I think by this time her husband Arthur was already attached to the Royal Army Medical Corps

Photos

Arthur with their sons Anthony and David in Cape Town in late 1947

Nathalie and Arthur with his siblings and their spouses in Cape Town on 23 January 1960

Back row: Cyril Helfet, Edna Helfet (Nee Landsman), Arnold Helfet, Theo Helfet, Celia Helfet (Nee Polen), Arthur Helfet

Front row Girlie Meyers (Nee Helfet), Cynthia Helfet (Nee Bernstein), Nathalie Helfet (Nee Freedman) 

Travel and Migration

Natalie grew up in South Africa, was married in London and spent the war in Glasgow before returning to South Africa, where they lived from 1948 to 1960. In 1961 they settled in New York when Arthur was appointed a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine there. They returned to South Africa in 1971 to live and at some stage went back to New York where both Arthur and Nathalie are now buried

Nathalie departing Durban, South Africa for Southampton, England aboard the Stirling Castle arriving on 9 October 1936. Her occupation is listed as secretary and her surname is spelt Freeman

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Nathalie departing Durban, South Africa for Southampton, England aboard the Athlone Castle arriving on 9 December 1938. Her occupation is listed as secretary and her surname is spelt Freeman

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Nathalie and her son Anthony departing Liverpool, England for Cape Town, South Africa aboard the Nestor on 14 July 1945. Their address is given as 1a Westbourne Gardens, Kelvinside, Glasgow, W2, which is confirmed by the accompanying electoral register

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Arthur and Nathalie departing London, England for Cape Town, South Africa aboard the City of Port Elizabeth on 16 November 1954

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Arthur and Nathalie departing London, England for Cape Town, South Africa aboard the City of Hull on 8 June 1960

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The Helfet family departing Cherbourg, France for New York, USA aboard the Queen Mary arriving on 14 February 1962

Death

21 April 1992 age 76, in New York, USA

Other

A telegram from Nathalie and Arthur dated 9 April 1956 on the occasion of my parent's wedding

Residences

In the 1939 census Nathalie is listed as living at 82 Portmore park Road, Weybridge, Surrey, England

The family lived at Acorns, Fernwood Ave, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa in the 1950s. I don't know the house number but here is the street