Kurt Israel Luwinski
11 May 1912–15 Dec 1968
Listed in the register’s surname index.
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What the record says
| What | When | Where | Noted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | May 11 1912 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Emigration | 1933 | Johannesburg, Süd Afrika· At the time: Britain and its colonies per the Record Atlas | |
| Occupation | dress designer | ||
| Residence | From 1933 | Südafrika | |
| Marriage to | |||
| Marriage to | June 19 1948 | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa· At the time: Britain and its colonies per the Record Atlas | "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHT-WSJM : Sun Mar 10 09:11:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Kurt Luwinski and Ivone De Witt, 19 Jun 1948. |
| Divorce filed from | After June 1948 | Attempted Divorce Filed. http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?2025062212450319D99540&DN=00000016 | |
| Divorce from | 1951 | http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?2025062212134560675D80&DN=00000018 | |
| Divorce filed from | 1951 | ILLIQUID CASE RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS KURT LUWINSKI VERSUS IVONE (FORMERLY DE WITT, BORN FIGUEIREDO). | |
| Marriage to | Feb 29 1956 | "Hanover, Orange Free State, South Africa records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK1-SNTY?view=index : Nov 12, 2024), image 727 of 2493; . | |
| Divorce filed from | 1957 | ILLIQUID CASE. RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS. KURT LUWINSKI VERSUS FRANCES (FORMERLY SEFTON, FORMERLY BERNER, BORN HOSTOWSKY). http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?2025062212332443303240&DN=00000005 | |
| Misc | 1969 | Estate File - 7584/1969 - Master of the Supreme Court - Pretoria | |
| Death | Dec 15 1969 | Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, GP, South Africa· At the time: South Africa per the Record Atlas | |
| Burial | Chevra Kadisha, Johannesburg |
Where this comes from
Surname index
The tree this register is built from: one MyHeritage harvest, which is somebody else’s research and has not been checked here beyond what is said below.
Read here, about this person:
- The Arolsen Archives index — collections.arolsen-archives.org — index entries only; the documents need a consent declaration that was not ticked
- This family in FamilySearch's South African collections — FamilySearch, South Africa: Civil Marriage Records 1801-1974, Church of the Province of South Africa Parish Registers 1801-2004, Johannesburg Cemetery Records 1840-2019 — searched 17 September 2026
Notes and corrections
Corrected died
The family record said: Dec 15 1969
This archive now has: 15 December 1968
Johannesburg Chevrah Kadisha burial register: died 15.12.1968, buried 16.12.1968, Westpark block L grave 211, Yahrzeit 24 Kislev 5729 — which is itself 15 December 1968.
Corrected occupation
The family record said: dress designer
This archive now has: dress designer (1933); shop keeper (1948)
Johannesburg marriage register no. 858 of 1948, column 6: Shop Keeper. The 1933 emigration record gives dress designer. Both are true of one man.