Person DS/UK/1932 Edmonstone; George (1916-1986); Jesuit Priest Edmonstone George 1916-1986 Jesuit Priest Male Born 12 July 1916, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Entered the English Province of the Society of Jesus 7 September 1938. Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest 8 September 1949. Final vows in the Society of Jesus 2 February 1952. Died 12 November 1986, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Fr George Edmonstone SJ was born on 12 July 1916, in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and educated by the Christian Brothers in Pretoria and Kimberley. He took a BSc (Engineering) at University College Natal in 1937 and, after a few months working at the Supermarine Works in Southampton, went to Osterley. He entered the English Province of the Society of Jesus on 7 September 1938 at Roehampton, took his first vows at St Beuno’s in 1940 and then went to Heythrop Oxon for philosophy. He taught at the Mount (1944-1946) and returned for theology to Heythrop where he was ordained on 8 September 1949. After tertianship at St Beuno’s and a year’s teaching at Wimbledon he returned in 1952 to South Africa. He taught mathematics at St Aidan’s until 1959 and then at Rhodes University where he was also University chaplain. In 1967 he went to Notre Dame University, Indiana, for studies in mathematics, returning the same year to Rhodes University. He retired from the university in 1975 and took over a parish in Grahamstown. In 1979 he became chaplain at the Assumption convent, Grahamstown, and continued with pastoral work as far as indifferent health would allow. Shortly before his death he went into hospital in Port Elizabeth for observation; he died there on 14 November 1986. Member of the British Province of the Society of Jesus Letters and Notices vol. 88, pp. 299-302 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes CURIA\mallen 14/12/2023 CURIA\mallen 14/12/2023 a37976df-2b6c-44c0-b720-afa12393b2ff