Background
Burdett-Coutts, William Ashmead Francis was born on August 4, 1921 in Salcombe, Devonshire, England. Arrived in Zimbabwe, 1950. Son of Herbert Seabury Hunt and Esther Flower (Capel-Cure) Burdett-Coutts.
Burdett-Coutts, William Ashmead Francis was born on August 4, 1921 in Salcombe, Devonshire, England. Arrived in Zimbabwe, 1950. Son of Herbert Seabury Hunt and Esther Flower (Capel-Cure) Burdett-Coutts.
Student, Eton College, 1934—1939. Student, Cambridge University, 1939—1941.
Farmer Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1950—1965. Managing director Harold Poole, Norton, 1950—1965. Stockbroker Edwards & Company (Private) Ltd., Harare, Zimbabwe, since 1965.
Chairman Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, since 1981. Director Nicola (Pvt) Ltd., Diancana Finance Corporation, Zimbabwe.
Member of Institute Directors, HararE, Royal Thames Yacht (London).
Married Nancy Chevallier Jervers, 1950 (divorced 1972). Married Olivia Letitia Watson, October 16, 1973. Children: Angela, Francesca, Victoria.