Our family connections - Ons familie verwantskappe

David Johannes Welgemoed, boer and veldkornet, son of Johann Godfried Welgemoed and Magdalena Catharina Elizabeth Keyser, was born calculated February 1793 and died on June 10, 1871 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He married Maria Elizabeth Krugel, daughter of Andries Jacobus Krugel and Elisabeth Margaretha du Plessis, about 1824 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born calculated April 1810 in Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on June 13, 1875 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape.

Andries Jacobus Welgemoed, son of David Johannes Welgemoed and Maria Elizabeth Krugel, was born on May 13, 1830 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on July 24, 1911 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape at the age of 81. He married 3 times. The first time he married Cicilia Gerbregta Catharina Lombard before 1850. The second time he married Magdalena Wilhelmina Bosch (niece-in-law’s aunt), daughter of Michiel Coenraad Bosch and Maria Susanna Catharina Wagenaar, on May 14, 1854 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on May 26, 1835 in Dist. Somerset East, Eastern Cape and died on December 15, 1855 in Palingkloof, Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 20. The third time he married Anna Ramertha Bester, daughter of Barend Jacobus Bester and Johanna Jacoba Coetzer, on January 18, 1857 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on June 11, 1837 in Thomaskraal, Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on November 1, 1926 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape at the age of 89.

Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, daughter of David Johannes Welgemoed and Maria Elizabeth Krugel, was born in February 1838 in Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape and died about 1897 in Schurftepoort, Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape. She married Barend Stephanus van der Merwe (great-great-grandfather’s niece-in-law’s grandson), son of Izaak van der Merwe and Aletta Susanna van der Linde, on March 1, 1857 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He was baptized on April 18, 1832 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape and died on September 11, 1896 in Dassieskloof, Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 64.

Hendrik Paul Welgemoed, son of David Johannes Welgemoed and Maria Elizabeth Krugel, was born on August 4, 1840 and died about 1899 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He married Johanna Hendrina Elizabeth Grobbelaar (great-great-grandfather’s son-in-law’s great-grandson’s sister-in-law), daughter of Willem Isaak Grobler and Judith Magdalena Odendaal, on September 7, 1862 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on October 27, 1840 in Middelburg, Eastern Cape and died on March 6, 1899 in Brakfontein, Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 58.

David Johannes Welgemoed, son of Andries Jacobus Welgemoed and Magdalena Wilhelmina Bosch, was born before December 15, 1855 in Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on June 30, 1925 in Buxton, Dist. Stockenstrom, Eastern Cape. He married 2 times. The first time he married Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe (first cousin), daughter of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe and Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, on March 27, 1878 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on January 6, 1858 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on September 26, 1880 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 22. The second time he married Catharina Elizabeth Johanna Botha, daughter of Pieter Barend Botha and Adriana Catharina Erasmus, on January 11, 1886 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on April 5, 1863 and died on May 6, 1949 in Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 86.

Maria Elizabeth Welgemoed, daughter of Andries Jacobus Welgemoed and Anna Ramertha Bester, was born on September 24, 1863 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She married Albertus Stephanus Venter.

Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe, daughter of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe and Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, was born on January 6, 1858 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on September 26, 1880 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 22. She married David Johannes Welgemoed (first cousin), son of Andries Jacobus Welgemoed and Magdalena Wilhelmina Bosch, on March 27, 1878 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He was born before December 15, 1855 in Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on June 30, 1925 in Buxton, Dist. Stockenstrom, Eastern Cape.

Barend Stephanus van der Merwe, son of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe and Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, was born on March 15, 1866 and died on July 31, 1936 in Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 70. He married Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch (brother-in-law’s first cousin), daughter of Roelof Anthony Bosch and Aletta Johanna Hayter.

David Johannes Welgemoed, son of Hendrik Paul Welgemoed and Johanna Hendrina Elizabeth Grobbelaar, was born on June 23, 1863. He married Jacoba Susanna Johanna Petronella Enslin (sister-in-law), daughter of Christoffel Bernardus Enslin and Martha Catharina Klopper, on February 13, 1888 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on July 8, 1863 in Cradock, Eastern Cape and died on October 29, 1898 in Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 35.

Willem Izak Welgemoed, vegetable dealer, son of Hendrik Paul Welgemoed and Johanna Hendrina Elizabeth Grobbelaar, was born on May 18, 1867 and died on November 2, 1945 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape at the age of 78. He married Martha Catharina Elizabeth Enslin (sister-in-law), daughter of Christoffel Bernardus Enslin and Martha Catharina Klopper, on June 24, 1895 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on April 27, 1871 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape and died on April 11, 1932 in Cradock, Eastern Cape at the age of 60.

Hendrik Paul Welgemoed, official of town council (before 1925), son of Hendrik Paul Welgemoed and Johanna Hendrina Elizabeth Grobbelaar, was born on October 12, 1869 and died on March 11, 1925 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape at the age of 55. He married Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed (first cousin once removed descending), daughter of David Johannes Welgemoed and Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe, on December 14, 1896 in Cradock, Eastern Cape. She was born on November 15, 1878 and died on March 25, 1940 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape at the age of 61.