Gideon Stephanus Cloete1820–
- Name
- Gideon Stephanus Cloete
- Given names
- Gideon Stephanus
- Surname
- Cloete
| Birth | December 25, 1820 28 28 Source: The South African Family Cloete Publication: http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/cloet_mn.htm Citation details: b2c1d4e8f9g5 Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g5. |
| Historical Event | 1820 Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1820_in_South_Africa Note: 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the Nautilus and the Chapman. 1 May - The Albury reaches Cape Town bringing settlers to Albany, South Africa. They arrive in Algoa Bay on 15 May. 2 May - La Belle Alliance reached Cape Town. She brought British settlers to Algoa Bay. 4000 British settlers started arriving in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), they settled in Grahamstown and along the frontier
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| Baptism | February 12, 1821 (Age 49 days) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g5. |
| Birth of a brother | Christiaan Cornelis Cloete March 10, 1822 (Age 14 months) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g6. Note: Cambdeboo district includes Graaff Reinet
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| Baptism of a brother | Christiaan Cornelis Cloete April 7, 1822 (Age 15 months) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g6. |
| Economic Event | 1825 (Age 4 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1825_in_South_Africa Note: Rix dollar Dutch: Rijsksdaalder is converted into the British sterling
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| Birth of a brother | Jacob Jan Bastiaan Cloete September 7, 1826 (Age 5 years) Source: The South African Family Cloete Publication: http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/cloet_mn.htm Citation details: b2c1d4e8f9g7 Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g7. |
| Baptism of a brother | Jacob Jan Bastiaan Cloete October 8, 1826 (Age 5 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g7. |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Daniel Francois Joubert June 11, 1832 (Age 11 years) Publication: ISBN: 978-0-9921833-0-1 Citation details: Vol 1, p51, #853, b5c7d1. |
| Birth of a sister | Francina Elizabeth Cloete April 24, 1833 (Age 12 years) Source: The South African Family Cloete Publication: http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/cloet_mn.htm Citation details: b2c1d4e8f9g8 Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g8. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Francina Elizabeth CLOETE (1904), MOOC 6/9/494 #684, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-4S1G-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SCG%3A1598082352 : 28 September 2018), 007844464 > image 1388 of 2240; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 30 Sep 2018 |
| Baptism of a sister | Francina Elizabeth Cloete August 11, 1833 (Age 12 years) Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g8. |
| Marriage of a sibling | Pieter Gabriel van Zyl — Maria Magdalena Cloete — View this family about 1834 (Age 13 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Pieter Gabriel VAN ZYL (1841), MOOC 6/9/23 #4950/1841, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-MQV6-H?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZV%3A1598082367 : 12 September 2017), 007844936 > image 941 of 2223; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 29 Dec 2018 |
| Historical Event | 1835 (Age 14 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835_in_South_Africa Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony
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| Death of a maternal grandmother | Maria Magdalena Marais July 10, 1837 (Age 16 years) Age: 74 years Publication: Vol. 4, J-K (1992)
ISBN: 0-7969-1491-5 Citation details: Joubert, p150, b5c7d1. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Maria Magdalena JOUBERT (1837), MOOC 6/9/11 #2274, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-M1N2?i=304&cat=331262 images 305-7/2253 : accessed 5 March 2017 Quality of data: primary evidence Publication: ISBN: 978-0-9921833-0-1 Citation details: Vol 1, p51, #853, b5c7d1. |
| Marriage of a sibling | Daniel Francois Cloete — Hester Aletta Burger — View this family March 16, 1838 (Age 17 years) Source: The South African Family Cloete Publication: http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/cloet_mn.htm Citation details: b2c1d4e8f9g3 Publication: Vol. 1, A-C (1986) ISBN: 0-7969-0370-0 Citation details: Cloete, p592, b2c1d4e8f9g3. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Daniel Francois CLOETE (1883), MOOC 6/9/203 #7781, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-L5PH?i=2100&cat=331262 : accessed 20 Feb 2017 Citation details: Marriage: Daniel Francois CLOETE and Hester Aletta BURGER (1838), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-QDCB?i=240&cat=959223 : accessed 11 Apr 2020 |
| Marriage of a sibling | Jan Bastiaan Rabie — Maria Magdalena Cloete — View this family after 1841 (Age 20 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Jan Bastiaan RABIE (1850), MOOC 6/9/52 #511/1850, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-JYY?cc=2517051&wc=WVWM-9J3%3A1598032348 : 12 September 2017), 004433417 > image 199 of 2173; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 29 Dec 2018 |
| Death of a brother | Cornelis Willem Petrus Cloete before November 15, 1843 (Age 22 years) Age: 25 years Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Cornelis Willem Petrus CLOETE (1843), MOOC 6/9/31 #6471, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-6516?mode=g image 410/2225 : accessed 3 March 2017 |
| Town founded | 1844 (Age 23 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1844_in_South_Africa Note: Settlement of Victoria West is established
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| Marriage of a sibling | Christiaan Cornelis Cloete — Alida Elizabeth Johanna Joubert — View this family about 1850 (Age 29 years) Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Christiaan Cornelis CLOETE (1897) and Alida Elizabeth Johanna JOUBERT (1893), http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1416116 : accessed 1 June 2016 Publication: Vol. 4, J-K (1992)
ISBN: 0-7969-1491-5 Citation details: Joubert, p152, b5c7d1e7f10. Publication: ISBN: 978-0-9921833-0-1 Citation details: Vol 1, p94, #1923, b5c7d1e7f10. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Alida Elizabeth Johanna JOUBERT (1893), MOOC 6/9/313 #254/1893, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-W9HP-C?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S86%3A1598082396 : 28 September 2018), 007844963 > image 595 of 2039; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 Nov 2018 |
| Marriage of a sibling | Jacob Stephanus Daniel Naudé — Maria Magdalena Cloete — View this family after 1850 (Age 29 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Cornelis Willem CLOETE (1872), MOOC 6/9/140 #8319, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-CGGZ?mode=g&i=1427&cat=331262 : accessed 20 Feb 2017 Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Jan Bastiaan RABIE (1850), MOOC 6/9/52 #511/1850, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-JYY?cc=2517051&wc=WVWM-9J3%3A1598032348 : 12 September 2017), 004433417 > image 199 of 2173; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 29 Dec 2018 |
| Death of a mother | Francina Elizabeth Joubert March 15, 1852 (Age 31 years) Age: 59 years 2 months 21 days Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Francina JOUBERT (1852), MOOC 6/9/58 #1386, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-KMG?i=1160&cat=331262 image 1161-2/2173 : accessed 3 March 2017 |
| Marriage of a parent | Cornelis Willem Cloete — Elizabeth Margaretha Krugel — View this family after 1852 (Age 31 years) Source: The South African Family Cloete Publication: http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/cloet_mn.htm Citation details: b2c1d4e8f9 Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Francina JOUBERT (1852), MOOC 6/9/58 #1386, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5S-KMG?i=1160&cat=331262 image 1161-2/2173 : accessed 3 March 2017 Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Elizabetha Marguerita KRUGEL (1898), MOOC 6/9/379 #2504, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-X24H?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S8V%3A1598092309 : 27 April 2020), 007844971 > image 360 of 2282; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 10 May 2020 Note: After death of his first wife
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| Marriage of a sibling | Pieter Andries van der Merwe — Francina Elizabeth Cloete — View this family November 19, 1855 (Age 34 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Cornelis Willem CLOETE (1872), MOOC 6/9/140 #8319, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-CGGZ?mode=g&i=1427&cat=331262 : accessed 20 Feb 2017 Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Francina Elizabeth CLOETE (1904), MOOC 6/9/494 #684, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-4S1G-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SCG%3A1598082352 : 28 September 2018), 007844464 > image 1388 of 2240; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 30 Sep 2018 Publication: Vol 5, L-M (1999)
ISBN: 0-7972-0732-5 Citation details: van der Merwe, p544, b2c9d6e4f2g8. Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Cecilia Magrita VAN DER MERWE (1928), MOOC 6/9/3349 #18961, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91M-Y9R7-5?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-92V%3A1598042312 : 11 October 2018), 007731764 > image 392 of 769; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 25 Apr 2020 Publication: database, FamilySearch Citation details: Marriage: Pieter Andries VAN DER MERWE and Francina Elizabeth CLOETE (1855), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-C3X1-7?cc=2821281 : 28 January 2021), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 6 Feb 2021 |
| Epidemic | from 1857 to 1859 (Age 36 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/XVwD6F Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza
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| War | from April 1861 to May 1865 (Age 40 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/ETtxkC Note: American Civil War: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War
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| Economic Event | 1865 (Age 44 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865_in_South_Africa Note: Economic depression
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| Economic Event | 1867 (Age 46 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Diamond Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution
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| Death of a father | Cornelis Willem Cloete June 26, 1872 (Age 51 years) Age: 79 years 7 months 16 days Address: Plasket Street,
Graaff-Reinet Source: The South African Family Cloete Publication: http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/cloet_mn.htm Citation details: b2c1d4e8f9 Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Cornelis Willem CLOETE (1872), MOOC 6/9/140 #8319, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-CGGZ?mode=g&i=1427&cat=331262 : accessed 20 Feb 2017 Publication: ISBN: 978-0-9921833-0-1 Citation details: Vol 1, p52, #893, b5c7d1e6. |
| Economic Event | September 1873 (Age 52 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim%27s_Rest,_Mpumalanga Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field
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| Death of a sister | Maria Magdalena Cloete February 28, 1875 (Age 54 years) Age: 59 years Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Maria Magdalena CLOETE (1875), MOOC 6/9/150 #1415/1875, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-GQ3B-4?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZT%3A1598082382 : 28 September 2018), 007844947 > image 455 of 2203; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 29 Dec 2018 Note: Death notice incorrectly refers to her step-mother (Elizabeth Margaretha KRUGEL) instead of her birth mother (Francina Elizabeth JOUBERT).
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| Marriage of a sibling | Gabriel Nel — Francina Elizabeth Cloete — View this family March 23, 1880 (Age 59 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Francina Elizabeth CLOETE (1904), MOOC 6/9/494 #684, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-4S1G-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SCG%3A1598082352 : 28 September 2018), 007844464 > image 1388 of 2240; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 30 Sep 2018 Publication: database, FamilySearch Citation details: Marriage: Gabriel NEL and Fransina Elizabeth CLOETE (1880), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-L3NL-J?cc=2821281 : 28 January 2021), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 6 Feb 2021 |
| War | from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (Age 59 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Boer_War Note: First Boer War
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| Economic Event | 1881 (Age 60 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barberton,_Mpumalanga#Gold Note: In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria) no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area
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| Death of a brother | Daniel Francois Cloete December 12, 1883 (Age 62 years) Age: 66 years 10 months Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Daniel Francois CLOETE (1883), MOOC 6/9/203 #7781, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-L5PH?i=2100&cat=331262 : accessed 20 Feb 2017 |
| Economic Event | 1886 (Age 65 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_industry_of_South_Africa Note: Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precursors to the biggest discovery of all, the Main Reef/Main Reef Leader on Gerhardus Oosthuizen's farm Langlaagte, Portion C, in 1886, the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the subsequent rapid development of the gold field there, the biggest of them all.
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| Marriage of a sibling | Christiaan Cornelis Cloete — Louisa Johanna Catharina Kriel — View this family August 9, 1893 (Age 72 years) Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Christiaan Cornelis CLOETE (1897), MOOC 6/9/368 #2274/1897, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-4S5Y-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S8F%3A1598092314 : 12 September 2017), 007844970 > image 808 of 2117; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 Nov 2018 Text: AFT 1893 Citation details: Marriage: Christian Cornelius CLOETE and Louisa Johanna Catharina KRIEL (1893), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVF-Q39C-6?i=1144&cat=959223 : accessed 9 Feb 2020 |
| Death of a brother | Christiaan Cornelis Cloete August 20, 1897 (Age 76 years) Age: 75 years 5 months Address: Durban Street,
Aliwal North Source: The South African Family Cloete Publication: http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/cloet_mn.htm Citation details: e8f9g6 in http://incolor.inetnebr.com/strydom/geslagsregisters/cloete/214_e8.htm : accessed 1 June 2016 Publication: database with images Citation details: Death registration Christiaan Cornelius CLOETE: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9726-34519-45?cc=1779109 : accessed 27 September 2015), 1897 > Aliwal North > image 145 of 220; National Archives, Pretoria. Date of entry in original source: August 21, 1897 Quality of data: primary evidence Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Christiaan Cornelis CLOETE (1897), MOOC 6/9/368 #2274/1897, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-4S5Y-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S8F%3A1598092314 : 12 September 2017), 007844970 > image 808 of 2117; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 Nov 2018 |
| Epidemic | February 1, 1901 (Age 80 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1901_in_South_Africa Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town
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| War | from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (Age 78 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Boer_War Note: Second Boer War
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| Historical Event | from 1852 to 1902 (Age 31 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Republic Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902.
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| Historical Event | from 1854 to 1902 (Age 33 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Free_State Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province
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| Death of a sister | Francina Elizabeth Cloete February 14, 1904 (Age 83 years) Age: 70 years 10 months Publication: database with images, FamilySearch Citation details: Death notice: Francina Elizabeth CLOETE (1904), MOOC 6/9/494 #684, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-4S1G-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SCG%3A1598082352 : 28 September 2018), 007844464 > image 1388 of 2240; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 30 Sep 2018 |
| Epidemic | February 1904 (Age 83 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904_in_South_Africa Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg
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| Epidemic | 1906 (Age 85 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_in_South_Africa Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa
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| Historical Event | May 31, 1910 (Age 89 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa Note: Union of South Africa established
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| Epidemic | 1912 (Age 91 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_in_South_Africa Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban
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| War | from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (Age 93 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I Note: World War I
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| Epidemic | 1918 (Age 97 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_in_South_Africa Note: Spanish flu: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world
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| Economic Event | October 1929 (Age 108 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://goo.gl/MgHbRM Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century
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| War | from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (Age 118 years) Source: Wikipedia Citation details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II Note: World War II
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| Death | yes |
- Generation 1
Gideon Stephanus Cloete , son ofCornelis Willem Cloete andFrancina Elizabeth Joubert , was born on December 25, 1820.