Samuel Karel Erlank, 1810–
- Name
- Samuel Karel /Erlank/
- Given names
- Samuel Karel
- Surname
- Erlank
- Name
- Samuel Carl /Erlank/
- Type of name
- also known as
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Birth
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Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA)
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War
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Town founded
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Town founded
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Historical Event
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Source citation: 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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Death of a father
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Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA)
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling. |
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Death of a sister
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Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA)
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony. |
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Town founded
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza. |
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War
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Source citation: Note: 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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Death of a brother
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Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b3 Citation details: Death notice: Jonas Michael Johannes ERLANK (1878), MOOC 6/9/164 #5624/1878, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-W38W-D?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZR%3A1598082383 : 28 September 2018), 007844949 > image 628 of 2103; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 2 Dec 2018 |
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Death of a brother
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Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4 Citation details: Death notice: Andries Gustaaf ERLANK (1879), MOOC 6/9/169 #6622/1879, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-W388-X?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZR%3A1598082383 : 28 September 2018), 007844949 > image 1698 of 2103; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 2 Dec 2018 |
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War
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town. |
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War
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Historical Event
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Source citation: 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
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Source citation: 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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Economic Event
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Economic Event
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Source citation: 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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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: 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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Economic Event
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Source citation: 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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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa. |
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Historical Event
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Source citation: Note: Union of South Africa established. |
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Epidemic
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Source citation: 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
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Epidemic
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Source citation: Note: 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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Prime minister
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Prime minister
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century. |
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Prime minister
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Death of a mother
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Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA)
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Death
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Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b6 |
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1758–1823
Birth: April 1758
— Stockholm, Sweden Death: August 27, 1823 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Marriage | Marriage — April 10, 1794 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
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8 months
sister |
1794–1832
Baptism: November 30, 1794
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— Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: December 26, 1832 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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2 years
sister |
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22 months
elder brother |
1798–1878
Birth: November 13, 1798
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— Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: July 28, 1878 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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2 years
elder brother |
1801–1879
Birth: about March 1801
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— Dist. Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa Death: February 12, 1879 — Murraysburg, Western Cape, South Africa |
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3 years
elder brother |
1803–1803
Birth: September 9, 1803
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Death: December 21, 1803 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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7 years
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3 years
younger sister |
Descendants of Samuel Karel Erlank
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Generation 1
Samuel Karel Erlank, son of Gustav Erlank and Catharina Maria Wilke, was born on July 2, 1810.
Ancestors of Samuel Karel Erlank
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Generation 1
Samuel Karel Erlank, son of Gustav Erlank and Catharina Maria Wilke, was born on July 2, 1810.
Generation 2 back to topGustav Erlank, joins the Dutch fleet (in 1776), messenger of the court (from 1789), gaoler (in 1802) and in the employ of Daniel du Toit (in 1804), was born in April 1758 in Stockholm, Sweden and died on August 27, 1823 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 65.
Catharina Maria Wilke, daughter of Joachim Wilke and Francina van der Nest, was baptized on July 13, 1776.
Generation 3 back to top2 of 4 individuals (50% complete).
2 of 2 individuals (100% complete).
