Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, 1838–1897 (aged 58 years)
- Name
- Elizabeth Margaretha /Welgemoed/
- Given names
- Elizabeth Margaretha
- Surname
- Welgemoed
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Birth
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c6 |
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Death of a paternal grandfather
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Address: Welgevonden, Winterhoek, Dist. Uitenhage
Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: a1 Citation details: Death notice: Johann Godfried WELGEMOED (1841), MOOC 6/9/23 #4811, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-MQ2F-K?mode=g&i=788&cat=331262 image 789/2223 : accessed 5 March 2017 Quality of data: primary evidence |
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Town founded
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Marriage
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Text: 03 JAN 1857 Citation details: b4c6 Citation details: van der Merwe, p581, b2c14d2e3f7g2. Citation details: Marriage: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE and Elisabetha Margaritha WELGEMOED (1857), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-G9JV-N?i=534&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Aug 2019 |
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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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Death of a paternal grandmother
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Address: Palingkloof, Dist. Cradock
Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: a1 Citation details: Death notice: Magdalena Catharina Elizabeth KEYSER (1863), MOOC 6/9/105 #776, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-X9PV-Q?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZ5%3A1598082374 : 12 September 2017), 007844941 > image 2109 of 2198; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 16 Oct 2020 |
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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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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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Death of a brother
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Citation details: Death Notice: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1871) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-CVQZ?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S83%3A1598082379 : 12 September 2017), 007844945 > image 219 of 2137; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. |
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Death of a father
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4 Citation details: Death Notice: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1871) (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-CVQZ?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S83%3A1598082379 : 12 September 2017), 007844945 > image 219 of 2137; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library
Citation details: Gravestone: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1813-1871), https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=3189044 : accessed 15 May 2021 Shared note: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1793-1871) David Johannes WELGEMOED (1793-1871) The birth year of David Johannes WELGEMOED can be determined in the following three ways: Death notice: His age at death is given as 78y 4m, which implies born about Feb 1793 Until more evidence is found, I will take the age at death as definitive. The written 7 in 78 years on the death notice is unmistakable. This would mean he was 78y and his wife 71y in 1871. If he was born in 1813, he would be 58y and his wife 61y at his death. |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. |
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Death of a brother
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Address: House of A. Venter Text: BEF 1875 Citation details: Death Notice: Maria Elizabeth KRUGEL (1875), KAB MOOC 6/9/151 #1754, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-GQSR-5?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZT%3A1598082382 : 12 September 2017), 007844947 > image 829 of 2203; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Citation details: Death notice: Johannes Godlieb WELGEMOED (1873), KAB MOOC 6/9/145 #9875, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-M3BR-W?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZG%3A1598082380 : 12 June 2018), 007844946 > image 917 & 918 of 2135; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 15 May 2021 |
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Death of a mother
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4 Citation details: Death Notice: Maria Elizabeth KRUGEL (1875), KAB MOOC 6/9/151 #1754, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-GQSR-5?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZT%3A1598082382 : 12 September 2017), 007844947 > image 829 of 2203; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. |
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Marriage of a daughter
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c2d1 Citation details: Death notice: David Johan WELGEMOED (1925), MOOC 6/9/2820 #8439/1925, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BK-Y7MJ?i=792&cat=331262 : accessed 20 Feb 2017 Citation details: Marriage: David Johannes WELGEMOED and Maria Elisabeth VAN DER MERWE (1878), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-G92L-F?i=770&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Aug 2019 |
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c7d4
Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c2d1e1 Citation details: Baptism: Elizabeth Margaritha WELGEMOED (1879), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SX4-8?i=710&cat=994807 : accessed 10 Aug 2019 Citation details: Death notice: Maria Elizabeth VAN DER MERWE (1880), MOOC 6/9/176 #832, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-GSHS-K?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S89%3A1598082384 : 28 September 2018), 007844950 > image 2000 of 2130; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 22 Sep 2020 Birth date: Elizabeth Margaretha WELGEMOED (1878-1940) Baptism and gravestone confirm 15 NOV 1878, while her mother's death notice states 20 NOV 1878. |
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Baptism of a granddaughter
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c7d4
Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c2d1e1 Citation details: Baptism: Elizabeth Margaritha WELGEMOED (1879), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SX4-8?i=710&cat=994807 : accessed 10 Aug 2019 |
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c2d1e2 Citation details: Death notice: Maria Elizabeth VAN DER MERWE (1880), MOOC 6/9/176 #832, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-GSHS-K?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S89%3A1598082384 : 28 September 2018), 007844950 > image 2000 of 2130; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 22 Sep 2020 |
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Death of a daughter
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c2d1 Citation details: Death notice: Maria Elizabeth VAN DER MERWE (1880), MOOC 6/9/176 #832, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-GSHS-K?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S89%3A1598082384 : 28 September 2018), 007844950 > image 2000 of 2130; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 22 Sep 2020 |
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Death of a granddaughter
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c2d1e2 Citation details: Death notice: Maria Elizabeth VAN DER MERWE (1880), MOOC 6/9/176 #832, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ6-GSHS-K?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S89%3A1598082384 : 28 September 2018), 007844950 > image 2000 of 2130; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 22 Sep 2020 |
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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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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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Marriage of a son
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Source: Bruce Vincent
Citation details: Marriage: Barend Stefanus VAN DER MERWE and Maria Susanna Catharina BOSCH (1888), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-G927-G?i=844&cat=994807 : accessed 30 June 2019 |
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Birth of a granddaughter
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Citation details: Baptism: Aletta Johanna VAN DER MERWE (1890), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SDH-M?i=880&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Jan 2020 |
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Baptism of a granddaughter
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Citation details: Baptism: Aletta Johanna VAN DER MERWE (1890), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SDH-M?i=880&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Jan 2020 |
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Birth of a grandson
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Citation details: Baptism: Barend Stefanus VAN DER MERWE (1892), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SDS-S?i=915&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Jan 202 |
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Baptism of a grandson
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Citation details: Baptism: Barend Stefanus VAN DER MERWE (1892), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SDS-S?i=915&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Jan 202 |
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Birth of a grandson
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Citation details: Baptism: Roelof Anthonie VAN DER MERWE (1893), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8S81-K?i=935&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Jan 2020 |
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Baptism of a grandson
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Citation details: Baptism: Roelof Anthonie VAN DER MERWE (1893), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8S81-K?i=935&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Jan 2020 |
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Death of a husband
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Cause: murder by gunshot (after inquest) Citation details: Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (11 Sep 1896), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-PB81-C?cc=1779109&wc=Q81G-HQR%3A139966501%2C139965702 : 21 August 2017), 1896 > Cradock > image 238 of 428; National Archives, Pretoria : accessed 11 Oct 2020 Date of entry in original source: September 11, 1896 Quality of data: primary evidence Citation details: Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (17 Sep 1896), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-PB81-C?cc=1779109&wc=Q81G-HQR%3A139966501%2C139965702 : 21 August 2017), 1896 > Cradock > image 238 of 428; National Archives, Pretoria : accessed 11 Oct 2020 Date of entry in original source: September 17, 1896 Quality of data: primary evidence
Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Text: † "Brakfontein", dist. Cradock 11.9.1896 Citation details: b4c6 Text: op de plaats Brakfontein Citation details: Death notice: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1896), MOOC 6/9/358 #2612, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-FSJ7-B?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S8T%3A1598092308 : 12 September 2017), 007844969 > image 9 of 2176; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 25 June 2019 Death place: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1832-1896) The death registrations indicate place of death as Dassieskloof with an intention to bury on Brakfontein his normal place of residence. |
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Marriage of a granddaughter
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Address: NGK
Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c7d4
Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c2d1e1 Citation details: Marriage: Hendrik Paul WELGEMOED and Elizabeth Margaretha WELGEMOED (1896), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-G9KZ-L?i=910&cat=994807 : accessed 9 Aug 2019 |
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Burial of a father
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Address: Deary Avenue, Municipal Cemetery, Cradock
Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library
Citation details: Gravestone: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1813-1871), https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=3189044 : accessed 15 May 2021 Shared note: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1793-1871) David Johannes WELGEMOED (1793-1871) The birth year of David Johannes WELGEMOED can be determined in the following three ways: Death notice: His age at death is given as 78y 4m, which implies born about Feb 1793 Until more evidence is found, I will take the age at death as definitive. The written 7 in 78 years on the death notice is unmistakable. This would mean he was 78y and his wife 71y in 1871. If he was born in 1813, he would be 58y and his wife 61y at his death. |
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Death
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Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA)
Citation details: b4c6 |
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1793–1871
Birth: calculated February 1793
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20
Death: June 10, 1871 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| mother |
1810–1875
Birth: calculated April 1810
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17
— Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: June 13, 1875 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — about 1824 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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3 years
elder brother |
1826–1873
Birth: calculated 1826
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15
— Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: October 9, 1873 — Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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4 years
elder brother |
1830–1911
Birth: May 13, 1830
37
20
— Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: July 24, 1911 — Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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20 months
elder brother |
1831–1908
Birth: calculated December 1831
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21
— Dist. Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: April 12, 1908 — Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| herself |
1838–1897
Birth: February 1838
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27
— Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: about 1897 — Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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3 years
younger brother |
1840–1899
Birth: August 4, 1840
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30
Death: about 1899 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| husband |
1832–1896
Baptism: April 18, 1832
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21
— Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: September 11, 1896 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| herself |
1838–1897
Birth: February 1838
45
27
— Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: about 1897 — Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — March 1, 1857 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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10 months
daughter |
1858–1880
Birth: January 6, 1858
25
19
— Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: September 26, 1880 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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8 years
son |
1866–1936
Birth: March 15, 1866
33
28
Death: July 31, 1936 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Descendants of Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed
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Generation 1
Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, daughter of David Johannes Welgemoed and Maria Elizabeth Krugel, was born in February 1838 in Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died about 1897 in Schurftepoort, Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
She married Barend Stephanus van der Merwe, son of Izaak van der Merwe and Aletta Susanna van der Linde, on March 1, 1857 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was baptized on April 18, 1832 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on September 11, 1896 in Dassieskloof, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 64.
Children of Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed and Barend Stephanus van der Merwe:
- Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe (1858–1880)
- Barend Stephanus van der Merwe (1866–1936)
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Generation 2 back to top
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, South Africa and died on September 26, 1880 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa 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, South Africa. He was born before December 15, 1855 in Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on June 30, 1925 in Buxton, Dist. Stockenstrom, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Children of Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe and David Johannes Welgemoed:
- Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed (1878–1940)
- Magdalena Wilhelmina Welgemoed (1880–1880)
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, South Africa at the age of 70.
He married Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch (fourth cousin), daughter of Roelof Anthony Bosch and Aletta Johanna Hayter, on August 27, 1888 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She was born on June 12, 1864 and died on December 28, 1947 at the age of 83.
Children of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe and Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch:
- Aletta Johanna van der Merwe (1889–)
- Barend Stefanus van der Merwe (1891–)
- Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe (1893–)
- Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe (1903–)
- Barend Stephanus van der Merwe (1911–1969)
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Generation 3 back to top
Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, daughter of David Johannes Welgemoed and Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe, was born on November 15, 1878 and died on March 25, 1940 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 61.
She married Hendrik Paul Welgemoed (first cousin once removed ascending), son of Hendrik Paul Welgemoed and Johanna Hendrina Elizabeth Grobbelaar, on December 14, 1896 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was born on October 12, 1869 and died on March 11, 1925 in Tarkastad, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 55.
Children of Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed and Hendrik Paul Welgemoed:
- Hendrik Paul
Ouboet
Welgemoed (1898–1965) - David Johannes Welgemoed (1899–1913)
- Maria Elizabeth
Meraai
Welgemoed (1902–1969) - Barend Stephanus van der Merwe
Bennie
Welgemoed (1906–1959) - Johanna Hendrina Grobler
Babes
Welgemoed (1908–1989) - Willem Izak Welgemoed (1911–1992)
- Elizabeth Helena
Poppie
Welgemoed (1913–1980) - Judith
Daisy
Welgemoed (1914–1987)
- Hendrik Paul
Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe, daughter of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe and Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch, was born on August 9, 1903 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe had 1 child.
Ancestors of Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed
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Generation 1
Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed, daughter of David Johannes Welgemoed and Maria Elizabeth Krugel, was born in February 1838 in Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died about 1897 in Schurftepoort, Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Generation 2 back to topDavid Johannes Welgemoed, farmer and field cornet, 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, South Africa.
Maria Elizabeth Krugel, daughter of Andries Jacobus Krugel and Elisabeth Margaretha du Plessis, was born calculated April 1810 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on June 13, 1875 in Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Generation 3 back to topJohann Godfried Welgemoed, farmer (in 1841) and boatswain, was born in November 1759 in Kaliningrad, Russian Federation and died on February 14, 1841 in Welgevonden, Winterhoek, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 81.
Magdalena Catharina Elizabeth Keyser, daughter of David Keyser and Anna Margaretha Klem, was born on January 13, 1773 in Dist. Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on October 26, 1863 in Palingkloof, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 90.
Andries Jacobus Krugel, son of Andries Hendrik Krugel and Maria Elisabeth Oosthuyzen, was baptized on March 18, 1791.
Elisabeth Margaretha du Plessis, daughter of Francois du Plessis and Anna Cecilia du Plessis, was baptized on April 29, 1792 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died before 1814.
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