Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1866–1936

Barend Stephanus van der Merwe, 1866–1936 (aged 70 years)

Name

Barend Stephanus van der Merwe

Name: Barend Stephanus /van der Merwe/
Given names: Barend Stephanus
Surname: van der Merwe

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	March 15, 1866 33 28 Source: Parish registers, NGK Cradock, 1817-1972 Citation details: Baptism: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1866), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SZK-V?i=458&cat=994807 : accessed 25 June 2019 Baptism: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1866)
Baptism	May 20, 1866 34 28 (aged 2 months) Dist. Tarka, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Parish registers, NGK Cradock, 1817-1972 Citation details: Baptism: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1866), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-8SZK-V?i=458&cat=994807 : accessed 25 June 2019 Baptism: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1866)
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (aged 35 years) Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Historical Event	Orange Free State from 1854 to 1902 (aged 35 years) Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	Diamonds discovered 1867 (aged 0) Hopetown, Northern Cape, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Death of a maternal grandfather	David Johannes Welgemoed June 10, 1871 (aged 5 years) Age: 78 years 4 months Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA) Citation details: b4 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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. Death Notice: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1871) 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 Gravestone: David Johannes WELGEMOED (1813-1871) 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 Welgemoed naamlys: States his birth date as 19 Jan 1802 (but the source is unclear) Gravestone: States his birth date as 19 January 18-0-13 (with the zero crossed out) 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.
Economic Event	Gold discovered September 1873 (aged 7 years) Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
Death of a maternal grandmother	Maria Elizabeth Krugel June 13, 1875 (aged 9 years) Age: 65 years 2 months Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA) Citation details: b4 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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. Death Notice: Maria Elizabeth KRUGEL (1875)
Death of a sister	Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe September 26, 1880 (aged 14 years) Age: 22 years 8 months 20 days Brakfontein, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA) Citation details: b4c2d1 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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 Death notice: Maria Elizabeth VAN DER MERWE (1880)
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (aged 15 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1881 (aged 14 years) Barberton, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1886 (aged 19 years) Langlaagte, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Marriage	Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch — View this family August 27, 1888 Husband: 22 years Wife: 23 years Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Bruce Vincent Source: Parish registers, NGK Cradock, 1817-1972 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 Marriage: Barend Stefanus VAN DER MERWE and Maria Susanna Catharina BOSCH (1888)
Death of a father	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe September 11, 1896 (aged 30 years) Age: 64 years Dassieskloof, Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Cause: murder by gunshot (after inquest) Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 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 Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (11 Sep 1896) Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 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 Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (17 Sep 1896) Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA) Text: † "Brakfontein", dist. Cradock 11.9.1896 Citation details: b4c6 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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 notice: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1896) Shared note: Death place: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1832-1896) 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.
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed about 1897 (aged 30 years) Schurftepoort, Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Welgemoed naamlys (GISA) Citation details: b4c6
Epidemic	Bubonic plague February 1, 1901 (aged 34 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town.
War	Second Boer War from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 36 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Epidemic	Pneumonic plague February 1904 (aged 37 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg.
Epidemic	Tuberculosis 1906 (aged 39 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Historical Event	Union of South Africa May 31, 1910 (aged 44 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Union of South Africa established.
Epidemic	Smallpox 1912 (aged 45 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban.
War	World War I from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (aged 52 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Epidemic	Spanish flu 1918 (aged 51 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world.
Prime minister	Louis Botha from May 31, 1910 to August 27, 1919 (aged 53 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 (aged 58 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Wall Street Crash October 1929 (aged 63 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century.
Residence	to 1936 (0 after death) Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Address: High Street Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 Citation details: Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1936), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95F7-92BK?cc=1779109&wc=Q81G-8GR%3A139966401%2C139965702 : 3 December 2019), 1936 > Cradock > image 269 of 418; National Archives, Pretoria : accessed 9 Jan 2020 Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1936)
Prime minister	James Barry Munnik Hertzog from June 30, 1924 to September 5, 1939 (on the date of death) Source citation: Wikipedia
Death	July 31, 1936 Age: 70 years Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1936) and Maria Susanna Catharina VAN DER MERWE (1947), http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1121109 : accessed 5 July 2019 Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1936) and Maria Susanna Catharina VAN DER MERWE (1947) Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972 Citation details: Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1936), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95F7-92BK?cc=1779109&wc=Q81G-8GR%3A139966401%2C139965702 : 3 December 2019), 1936 > Cradock > image 269 of 418; National Archives, Pretoria : accessed 9 Jan 2020 Death registration: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1936)

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Family with parents
father	Links Baptism: April 18, 1832 22 21 — Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: March 1, 1857 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation: farmer — 1857 — Dist. Stockenstrom, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation: farmer — 1896 Death: September 11, 1896 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1832–1896 Baptism: April 18, 1832 22 21 — Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: September 11, 1896 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
mother	Links Birth: February 1838 45 27 — Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: March 1, 1857 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: about 1897 — Dist. Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed 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
10 months elder sister	Links Birth: January 6, 1858 25 19 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: March 27, 1878 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: September 26, 1880 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse David Johannes Welgemoed Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed Magdalena Wilhelmina Welgemoed Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe 1858–1880 Birth: January 6, 1858 25 19 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: September 26, 1880 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
8 years himself	Links Birth: March 15, 1866 33 28 Baptism: May 20, 1866 34 28 — Dist. Tarka, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: August 27, 1888 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: July 31, 1936 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch Aletta Johanna van der Merwe Barend Stefanus van der Merwe Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1866–1936 Birth: March 15, 1866 33 28 Death: July 31, 1936 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Family with Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch
himself	Links Birth: March 15, 1866 33 28 Baptism: May 20, 1866 34 28 — Dist. Tarka, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: August 27, 1888 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: July 31, 1936 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch Aletta Johanna van der Merwe Barend Stefanus van der Merwe Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1866–1936 Birth: March 15, 1866 33 28 Death: July 31, 1936 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
wife	Links Birth: June 12, 1864 27 Baptism: July 10, 1864 27 — Dist. Tarka, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: August 27, 1888 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: December 28, 1947 Burial: Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Aletta Johanna van der Merwe Barend Stefanus van der Merwe Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch 1864–1947 Birth: June 12, 1864 27 Death: December 28, 1947
Marriage	Marriage — August 27, 1888 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
16 months daughter	Links Birth: December 13, 1889 23 25 Baptism: March 2, 1890 23 25 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Aletta Johanna van der Merwe 1889– Birth: December 13, 1889 23 25
22 months son	Links Birth: October 2, 1891 25 27 Baptism: February 7, 1892 25 27 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Barend Stefanus van der Merwe 1891– Birth: October 2, 1891 25 27
19 months son	Links Birth: April 25, 1893 27 28 Baptism: July 2, 1893 27 29 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe 1893– Birth: April 25, 1893 27 28
10 years daughter	Links Birth: August 9, 1903 37 39 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe 1903– Birth: August 9, 1903 37 39 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa
8 years son	Links Birth: May 28, 1911 45 46 Death: March 23, 1969 Burial: Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1911–1969 Birth: May 28, 1911 45 46 Death: March 23, 1969

Descendants of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe

Generation 1
1. 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:
  1. Aletta Johanna van der Merwe (1889–)
  2. Barend Stefanus van der Merwe (1891–)
  3. Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe (1893–)
  4. Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe (1903–)
  5. Barend Stephanus van der Merwe (1911–1969)
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1. 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.
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The details of this generation are private.

Ancestors of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe

Generation 1
1. 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.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Barend Stephanus van der Merwe, farmer (in 1857) and farmer (in 1896), son of Izaak van der Merwe and Aletta Susanna van der Linde, 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.
2. 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 3 back to top
1. Izaak van der Merwe, son of Pieter Schalk van der Merwe and Cornelia Labuschagne, was born on October 7, 1809 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Aletta Susanna van der Linde, daughter of Barend Stephanus van der Linde and Anna Margaretha Roos, was born on February 8, 1811.
3. David 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.
4. 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.

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Family with parents
father Parents Izaak van der Merwe Aletta Susanna van der Linde	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1832–1896
mother Parents David Johannes Welgemoed Maria Elizabeth Krugel	Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed 1838–1897
elder sister Family David Johannes Welgemoed Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed Magdalena Wilhelmina Welgemoed	Maria Elizabeth van der Merwe 1858–1880
himself	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1866–1936

Family with Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch
himself	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1866–1936
wife Parents Roelof Anthony Bosch Aletta Johanna Hayter	Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch 1864–1947
daughter	Aletta Johanna van der Merwe 1889–
son	Barend Stefanus van der Merwe 1891–
son	Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe 1893–
daughter Family Private Private	Margaretha Elizabeth van der Merwe 1903–
son	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1911–1969