Catharina Elizabeth van der Linde, 1801–
- Name
- Catharina Elizabeth /van der Linde/
- Given names
- Catharina Elizabeth
- Surname
- van der Linde
- Name
- Catharina Elizabeth /Brits/
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- married name
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Baptism
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Citation details: van der Linde, p121, b3c3d13. |
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War
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Natural disaster
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Source citation: Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region. |
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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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Marriage
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Citation details: Brits, p446, b6c3d2e1. Citation details: van der Linde, p121, b3c3d13. |
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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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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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Marriage of a daughter
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Citation details: Brits, p447, b6c3d2e3f2g2. Citation details: Brits, p447, b6c3d2e1f15. Citation details: Marriage: Jacobus BRITS and Cicilia Helena Christina BRITS (1849), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-W97L-K?i=416&cat=244034 : accessed 22 Apr 2020 |
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Birth of a grandson
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Text: CAL 1851 Citation details: Marrage: Jan Johannes Rudolf BRITS and Dina Carolina BOTHA (1870), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-ZGW?cc=1910846&wc=39ZX-L29%3A183083201%2C183099001%2C183104101 : 21 May 2014), Free State > Bloemfontein > Marriages 1870-1890 > image 6 of 828; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein : accessed 1 Dec 2019 Citation details: Brits, p447, b6c3d2e3f2g2h1. |
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Baptism of a grandson
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Citation details: Brits, p447, b6c3d2e3f2g2h1. |
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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 husband
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Citation details: Brits, p446, b6c3d2e1. |
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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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Marriage of a grandson
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Citation details: Death notice: Anna Cecilia BRITS (1901), VAB MHG B1852, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-6Q9R-NK?i=118&cat=195564 : accessed 1 Dec 2019 Citation details: Marrage: Jan Johannes Rudolf BRITS and Dina Carolina BOTHA (1870), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TD-ZGW?cc=1910846&wc=39ZX-L29%3A183083201%2C183099001%2C183104101 : 21 May 2014), Free State > Bloemfontein > Marriages 1870-1890 > image 6 of 828; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein : accessed 1 Dec 2019 Citation details: Death notice: Dina Carolina BOTHA (1923), VAB MHG #16043, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89LW-P9WW-N?i=1469&cat=195564 : accessed 27 Apr 2020 |
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Economic Event
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Source citation: Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. |
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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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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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1753–
Baptism: October 7, 1753
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— Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa |
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| mother |
1767–
Baptism: February 1, 1767
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— Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Marriage | Marriage — December 19, 1784 — |
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17 years
herself |
| father |
1753–
Baptism: October 7, 1753
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— Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa |
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| stepmother | |
| Marriage | Marriage — before 1784 — |
| husband |
1781–1864
Baptism: October 20, 1781
Death: May 11, 1864 — Boshof, Free State, South Africa |
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| herself | |
| Marriage | Marriage — January 2, 1825 — Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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3 years
daughter |
| husband |
1781–1864
Baptism: October 20, 1781
Death: May 11, 1864 — Boshof, Free State, South Africa |
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| Marriage | Marriage — June 28, 1799 — |
Descendants of Catharina Elizabeth van der Linde
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Generation 1
Catharina Elizabeth van der Linde, daughter of Gerrit van der Linde and Cecilia du Plessis, was baptized on November 25, 1801.
She married Johannes Jacobus Frederik Brits, son of Rudolph Brits and Johanna Petronella Oosthuizen, on January 2, 1825 in Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He was baptized on October 20, 1781 and died on May 11, 1864 in Boshof, Free State, South Africa at the age of 82.
Children of Catharina Elizabeth van der Linde and Johannes Jacobus Frederik Brits:
- Cecilia Helena Christina Brits (1827–)
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Generation 2 back to top
Cecilia Helena Christina Brits, daughter of Johannes Jacobus Frederik Brits and Catharina Elizabeth van der Linde, was born on July 29, 1827.
She married Jacobus Brits (first cousin once removed descending), son of Jan Brits and Anna Cecilia Meyburgh, on February 26, 1849 in Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa. He was born on January 12, 1828.
Children of Cecilia Helena Christina Brits and Jacobus Brits:
- Jan Johannes Rudolf Brits (1850–)
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Generation 3 back to top
Jan Johannes Rudolf Brits, son of Jacobus Brits and Cecilia Helena Christina Brits, was born on June 26, 1850.
He married Dina Carolina Botha (sixth cousin), daughter of Jacob Pieter Botha and Anna Cecilia Brits, on March 7, 1870 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. She was born calculated October 1852 in Free State, South Africa and died on February 7, 1923 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.
Children of Jan Johannes Rudolf Brits and Dina Carolina Botha:
Ancestors of Catharina Elizabeth van der Linde
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Generation 1
Catharina Elizabeth van der Linde, daughter of Gerrit van der Linde and Cecilia du Plessis, was baptized on November 25, 1801.
Generation 2 back to topGerrit van der Linde, son of Leendert van der Linde and Sara Lubbe, was baptized on October 7, 1753 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa.
Cecilia du Plessis, daughter of Johannes du Plessis and Anna Claudina Roux, was baptized on February 1, 1767 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa.
Generation 3 back to topLeendert van der Linde, son of Gerrit van der Linde and Geertruy Putter, was baptized on December 21, 1721 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
Sara Lubbe, daughter of Hendrik Lubbe and Catharina van Wyk, was baptized on December 19, 1728.
Johannes du Plessis, son of Charl Prieur du Plessis and Cecilia van Marseveen, was baptized on February 18, 1720 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa.
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