Bridget MacGeer –

Bridget MacGeer

Name

Bridget MacGeer

Name: Bridget /MacGeer/
Given names: Bridget
Surname: MacGeer, McGeer McGear

Name

Bridget Marais — married name

Name: Bridget /Marais/
Type of name: married name

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Marriage	Philip Marais — View this family yes Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Francina Aletta MARE (1927), MOOC 6/9/3208 #16183, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C919-SQRN?cc=2517051&wc=WVWM-9KR%3A1598032451 : 11 October 2018), 007731751 > image 400 of 767; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 Dec 2019
Epidemic	Influenza from 1857 to 1859 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza.
War	American Civil War from April 1861 to May 1865 Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	Economic depression 1865 South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Gold discovered September 1873 Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 Source citation: Wikipedia
Birth of a granddaughter	Anne Elizabeth Nieuwenhuizen October 1, 1900 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA) Citation details: b3c2d2e1.
Historical Event	Orange Free State from 1854 to 1902 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 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.
Economic Event	Gold discovered 1881 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 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.
Epidemic	Bubonic plague February 1, 1901 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town.
War	Second Boer War from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 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.
Epidemic	Pneumonic plague February 1904 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg.
Epidemic	Tuberculosis 1906 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Historical Event	Union of South Africa May 31, 1910 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Union of South Africa established.
Epidemic	Smallpox 1912 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 Source citation: Wikipedia
Epidemic	Spanish flu 1918 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 Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 Source citation: Wikipedia
Death of a daughter	Francina Aletta Francis Maree August 14, 1927 Age: 52 years 5 months Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Francina Aletta MARE (1927), MOOC 6/9/3208 #16183, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C919-SQRN?cc=2517051&wc=WVWM-9KR%3A1598032451 : 11 October 2018), 007731751 > image 400 of 767; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 Dec 2019
Economic Event	Wall Street Crash October 1929 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century.
Prime minister	James Barry Munnik Hertzog from June 30, 1924 to September 5, 1939 Source citation: Wikipedia
War	World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 Source citation: Wikipedia
Death of a granddaughter	Anne Elizabeth Nieuwenhuizen March 26, 1948 Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Erlank naamlys (GISA) Citation details: b3c2d2e1.
Prime minister	Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 5, 1939 to June 4, 1948 Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Daniel Francois Malan from June 4, 1948 to November 30, 1954 Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom from November 30, 1954 to August 24, 1958 Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Rand adopted February 14, 1961 South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand.
Historical Event	Republic of South Africa May 31, 1961 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: South Africa becomes a republic.
Prime minister	Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd from September 2, 1958 to September 6, 1966 Source citation: Wikipedia

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Family with Philip Marais
husband	Links Marriage: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Bridget MacGeer Francina Aletta Francis Maree Philip Marais –
herself	Links Marriage: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Philip Marais Francina Aletta Francis Maree Bridget MacGeer –
Marriage	Marriage — —
daughter	Links Birth: calculated March 1875 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: August 14, 1927 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Hendrik Johannes Nieuwenhuizen Anne Elizabeth Nieuwenhuizen Francina Aletta Francis Maree 1875–1927 Birth: calculated March 1875 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: August 14, 1927 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Descendants of Bridget MacGeer

Generation 1
1. Bridget MacGeer.
  She married Philip Marais.
  Children of Bridget MacGeer and Philip Marais:
  1. Francina Aletta Francis Maree (1875–1927)
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1. Francina Aletta Francis Maree, daughter of Philip Marais and Bridget MacGeer, was born calculated March 1875 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on August 14, 1927 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  She married Hendrik Johannes Nieuwenhuizen, son of Hendrik Johannes Nieuwenhuizen and Annie Elizabeth ….
  Children of Francina Aletta Francis Maree and Hendrik Johannes Nieuwenhuizen:
  1. Private
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  4. Anne Elizabeth Nieuwenhuizen (1900–1948)
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1. Anne Elizabeth Nieuwenhuizen, daughter of Hendrik Johannes Nieuwenhuizen and Francina Aletta Francis Maree, was born on October 1, 1900 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on March 26, 1948 in Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 47.
  She married Johannes Michael Mike Erlank, son of Jonas Michiel Erlank and Elizabeth Susanna Schoombee.
  Children of Anne Elizabeth Nieuwenhuizen and Johannes Michael Mike Erlank:
  1. Johannes Michael Johnny Erlank (1925–1969)
  2. Hendrik Johannes Dirk Erlank (1927–1975)
  3. Pieter Jacobus Erlank (1929–1995)
  4. Private

Generation 1
1. Bridget MacGeer.

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husband	Philip Marais –
herself	Bridget MacGeer –
daughter Family Hendrik Johannes Nieuwenhuizen Private Private Private Anne Elizabeth Nieuwenhuizen	Francina Aletta Francis Maree 1875–1927

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