Aletta Catharina Carstens –

Aletta Catharina Carstens

Name

Aletta Catharina Carstens

Name: Aletta Catharina /Carstens/
Given names: Aletta Catharina
Surname: Carstens

Name

Aletta Catharina Kotze — married name

Name: Aletta Catharina /Kotze/
Type of name: married name

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Marriage	Theunis Gerhardus Kotze — View this family yes Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 6 Citation details: Nieuwoudt, p335, b1c3d6e3.
War	French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt 1795 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: The Dutch East India Company is in financial ruins. 29 January – Farmers expelled the officials of the Dutch East India Company and established an independent government at Graaff Reinet. 18 June - Swellendam follows Graaff Reinet and declares a republic under Hermanus Steyn. The Netherlands is invaded by the French under the leadership of Napoléon Bonaparte. A republic is declared by Dutch revolutionaires and the Prince of Orange flees to England. 16 September – British forces under General Sir James Henry Craig seizes the Cape Colony for the Stadtholder Prince William V of Orange. The republics of Graaff Reinet and Swellendam reject the British and the British army is sent in. The start of free trade was announced.
Historical Event	The Cape becomes a British Colony March 5, 1797 Source citation: Wikipedia
War	Napoleonic Wars from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 Source citation: Wikipedia
Natural disaster	Drought 1809 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region.
Town founded	The settlement of Grahamstown is founded 1812 Source citation: Wikipedia
Town founded	Cradock is founded August 27, 1818 Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	British settlers 1820 Source citation: Wikipedia 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.
Economic Event	British sterling adopted 1825 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Marriage of a daughter	Gerrit Christiaan Jacobus Gert Nieuwoudt — Maatje Catharina Kotze — View this family January 3, 1836 Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Citation details: Deel 2, p226, b4c1d9e1f1. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 6 Citation details: Nieuwoudt, p335, b1c3d6e3f1.
Birth of a granddaughter	Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt May 28, 1837 Willemsrivier, Bokkeveld, Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Text: ABT 1838 Citation details: Deel 2, p226, b4c1d9e1f1. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 6 Citation details: Nieuwoudt, p335, b1c3d6e3f1. Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847), MOOC 6/9/42 #8933, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-MSXM-3?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZJ%3A1598082368 : 12 September 2017), 007844937 > image 344 of 2283; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847)
Baptism of a granddaughter	Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt December 29, 1837 Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 6 Citation details: Nieuwoudt, p335, b1c3d6e3f1.
Birth of a grandson	Heremias Cornelis Nieuwoudt April 28, 1839 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847), MOOC 6/9/42 #8933, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-MSXM-3?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZJ%3A1598082368 : 12 September 2017), 007844937 > image 344 of 2283; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847)
Birth of a grandson	Theunis Gerhardus Josias Nieuwoudt June 3, 1841 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847), MOOC 6/9/42 #8933, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-MSXM-3?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZJ%3A1598082368 : 12 September 2017), 007844937 > image 344 of 2283; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847)
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 Source citation: Wikipedia
Birth of a grandson	Gert Christiaan Jacobus Nieuwoudt November 25, 1845 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847), MOOC 6/9/42 #8933, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQX-MSXM-3?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZJ%3A1598082368 : 12 September 2017), 007844937 > image 344 of 2283; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Death notice: Gert Christiaan Jacobus NIEUWOUDT (1847)
Marriage of a granddaughter	Thomas Petrus Arnoldus Theron — Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt — View this family August 7, 1854 Husband: 22 years Wife: 16 years Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Citation details: Deel 2, p226, b4c1d9e1f1. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 6 Citation details: Nieuwoudt, p335, b1c3d6e3f1. Source: Civil registrations (marriages), Cape Province, 1696-1899 Citation details: Marriage: Thomas Petrus Arnoldus THERON and Alettha Catharina NIEUWOUDT (1854), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-7VGQ?i=199&cat=244034 : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Marriage: Thomas Petrus Arnoldus THERON and Alettha Catharina NIEUWOUDT (1854)
Marriage of a daughter	Hugo Smith — Maatje Catharina Kotze — View this family between 1847 and 1854 Source: Civil registrations (marriages), Cape Province, 1696-1899 Citation details: Marriage: Thomas Petrus Arnoldus THERON and Alettha Catharina NIEUWOUDT (1854), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-7VGQ?i=199&cat=244034 : accessed 23 Apr 2020 Marriage: Thomas Petrus Arnoldus THERON and Alettha Catharina NIEUWOUDT (1854)
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.
Death of a granddaughter	Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt December 17, 1879 Zoutpan, Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Theron - Geslagsregister van Therons in Suid-Afrika Citation details: Deel 2, p226, b4c1d9e1f1.
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 Source citation: Wikipedia
Death of a daughter	Maatje Catharina Kotze March 27, 1881 Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 6 Citation details: Nieuwoudt, p335, b1c3d6e3.
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.
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	Economic depression 1865 South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia
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 September 1873 Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumulanga, South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field.
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	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.

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daughter	Links Birth: August 25, 1818 Baptism: February 5, 1819 Marriage: January 3, 1836 — Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: between 1847 and 1854 Death: March 27, 1881 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Gerrit Christiaan Jacobus Gert Nieuwoudt Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt Heremias Cornelis Nieuwoudt Theunis Gerhardus Josias Nieuwoudt Gert Christiaan Jacobus Nieuwoudt Family with spouse Hugo Smith Maatje Catharina Kotze 1818–1881 Birth: August 25, 1818 Death: March 27, 1881

Descendants of Aletta Catharina Carstens

Generation 1
1. Aletta Catharina Carstens.
  She married Theunis Gerhardus Kotze.
  Children of Aletta Catharina Carstens and Theunis Gerhardus Kotze:
  1. Maatje Catharina Kotze (1818–1881)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Maatje Catharina Kotze, daughter of Theunis Gerhardus Kotze and Aletta Catharina Carstens, was born on August 25, 1818 and died on March 27, 1881 at the age of 62.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married Gerrit Christiaan Jacobus Gert Nieuwoudt, son of Heremias Cornelis Nieuwoudt and Jannetjie Sophia Johanna Bock, on January 3, 1836 in Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa. He was born on September 3, 1813 in Bokkeveld, Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa and died on March 30, 1847 at the age of 33.
  The second time she married Hugo Smith between 1847 and 1854.
  Children of Maatje Catharina Kotze and Gerrit Christiaan Jacobus Gert Nieuwoudt:
  1. Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt (1837–1879)
  2. Heremias Cornelis Nieuwoudt (1839–)
  3. Theunis Gerhardus Josias Nieuwoudt (1841–)
  4. Gert Christiaan Jacobus Nieuwoudt (1845–)
Generation 3 back to top
1. Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt, daughter of Gerrit Christiaan Jacobus Gert Nieuwoudt and Maatje Catharina Kotze, was born on May 28, 1837 in Willemsrivier, Bokkeveld, Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa and died on December 17, 1879 in Zoutpan, Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 42.
  She married Thomas Petrus Arnoldus Theron (third cousin), son of Petrus Lodewicus Theron and Christina Sophia Hough, on August 7, 1854 in Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa. He was born on February 10, 1832 and died on July 17, 1899 in Calvinia, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 67.
  Children of Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt and Thomas Petrus Arnoldus Theron:
  1. Maatje Catharina Theron (1855–)
  2. Christina Sophia Theron (1858–)
  3. Petrus Lodewicus Theron (1860–1931)
  4. Aletta Catharina Theron (1862–)
  5. Gert Christiaan Jacobus Theron (1864–)
  6. Thomas Petrus Arnoldus Theron (1866–)
  7. Heremias Cornelius Nieuwoudt Theron (1868–1939)
  8. Helena Hendrina Theron (1870–1941)
  9. Johanna Margaretha Elizabeth Theron (1873–1935)
  10. Theunis Gerhardus Josias Nieuwoudt Theron (1875–1883)

Generation 1
1. Aletta Catharina Carstens.

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husband	Theunis Gerhardus Kotze –
herself	Aletta Catharina Carstens –
daughter Family Gerrit Christiaan Jacobus Gert Nieuwoudt Aletta Catharina Nieuwoudt Heremias Cornelis Nieuwoudt Theunis Gerhardus Josias Nieuwoudt Gert Christiaan Jacobus Nieuwoudt Family Hugo Smith	Maatje Catharina Kotze 1818–1881

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