Willem Myburgh, 1718

Name
Willem /Myburgh/
Given names
Willem
Surname
Myburgh
Baptism
February 17, 1718 49 25 (aged 0 days)
Citation details: Myburgh, p754, b2c2.
Death of a mother
Citation details: Myburgh, p753, b2.
Death of a father
Citation details: Myburgh, p753, b2.
Marriage
Citation details: Myburgh, p754, b2c2.
Historical Event
Census
1754 (aged 35 years)
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Note: A population count in the Cape shows that there were 5,510 Europeans and 6,279 slaves in the Cape Colony.
Epidemic
Smallpox
May 1, 1755 (aged 37 years)
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Note: Smallpox epidemic breaks out at Cape Colony. A total of 2,372 people die.
Marriage of a daughter
Text:

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Citation details: Du Plessis, p137, b1c5d11.
Citation details: van Heerden, p245, b1c11.
Citation details: Myburgh, p756, b2c2d2.
Baptism of a grandson
Citation details: van Heerden, p245, b1c11d1.
Marriage of a son
Citation details: Myburgh, p754, b2c2d1.
Citation details: Deel 2, p4, b2c4d3.
Birth of a grandson
Citation details: Myburgh, p754, b2c2d1e1.
Baptism of a granddaughter
Citation details: Olivier, p106, a2b7c4d1.
Baptism of a grandson
Citation details: van Heerden, p221, b1c1d3e1.
War
Britain declares war on the Netherlands
December 20, 1780 (aged 62 years)
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Note: French troops arrive at the Cape Colony to guard it against the English.
Historical Event
Colonisation
1780 (aged 61 years)
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Note: The Fish River is made the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony.
War
French troops depart the Cape
1784 (aged 65 years)
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Note: Consequence of signing the Treaty of Paris (3 Sep 1783).
Marriage of a daughter
Citation details: Du Plessis, p137, b1c5d11.
Citation details: Myburgh, p756, b2c2d2.
Marriage of a grandson
Citation details: van Heerden, p221, b1c1d3e1f1.
Citation details: van Heerden, p245, b1c11d1.
Citation details: Du Preez, p349, b6c11d3e1.
Marriage of a granddaughter
Citation details: Olivier, p106, a2b7c4d1.
Birth of a granddaughter
Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18.
Baptism of a granddaughter
Citation details: Du Plessis, p137, b1c5d11e3.
War
French Revolution
from 1789 to 1799 (aged 80 years)
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Historical Event
Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt
1795 (aged 76 years)
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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.
Marriage of a grandson
Citation details: van Heerden, p221, b1c1d3e1.
Citation details: Pretorius, p385, b3c1d9e1.
Marriage of a grandson
Citation details: Myburgh, p754, b2c2d1e1.
Historical Event
The Cape becomes a British Colony
March 5, 1797 (aged 79 years)
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Death of a son
Citation details: Myburgh, p754, b2c2d1.
Marriage of a granddaughter
Citation details: Deel 2, p93, b2c4d18.
War
Napoleonic Wars
from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 (aged 97 years)
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Natural disaster
Drought
1809 (aged 90 years)
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Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region.
Town founded
The settlement of Grahamstown is founded
1812 (aged 93 years)
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Marriage of a granddaughter
Citation details: Du Plessis, p136, b1c5d5e9.
Citation details: Du Plessis, p137, b1c5d11e3.
Town founded
Cradock is founded
August 27, 1818 (aged 100 years)
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Historical Event
British settlers
1820 (aged 101 years)
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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 (aged 106 years)
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Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Death of a grandson
1826 (aged 107 years)
Citation details: van Heerden, p245, b1c11d1.
Historical Event
Great trek
1835 (aged 116 years)
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Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Family with parents
father
mother
Marriage Marriage
himself
6 years
brother
1723
Baptism: December 19, 1723 54 30 Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
Family with Elizabeth Olivier
himself
wife
Marriage MarriageApril 26, 1750
1 year
son
17511798
Baptism: May 2, 1751 33 16
Death: September 21, 1798Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa
4 years
daughter
2 years
daughter

Descendants of Willem Myburgh

  1. Generation 1
    1. Willem Myburgh, son of Albert Lambertz Myburgh and Elsje van der Merwe, was baptized on February 17, 1718.

      He married Elizabeth Olivier, daughter of Gerrit Olivier and Maria Magdalena van der Westhuizen, on April 26, 1750. She was born on November 7, 1734.

      Children of Willem Myburgh and Elizabeth Olivier:

      1. Albert Myburgh (17511798)
      2. Maria Magdalena Myburgh (1755)
      3. Elsie Myburgh (1757)
  2. Generation 2 back to top
    1. Albert Myburgh, son of Willem Myburgh and Elizabeth Olivier, was baptized on May 2, 1751 and died on September 21, 1798 in Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 47.

      He married Anna Elisabeth Theron, daughter of Jacobus Theron and Hester Blignaut, on May 9, 1773 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. She was baptized on October 12, 1755 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died on May 30, 1828 in Over Breede River, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 72.

      Children of Albert Myburgh and Anna Elisabeth Theron:

      1. Willem Myburgh (17741854)
      2. Hester Myburgh (1775)
    2. Maria Magdalena Myburgh, daughter of Willem Myburgh and Elizabeth Olivier, was baptized on April 6, 1755.

      She married 2 times. The first time she married Petrus Johannes van Heerden (second cousin), son of Willem van Heerden and Martha van der Merwe, on August 12, 1770. He was baptized on March 8, 1750 and died in 1787 at the age of 36.

      The second time she married Phillipus du Plessis, son of Johannes du Plessis and Anna Claudina Roux, on December 5, 1790. He was baptized on April 4, 1762 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died on July 20, 1839 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 77.

      Children of Maria Magdalena Myburgh and Petrus Johannes van Heerden:

      1. Willem van Heerden (17711826)

      Children of Maria Magdalena Myburgh and Phillipus du Plessis:

      1. Maria Magdalena du Plessis (1795)
    3. Elsie Myburgh, daughter of Willem Myburgh and Elizabeth Olivier, was baptized on July 10, 1757.

      She married 2 times. The first time she married Izaak van Heerden (second cousin once removed descending), son of Pieter Willem van Heerden and Anna Sophia van der Merwe,. He was baptized on October 6, 1755.

      The second time she married Cosmos Jospeh Rademan.

      Children of Elsie Myburgh and Izaak van Heerden:

      1. Pieter Willem van Heerden (1778)
      2. Catharina Cecilia van Heerden (1793)
  3. Generation 3 back to top
    1. Willem Myburgh, son of Albert Myburgh and Anna Elisabeth Theron, was born on February 20, 1774 and died on August 13, 1854 in Beaufort, South Africa at the age of 80.

      He married Beatrix Olivier (first cousin once removed ascending), daughter of Hendrik Olivier and Renske van der Walt, on May 5, 1796. She was born on October 3, 1778.

      Children of Willem Myburgh and Beatrix Olivier:

      1. Hendrik Myburgh (18011873)
      2. Gert Jacobus Myburgh (18071881)
      3. Anna Elizabeth Myburg (1809)
    2. Hester Myburgh, daughter of Albert Myburgh and Anna Elisabeth Theron, was baptized on November 12, 1775.

      She married Gerrit Olivier (first cousin once removed ascending), son of Hendrik Olivier and Renske van der Walt, on February 3, 1793. He was baptized on March 12, 1766.

      Children of Hester Myburgh and Gerrit Olivier:

      1. Renske Maria Olivier (18051863)
    3. Willem van Heerden, son of Petrus Johannes van Heerden and Maria Magdalena Myburgh, was baptized on September 13, 1771 and died in 1826 at the age of 54.

      He married Herculina Johanna du Preez, daughter of Philippus Lodewicus du Preez and Maria de Bruyn, on April 17, 1791. She was baptized on July 25, 1773.

      Children of Willem van Heerden and Herculina Johanna du Preez:

      1. Elizabeth Margaretha van Heerden (1801)
    4. Maria Magdalena du Plessis, daughter of Phillipus du Plessis and Maria Magdalena Myburgh, was baptized on August 16, 1795 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa.

      She married Philippus Arnoldus du Plessis (first cousin), son of Johannes Petrus du Plessis and Susanna Johanna de Wet, on June 5, 1813. He was baptized on August 21, 1791 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died on March 23, 1860 in Camdeboo, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 68.

      Children of Maria Magdalena du Plessis and Philippus Arnoldus du Plessis:

      1. Maria Magdalena du Plessis (18141844)
    5. Pieter Willem van Heerden, son of Izaak van Heerden and Elsie Myburgh, was baptized on April 18, 1778.

      He married Johanna Margaretha Pretorius (third cousin twice removed descending), daughter of Jacobus Cornelis Pretorius and Margaretha Johanna Coetzee, on April 17, 1796. She was baptized on October 31, 1779 and died about 1848 in De Zeekoegat, Agter-Sneeuberg, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

      Children of Pieter Willem van Heerden and Johanna Margaretha Pretorius:

      1. Izak Jacobus van Heerden (17971864)
      2. Pieter Willem van Heerden (18021875)
    6. Catharina Cecilia van Heerden, daughter of Izaak van Heerden and Elsie Myburgh, was born on October 27, 1793.

      She married Thomas Arnoldus Theron, son of Jacobus Theron and Anna Sophia de Vos, on November 5, 1809 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa. He was baptized on October 23, 1789 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died on January 11, 1863 in Wolvenkop, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 73.

      Children of Catharina Cecilia van Heerden and Thomas Arnoldus Theron:

      1. Cecilia Catharina Theron (18101836)

Ancestors of Willem Myburgh

  1. Generation 1
    1. Willem Myburgh, son of Albert Lambertz Myburgh and Elsje van der Merwe, was baptized on February 17, 1718.

  2. Generation 2 back to top
      2 of 2 individuals (100% complete).
    1. Albert Lambertz Myburgh, son of Lambert Myburgh and Aaltje Albertz, was born in 1669 and died on December 19, 1749 at the age of 80.

    2. Elsje van der Merwe, daughter of Willem van der Merwe and Elsje Cloete, was born in 1693 and died on December 18, 1745 at the age of 52.

  3. Generation 3 back to top
      4 of 4 individuals (100% complete).
    1. Lambert Myburgh was born in Buiksloot, North Holland, Netherlands and died in 1673.

    2. Aaltje Albertz was born about 1640 in Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands.

    3. Willem van der Merwe, son of Schalk van der Merwe, was born in 1643 and died on July 12, 1716 at the age of 73.

    4. Elsje Cloete, daughter of Jacob Cloete and Sophia Raedergortz, was born in 1655 in Europe.

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