Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1911–1969

Barend Stephanus van der Merwe, 1911–1969 (aged 57 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	May 28, 1911 45 46 Source: Bruce Vincent Text: 1911 Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1911-1969), http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1121112 : accessed 30 Dec 2021 Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1911-1969)
Epidemic	Smallpox 1912 (aged 0) 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 7 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Epidemic	Spanish flu 1918 (aged 6 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 8 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 (aged 13 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Wall Street Crash October 1929 (aged 18 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century.
Death of a father	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe July 31, 1936 (aged 25 years) 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)
Prime minister	James Barry Munnik Hertzog from June 30, 1924 to September 5, 1939 (aged 28 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
War	World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 34 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Death of a mother	Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch December 28, 1947 (aged 36 years) 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)
Prime minister	Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 5, 1939 to June 4, 1948 (aged 37 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Daniel Francois Malan from June 4, 1948 to November 30, 1954 (aged 43 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom from November 30, 1954 to August 24, 1958 (aged 47 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Rand adopted February 14, 1961 (aged 49 years) 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 (aged 50 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: South Africa becomes a republic.
Prime minister	Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd from September 2, 1958 to September 6, 1966 (aged 55 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Balthazar Johannes Vorster from September 13, 1966 to October 2, 1978 (on the date of death) Source citation: Wikipedia
Burial of a mother	Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch 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)
Death	March 23, 1969 (aged 57 years) Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1911-1969), http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1121112 : accessed 30 Dec 2021 Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1911-1969)
Burial	Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa Address: Municipal cemetery, Deary Avenue, Cradock Source: eGSSA Gravestone Library Citation details: Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1911-1969), http://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1121112 : accessed 30 Dec 2021 Gravestone: Barend Stephanus VAN DER MERWE (1911-1969)

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: March 15, 1866 33 28 Baptism: May 20, 1866 34 28 — Dist. Tarka, 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 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
mother	Links Birth: June 12, 1864 27 Baptism: July 10, 1864 27 — Dist. Tarka, 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 Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch 1864–1947 Birth: June 12, 1864 27 Death: December 28, 1947
elder sister	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 elder brother	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 elder brother	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
elder sister	Private –
himself	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 Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch, was born on May 28, 1911 and died on March 23, 1969 at the age of 57.

Ancestors of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe

Generation 1
1. Barend Stephanus van der Merwe, son of Barend Stephanus van der Merwe and Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch, was born on May 28, 1911 and died on March 23, 1969 at the age of 57.
Generation 2 back to top
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.
2. Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch, daughter of Roelof Anthony Bosch and Aletta Johanna Hayter, was born on June 12, 1864 and died on December 28, 1947 at the age of 83.
Generation 3 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.
3. Roelof Anthony Bosch, son of Michiel Coenraad Bosch and Maria Susanna Catharina Wagenaar, was born on March 20, 1837.
4. Aletta Johanna Hayter.

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Family with parents
father Parents Barend Stephanus van der Merwe Elizabeth Margaretha Welgemoed	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1866–1936
mother Parents Roelof Anthony Bosch Aletta Johanna Hayter	Maria Susanna Catharina Bosch 1864–1947
elder sister	Aletta Johanna van der Merwe 1889–
elder brother	Barend Stefanus van der Merwe 1891–
elder brother	Roelof Anthonie van der Merwe 1893–
elder sister Family Private Private	Private
himself	Barend Stephanus van der Merwe 1911–1969