Anna Sophia Viljoen 1819–1859

Anna Sophia Viljoen, 1819–1859 (aged 39 years)

Name

Anna Sophia Viljoen

Name: Anna Sophia /Viljoen/
Given names: Anna Sophia
Surname: Viljoen

Name

Anna Sophia van der Merwe — married name

Name: Anna Sophia /van der Merwe/
Type of name: married name

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	July 20, 1819 33 26 Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 5 Citation details: van der Merwe, p546, b2c9d6e10(2)f7. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p318, b3c4d11e4f7.
Baptism	Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p318, b3c4d11e4f7.
Marriage	Petrus Johannes van der Merwe — View this family yes Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Nicolaas Jacobus VAN DER MERWE (1905), MOOC 6/9/536 #3478, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-3SSP-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SCL%3A1598082344 : 28 September 2018), 007844461 > image 1712 of 2200; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 28 Apr 2020 Death notice: Nicolaas Jacobus VAN DER MERWE (1905) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 5 Citation details: van der Merwe, p546, b2c9d6e10(2)f7. Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p318, b3c4d11e4f7.
Historical Event	British settlers 1820 (aged 0) 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 (aged 5 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 (aged 15 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Death of a paternal grandmother	Johanna Elizabeth Griesel March 8, 1839 (aged 19 years) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p314, b3c4d11.
Marriage of a parent	Jan Viljoen — Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius — View this family August 23, 1841 (aged 22 years) Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p317, b3c4d11e4.
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 (aged 24 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Marriage of a son	Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe — Elizabeth Mary Gadney — View this family December 8, 1856 (aged 37 years) Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Elizabeth Mary VAN DER MERWE (1936), MOOC 6/9/4738 #49487/1936, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91W-5S22-V?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-S92%3A1598062409 : 12 September 2017), 007736479 > image 54 of 1457; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 1 Jan 2019 Death notice: Elizabeth Mary VAN DER MERWE (1936) Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Citation details: Death notice: Nicolaas Jacobus VAN DER MERWE (1905), MOOC 6/9/536 #3478, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ8-3SSP-9?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SCL%3A1598082344 : 28 September 2018), 007844461 > image 1712 of 2200; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 28 Apr 2020 Death notice: Nicolaas Jacobus VAN DER MERWE (1905) Source: South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973 Citation details: Marriage: Nicolaas Jacobus VAN DER MERWE and Elisabeth Mary GADNEY (1856), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-7L13?cc=2821281 : 8 April 2020), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 18 Oct 2020 Marriage: Nicolaas Jacobus VAN DER MERWE and Elisabeth Mary GADNEY (1856)
Death of a father	Jan Viljoen March 26, 1858 (aged 38 years) Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p317, b3c4d11e4.
Epidemic	Influenza from 1857 to 1859 (0 after death) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza.
Historical Event	South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (42 years after death) 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 (42 years after death) 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.
Death	July 2, 1859 (aged 39 years) Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Suid-Afrikaanse Geslagregisters 14 Citation details: Viljoen, p318, b3c4d11e4f7.

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Baptism: September 8, 1785 30 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: 1808 Marriage: August 23, 1841 Death: March 26, 1858 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Johanna Christina Jacobs Catharina Susanna Johanna Viljoen Anna Sophia Viljoen Family with spouse Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius Jan Viljoen 1785–1858 Baptism: September 8, 1785 30 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Death: March 26, 1858 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
mother	Links Baptism: October 6, 1792 41 Marriage: 1808 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jan Viljoen Catharina Susanna Johanna Viljoen Anna Sophia Viljoen Johanna Christina Jacobs 1792– Baptism: October 6, 1792 41
Marriage	Marriage — 1808 —
4 years elder sister	Links Birth: February 1, 1812 26 19 — Dist. Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Baptism: May 28, 1812 26 19 Marriage: Death: August 27, 1892 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Philippus Jacobus van der Merwe Johanna Christina van der Merwe Catharina Susanna Johanna Viljoen 1812–1892 Birth: February 1, 1812 26 19 — Dist. Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: August 27, 1892 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
8 years herself	Links Birth: July 20, 1819 33 26 — Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: Death: July 2, 1859 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Petrus Johannes van der Merwe Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe Anna Sophia Viljoen 1819–1859 Birth: July 20, 1819 33 26 — Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: July 2, 1859 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa

Father’s family with Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius
father	Links Baptism: September 8, 1785 30 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: 1808 Marriage: August 23, 1841 Death: March 26, 1858 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Johanna Christina Jacobs Catharina Susanna Johanna Viljoen Anna Sophia Viljoen Family with spouse Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius Jan Viljoen 1785–1858 Baptism: September 8, 1785 30 — Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa Death: March 26, 1858 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
stepmother	Links Birth: October 30, 1801 27 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism: November 10, 1801 27 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: January 6, 1822 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: August 23, 1841 Death: March 27, 1873 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dawid Schalk van der Merwe Family with spouse Jan Viljoen Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius 1801–1873 Birth: October 30, 1801 27 — Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: March 27, 1873 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — August 23, 1841 —

Family with Petrus Johannes van der Merwe
husband	Links Birth: March 7, 1814 35 27 — Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: Death: October 22, 1885 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Sophia Viljoen Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe Petrus Johannes van der Merwe 1814–1885 Birth: March 7, 1814 35 27 — Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: October 22, 1885 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
herself	Links Birth: July 20, 1819 33 26 — Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Baptism: Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage: Death: July 2, 1859 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Petrus Johannes van der Merwe Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe Anna Sophia Viljoen 1819–1859 Birth: July 20, 1819 33 26 — Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death: July 2, 1859 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — —
son	Links Birth: calculated August 25, 1836 22 17 — Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Marriage: December 8, 1856 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Marriage: June 26, 1878 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: September 26, 1905 — Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Mary Gadney Anna Sophia van der Merwe Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe Elizabeth Mary van der Merwe Johan Albertus Zastron van der Merwe Carolina Maria Joubert van der Merwe Susanna Magdalena van der Merwe … van der Merwe … van der Merwe Family with spouse Elizabeth Martha du Toit Sara Magdalena van der Merwe Elizabeth Martha van der Merwe Jacomina Jacoba van der Merwe Steffina Francina van der Merwe Johanna Susanna Elizabeth van der Merwe Magdalena Steffina Cornelia van der Merwe Carolina Petronella van der Merwe Stephanus Francois van der Merwe Dawid Schalk van der Merwe Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 1836–1905 Birth: calculated August 25, 1836 22 17 — Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: September 26, 1905 — Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa

Descendants of Anna Sophia Viljoen

Generation 1
1. Anna Sophia Viljoen, daughter of Jan Viljoen and Johanna Christina Jacobs, was born on July 20, 1819 in Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on July 2, 1859 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 39.
  She married Petrus Johannes van der Merwe, son of Nicolaas van der Merwe and Susanna Margaretha Liebenberg,. He was born on March 7, 1814 in Ou Plaas, Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on October 22, 1885 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 71.
  Children of Anna Sophia Viljoen and Petrus Johannes van der Merwe:
  1. Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe (1836–1905)
Generation 2 back to top
1. Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe, son of Petrus Johannes van der Merwe and Anna Sophia Viljoen, was born calculated August 25, 1836 in Dist. Colesberg, Northern Cape, South Africa and died on September 26, 1905 in Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa.
  He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Mary Gadney, daughter of John Gadney, on December 8, 1856 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa. She was born calculated March 22, 1837 in Dist. Caledon, Western Cape, South Africa and died on October 3, 1877 in Kombuisfontein, Dist. Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa.
  The second time he married Elizabeth Martha du Toit on June 26, 1878 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa.
  Children of Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe and Elizabeth Mary Gadney:
  1. Anna Sophia van der Merwe (1862–)
  2. Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe (1864–)
  3. Elizabeth Mary van der Merwe (1866–1936)
  4. Johan Albertus Zastron van der Merwe (1870–)
  5. Carolina Maria Joubert van der Merwe (1873–)
  6. Susanna Magdalena van der Merwe (1875–)
  7. … van der Merwe (1877–)
  8. … van der Merwe (1877–)
  Children of Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe and Elizabeth Martha du Toit:
  1. Sara Magdalena van der Merwe (1879–)
  2. Elizabeth Martha van der Merwe (1881–)
  3. Jacomina Jacoba van der Merwe (1883–)
  4. Steffina Francina van der Merwe (1885–)
  5. Johanna Susanna Elizabeth van der Merwe (1887–)
  6. Magdalena Steffina Cornelia van der Merwe (1890–)
  7. Carolina Petronella van der Merwe (1894–)
  8. Stephanus Francois van der Merwe (1897–)
  9. Dawid Schalk van der Merwe (1899–)
Generation 3 back to top
1. Elizabeth Mary van der Merwe, daughter of Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe and Elizabeth Mary Gadney, was born calculated May 1866 and died on January 26, 1936 in Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa.
  She married Willem Hendrik van Niekerk (fifth cousin once removed descending), son of Michiel Guiliaume van Niekerk and Anna Sophia Barnard, before 1928. He was born calculated August 1866 and died on October 3, 1944 in Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa.
  Children of Elizabeth Mary van der Merwe and Willem Hendrik van Niekerk:
  1. Elizabeth Mary Gadney van Niekerk (1895–1977)
  2. Michiel Guillaume van Niekerk (1896–)
  3. Anna Sophia van Niekerk (1900–1949)
  4. Gertruida Carolina Hermina van Niekerk (1901–1978)
  5. Willie Hendrika van Niekerk (1909–1995)

Generation 1
1. Anna Sophia Viljoen, daughter of Jan Viljoen and Johanna Christina Jacobs, was born on July 20, 1819 in Dist. Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa and died on July 2, 1859 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 39.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Jan Viljoen, son of Albertus Viljoen and Johanna Elizabeth Griesel, was baptized on September 8, 1785 in Tulbagh, Western Cape, South Africa and died on March 26, 1858 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa at the age of 72.
2. Johanna Christina Jacobs, daughter of Johannes Jacobs and Jacomina Scholtz, was baptized on October 6, 1792.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Albertus Viljoen, son of Henning Viljoen and Susanna Durand, was born about 1755.
2. Johanna Elizabeth Griesel, daughter of Johannes David Griesel and Anna Maria Jacoba Pelser. She died on March 8, 1839.
3. Johannes Jacobs, son of Pieter Jacobs and Anna Fourie, was baptized on October 3, 1751.
4. Jacomina Scholtz.

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Family with parents
father Parents Albertus Viljoen Johanna Elizabeth Griesel	Jan Viljoen 1785–1858
mother Parents Johannes Jacobs Jacomina Scholtz	Johanna Christina Jacobs 1792–
elder sister Family Philippus Jacobus van der Merwe Johanna Christina van der Merwe	Catharina Susanna Johanna Viljoen 1812–1892
herself	Anna Sophia Viljoen 1819–1859

Father’s family with Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius
father Parents Albertus Viljoen Johanna Elizabeth Griesel	Jan Viljoen 1785–1858
stepmother Parents Jacobus Johannes Pretorius Martha Magdalena Haarhof	Elizabeth Johanna Pretorius 1801–1873

Family with Petrus Johannes van der Merwe
husband Parents Nicolaas van der Merwe Susanna Margaretha Liebenberg	Petrus Johannes van der Merwe 1814–1885
herself	Anna Sophia Viljoen 1819–1859
son Family Elizabeth Mary Gadney Anna Sophia van der Merwe Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe Elizabeth Mary van der Merwe Johan Albertus Zastron van der Merwe Carolina Maria Joubert van der Merwe Susanna Magdalena van der Merwe … van der Merwe … van der Merwe Family Elizabeth Martha du Toit Sara Magdalena van der Merwe Elizabeth Martha van der Merwe Jacomina Jacoba van der Merwe Steffina Francina van der Merwe Johanna Susanna Elizabeth van der Merwe Magdalena Steffina Cornelia van der Merwe Carolina Petronella van der Merwe Stephanus Francois van der Merwe Dawid Schalk van der Merwe	Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 1836–1905

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Anna Sophia Viljoen, 1819–1859 (aged 39 years)

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