Elizabeth Martha du Toit –

Elizabeth Martha du Toit

Name

Elizabeth Martha du Toit

Name: Elizabeth Martha /du Toit/
Given names: Elizabeth Martha
Surname: du Toit

Name

Elizabeth Martha van der Merwe — married name

Name: Elizabeth Martha /van der Merwe/
Type of name: married name

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
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.
Marriage	Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe — View this family June 26, 1878 Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 Text: AFT 1877 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 Elizabeth Martha DU TOIT (1878), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-F96Z-8?cc=2821281 : 10 May 2020), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 18 Oct 2020 Marriage: Nicolaas Jacobus VAN DER MERWE and Elizabeth Martha DU TOIT (1878)
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 Source citation: Wikipedia
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.
Death of a husband	Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe September 26, 1905 Age: 69 years 1 month 1 day Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa 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)
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
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
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
Prime minister	Balthazar Johannes Vorster from September 13, 1966 to October 2, 1978 Source citation: Wikipedia

Date differences

Family with Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe
husband	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
herself	Links Marriage: June 26, 1878 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 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 Elizabeth Martha du Toit –
Marriage	Marriage — June 26, 1878 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
11 months daughter	Links Birth: May 23, 1879 42 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sara Magdalena van der Merwe 1879– Birth: May 23, 1879 42
20 months daughter	Links Birth: January 20, 1881 44 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Martha van der Merwe 1881– Birth: January 20, 1881 44
3 years daughter	Links Birth: November 24, 1883 47 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jacomina Jacoba van der Merwe 1883– Birth: November 24, 1883 47
23 months daughter	Links Birth: October 18, 1885 49 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Steffina Francina van der Merwe 1885– Birth: October 18, 1885 49
2 years daughter	Links Birth: November 29, 1887 51 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Johanna Susanna Elizabeth van der Merwe 1887– Birth: November 29, 1887 51
2 years daughter	Links Birth: February 11, 1890 53 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Magdalena Steffina Cornelia van der Merwe 1890– Birth: February 11, 1890 53
4 years daughter	Links Birth: June 28, 1894 57 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Carolina Petronella van der Merwe 1894– Birth: June 28, 1894 57
3 years son	Links Birth: May 6, 1897 60 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Stephanus Francois van der Merwe 1897– Birth: May 6, 1897 60
2 years son	Links Birth: July 20, 1899 62 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dawid Schalk van der Merwe 1899– Birth: July 20, 1899 62

Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe + Elizabeth Mary Gadney
husband	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
husband’s wife	Links Birth: calculated March 22, 1837 — Dist. Caledon, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage: December 8, 1856 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Death: October 3, 1877 — Dist. Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 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 Elizabeth Mary Gadney 1837–1877 Birth: calculated March 22, 1837 — Dist. Caledon, Western Cape, South Africa Death: October 3, 1877 — Dist. Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
Marriage	Marriage — December 8, 1856 — Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa
5 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: January 19, 1862 25 24 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Anna Sophia van der Merwe 1862– Birth: January 19, 1862 25 24
2 years stepson	Links Birth: January 14, 1864 27 26 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 1864– Birth: January 14, 1864 27 26
2 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: calculated May 1866 29 29 Marriage: before 1928 Death: January 26, 1936 — Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Willem Hendrik van Niekerk Elizabeth Mary Gadney van Niekerk Michiel Guillaume van Niekerk Anna Sophia van Niekerk Gertruida Carolina Hermina van Niekerk Willie Hendrika van Niekerk Elizabeth Mary van der Merwe 1866–1936 Birth: calculated May 1866 29 29 Death: January 26, 1936 — Britstown, Northern Cape, South Africa
5 years stepson	Links Birth: December 28, 1870 34 33 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Johan Albertus Zastron van der Merwe 1870– Birth: December 28, 1870 34 33
3 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: about 1873 36 35 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Carolina Maria Joubert van der Merwe 1873– Birth: about 1873 36 35
3 years stepdaughter	Links Birth: June 15, 1875 38 38 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Susanna Magdalena van der Merwe 1875– Birth: June 15, 1875 38 38
3 years stepchild	Links Birth: about 1877 40 39 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships … van der Merwe 1877– Birth: about 1877 40 39
1 year stepchild	Links Birth: about 1877 40 39 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships … van der Merwe 1877– Birth: about 1877 40 39

Descendants of Elizabeth Martha du Toit

Generation 1
1. Elizabeth Martha du Toit.
  She married Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe, son of Petrus Johannes van der Merwe and Anna Sophia Viljoen, on June 26, 1878 in Richmond, Northern Cape, South Africa. He 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.
  Children of Elizabeth Martha du Toit and Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe:
  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–)

Ancestors of Elizabeth Martha du Toit

Generation 1
1. Elizabeth Martha du Toit.

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Family with Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe
husband Parents Petrus Johannes van der Merwe Anna Sophia Viljoen	Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 1836–1905
herself	Elizabeth Martha du Toit –
daughter	Sara Magdalena van der Merwe 1879–
daughter	Elizabeth Martha van der Merwe 1881–
daughter	Jacomina Jacoba van der Merwe 1883–
daughter	Steffina Francina van der Merwe 1885–
daughter	Johanna Susanna Elizabeth van der Merwe 1887–
daughter	Magdalena Steffina Cornelia van der Merwe 1890–
daughter	Carolina Petronella van der Merwe 1894–
son	Stephanus Francois van der Merwe 1897–
son	Dawid Schalk van der Merwe 1899–

Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe + Elizabeth Mary Gadney
husband Parents Petrus Johannes van der Merwe Anna Sophia Viljoen	Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 1836–1905
husband’s wife Parents John Gadney	Elizabeth Mary Gadney 1837–1877
stepdaughter	Anna Sophia van der Merwe 1862–
stepson	Nicolaas Jacobus van der Merwe 1864–
stepdaughter Family Willem Hendrik van Niekerk Elizabeth Mary Gadney van Niekerk Michiel Guillaume van Niekerk Anna Sophia van Niekerk Gertruida Carolina Hermina van Niekerk Willie Hendrika van Niekerk	Elizabeth Mary van der Merwe 1866–1936
stepson	Johan Albertus Zastron van der Merwe 1870–
stepdaughter	Carolina Maria Joubert van der Merwe 1873–
stepdaughter	Susanna Magdalena van der Merwe 1875–
stepchild	… van der Merwe 1877–
stepchild	… van der Merwe 1877–