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Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk, 1888–

Name
Margaretha Johanna Myburgh /van Niekerk/
Given names
Margaretha Johanna Myburgh
Surname
van Niekerk
Birth
April 25, 1888 29 24
Citation details: Death notice: Aletta Berendina Maria KENNEDY (1909), MOOC 6/9/634 #26, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-ZFY5?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZ3%3A1598082357 : 28 September 2018), 007844929 > image 2073 of 2153; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 May 2020
Epidemic
Bubonic plague
February 1, 1901 (aged 12 years)
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Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town.
War
Second Boer War
from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 14 years)
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Historical Event
South African Republic
from 1852 to 1902 (aged 13 years)
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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 (aged 13 years)
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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.
Epidemic
Pneumonic plague
February 1904 (aged 15 years)
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Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg.
Epidemic
Tuberculosis
1906 (aged 17 years)
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Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Death of a mother
Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy
May 13, 1909 (aged 21 years)
Klip Aar, Gordonia, South Africa
Citation details: Death notice: Aletta Berendina Maria KENNEDY (1909), MOOC 6/9/634 #26, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQF-ZFY5?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZ3%3A1598082357 : 28 September 2018), 007844929 > image 2073 of 2153; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa : accessed 3 May 2020
Historical Event
Union of South Africa
May 31, 1910 (aged 22 years)
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Note: Union of South Africa established.
Epidemic
Smallpox
1912 (aged 23 years)
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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 30 years)
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Epidemic
Spanish flu
1918 (aged 29 years)
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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 31 years)
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Prime minister
Jan Christiaan Smuts
from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 (aged 36 years)
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Economic Event
Wall Street Crash
October 1929 (aged 41 years)
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Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century.
Death of a father
Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk
March 21, 1934 (aged 45 years) Age: 75 years 6 months
Kotzesdal, Gordonia, South Africa
Citation details: Death notice: Izaak Jacobus Marthinus VAN NIEKERK (1934), MOK 1/1/838 #R11/1471, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91Q-DQWK-X?cc=2521616&wc=Q64T-VRG%3A1590123773 : 31 May 2019), 007736410 > image 439 of 1486; National Archives of South Africa, Cape Town Archives Repository, Cape Town : accessed 3 May 2020
Prime minister
James Barry Munnik Hertzog
from June 30, 1924 to September 5, 1939 (aged 51 years)
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War
World War II
from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 57 years)
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Prime minister
Jan Christiaan Smuts
from September 5, 1939 to June 4, 1948 (aged 60 years)
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Prime minister
Daniel Francois Malan
from June 4, 1948 to November 30, 1954 (aged 66 years)
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Prime minister
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
from November 30, 1954 to August 24, 1958 (aged 70 years)
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Economic Event
Rand adopted
February 14, 1961 (aged 72 years)
South Africa
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Note: Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand.
Historical Event
Republic of South Africa
May 31, 1961 (aged 73 years)
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Note: South Africa becomes a republic.
Prime minister
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
from September 2, 1958 to September 6, 1966 (aged 78 years)
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Death of a brother
John Hunter van Niekerk
September 1977 (aged 89 years)
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Citation details: John Hunter VAN NIEKERK, year of birth: 0092-09-09, year of death: 1977-09-00, https://www.gendatabase.com/surname-name-index.php?q=VAN%20NIEKERK : accessed 15 Jan 2022
Prime minister
Balthazar Johannes Vorster
from September 13, 1966 to October 2, 1978 (aged 90 years)
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Death of a brother
Gert Jacobus van Niekerk
August 1980 (aged 92 years)
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Citation details: Gert Jacobus VAN NIEKERK, year of birth: 0000-04-13, year of death: 1980-08-00, https://www.gendatabase.com/surname-name-index.php?q=VAN%20NIEKERK : accessed 15 Jan 2022
Death of a brother
Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk
December 1981 (aged 93 years)
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Citation details: Adriaan Pieter VAN NIEKERK, year of birth: 0094-09-17, year of death: 1981-12-00, https://www.gendatabase.com/surname-name-index.php?q=VAN%20NIEKERK : accessed 15 Jan 2022
Prime minister
Pieter Willem Botha
from October 9, 1978 to September 14, 1984 (aged 96 years)
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Death of a half-brother
Frederik Petrus van Niekerk
August 16, 1988 (aged 100 years)
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Citation details: Frederik Petrus VAN NIEKERK, year of birth: 1918-04-08, year of death: 1988-08-16, https://www.gendatabase.com/surname-name-index.php?q=VAN%20NIEKERK : accessed 15 Jan 2022
Death of a brother
Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk
November 7, 1988 (aged 100 years)
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Citation details: Hermanus Albertus Kennedy VAN NIEKERK, year of birth: 1903-10-21, year of death: 1988-11-07, https://www.gendatabase.com/surname-name-index.php?q=VAN%20NIEKERK : accessed 15 Jan 2022
Executive President
Pieter Willem Botha
from September 14, 1984 to August 15, 1989 (aged 101 years)
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Executive President (acting)
Jan Christiaan Heunis
from January 19, 1989 to March 15, 1989 (aged 100 years)
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Historical Event
Nelson Mandela released from prison
February 11, 1990 (aged 101 years)
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Historical Event
First General Elections
April 27, 1994 (aged 106 years)
South Africa
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Executive President
Frederik Willem de Klerk
from August 15, 1989 to May 10, 1994 (aged 106 years)
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President
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
from May 10, 1994 to June 14, 1999 (aged 111 years)
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President
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
from June 14, 1999 to September 24, 2008 (aged 120 years)
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Family with parents
father
Birth: calculated September 1858 — Mesklip, Namaqualand, South Africa
Death: March 21, 1934 — Kotzesdal, Gordonia, South Africa
Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk Maria Magdalena van Niekerk John Hunter van Niekerk Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk Helt Hermanus van Niekerk Gert Jacobus van Niekerk Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk Family with spouse Aletta Elizabeth Duvenhage Frederik Petrus van Niekerk
Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk
1858–1934
Birth: calculated September 1858 — Mesklip, Namaqualand, South Africa
Death: March 21, 1934 — Kotzesdal, Gordonia, South Africa
mother
Birth: calculated June 1863 — Springbokfontein, Namaqualand, South Africa
Death: May 13, 1909 — Klip Aar, Gordonia, South Africa
Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk Maria Magdalena van Niekerk John Hunter van Niekerk Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk Helt Hermanus van Niekerk Gert Jacobus van Niekerk Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk
Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy
1863–1909
Birth: calculated June 1863 — Springbokfontein, Namaqualand, South Africa
Death: May 13, 1909 — Klip Aar, Gordonia, South Africa
elder brother
Birth: September 24, 1884 26 21
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Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk
1884–
Birth: September 24, 1884 26 21
20 months
elder brother
Birth: May 24, 1886 27 22
Baptism: August 15, 1886 27 23 — Bowesdorp, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk
1886–
Birth: May 24, 1886 27 22
23 months
herself
Birth: April 25, 1888 29 24
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Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk
1888–
Birth: April 25, 1888 29 24
2 years
younger sister
Birth: June 23, 1890 31 27
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Maria Magdalena van Niekerk
1890–
Birth: June 23, 1890 31 27
2 years
younger brother
Birth: September 9, 1892 34 29
Death: September 1977
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John Hunter van Niekerk
1892–1977
Birth: September 9, 1892 34 29
Death: September 1977
2 years
younger brother
Birth: September 17, 1894 36 31
Death: December 1981
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Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk
1894–1981
Birth: September 17, 1894 36 31
Death: December 1981
3 years
younger brother
Birth: April 8, 1897 38 33
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Helt Hermanus van Niekerk
1897–
Birth: April 8, 1897 38 33
3 years
younger brother
Birth: April 13, 1900 41 36
Death: August 1980
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Gert Jacobus van Niekerk
1900–1980
Birth: April 13, 1900 41 36
Death: August 1980
4 years
younger brother
Birth: October 21, 1903 45 40
Death: November 7, 1988
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Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk
1903–1988
Birth: October 21, 1903 45 40
Death: November 7, 1988
younger sister
Private
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Father’s family with Aletta Elizabeth Duvenhage
father
Birth: calculated September 1858 — Mesklip, Namaqualand, South Africa
Death: March 21, 1934 — Kotzesdal, Gordonia, South Africa
Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk Maria Magdalena van Niekerk John Hunter van Niekerk Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk Helt Hermanus van Niekerk Gert Jacobus van Niekerk Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk Family with spouse Aletta Elizabeth Duvenhage Frederik Petrus van Niekerk
Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk
1858–1934
Birth: calculated September 1858 — Mesklip, Namaqualand, South Africa
Death: March 21, 1934 — Kotzesdal, Gordonia, South Africa
stepmother
Death: May 8, 1946
Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk Frederik Petrus van Niekerk
Aletta Elizabeth Duvenhage
–1946
Death: May 8, 1946
half-brother
Private
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half-sister
Private
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half-brother
Birth: April 8, 1918 59
Death: August 16, 1988
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Frederik Petrus van Niekerk
1918–1988
Birth: April 8, 1918 59
Death: August 16, 1988

Descendants of Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk

  1. Generation 1

    1. Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk, daughter of Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk and Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy, was born on April 25, 1888.

Ancestors of Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk

  1. Generation 1

    1. Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk, daughter of Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk and Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy, was born on April 25, 1888.

  2. Generation 2 back to top
      2 of 2 individuals (100% complete).

    1. Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk, son of Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk and Maria Magdalena Johanna …, was born calculated September 1858 in Mesklip, Namaqualand, South Africa and died on March 21, 1934 in Kotzesdal, Gordonia, South Africa.

    2. Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy, daughter of Arnoldus Kennedy and Margaretha Johanna Myburgh Roux, was born calculated June 1863 in Springbokfontein, Namaqualand, South Africa and died on May 13, 1909 in Klip Aar, Gordonia, South Africa.

  3. Generation 3 back to top
      4 of 4 individuals (100% complete).

    1. Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk.

    2. Maria Magdalena Johanna ….

    3. Arnoldus Kennedy.

    4. Margaretha Johanna Myburgh Roux.

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