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Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk, 1903–1988 (aged 85 years)

Name
Hermanus Abertus Kennedy /van Niekerk/
Given names
Hermanus Abertus Kennedy
Surname
van Niekerk
Source: GenDatabase.com
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
Birth
October 21, 1903 45 40
Text:

22 OCT 1903

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
Source: GenDatabase.com
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
Epidemic
Pneumonic plague
February 1904 (aged 3 months)
Source citation:

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Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg.
Epidemic
Tuberculosis
1906 (aged 2 years)
Source citation:

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Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Death of a mother
Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy
May 13, 1909 (aged 5 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 6 years)
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Note: Union of South Africa established.
Epidemic
Smallpox
1912 (aged 8 years)
Source citation:

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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 15 years)
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Epidemic
Spanish flu
1918 (aged 14 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 15 years)
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Prime minister
Jan Christiaan Smuts
from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 (aged 20 years)
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Economic Event
Wall Street Crash
October 1929 (aged 25 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 30 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 35 years)
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War
World War II
from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 41 years)
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Prime minister
Jan Christiaan Smuts
from September 5, 1939 to June 4, 1948 (aged 44 years)
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Prime minister
Daniel Francois Malan
from June 4, 1948 to November 30, 1954 (aged 51 years)
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Prime minister
Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom
from November 30, 1954 to August 24, 1958 (aged 54 years)
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Economic Event
Rand adopted
February 14, 1961 (aged 57 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 57 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 62 years)
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Death of a brother
John Hunter van Niekerk
September 1977 (aged 73 years)
Source: GenDatabase.com
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 74 years)
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Death of a brother
Gert Jacobus van Niekerk
August 1980 (aged 76 years)
Source: GenDatabase.com
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 78 years)
Source: GenDatabase.com
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 80 years)
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Death of a half-brother
Frederik Petrus van Niekerk
August 16, 1988 (aged 84 years)
Source: GenDatabase.com
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
Executive President
Pieter Willem Botha
from September 14, 1984 to August 15, 1989 (on the date of death)
Source citation:

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Death
November 7, 1988 (aged 85 years)
Source: GenDatabase.com
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
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
elder sister
Birth: April 25, 1888 29 24
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Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk
1888–
Birth: April 25, 1888 29 24
2 years
elder sister
Birth: June 23, 1890 31 27
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Maria Magdalena van Niekerk
1890–
Birth: June 23, 1890 31 27
2 years
elder 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
elder 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
elder brother
Birth: April 8, 1897 38 33
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Helt Hermanus van Niekerk
1897–
Birth: April 8, 1897 38 33
3 years
elder 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
himself
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 Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk

  1. Generation 1

    1. Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk, son of Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk and Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy, was born on October 21, 1903 and died on November 7, 1988 at the age of 85.

Ancestors of Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk

  1. Generation 1

    1. Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk, son of Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk and Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy, was born on October 21, 1903 and died on November 7, 1988 at the age of 85.

  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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