Arnoldus Kennedy –

Arnoldus Kennedy

Name

Arnoldus Kennedy

Name: Arnoldus /Kennedy/
Given names: Arnoldus
Surname: Kennedy

Gender Male

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Marriage	Margaretha Johanna Myburgh Roux — View this family yes Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Economic Event	British sterling adopted 1825 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling.
Historical Event	Great trek 1835 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony.
Town founded	Settlement of Victoria West is established 1844 Source citation: Wikipedia
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.
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.
War	First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 Source citation: Wikipedia
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.
Birth of a grandson	Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk September 24, 1884 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Birth of a grandson	Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk May 24, 1886 Source: Parish registers, NGK Namakwaland Citation details: Baptism: Arnoldus Kennedy VAN NIEKERK (1886), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFQ-ZSLC-6?i=152&cat=1153594 : accessed 3 May 2020 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Baptism of a grandson	Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk August 15, 1886 Bowesdorp, Northern Cape, South Africa Source: Parish registers, NGK Namakwaland Citation details: Baptism: Arnoldus Kennedy VAN NIEKERK (1886), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFQ-ZSLC-6?i=152&cat=1153594 : accessed 3 May 2020
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.
Birth of a granddaughter	Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk April 25, 1888 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Birth of a granddaughter	Maria Magdalena van Niekerk June 23, 1890 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Birth of a grandson	John Hunter van Niekerk September 9, 1892 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Birth of a grandson	Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk September 17, 1894 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Birth of a grandson	Helt Hermanus van Niekerk April 8, 1897 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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
Birth of a grandson	Gert Jacobus van Niekerk April 13, 1900 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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 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.
Birth of a grandson	Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk October 21, 1903 Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg.
Epidemic	Tuberculosis 1906 Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Death of a daughter	Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy May 13, 1909 Klip Aar, Gordonia, South Africa Source: South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989 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 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

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Family with Margaretha Johanna Myburgh Roux
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daughter	Links Birth: calculated June 1863 — Springbokfontein, Namaqualand, South Africa Death: May 13, 1909 — Klip Aar, Gordonia, South Africa Links 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

Descendants of Arnoldus Kennedy

Generation 1
1. Arnoldus Kennedy.
  He married Margaretha Johanna Myburgh Roux.
  Children of Arnoldus Kennedy and Margaretha Johanna Myburgh Roux:
  1. Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy (1863–1909)
Generation 2 back to top
1. 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.
  She married Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk, son of Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk and Maria Magdalena Johanna ….
  Children of Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy and Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk:
  1. Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk (1884–)
  2. Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk (1886–)
  3. Margaretha Johanna Myburgh van Niekerk (1888–)
  4. Maria Magdalena van Niekerk (1890–)
  5. John Hunter van Niekerk (1892–1977)
  6. Adriaan Pieter van Niekerk (1894–1981)
  7. Helt Hermanus van Niekerk (1897–)
  8. Gert Jacobus van Niekerk (1900–1980)
  9. Hermanus Abertus Kennedy van Niekerk (1903–1988)
  10. Private
Generation 3 back to top
1. Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk, son of Izaak Jacobus Marthinus van Niekerk and Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy, was born on May 24, 1886.
  Arnoldus Kennedy van Niekerk had 1 child.

Generation 1
1. Arnoldus Kennedy.

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wife	Margaretha Johanna Myburgh Roux –
daughter Family 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 Private	Aletta Berendina Maria Kennedy 1863–1909

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