Frederik Botha, 1715–
- Name
- Frederik /Botha/
- Given names
- Frederik
- Surname
- Botha
| Baptism | January 13, 1715
27 (aged 0 days) Citation details: Botha, p372, b2c4. |
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| Marriage | Petronella Oosthuizen — View this family October 23, 1735 (aged 20 years) Citation details: Botha, p372, b2c4. |
| Historical Event | Census 1754 (aged 38 years)Source:
Note: A population count in the Cape shows that there were 5,510 Europeans and 6,279 slaves in the Cape Co… A population count in the Cape shows that there were 5,510 Europeans and 6,279 slaves in the Cape Colony. |
| Epidemic | Smallpox May 1, 1755 (aged 40 years)Source:
Note: Smallpox epidemic breaks out at Cape Colony. A total of 2,372 people die. |
| Marriage of a child | Jan du Plessis — Catharina Botha — View this family October 27, 1771 (aged 56 years) Citation details: Du Plessis, p168, b6c1. Citation details: Botha, p374, b2c4d6. |
| War | Britain declares war on the Netherlands December 20, 1780 (aged 65 years)Source:
Note: French troops arrive at the Cape Colony to guard it against the English. |
| Historical Event | Colonisation 1780 (aged 64 years)Source:
Note: The Fish River is made the eastern boundary of the Cape Colony. |
| War | French troops depart the Cape 1784 (aged 68 years)Source:
Consequence of signing the Treaty of Paris (3 Sep 1783). |
| War | French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 (aged 83 years)Source:
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| Historical Event | Dutch East India Company goes bankrupt 1795 (aged 79 years)Source:
Note: The Dutch East India Company is in financial ruins. 29 January – Farmers expelled the officials of t… The Dutch East India Company is in financial ruins. 29 January – Farmers expelled the officials of the Dutch East India Company and established an independent government at Graaff Reinet. 18 June - Swellendam follows Graaff Reinet and declares a republic under Hermanus Steyn. The Netherlands is invaded by the French under the leadership of Napoléon Bonaparte. A republic is declared by Dutch revolutionaires and the Prince of Orange flees to England. 16 September – British forces under General Sir James Henry Craig seizes the Cape Colony for the Stadtholder Prince William V of Orange. The republics of Graaff Reinet and Swellendam reject the British and the British army is sent in. The start of free trade was announced. |
| Historical Event | The Cape becomes a British Colony March 5, 1797 (aged 82 years)Source:
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| War | Napoleonic Wars from May 18, 1803 to November 20, 1815 (aged 100 years)Source:
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| Natural disaster | Drought 1809 (aged 93 years)Source:
Note: A severe drought occurs in the eastern frontier region. |
| Town founded | The settlement of Grahamstown is founded 1812 (aged 96 years)Source:
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| Town founded | Cradock is founded August 27, 1818 (aged 103 years)Source:
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| Historical Event | British settlers 1820 (aged 104 years)Source:
Note: 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the Nautilus and the Chapma… 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 109 years)Source:
Note: Rix dollar (Dutch: Rijsksdaalder) is converted into the British sterling. |