Dorcas Jessie (Cordes) Van Rooyen (1848 - 1921)

Born 1848 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Thomas Bethridge Topp — married 1 Sep 1870 in Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1921 at about age 73 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Biography

Dorcas Jessie Cordes was christened on 5 March 1848, at Ipswich, Suffolk, England.^[1]

Dorcas married Thomas Bethridge Topp on 1 September 1870, at Capetown, Cape Province, South Africa.^[2]

• Jessie Elizabeth Topp (1872-1927)
• Mary Sophia Cordes Topp (1874-1879)^[3]
• Violet Fanny Topp (1876- )^[4]
• Agnes Kate Topp (1878- )^[5]
• Sylvia Daisy Topp (1882-1961)

After Thomas' death, Jessie married Percy Luke Stanley-Vanrooyen (1860-1947) on 21 May 1892, at Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa.^[6]

She passed away on 10 January 1921, at Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.^[7]

Census

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKC-WMF : 9 November 2019), Jesse Cordes in household of Henry Cordes, Saint Georges Southwark, Surrey, England; citing Saint Georges Southwark, Surrey, England, p. 46, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMRX-ZLR : 5 February 2023), Dorcas Jessie Cordes, 1848.
2. ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-DVXD : Fri Oct 20 10:27:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Betheridge Topp and Dorcas Jessie Cordes, 1 Sep 1870.
3. ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS4-83DT : Mon Oct 30 07:46:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Sophia Cordes and Dorcas Jesse Topp, 9 Aug 1874.
4. ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS4-84GX : Mon Oct 30 07:46:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Violet Fanny and Dorcas Jessie Topp, 15 Oct 1876.
5. ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS4-Z1QD : Mon Oct 30 07:45:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Agnes Kak and Dorcas Jessie Topp, 30 Dec 1878.
6. ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-PFSW : Fri Oct 20 10:23:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Percy Luke Stanley-Vanrooyen and Dorcas Jessie Topp, 21 May 1892.
7. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W3Y9-596Z : Sat Oct 07 00:00:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Jessie Dorcas Cordes Van Rooyen, 10 Jan 1921.