Hermina
Christina
Bronkhorst
formerly Smit aka Smith
[uncertain]
Born in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Ancestors 
Daughter of Willem Jacobús (Smith) Smit
and Maria Isabella Elisabeth (De Beer) Smit
Sister of
Willem Jacobus Smit, Samuel Jacobus (Smit) Smith [half], Elisabeth Magdalena (Smit) Janse van Rensburg, Maria Isabella Smit and Maria Elizabeth Magdalena (Smit) Bronkhorst
Wife of
Willem Johannes Bronkhorst
— married
9 Jan 1820 in Beaufort West, Cape Colony, South Africa
Descendants 
Mother of
Cecilia Magdalena (Bronkhorst) Koekemoer, Hermiena Christina (Bronkhorst) Pretorius, Johannes Jacob Bronkhorst, Hendrik Lammert Bronkhorst, Samuel Johannes Bronkhorst, Maria Magdalena Bronkhorst, Rudolph Johannes Bronkhorst, Jan Gysbert Bronkhorst, Jan Johannes Bronkhorst, Elizabeth Maria (Bronkhorst) Stols and Alida Aletta (Bronkhorst) Stoltz
Died
at age 58
in Heidelberg, Transvaal, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jul 2020
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Biography
Hermina was born about 1803. She is the daughter of Willem Jacobus Smith and Maria De Beer. She was married to Willem Johannes Bronkhorst.
Their children are listed on her death notice as: 1. Johannes Jacob 2. Hendrik Lambert 3. Willem Johannes 4. Samuel Johannes 5. Jan Johannes 6. Rudolph Johannes 7. Maria Magdalena Cecilia Susanna 8. Hermina Christina 9. Elizabeth Maria 10. Alida Aletta
She passed away in 1862. She was 53 years old.
Sources
- "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK4C-2Y5 : 23 February 2021), Christina Hermina Smith in entry for Martinetta Eliza Smith, 08 Nov 1818, Baptism; citing p. , Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,080.
- [1] Her death notice, added on 23 May 2022 by Ewald Schmidt
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
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- Sonja (Webb) Sarantis :
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Anna (Barnard) Badenhorst :
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~3.12%
Fanie Jacobs :
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~1.56%
Mathys Johannes Smit :
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~0.78%
Yolandi (Boshoff) Walker :
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Ewald Schmidt
Ewald Schmidt
Smit-5507 and Smit-6252 appear to represent the same person because: The same parents according to her death notice
posted
on Smit-6252 (merged)
by Ewald Schmidt
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