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Marthinus Christoffel Willemse (abt. 1840 - 1917)

Marthinus Christoffel Willemse
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 27 Apr 1863 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africamap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died at about age 77 in Lady Grey, Cape Province, South Africamap
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Biography

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Marthinus Christoffel Willemse is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa
Marthinus Christoffel was a Farmer
Marthinus Christoffel Willemse is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Anglo Boer War 1899-1902
MARRIAGE Record attached / Huweliks rekord aangeheg
PROBATE Record attached/Sterfte Kennis aangeheg

Research Notes

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Name

Marthinus[1][2][3] / Christoffel[1][2][3] / Willemze[1] / Willemse[2][3]

Birth

Event date: Estimated 1840 (calculated as per age on probate)[2]
Event place: George, Cape Colony[2]

Parents

Father: Mattheus Johannes Willemse[2][3]
Mother: Maria Elizabeth Botha[2][3]

Baptism

Occupation

Farmer[2][3]

Spouse

Aletta Catharina Jansen[1][2]

Marriage

Marriage Date: 27 Apr 1863[1]
Marriage Place: Graaff-Reinet, Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony[1]
Groom: Marthinus Christoffel Willemze[1]
Bride: Aletta Catharina Janzen[1]

Children

1. Mattheus Johannes Willemse, born 19 Jun 1864[2][4]
2. Zirk Bernardus Willemse, born 18 Jun 1867[5]
3. Marthinus Christoffel Willemse, born 10 Jan 1869[6]
4. Aletta Catharina Willemse, born 24 Jan 1871[7]
5. Maria Elizabeth Willemse, born 13 Dec 1876, married to Philippus Johannes de Bruyn[2][8]
6. Adam Johannes Hendrikus Willemse, born 15 Jul 1873[9]
7. Roelof Andries Willemse, born 12 Jul 1880[2][10]
8. Elsie Elizabeth Willemse, born 16 Dec 1885, married to Pieter Potgieter[2][11]

Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902

Surname: WILLEMSE[12][13]
Name: MARTHINUS CHRISTOFFEL[12][13]
Nationality: Free Stater[13]
Age: 62[12][13]
Address: BLIJDSCHAP[12][13]
District: HOOPSTAD[12][13]
Field Cornetcy: [13]
Where Captured: KLEINDOORNS[12][13]
When Captured: 1902/05/09[12][13]
Date of Receipt: 2 Jun 1902[13]
Camp: Onbekend[12]
Country: Onbekend[12]
Ship (To): Onbekend[12]
POW Number: 32539[12][13]

Death

Event date: 31 Aug 1917[2][3]
Event place: Ladygrey, Cape Province, South Africa[2][3]
Age at death: 76 years, 10 months[2][3]

Burial/Headstone

Location: Lady Grey, Hoopstad, Orange Free Sate, South Africa[3]

Timeline

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Source:
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Source:
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Source:
  4. ↑ Source:
  5. ↑ Source:
  6. ↑ Source:
    • Son Marthinus Christoffel's Baptism record: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KPF-228N : Thu Oct 26 02:07:16 UTC 2023), Entry for Marthinus Christofffel Willemye and Aletta Catharina Janzen, 21 Feb 1869. Researched and attached 2 Mar 2024 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  7. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Aletta Catharina's Baptism record: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KPP-VLJS : Thu Oct 26 02:07:00 UTC 2023), Entry for Aletta Catharina Willunze and Aletta Catharina Janzen, 5 Mar 1871. Researched and attached 2 Mar 2024 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  8. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Maria Elizabeth Baptism record: "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-MJH8 : 20 February 2021), Marthinus Christoffel Willemse in entry for Maria Elizabeth, 1877. Researched and attached 20 Apr 2022 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  9. ↑ Source:
    • Son Adam Johannes Hendrikus' Baptism record: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KDZ-F161 : Thu Oct 26 04:24:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Adam Johannes Hendrikus Willemse and Aletta Catharina Jansen, 7 Sep 1873. Researched and attached 2 Mar 2024 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  10. ↑ Source:
  11. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Elsje Elizabeth Baptism record: "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-MGZ9 : 20 February 2021), Marthinus Christoffel Willemse in entry for Elsje Elizabeth, 1886. Researched and attached 20 Apr 2022 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 Source:
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 Source:




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Probate: Marthinus Christoffel Willemse. 31 Aug 1917
Probate: Marthinus Christoffel Willemse. 31 Aug 1917
United Kingdom records: List of Boer prisoners of war, Anglo Boer War, numbers 1-32561, 1899-1902. This page: Prisoner numbers 32547 - 32561
United Kingdom records: List of Boer prisoners of war, Anglo Boer War, numbers 1-32561, 1899-1902. This page: Prisoner numbers 32547 - 32561
Marriage: Marthinus Christoffel Willemse & Aletta Catharina Jansen. 27 Apr 1863
Marriage: Marthinus Christoffel Willemse & Aletta Catharina Jansen. 27 Apr 1863
Civil Death Record: Martinus Christoffel Willemse, 31 Aug 1917
Civil Death Record: Martinus Christoffel Willemse, 31 Aug 1917


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