Wynand Frederik Bezuidenhout traveled by wagon train from the Cape Colony, seeking independence of British rule.
Notes
The following is an extract from his and his wife Elizabeth's death notice. The death date is given as 23 Feb 1837. However, the context of the information supports the fact that they died with others during the Blaukrans/Weenen Massacre
At what House or Place person died
at the Bushmen'sriver in the country of Natal beyound the boundaries of this colony wither they had migrated. they were murdered by the Zolos together with a condiderable number of their fellow immigrants - including 6 children of the deceased [1]
Survivors are
1 Daniel pieter
2 Johannes
3 Elizabeth Johanna
4 Adrian Johannes Rossouw grandchild .son of Margrieta Susanna
Birth
Baptism
Wynand Fredrik Besuydenhout ≈ Cape Town 26.7.1778 [2]
Inventory
SOURCE MOOC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 7/1/149
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 74
PART 1
DESCRIPTION BEZUIDENHOUT, WYNAND FREDRIK. INVENTORY.
STARTING 18390000
ENDING 18390000
↑ Source: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRLS-KQ7 : accessed 29 Sep 2014), Wynand Fredrik Besuydenhout, 26 Jul 1778, Baptism; citing p. , Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2214107 Added by Alta Bekker Feb 24, 2016.
↑ 3.03.1 Voortrekkerstamouers 1835 - 1845, Jan C Visagie, Protea Bookhuis,Ed 2, 2011,P62. Feb 2020 by Jaulanne van der Bank
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I have found a death notice for him and his wife. Although it shows 20 Feb 1837. However, the wording of the death notice supports that they died at Bloukrans with 6 of their children https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPH3-8M7D
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