Balthazar Johannes Prinsloo (bef. 1794 - 1863)

Born before 21 Jul 1794 in Graaff-Reinet, Dutch Cape Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Sibella (Erasmus) Prinsloo — married 5 Jan 1817 in Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony [South Africa]

Descendants

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Biography

Balthazar Johannes was born before 1794. He is the son of Willem Prinsloo and Sibella Roelofse.

Birth

Date: July 1794 ^[1]

Place: Graaff-Reinet, Dutch Cape Colony^[2]

Baptism

Date: 22 March 1798 ^[1][2]

Place: de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony

Father: Willem Prinsloo ^[3]

Mother: Sibella Roelofse^{[3] [4]}

Death

Date: 5 May 1863 ^[1]

Cause of death: Alleged murdered by a Chinese person ^[1]

Grave

Burial date: 11 May 1863 ^[1]

Place: Boekenhoutskloof, farm cemetery, Cullinan district, Gauteng, South Africa^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} eGGSA library Gravestones in South Africa Gauteng Gauteng, CULLINAN district, Rural (farm cemeteries) Gauteng, CULLINAN district, Boekenhoutskloof, farm cemetery_1 PRINS? Balthasar Johannes 1794-1863 & Maria Sibella ERASMUS 1798-1863 PRINS? Balthasar Johannes 1794-1863.• The name PRINS appears prominently on one of the fragments. The inscription shows that he was born in July 1794, baptised on 22.3.1798, and died on 11.5.1863. • According to word of mouth (for many generations), both PRINS and his wife were murdered by a Chinese citizen in 1863. I am rather sceptical about this allegation as I cannot find any record of the PRINS murders, or of Chinese having lived in the Boekenhoutskloof area as early as 1863 – assuming they were in fact murdered there. • The couple may have been murdered elsewhere and then brought to Boekenhoutskloof to be buried in the family cemetery. His wife Maria Sibella PRINS was an Erasmus by birth. • Prins himself died on 5.5.1863 and was buried on the 11.5.1863 in grave 6 of the Erasmus cemetery. His wife Sibella was probably mortally wounded during the alleged attack, and she died five days later on 16.5.1863. She is buried beside her husband in grave No. 7. Seen and entered Febr 28, 2017 by Susanna de Bruyn
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRH9-1S8?cc=1478678&wc=M6GW-DNL%3A49605401%2C49605402%2C49605403%2C49631301 : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town > Baptisms 1786-1795 > image 115 of 119; State Archives, Cape Province.Seen and entered Dec 19, 2019 by Susanna Hendrina Elisa de Bruyn
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Family search.Probate records, 1834-1989 Authors: Cape Province (South Africa). Master of the High Court (Main Author) Format:Manuscript/Manuscript with Film Language: English Afrikaans. Publication:Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978-1979, 1981, 1989-1992 Physical: on D.N. 1-1999 1834-1836 Ref: 207  ; 16 and 35 mm. Willem Prinsloo. Seen and entered Febr 10, 2017 by Susanna de Bruyn
4. ↑ Family search.Probate records, 1834-1989 Authors: Cape Province (South Africa). Master of the High Court (Main Author) Format:Manuscript/Manuscript with Film Language: English Afrikaans. Publication:Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1978-1979, 1981, 1989-1992 Physical: on D.N. 8620-9865 1846-1848 1-502 1849 1-322 1850 Ref: 9390  ; 16 and 35 mm. Isabella Roelofse. Seen and entered Febr 19, 2017 by Susanna de Bruyn