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Helena Susanna Johanna van der Merwe (1843 - 1925)

Helena Susanna Johanna van der Merwe
Born in Cape Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 15 Sep 1865 in Potchefstroom, Zuid Afrikaansche Republiekmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 82 in Vereniging, Transvaal, Union of South Africamap
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Biography

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Helena Susanna Johanna van der Merwe is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa
BAPTISM Record attached / Doop rekord aangeheg
MARRIAGE Record attached / Huweliks rekord aangeheg
PROBATE Record attached/Sterfte Kennis aangeheg

Research Notes

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Name

Helena[1][2][3][4]/ Johanna[1][2][3][4]/ Susanna[1][2][3][4]/ van der Merwe[1][2][3][4]

Birth

Event Date: 25 April 1843[1]
Event place: Cape Colony[1][3]

Parents

Father: Gerrit van der Merwe[1][5][3]
Mother: Cornelia Horn[1][6][3]

Baptism

Name: Helena Susanna Johanna Van Der Merwe[1]
Birth Date: 25 Apr 1843[1]
Father's Name: Gerrit Johannes Jacobus Van Der Merwe[1]
Mother's Name: Cornelia Petronella Horn[1]
Event Date: 28 May 1843[1]
Event Place: Cape Colony[1]

Spouse

Jacob Francois van der Merwe[3][2]

Marriage

Event Date: 15 Sep 1865[2]
Event Place: Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa[2]
Groom: Jacob François Van Der Merwe[2]
Bride: Helena Susanna Johanna Van Der Merwe[2]

Anglo Boer War 1899 - 1902

Personal Details:

Name: Mrs Helina Susanna Johanna van der Merwe, Other Names: Helena Susanna Johanna. Born in camp? No. Died in camp? No. Gender: female. Race: white. Marital status: married. Nationality: Transvaal. Registration as head of family: Yes. Unique ID: 140926

Camp History:

Name: Krugersdorp RC. Age arrival: 59. Date arrival: 30/08/1901. Age departure: 59. Date departure: 30/06/1902. Reason departure: 1 MR & tent. Destination: Vereeniging. Tent number: 651

Farm History:

Name: Elandsfontein. District: Pretoria. Name: Vlaakfontein / Vlakfontein (HA Vlakfontein). District: Heidelberg. Notes: part owner

Status of Husband:

Type: pow

Relationships:

Mrs Helina Susanna Johanna van der Merwe (Helena Susanna Johanna) is the mother of:
Miss Anna Mag van der Merwe (Anna Mag Sofia)
Miss Rachael Eliz van der Merwe (Rachael)
Master Willem L . . . Pretorius van der Merwe (first names partly illegible)
Master Mathys Pretorius van der Merwe
Mrs Helina Susanna Johanna van der Merwe (Helena Susanna Johanna) is the wife of Mr Jacob Francois van der Merwe
Mrs Helina Susanna Johanna van der Merwe (Helena Susanna Johanna) is the unknown of Miss Christiana Johanna Mulder[7]

Children

1. Cornelia Petronella van der Merwe, born 28 Jun 1867, married to Arnoldus Francois Vosloo[3][8]
2. Jacobus Christiaan van der Merwe, born 21 Aug 1868[3][9]
3. Gert Johannes Jacobus van der Merwe, born 10 Oct 1869[3][10]
4. Susanna Catharina van der Merwe, born 14 Dec 1871, married to Rudolph Gerhardus Petrus Opperman.[3][11]
5. Helena Susanna Johanna van der Merwe, married Johannes Barend Opperman.[3]
6. Hendrina Magrieta van der Merwe, getroud met Johannes Petrus Cronje.[3]
7. Elsie Johanna Elizabeth van der Merwe, married to Johannes Petrus Cronje.[3][12]
8. Anna Magdalena Sophia van der Merwe, married to Hermanus Christoffel Ackerman[3]
9. Rachel Elizabeth van der Merwe, married to Jozua Jacobus Englebrecht[3]
10. Jacobus Francois van der Merwe[3]

Death

Event Date: 29 Dec 1925[3][4]
Event place: Vereniging, Transvaal, South Africa.[3]
Age: 82 Years, 8 Months.[3]82 years[4]

Burial/Headstone

Location: Vlakfontein, Vereeniging, Transvaal, South Africa[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Source:
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Source:
    • Marriage record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29M-ZKRH : 18 December 2018), Jacob François Van Der Merwe, 15 Sep 1865; citing Marriage, Potchefstroom, Transvaal, South Africa, Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk Van Afrika (Dutch Reformed Church of Africa), Pretoria; FHL microfilm 1,492,538. Researched and attached 20 Dec 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Source:
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Source:
  5. ↑ Source:
    • Father's Probate record: "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-PYBW : 11 November 2022), Gerrit Johannes Jacobus Van Der Merwe, 1880; citing Probate, Standerton, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm 1,295,454. Researched and attached 18 Aug 2016 by Aucamp-175 Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  6. ↑ Source:
    • Mother's Probate record: "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTX-VBQ1 : Mon Oct 30 21:57:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Cornelia Petronella Horn Van Der Merwe, 1895. Researched and attached 14 Aug 2016 by Aucamp-175 Drika (Aucamp) Brown.
  7. ↑ Source:
    • British Concentration Camps of the South African War 1900-1902. "https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Person/140926/Mrs_Helina_Susanna_Johanna_van_der_Merwe___i_Helena_Susanna_Johanna__i__/". Sources: 1) Title: DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC. Type: Camp register. Location: TAB. Reference No.: DBC 79. Notes: p.067a. 2) Title: DBC 78 Krugersdorp RC. Type: Camp register. Location: TAB. Reference No.: DBC 78. Dates: Apr 1901-. Notes: p.M 070. Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder. Researched and attached 16 Jan 2024 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  8. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Cornelia Petronella's Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRR-1GMX : 5 November 2019), Jacob Francois Van Der Merwe in entry for Cornelia Petronella Van Der Merwe, 1867. Researched and attached 20 Dec 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  9. ↑ Source:
    • Son Jacobus Christiaan's Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WM65-NN6Z : 5 November 2019), Jacob Francois Van Der Merwe in entry for Jacobus Christiaan Van Der Merwe, 1868. Researched and attached 20 Dec 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  10. ↑ Source:
    • Son Gerrit Johannes Jacobus' Baptism record: "South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WMN3-54ZM : 5 November 2019), Jacob Francois V. D. Merwe in entry for Gerrit Johannes Jacobus V. D. Merwe, 1869. Researched and attached 20 Dec 2020 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  11. ↑ Source:
  12. ↑ Source:




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Probate: Helena Susanna Johanna van der Merwe. 29 Dec 1925
Probate: Helena Susanna Johanna van der Merwe. 29 Dec 1925
Marriages: Potchefstroom, South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991. Image 93 of 1973
Marriages: Potchefstroom, South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991. Image 93 of 1973
Civil Death Record: Helena Susanna Johanna Van Der Merwe Van Der Merwe, 29 Dec 1925.
Civil Death Record: Helena Susanna Johanna Van Der Merwe Van Der Merwe, 29 Dec 1925.


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