I am looking for details on Kriel family members from Johannesburg area.

Question

My dad was Johannes Magiel Kriel born 14 February 1942. Never knew grandparents

Comments

Where your dad born and did he mention any brothers or sisters.Did your dad live

in USA ?

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My dad had 3 brothers and all of them was born and raised in South Africa

Answer 1

Possible family link for you:

JOHANNES DAWID KRIEL (born June 18 1888) married CECILIA MAGRIETHA KRIEL age 18 (born bester in 1890)  in 1909

They had 4 children: Gideon Jacobus Petrus Kriel, MAGIEL JOHANN KRIEL and 2 other children

CECILIA MAGRIETHA KRIEL died 1979, at age 88

Comments

A David Johannes Kriel was born on 15 Feb 1957 in Taaibos, Orangevrijstaat, Zuid-Africa.

Do you think you have Dutch roots?

Johannes Leonardus Kriel was born on 23 Jan 1888 in Leiden, The Netherlands (as a son of Johannes Leonardus Kriel and Margaretha Marijna van der Linden).

Johannes Bernardus Kriel (son of Barend Pieter Roelof Kriel and Lijsje van der Wilt) was born on 8 Aug 1843 in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

If you have Dutch roots, Magiel could also be Michiel or something like this.