Hester (Erasmus) van der Merwe
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Hester (Erasmus) van der Merwe (bef. 1733 - 1815)

Hester van der Merwe formerly Erasmus
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , and
Wife of — married 14 May 1755 in Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa]map
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , and
Died after age 81 [location unknown]
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Biography

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Baptism

Date : 15 November 1733[1]
1733 ... den 15de ditto {9b;r Nov} K: Hester, Parents: Erasmus Pieterz Erasmus / Susanna Jacobz G: Jacobus Jocobz en de moeder des kinds [2]
Name: Hester Erasmus [2]
Event Date: 15 November 1733 [2]
Event Place: Drakenstein Dutch Reformed Church, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa] [2]
Father's Name: Erasmus Pieterz Erasmus [2]
Mother's Name: Susanna Jacobz [2]
Witnesses: Jacobus Jocobz en de moeder des kinds [2]

Marriage

1755, den 14 Maij of 11 dito Daniel van der Merwe van Cabo de goede hoop, jongman burger aan Stellenbosch met Hester Erasmus van Cabo voornt., jonge dogter [3]
Groom: Daniel van der Merwe[3]
Bride: Hester Erasmus [3]
Event Date: 14 May 1755 [3]
Event Place: Tulbagh, de Caep de Goede Hoop, Dutch Cape Colony [South Africa] [3]

Baptism of Son

Date 8 March 1761 [4]

Death

Date: Hester Erasmus passed away in 1815.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Added by Esmé van der Westhuizen, 2 June 2015. De Villiers, Christoffel Coetzee "Oude Kaapsche Familien" https://archive.org/details/OudeKaapscheFamilienPart1 - A-J. Page No. 216
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 ”South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Register, Drakenstein. Private photo collection: Photo taken by R. Olivier (2005) : Source: Verbatim Copies VC 644: Cape town repository. Original registers located at Dutch Reformed Church Archive, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch as G3 3/1. Drakenstein Doopregister Deel 3 - Bladsy 126 - Sep 1733[1] Seen and entered March 10, 2017 by Susanna de Bruyn
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Western Cape. marriage register, 1744-1839, page 7, entry no 5. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 9/1. Transcribed by Trysie Joubert, Marelize Keyter, Marie Greyvenstein and Annatje Erasmus as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 664, Cape Archives Repository. Transcriber remarks: alternative dates provided Seen and entered March 10, 2017 by Susanna de Bruyn
  4. ↑ Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register. Image supplied by Annelie Els. Seen and added by Philip van der Walt Jul 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ A source for this information is needed.




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Baptism Schalk Jacobs van der Merwe 8 March 1761
Baptism Schalk Jacobs van der Merwe 8 March 1761
Hester Erasmus baptism. Nov 15, 1733
Hester Erasmus baptism. Nov 15, 1733


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Piet Steyn
Please ad Schalk Jacobus Van_der_Merwe-4202 as a child
posted by Piet Steyn
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Erasmus-1394 and Erasmus-720 appear to represent the same person because: Similar data. If they are not the same person, please add details and sources to indicate the difference
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen

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