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Gert Jacobus Jeremias Cornelis Olivier (1851 - 1901)

Gert Jacobus Jeremias Cornelis (Gert Jeremias Cornelis) Olivier
Born in Worcester, Kaapkoloniemap
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Husband of — married 8 Jul 1878 in Bethlehem, Oranje-Vrijstaatmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 50 in Tweefontein, Harrismith Distrik, Oranje Vrijstaatmap
Profile last modified | Created 5 Aug 2014
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Biography

Gert Jeremias Cornelis was born on 10 June 1851:[1]

Name: Gert Jeremias Cornelis Olivier
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1851
Father's Name: Jeremias Cornelis Olivier
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Martha Francina Maria Snÿders
Mother's Sex: Female
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 14 Sep 1851
Event Place: Worcester, Cape Province, South Africa
Baptism of Gert Jeremias Cornelis Olivier

He was 27 years old when he married 17-year-old Dina Johanna Elizabeth Olivier in Bethlehem on 8 July 1878.[2]

Marriage Gert Jeremias Cornelis Olivier to Dina Johanna Elizabeth Olivier

They had the following children:

Adriaan Olivier
Gesina Johanna Olivier
Gert Jeremias Olivier
Martha Maria Olivier
Daniel Pieter Olivier
Zacharia Francina Olivier
Susanna Catharina Olivier
Cornelia Dorothea Olivier

Sneuwel op slagveld, Tweefontein, Harrismith Distrik Van Heerden-335 15:04, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Gert was on Commando in the Anglo-Boer War; his death was reported in the Sydney Evening News:[3]

Commandant Gert Olivier, of Bethlehem, was killed at Tweefontein.

He was a Farmer; he was 51 years old when he was killed on the battlefield at Tweefontein on 25 December 1901.[4]

Death Notice of Gert Jacobus Olivier

Sources

  1. "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:62ZG-277Z : Thu Oct 26 03:24:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Gert Jeremias Cornelis Olivier and Jeremias Cornelis Olivier, 14 Sep 1851
  2. "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZL3-QJR : Sun Nov 12 01:25:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Gert Jeremias Cornelis Olivier and Dina Johanna Elizabeth Olivier, 08 Jul 1878
  3. Evening News (Sydney, NSW) - Jan 2 1902, Publication: Jan 2 1902 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Page:5
  4. "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WSZX-D2N2 : Sun Nov 12 11:58:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Gert Jocobus Olivier, 1901 Added by Des Lynch on 8 March 2024
  • National Archive Bloemfontein. Indeks to Death Notice VAB 1901 O O568 Document 748 of 1325 Depot VAB Source MHG Volume_NO 0 System 01 Reference O568 Description Olivier, Gert Jeremias Cornelis Eggenote Dina Johanna Elizabeth (Gebore Olivier) Starting 1901 Ending 1901 Van Heerden-335 16:23, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Olivier Family Tree. Ref No. BK 17694 : Author. Ronel Olivier en Josey Olivier Added by Ronel Olivier Mei, 2018




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Samesmelting gedoen
Voorlopig albei vrouens bygevoeg
Een vrou verwyder ander met dieselfde name bygelas. Sien veranderings aangebring----

Kind nie bygevoeg by tweede moeder (Nou die enigste vrou vir Gert Jeremias Cornelis Olivier) maar wys nog steeds as kind op hierdie profiel. Kind se profiel wys die eerste moeder, soos gelys deur Myself en Josey. Wag vir verduideliking.