Andries Petrus Retief
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Andries Petrus Retief (1812 - 1877)

Andries Petrus Retief
Born in Groenberg, Wagenmakersvallei, Cape Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 29 Apr 1839 in Paarl, Cape Colonymap
Husband of — married 11 Jan 1847 in Paarlmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 65 in Farm Keerweder, Klein-Drakenstein, Paarl, Cape Colonymap
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Biography

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Andries Petrus Retief is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

He was baptised on 3 May 1812 in the Dutch Reformed Church of Paarl.[1] On 9 October 1838 a part of the farm Keerweder in Klein-Drakenstein was sold to Johannes J. Hendriks who later on transferred it to Andries. This part of the farm was later known as Waterkloof.

Birth

Event date: 13 Apr 1812[1]
Event place: Groenberg, Wagenmakersvallei, Cape Colony[1][2]

Baptism

LNAB: Retief[1]
Event date: 3 May 1812[1]
Event place: Dutch Reformed Church Paarl, Paarl, Cape Colony[1]
Name: Andries Petrus[1]
Date of birth: 13 Apr 1812 Groeneberg[1]
Father: Daniël Johannes Retief[1]
Mother: Catharina Maria Zeeman[1]
Transcription: "p216, entry 2, Andries Petrus geboren den 13 april 1812 gedoopt den 3 Mij 1812, Groeneberg, ouds Daniël Johannes Retief, Catharina Maria Zeeman, getuyge Petrus Gideon Retief, Maria Eleonora Retief, Jacobus Petrus de villiers, Hester Welhelmina Zeman" [1]

1st Marriage

Event date: 29 Apr 1839[3]
Event place: Parsonage, Dutch Reformed Church Paarl, Paarl, Cape Colony[3]
Groom: Andries Petrus Retief[3]
Status: Bachelor[3]
Bride: Margarita Elisabeth du Toit[3]
Status: Widow[3]

2nd Marriage

Event date: 11 Jan 1847[4]
Event place: Parsonage, Dutch Reformed Church Paarl, Paarl, Cape Colony[4]
Groom: Andries Petrus Retief[4]
Status: Widower[4]
Occupation: Winegrower[4]
Bride: Susanna Margarita Elisabeth Malherbe[4]
Status: Spinster[4]

Occupation

Winegrower[4]

Death

Event date: 8 May 1877[2]
Event place: at his residence Klein Drakenstein[2]
Name: Andries Petrus Retief[2]
Place of birth: Groenberg near Wellington[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Baptism of Andries Petrus Retief, 3 May 1812: Source: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-HSH7-N?cc=1478678 : 2 June 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Added by Danie Malan on 22 Jul 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Death notice of Andries Petrus Retief, 8 May 1877: Source: "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQN-X3NV?cc=2517051&wc=WV44-SZY%3A1598082381 : 28 September 2018), 007844948 > image 1126 of 2181; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added by [[Malan-985|Danie Malan on 1 Mar 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Marriage of Andries Petrus Retief, 29 Apr 1839: Source: South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSKD-WS9R-T?cc=2821281 : 29 March 2020), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Added by Danie Malan on 22 Jul 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 2nd Marriage of Andries Petrus Retief, 11 Jan 1847: Source: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSV8-7SXV-7?cc=1478678 : 23 July 2023), > image 1 of 1; State Archives, Cape Province. Added by Danie Malan on 1 Mar 2024.

Acknowledgements

  • Stamregister van die Malherbes in Suid Afrika – G. H. Malherbe. Published 1974. Page 99. Seen and entered September 29, 2019 by Desireé Erasmus.




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