Louisa (Slabbert) Strauss
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Louisa Eva Catharina (Slabbert) Strauss (1871 - 1920)

Louisa Eva Catharina Strauss [uncertain] formerly Slabbert
Born in Slabberts, Oranje Vrijstaatmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and [private brother (1880s - 1960s)]
Wife of — married 21 May 1895 (to 10 Aug 1920) in Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at age 49 in Fraaiuitzicht, Fouriesburg, Orange Free State, Union of South Africamap
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Biography

Louisa Eva Catharina was born about 1871.

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Louisa (Slabbert) Strauss 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

Great Grandmother of profile manager

Name

Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert[1][2]
Louisa Eva Catharina Strauss, born Slabbert[3]
Louis Eva Catharina Strauss[4]

Birth

Event date: 24 Jul 1871[1]
Event place: Bethlehem, Oranje Vrijstaat[1]

Parents

Father: Petrus Johannes Slabbert[1][3][4]
Mother: Elsie Sofija Johanna Fourie[1][3][4]

Baptism

Name: Louisa Eva Catharina[1]
Baptism Date: 17 Sep 1871[1]
Baptism Place: Bethlehem, Oranje Vrijstaat[1]
Birth Date: 24 Jul 1871[1]
Father's Name: Petrus Johannes Slabbert[1]
Mother's Name: Elsje Sofya Johanna Fourie[1][5]

Spouse

Jan Hendrik Strauss[2][3]

Marriage

Marriage Date: 21 May 1895[2]
Marriage Place Bethlehem, Oranje Vrijstaat[2]
Groom: Jan Hendrik Strauss[2]
Bride: Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert[2]

Children

1. Abraham Frederik Strauss, born 09 Aug 1896[3][6][7][8]
2. Petrus Johannes Strauss, born 30 Sep 1898[3][9]
3. Jan Hendrik Straus, born 17 Oct 1899[10][11]
4. Gertruida Catharina Strauss, born 9 Nov 1903[3][6][12][13]
5. Elsie Sophia Johanna Strauss, born 27 Feb 1905[14]
6. Anna Sophia Strauss, born 26 Jun 1907[3][6]
7. Elizabeth Johanna Strauss, born 4 Aug 1908[3][6][15]
8. Martha Magrieta Strauss, born 18 Jun 1915[3][6]

Anglo Boer War 1899 – 1902

Personal details:

Name: Mrs Louisa Eva Cathrina Strauss
Born in camp?: No
Died in camp?: No
Gender: female
Race: white
Marital status: married
Nationality: Free State
Occupation: bywoner
Registration as head of family: Yes
Unique ID: 99237[16]

Camp History:

Name: Brandfort RC
Age arrival: 30
Date arrival: 21/10/1901
Date departure: 15/06/1902
Reason departure: gone to farm
Destination: farm
Stock into camp: no
Stock out of camp: no[16]

Farm History:

Name: Bamboeskloof / Bambooskloof
District: Bethlehem[16]

Status of Husband:

Type: on commando[16]

Relationships:

Mrs Louisa Eva Cathrina Strauss is the mother of
Master Abraham Frederick Strauss
Miss Elsie Sophia Johanna Strauss (E S J)
Master Petrus Johannes Strauss[16]

Death

Event date: 10 Aug 1920[3][4]
Event place: Fraaiuitzicht, Fouriesburg, Orange Free State, Union of South Africa[3][4]
Age at death: 49 years[3][4]

Burial/Headstone

Location: Fraaiuitzicht, Fouriesburg, Orange Free State[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 Source:
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Source:
    • Marriage record: "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZL3-7KW : 20 February 2021), Jan Hendrik Strauss and Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert, 21 May 1895; citing p. 67, Marriage, Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 1,670,480. Researched and attached 8 Feb 2023 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 Source:
    • Probate record: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TFB-ZBN2 : 8 February 2022), Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert Strauss, 1920; citing Probate, Fouriesburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein; 004071552. Researched and attached 8 Feb 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Source:
  5. ↑ "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-31285-10100-84?cc=1910846&wc=39ZF-2JJ:183083201,183083202,1301877298 : accessed 26 May 2015), Free State > Bethlehem > Memberships 1871-1872 1870-1871 1869-1870 > image 11 of 47; Dutch Reformed Church Synod Centre, Bloemfontein. Added by Jo Fourie, 26 May 2015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Source:
    • Spouse's Probate record: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Y8-BSPK : 9 March 2021), Jan Hendrik Strauss, 12 Jan 1955, Death; citing Fouriesburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 007426666. Researched and attached 9 Feb 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  7. ↑ Source:
  8. ↑ Source:
    • Son Abraham Frederik Probate record: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK93-T85C : 9 March 2021), Louisa Eva Catharina Strauss in entry for Abraham Frederik Strauss, 23 Jan 1978, Death; citing Bethlehem, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 005177292. Researched and attached 8 Aug 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  9. ↑ Source:
  10. ↑ Source:
  11. ↑ Source:
    • Son Jan Hendrik Probate record: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Y8-BSP5 : 9 March 2021), Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert Strauss in entry for Jan Hendrik Strauss, 12 Jan 1955, Death; citing Fouriesburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 007426666. Researched and attached 8 Aug 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  12. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Gertruida Catharina Baptism record: "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-CS9Y : 20 February 2021), Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert in entry for Gertruida Catharina, 1904. Researched and attached 8 Aug 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  13. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Gertruida Catharina Probate record: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK93-YZYB : 9 March 2021), Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert Strauss in entry for Gertruida Catharina Strauss Fourie Willemse, 31 Mar 1983, Death; citing Bethlehem, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 005179231. Researched and attached 8 Aug 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  14. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Elsie Sophia Johanna Baptism record: "South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HG-Z6RK : 20 February 2021), Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert in entry for Elsie Sophia Johanna, 1905. Researched and attached 8 Aug 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  15. ↑ Source:
    • Daughter Elizabeth Johanna Probate record: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Estate Files, 1951-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Y8-BP8T : 9 March 2021), Louisa Eva Catharina Strauss in entry for Elizabeth Johanna Strauss, 02 Apr 1994, Death; citing Bethlehem, Orange Free State, South Africa, Master of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein; FHL microfilm 005220271. Researched and attached 8 Aug 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Source:
    • British Concentration Camps of the South African War 1900-1902: https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Person/99237/Louisa_Eva_Cathrina_Strauss/. Source: Title: SRC 76 Brandfort CR. Type: Camp register. Location: Free State Archives Repository. Reference No.: SRC 76. Notes: p.513 (233). 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 transcribed 8 Feb 2023 by Drika (Aucamp) Brown




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Baptisms: South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956. Image 11 of 47
Baptisms: South Africa, Free State Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1848-1956. Image 11 of 47
Marriage: Jan Hendrik Strauss & Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert. 21 May 1895
Marriage: Jan Hendrik Strauss & Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert. 21 May 1895
Probate: Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert Strauss. 10 Aug 1920
Probate: Louisa Eva Catharina Slabbert Strauss. 10 Aug 1920
Civil Death Registration: Louisa Eva Catharina Strauss. 10 Aug 1920
Civil Death Registration: Louisa Eva Catharina Strauss. 10 Aug 1920
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