Willem van der Merwe
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Willem van der Merwe (bef. 1759 - 1841)

Willem van der Merwe
Born before in Swellendam, Overberg, Cabo de Goede Hoopmap
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Husband of — married 2 Nov 1784 in Tulbagh, Cape of Good Hopemap
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Died after age 81 in Bos River, Winterberg, Cape Colonymap
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Biography

Name

Willem van der Merwe [1]

Birth

Date: Willem was born in 1759. [1][2]
Place: Swellendam, Overberg DC [1] de Caep de Goede Hoop [2]

Baptism

Date: 25 Nov 1759 [3]
Willem [3]
Baptised: 1759, den 25 Novemb [3]
Father: Hendrik van der Merwe [3]
Mother: Helena Bekker [3]
Witnesses: Pieter Schalk van der Merwe, en Elizabeth Kunn [3]

Marriage

Date: 2 Nov 1784 [4][5]
Place: Dutch Reformed Church, Tulbagh [4]
Willem van der Merwe hendriksz: van Cabo de goede Hoop, burger aan Swellendam, jongman. [4]
Met Elsje Sophia Swieger van Cabo voornt: jonge dogter. [4]

Death

Date: Willem passed away 9 June 1841 [1][2]
Age: 81 years [2]
Place: Bos River, Winterberg, Cape Colony [2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 WikiTree profile Van der Merwe-1379 created by Susan Delport 18 August 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Death notice of Willem van der Merwe. "South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (12 September 2017), 007844936 > image 1045 of 2223; Cape Town Archives, South Africa. Entered on 28 Feb 2018 by Leon Bezuidenhout.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Source: Nederduits Gereformeerde Gemeente (NGK), Tulbagh, Baptism register, 1743 to 2 Feb 1800, page 47, entry number 40. Repository: NG Kerkargief, Noordwal-Wes, Stellenbosch, G4 7/1. Transcribed by Lynn Couperthwaite, Trysie Joubert, Richard Ball as part of the eGGSA Project, from VC 657, Cape Archives Repository Added by Alta Bekker Sept 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Marriage record of Willem van der Merwe & Elsje Sophia Swiegers. Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Tulbagh, Cape Province; Marriages 1744-1922. Entered on 28 Feb 2018 by Leon Bezuidenhout
  5. ↑ Source: Genealogies of Old Cape Families, by C.C. de Villiers, revised, augmented and rewritten by C. Pama, A.A. Balkema, Cape Town, 1966. The original edition of 1894, compiled by G.M. Theal from the work of C.C. de Villiers Vol 3 Swigers p. 396 - x 2.11.1784 Elsie Sophia Swieger/Swiger b. 27 Jan 1765 d.v. Johannes Falentjin Swiger van Hadersleben en Elsie Sophia Visser (huw 27 Feb 1763). Added by Alta Bekker Jan 6, 2016.




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Baptismal 25 Nov 1759 Willem van der Merwe
Baptismal 25 Nov 1759 Willem van der Merwe
Death Notice 9th June 1841 Willem van der Merwe
Death Notice 9th June 1841 Willem van der Merwe
Marriage record 2 Nov 1784 Willem van der Merwe hendriksz: & Elsje Sophia Swieger
Marriage record 2 Nov 1784 Willem van der Merwe hendriksz: & Elsje Sophia Swieger


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Rachel Marais
Please add Willem Jacobus van der Merwe (bef.1791-) as a son of Willem van der Merwe & Elsje Sophia Swiegers
posted by Rachel Marais
Laubscher-282 André Laubscher
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posted by André Laubscher
Rachel Marais
Please add Sara Susanna (van der Merwe) Botha (bef.1797-1888) as a daughter of Willem van der Merwe
posted by Rachel Marais
Gordon Mac Rae
Hi, Susan could you also add the project profile [email address removed] as active manager (add to trusted list, save, then activate, then save again) to this profile, please? As soon as the LNAB has been validated with a [transcription of a] baptism [image], we will have this profile Project Profile Protected
posted by Gordon Mac Rae

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