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Willem van der Merwe (bef. 1746 - aft. 1782)

Willem van der Merwe
Born before in Cabo de Goede Hoopmap
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Husband of — married 6 Jan 1771 in Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoopmap
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Died after after age 35 [location unknown]
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Table Bay, South Africa (1762)
Willem van der Merwe was part of the settlement of the Dutch Cape Colony.
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Biography

Willem was born after 1700. Willem van der Merwe ... He passed away after 1760. [1]

Marriage

Date: 6 January 1771 [2]
Place: [Tulbagh] Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoop [South Africa][2]
Groom: Willem Van der Merwe[2]
Bride: Jacoba Van der Merwe[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Caren Aucamp, Tuesday, October 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Source :
    • Marriage Register (original) - Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Tulbagh, Cape Province, 1743-1972, Marriages 1744-1922 Image 107
    • Marriage Register (duplicate) - Parish registers for the Dutch Reformed Church at Tulbagh, Cape Province, 1743-1972, Baptisms 1815-1841, 1770-1811 Image 496
    Seen & added 3 Oct 2023 by André Laubscher.




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Marriages Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoop 1744-1922 Image 107
Marriages Land van Waveren, Cabo de Goede Hoop 1744-1922 Image 107


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Geni [lead]: Geni.com > Willem van der Merwe, b2c4d9 Birthdate: circa 1746 Birthplace: Drakenstein ; Death: January 15, 1783 (33-41) Tulbagh,.
posted by Philip van der Walt
Van der Walt-440 Philip van der Walt
See this source: page 40:
d9 Willem, 20.11.1746, X 6.1.1771 Jacoba van der Merwe
e1 Willerm gedoop 8.12.1776
e2 Jacoba gedoop 7.2.1779, X Pieter Willem Nel
e3 Elsie, 2 28.1.1781 d10
posted by Philip van der Walt

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