David Francois Marais (abt. 1799 - 1879)

Born about 1799 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

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Died 7 Jun 1879 at about age 80 in Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa

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Biography

David was born about 1799. David Marais ... He passed away about 1879.^[1]

David's child Magdalena Johanna Marais was baptised on 7 November 1847 in Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ Baptism of child Magdalena Johanna Marais: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970"
   citing p. , Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,374.
   FamilySearch Record: VRL7-6BZ (accessed 13 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XC89-SXN
   David Francois Marais's child Magdalena Johanna Marais baptism on 7 Nov 1847 in Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

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David Francois Marais (1851- 1929) was an illegitimate son born in 1851 to Hester Coetzer Hurter. He was baptised on 19 April 1852 with only his mother present, where he was recorded as an "onecht zoon". https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK6-13JH-N

DF Marais is later stated as being the fourth son of the late Mr David Francois Marais of Paarl. The only DF Marais to fit the bill is David Francois Marais (24.03.1800 - 7.6.1879). His first wife, Magdalena Johanna Rossouw, dies before 1851 and he has a fling with Hester, and she bore his 4th son (be it out of wedlock), but he marries Maria Helena Roux in 1851 so Hester is left an unwed mother. No record survives, as far as established, wether David Francois Marais (father) ever recognised his illegitimate son and wether the two of them ever had contact.

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Baptism *"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFR1-CTV : 23 February 2021), David Fransoois Marais, 06 Apr 1800, Baptism; citing p. , Stellenbosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, State Archives, Cape Province; FHL microfilm 2,214,090.

Marriage to Maria Helena Roux *South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-G9RM-D?cc=2821281 : 21 September 2022), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.

Probate *"South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTQ-D8J9 : 4 November 2019), David Francis Marais, 1879.