Born about in Cape Province, South Africa
Daughter of Eli Frederik John Watkins
and Johanna Christina (Pieterze) Watkins
Sister of
Frederic Emanual Watkins
Wife of
Richard Henry Symms
— married
24 Nov 1845 (to 5 Jul 1863) in Colesberg, Cape Colony
Wife of
Philippus Andries Johannis (Du Plessis) du Plessis
— married
1872 (to 9 Sep 1899) in Dordrecht, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Johanna Christina (Symms) van Zyl, Eliza Catherine (Symms) Marais, Aletta Margaret Magdalena (Symms) Rossouw, Henry Richard Theophilus Symms and Emiline Caroline (Milward) Schoeman
Died
at about age 90
in Good Hope Farm, Dordrecht District, Cape Province, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Oct 2020
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Biography
Johanna was born about 1825. She passed away in 1915.
Johanna Christina was born in 1829 in Cradock, Cape Colony, the daughter of Elias Frederik Jan Watkins and Johanna Christina Pietersen.
She was first married to Richard Henry Symms in Colesberg, Cape Colony in 1845
She was also married to Phillip Andries du Plessis around 1899.
She passed away in 1916.
Sources
- Husbands Death Notice: No 601 filed 07 Sept 1863.
Family Records
- [1] Baptism record on 19 April 1829 in Cradock, Cape Colony. The witnesses were John Montgomery, Susanna van Zijl, Willem Hermanus Pieterzen and Maria Elizabeth van Deventer.
- [2] Marriage record on 24 Nov 1845 in Colesberg, Cape Colony to Richard Henry Symms.
- [3] Her death notice
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Ewald Schmidt
Ewald Schmidt
Watkins-15417 and Watkins-9786 appear to represent the same person because: The same husband, children
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