Born in Tarka
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Watkin Alexander
and Susanna Jacoba (du Preez) Alexander
Sister of
Frederick Augustus Alexander, Johanna Elizabeth (Alexander) Robb, John Gysbert Alexander, Charlotte Margaret (Alexander) Paxton, William Watkin Alexander, Elizabeth Grace Alexander and Susan Helena (Alexander) Radloff
Wife of
John Benjamin
— married
9 Apr 1863 in Hopetown, Cape Province, South Africa
Wife of
Henry Paxton
— married
10 Feb 1876 in Kimberley, Cape Colony, South Africa
Died
at age 82
in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Oct 2016
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Biography
Research Notes
Public information Birth Place: Tarka =
- Tarka, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria
- Tarka, Niger
- Married John Benjamin
- Married Henry Paxton
Sources
- SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGIES by J.A.Heese &R.T.J. Lombard
- "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WDV4-562M : 10 March 2021), Louisa Jane Alexander Paxton, 15 May 1923, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa; citing National Archives, Pretoria; FHL microfilm.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louisa:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Louisa:
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~3.12%
Elizabeth (dù Toit) Theron
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Andries Martinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch PC9894704 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jannie du Preez :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch QR9486792 [compare], yourDNAportal JAN779050bc
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