William
"Willem"
Allerston
Born in Amersfoort, Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek
Ancestors 
Brother of
Jacomina Christina (Allerston) Van Wyk, Elizabeth Catharina (Allerston) Van Greuning, Susanna Elizabeth Allerston, Jacobus Hendrik Coetzee Allerston and Rosa (Allerston) Uys
Husband of
Martha Catharina (Van Wyk) Allerston
— married
5 Sep 1899 (to 5 Nov 1918) in Vryheid, Natal
Husband of
Gesina Adriana (Coetzer) Allerston
— married
1 Jul 1919 (to 1959) in Wakkerstroom or Amersfoort [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
William Allerston, Martha Catharina (Allerston) De Wet, Gerhardus Petrus Allerston, Hendrik Carl Gerhardus De Wet Allerston, Jacobus Hendrik Coetzee Allerston, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)] and Jacobus Christoffel Allerston
Died
at age 81
in Vryheid, Natal, Union of South Africa
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Biography
William was born about 1877 in Amersfoort (according to his probate). He is the son of Allerston-13 & Coetzee-1576. He married Van_Wyk-2188 at Vryheid, Natal in 1899, and Coetzer-576 at Wakkerstroom in 1919. During the Anglo Boer War, he was a "penkop", carrying messages[1]. He passed away in his sleep at 202 Suid Street, Vryheid, Natal, South Africa in 1959. He was a devout christian, psychic medium, could predict the future and heal the sick.
Sources
- https://www.familysearch.org/
- http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/
- https://www.eggsa.org/
- https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/
- https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/NG_gemeente_Wakkerstroom/
Birth
- 4 June 1877, Amersfoort, Soutpansberg, Transvaal, South Africa[2]
Baptism
- Needs Validation
- It is assumed that he was baptised at NG Hervormde Kerk, Marthinus Wesselstroom, Wakkerstroom, Transvaal (based on the record of his first marriage)[3]
Marriages
1. 5 September 1899, Vryheid, Soutpansberg, South Africa[4]
- Children from the marriage :
- William (born 1903)
- Martha Catharina (born 1906)
- Gerhardus Petrus (born 1910)
- Hendrik Carl Gerhardus de Wet (born 1916)
- Jacobus Hendrik Coetzee (born 1916) twin of Hendrik
2. 1 July 1919, Wakkerstroom, Transvaal, South Africa[5]
- Children from the marriage :
- Martha Susanna (born 1921)
- Jacobus Christoffel (born 1926)
Property
- Farm Rooifontein, Helpmekaar District, Natal, South Africa[6]
Death
- 8 February 1959, 202 Suid Street, Vryheid, Natal, South Africa[7]
Probate
- 1959, Natal, South Africa[8]
Burial
- 1959, Vryheid, Natal, South Africa[9]
Family Tree
- First hand information : Passed down from Smit-2567
British Concentration Camps
Additional Information
- Personal correspondence with Knott-1244, daughter of Maurice Knott; grandaughter of William Knott; great grandaughter of Richard Knott & Ann (Allerston) Burchell; great great grandaughter of William Allerston & Mary Ann (Cranswick) Allerston. Added by Allerston-6 in 2018
- ↑ First hand information passed down from Smit-2567
- ↑ "Photographs of Graves", database with images, eGGSA (https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=551907), (https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1395357), in entry for William Allerston & Gesina A >added by Allerston-6 on 21 June 2021
- ↑ "NG gemeente Wakkerstroom." Wikipedia, . 4 Mrt. 2018, 07:15 (UTC). 11 Aug. 2021, 20:12 <//af.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NG_gemeente_Wakkerstroom&oldid=1652657>. database with images, Wikipedia (https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/NG_gemeente_Wakkerstroom), seen and entered by Allerston-6 on 11 August 2021
- ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPH4-52YY : 14 June 2020), William Allerston and Martha Cathrina van Wÿk, Vryheid, Vryheid; citing Marriage, , NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPH4-52YY?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GML7-XX6), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91V-VWKG-F?cc=2727134&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQPH4-52YY), Digital Folder Number : 007747940, Image Number : 01521. Added by Allerston-6 on 22 June 2021
- ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1930", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTC-F9C3 : 27 September 2019), William Allerston and Gezina Adriana Coetzer van Rooyen, Wakkerstroom, Wakkerstroom; citing Marriage, , NARS "Civil registration (marriages - coloureds), Transvaal and Swaziland, 1898-1927." The National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTC-F9C3?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GML7-XX6), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91V-291T-R?mode=g&cc=2727134&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQGTC-F9C3). Added by Allerston-6 on 22 June 2021
- ↑ "Surname Search : Allerston", database, NASA (http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300gi?2018120520351011CB416A%26DB%3DNABE), (http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300ds?2021062017310437FAD763), (http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?2021062017310737FAD763&DN=00000017) >added by Allerston-6 on 21 June 2021
- ↑ "South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYP-67TH : 12 January 2021), William Allerston, 1959. Digital Folder Number : 07752147, Image Number : 02119; Name : William Allerston, Sex : Male, Age : 81, Death Date : 8 Feb 1959, Death Place : Vryheid, Natal, South Africa, Death Place (Original) : Vryheid, Birth Year (Estimated) : 1878, Birthplace : Natal >added by Allerston-6 on 19 July 2021
- ↑ "Surname Search", database, NASA (http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300ds?202106201642472CB90463&PN=00000002), (http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm30ddf0?202106201643272CB90463&DN=00000033), in entry for William Allerston. Added by Allerston-6 on 21 June 2021)
- ↑ "Photographs of Graves", database with images, eGGSA (https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=551907), (https://www.graves-at-eggsa.org/main.php?g2_itemId=1395357), in entry for William Allerston & Gesina A. Added by Allerston-6 on 21 June 2021
- ↑ "Tree/Person/Details", FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GML7-XX6), in entry for William Allerston. Added by Allerston-6 on 21 August 2020
- ↑ "British Concentration Camps of the South African War 1900-1902", database, 2LibUct (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Person/2178/W_Allerston/), in entry for William Allerston : Personal Details - Name : Miss W Allerston, Other Names : dochtertje van W Allerston, Born in camp? : No, Place of death : Natal RC, Age died : 8 days, Died in camp? : Yes, Cause of death : ziekte, Gender : female, Race : white, Marital status : single, Nationality : Transvaal, Registration as child : Yes, Unique ID : 2178, Farm History : Name: Zonneschijn, District : Vryheid; Sources - Title : RS 25 Transvaal DL, Type : Death lists, Location : National Archives, Pretoria, Reference No. : 25, Notes : p.3, Title : RS 32 Final list, Type : Death register, Location : National Archives, Pretoria, Reference No. : RS 32, Origin : Goldman, Notes : p.003, VK. Added by Allerston-6 on 17 Jully 2021
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